Past Issue

Propranolol Hydrochloride inhibits the stimulation of beta-adrenergic receptors (beta-1 and beta-2) present in the body such as the heart and blood vessels. It was the first successful beta-blocker developed, it is one of the most used drugs mainly in the treatment of hypertension, it is also indicated for the treatment and prevention of myocardial infarction, angina, cardiac arrhythmias, as well as migraine. However, this article aims to verify the Propranolol Hydrochloride content in Generic, Similar and Manipulated drug, by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry.

Systemic arterial hypertension affects more than 30% of the adult population and one of its complications is the reduction of renal function. The present study aimed to: Evaluate the glomerular filtration rate in hypertensive patients treated at a basic health unit in the city of Lages - SC. This is an observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study conducted from the collection and analysis of data from medical records.

Objective: to analyze the impact of the kangaroo mother method on nursing care for preterm and low birth weight infants in Brazil. Methodology: qualitative study, exploratory character, based on bibliographic studies. Results: Nineteen articles were identified in national journals that met the inclusion criteria, which deal with the kangaroo mother method. After reading the abstracts of the articles, eight were selected for the analysis.

The aging process is constant and growing, reducing functional capacity and the presence of chronic diseases that can affect the respiratory system and posture. The present study analyzed the influence of kyphosis measure and Charpy angle on respiratory strength and spirometric parameters in apparently healthy elderly. Spirometric, manovacuometric, Charpy angle, and thoracic kyphosis evaluation were performed. A low correlation was found between the measure of thoracic kyphosis and the Charpy angle. The sample had a high level of education and a low prevalence of comorbidities.

Objective: This study aims to associate the most prevalent side effects with the duration of chemotherapy treatment of women with breast cancer assisted at the Pernambuco Cancer Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted at the Outpatient Unit of a specialized clinic for breast pathology at the Pernambuco Cancer Hospital (PCH).

This study aimed to recognize the maternal perceptions of nursing team in the orientation of newborn cares in the Kangaroo Method (KM). It is a descriptive study, with qualitative approach, performed at Hospital Fundação Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará (FSCMPA). It was developed with 16 mothers of newborns admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as the first stage; The second stage is marked to be the Kangaroo Mother hospitalization. It was approved at Committee of Ethics and Research of CESUPA and of FSCMPA and obeys466/12 of CONEP resolution.

Background: This research was established that the frame up of lines on the red pink part of human being, lips is individual and unique for each human being. The present research was maneuver by precedent researches on a fraternity between chieloscopy and blood group. Aim: To study of cheiloscopy and blood group among tribal students. Materials and Methods: The present research was conducted in tribal belt Government Physiotherapy College in Chhattisgarh, India. We obtained students were 350, 127 male and 223 female randomly, age range between 17 and 25 years.

A tuberculose é uma doença infectocontagiosa que afeta prioritariamente os pulmões, mas também pode ocorrer em outros órgãos do corpo.Trata se de um estudo descritivo, retrospectivo, que foi realizado em uma unidade de saúde em Belém, onde foram coletados os dados a partir do levantamento do sistema HÒRUS e do livro de controle de pacientes com tuberculose pulmonar nosanos de 2016 a 2018. A alta prevalência da TB no período estudado, é possível notar o aumento na taxa de incidênciada doença, no número de comprimidos dispensados, demonstrando que os casos só aumentaram nesses anos.

Introdução: A arbovirose que mais tem atingido o homem nos últimos anos é a dengue, tornando-se um grave problema de saúde no mundo, especialmente nos países de clima tropical, onde as condições ambientais contribuem para o desenvolvimento e proliferação do mosquito transmissor, oAedes aegypti. Objetivo: apresentar a relação do número de casos de Dengue e a Precipitação em municípios escolhidos para representar as mesorregiões um Estado da Amazônia Brasileira.

Objective: to propose a protocol for monitoring chronic kidney disease in primary health care. Method: exploratory study organized in two phases, elaboration and evaluation of the protocol. The sample used to evaluate the protocol was composed by 15 health professionals and data were collected between August and September 2014, through a questionnaire. Results: the protocol was structured in six instruments: identification; self-reported interview of risk factors; nursing consultation; medical consultation; service flow chart; and protocol instruction manual and guidelines.