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Use of fluoxetine in depression treatment

This study aimed to analyze the current literature approaches to the use of fluoxetine in the treatment of depression. It is an article based on bibliographical research published between the years of 2002 to 2018. A total of 70 studied contents were included, and after selective and meticulous reading, 19 papers and two dissertations were submitted to compose this review. It can be seen that depression is one of the most growing mental disorders in the population that can be identified by feelings of sadness, decrease or loss of interest in almost all daily activities.

Molecular docking studies of MurA inhibitor with mdr gram negative pathogens

The problem of antimicrobial resistance was never taken to be such a threat to the management of infectious diseases. But gradually treatment failures were increasingly being seen in health care settings against first-line drugs and second line drugs or more. The bacterial cell wall is composed mainly of peptidoglycan and MurA catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan. MurA transfers the enolpyruvyl group of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to the 3'-hydroxyl group of UDP-Nacetylglucosamine (UNAG) to form UDP-Nacetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc)- enolpyruvate.

Main nursing diagnoses in cardiology

The present study aimed to find the main Nursing Diagnostics of NANDA International that permeate the practice of professionals who provide care to clients with cardiological and hemodynamic demands. Data collection was done in the Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). A total of 117 potential studies were retrieved in the BVS. However, after the implementation of the eligibility criteria, the total number of publications selected was reduced to the total of 11 articles that composed the sample. A quantitative of 109 Nursing Diagnoses titles was found.

Motives for higher education adult and active students’ evasion

Higher education is the dream of many adults for perceiving that through qualification there is a possibility of being professionally satisfied and obtaining better conditions of life. This study evaluated potential motives for adult active students’ evasion from higher education courses of a federal institution. It concerns toa quantitative study, cross-sectional design and questions related to qualitative aspects. Data was collected through a validated scale that evaluates the motives for Higher Education evasion.

The importance of prenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis in the identification of numerical chromosomal abnormalities

Objectives and aim: The obstetric care of a pregnancy, as it is practiced today, includes non-invasive screening approaches as well as invasive procedures for a definitive prenatal diagnosis of fetal disorders, correlations between indicators for prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis, and results of chromosomal analysis made upon fetal cells.

Quality of life and satisfaction of users of total tissue-supported and implant-supported prostheses in the municipality of Macapá, Brazil

The objective of this study was to evaluate and compared the satisfaction and quality of life of edentulous users of total tissue-supported and total implant-supported prostheses in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. Two hundred ninety-nine users of total tissue-supported prostheses and 48 users of total implant-supported prostheses were surveyed using two questionnaires: The Oral Health Impact Profile-14Br and a visual analog scale of satisfaction.

Outcome of yoga therapy on depression among elderly residing in selected old age home at Tamil Nadu-India

Depression is the common problem in geriatric population but it is under estimated or may not be concentrated by the health professionals. Untreated depression leads to poor quality of life or ultimately loss of life. Recent studies concentrates on alternative therapy instead the pharmacotherapy which is associated with many untoward effects. This study assessed and compared the pre and post test depression and also studied the influence of the demographic variables of the elderly those residing at old age home.

Analyses of the distal surface wear of canal in mesial roots of lower molars after the cervical preparation within different techniques

Introduction Difficulty during preparation is to make the instrument widen the canal and adapt to its shape without deformation Objective quantify the wear on distal walls after Gates Glidden and Reciproc cervical preparation Method 100 molars, totaling 200 canals divided into two groups: A - Gates Glidden and B - Reciproc files. Specimens cut 2 mm cervical level so that it could be replaced in its original position in a PVC trim. Images obtained before and after cervical preparation with a stereoscopic magnifier.

Dengue: context and trajectory in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Dengue since its arrival in mid-1986 had a major impact on public health in the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Impacts occurred mainly in the first months of the year of the period of higher incidence of rainfall and temperature, causing epidemics that become a concern for the sul-mato-grossensesociety. Climatic factors trigger mobilization of health professionals to intensify vector-fighting campaigns and treat the symptoms in those infected.

Chest computed tomography findings in febrile patients with hematological malignancies

Background: Pulmonary complications, infectious or non-infectious, are very common complications in patients with hematological malignancy. This study addresses the role of computed tomography (CT) scan in assisting in the diagnosis of pulmonary complications in those patients. Patients and method: This is a prospective study, performed in Baghdad teaching hospital, Medical city, Baghdad, Iraq where 50 patients with and 50 patients without hematological malignancy presented with fever of unknown cause at time of admission in the period from April 2017 to February 2018.