Past Issue

Objective: Identify cases of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) associated with cryptococcal meningitiswich is defined as a clinical deterioration attributed to the recovery of the immune system during the use of antiretroviral drugs (ART) in patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)and show the inflammatory reaction that occurs in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Objective: It aimed to appreciate the quality and the experience of sexuality in postmenopausal women in Africa. Materials and methods: Our work is a monocentric cross-sectional study that is both descriptive and analytical. The survey was conducted on 519 postmenopausal women using an anonymous questionnaire. The choice of women was made at random in various units (hospitalization, delivery room, outpatient clinic, gynaecological emergencies) of the Teaching Hospital of Cocody.

Review of clinical studies dealing with bipolar affective disorder (BD) in order to identify the main factors that contribute to non-adherence to treatment, as well as to identify proposals and suggestions that can minimize this problem. The methodology used is based on the Scielo, BIREME and Pubmed databases. 35 studies were selected that were related to the theme non-adherence to treatment in bipolar patients, referring to the period from 2005 to 2019.

Objective: To reflect on the relationship between nursing care in the contemporary social media and liquidity of human relationships. Method: Theoretical-reflective essay, built from the theoretical propositions of the concept of liquid modernity by Zygmunt Bauman. Results: Social media are presented as new alternatives for the nursing care process, requiring a critical argument about the use of these internet tools for this purpose.

It is about a 66year old male who had a fall while he was trying to place the rubbish to the trash-can. Who developed a localized pleural effusion on the right hemithorax who drained successfully by a chest drain (pleural-cath).Who developed a giant splenic cyst with splenic artery aneurysm and finally underwent splenectomy six months post his trauma accident.

Hemophiliac patients may present emergency situations related to large volume bleeding and secondary hemodynamic instability, such as hypovolemia.A 33-year-old female patient with a history of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus since childhood, myelodysplasia diagnosed 4 years ago with a history of monthly blood transfusions, was referred to the emergency room of a public hospital due to a persistent hemorrhage in right upper limb raffia.

Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD), characterized by pain in the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Auriculotherapy, according to Chinese medicine, represents a microsystem of the body where there are specific points for pain treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of auriculotherapy in reducing pain in TMD patients. We evaluated patients who sought the dental clinic of the University of West Santa Catarina complaining of orofacial pain. Thirty-three patients with TMD were selected by the American Orofacial Pain Association (AAPO) questionnaire.

Background: With the onset of drug industries and medical guidelines, pharmacists' rule has become unsteady and ambiguous. Defining the role of the pharmacists was a big conflict, as in some regions the pharmacists are seen as drug experts practicing the pharmaceutical care principles declared by the American Pharmacist Association (APhA). While in other countries the pharmacists are still seen as a 'Dispenser'. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the Arabian Gulf community perspective on pharmacist's practice and their field.

The growing increase in demand for medicines handled according to the individual needs of each patient has made magazines the best alternative for the acquisition. However, despite the low cost, these drugs do not go through strict quality control, which can put the patient’s treatment at risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of sibutramine hydrochloride capsules handled in two different master pharmacies located in a municipality in the south of Tocantins and the reference drug.

Introduction: The adjuvant-induced autoimmune / autoinflammatory syndrome corresponds to the group of diseases capable of being induced or accelerated by external agents, known as adjuvants that can trigger an immune response in the host. After exposure, several autoimmune diseases can be triggered by such substances, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease and scleroderma.