Health Sciences

A síndrome das bandas amnióticas é uma anomalia rara, congênita, com várias manifestações desfigurantes e incapacitantes podendo levar até ao aborto espontâneo. Geralmente atinge as extremidades distais de membros, levando a alterações linfáticas, vasculares e de contorno. Em nosso serviço acompanhamos um paciente com múltiplas bridas amnióticas, sendo estas em membros superiores e membro inferior esquerdo. Foi submetido a ressecção local aos 10 meses em tempo único, com múltiplas zetaplastias em plano total.

O cenário de má nutrição estabelecido com a transição nutricional nas últimas décadas, com enfoque especial no sobrepeso e obesidade, configura-se como um importante problema de saúde pública. O estudo objetiva avaliar o estado nutricional de pré-escolares e sua relação com o consumo alimentar. Trata-se de um estudo de abordagem quantitativa, do tipo corte transversal alinhado a um ensaio clínico randomizado por clusters, realizado com 167 pré-escolares e seus respectivos responsáveis.

Abstract: Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are regarded as the most common adverse events in health care service delivery. Most Common types of HAIs includes Surgical Site infections (SSI), Urinary tract infections (UTI), Blood stream infections (BSI) and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Adult inpatients in common specialties who developed hospital acquired infection (HAI) remained in hospital 2.5 times longer, incurred hospital costs almost three times higher. Present study aims to assess the prevalence and risk factors of health care associated infections in ICU.

Peripheral neuropathy is a debilitating condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, which connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body. This comprehensive guide delves into the various symptoms and root causes of peripheral neuropathy, aiming to provide a thorough understanding for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. The guide categorizes symptoms into sensory, motor, and autonomic types, highlighting common manifestations such as tingling, numbness, muscle weakness, and autonomic dysfunctions.

Drug allergies are a significant cause of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), affecting patient safety and healthcare outcomes. Early detection of drug allergies is crucial for preventing these reactions and improving clinical care. This systematic review explores the current methods of early drug allergy detection, including patient history, skin testing, in vitro tests, and emerging genomic approaches.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a multifactorial pathology with a pathophysiology that has not yet been fully elucidated. It is associated with metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, obesity, systemic arterial hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The prevalence of this pathology is between 10 and 24% of world population. The evolution of this condition can be hepatic steatosis, with accumulation of lipids in hepatocytes, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Diagnosis is through abdominal ultrasound.

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) constitute an important drugs class, one of the most used in the world, with omeprazole being the best known representative. PPIs act by inhibiting the proton pump, which reduces gastric acidity and contributes to the treatment of diseases such as peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux and esophagitis. They are most used through self-medication indiscriminately and often wrongly prescribed.

Digital transformation in the healthcare has brought various opportunities. Various studies have indicated the different aspects of social determinants of health initiatives as well as their impacts on the outcome. It is noticed that the healthcare delivery phenomenon is changing due to electronic health records that is integrated into clinical documentation to improve processes. This study focuses on both side of the aspect, which are the challenges as well as the opportunities that result from this union.

Dengue represents a significant public health challenge in Brazil, with thousands of cases reported annually. Effective control of this disease requires innovative and sustainable approaches. In this context, the Wolbachia method emerges as a promising strategy, harnessing the ability of this endosymbiotic bacterium to reduce the vector competence of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the dengue virus transmitter. This integrative review assessed its effectiveness in Brazil, using scientific articles from PubMed, SciELO, and BVS databases from 2019 to 2024.

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia in individuals with HIV results from multiple risk factors, particularly immune defects a CD4 count decrease, especially when below<100cells/mm3 continues to be risk factor fro pneumonia due to routine bacterial pathogens. Assessment of risk factors which may help to assess the poor and good outcomes for patients with community-acquired pneumonia(CAP) in individuals with HIV for further evaluation of possibility their modification and through that reduction mortality rate.