Hepatic encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric syndrome due to severe liver failure. The clinical presentation is variable. MRI have a critical role in the diagnosis confirmation and understanding the neural mechanism of this disorder. We report the case of a 15-year-old patient, who is followed up for liver cirrhosis and who presents an acute hepatic encephalopathy quickly diagnosed with MRI.
Background: Strength is a crucial aspect of sport performance and increasing strength is an important aspect of strength and conditioning programs for athletics. Strength and conditioning professionals are constantly innovating programming methods to increase attributes that accurately translateonto the field of play. Methods: PubMed, CINAHL, and EBSCO were searched for systematic reviews from 2000-2020 which used resisted sprinting, either pushing or pulling and their effect on horizontal strength for include in this literature review.
Adiponectin (APN) is the most abundant polypeptide produced by adipose tissue in humans. It has an important anti-atherogenic role, suppresses the expression of proinflammatory substances and increases the production of nitric oxide, protecting against most diseases related to the inflammatory process, such as atherosclerosis. On the other hand, observational studies indicate that the use of low-dose combined oral contraceptives (COC) is associated with increased subclinical inflammation.
The state of Tocantins develops a long annual period of low rainfall, with greater dominance of the mass of hot and dry air in the months of June, July and August, associated with the increase in forest fires, which becomes a common element in the landscape. The incidence of fires in the Brazilian territory presents a period of greater intensification in this season, especially in the states where the formation predominant plant is that of the Cerrado (savanna) biome in its territorial limits, as is the case of Tocantins.
The study reports the experience of developing a permanent education activity on care for preterm newborns (PTNB) to health professionals in the hospital context. Descriptive study with a qualitative approach, such as an experience report about a permanent education activity developed by multiprofessional residents of Child and Adolescent Health Care and carried out with multiprofessional teams from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Intermediate Care Unit (UCI) neonates of a reference maternity hospital in the state of Paraíba.
A adolescência é o período no qual o jovem descobre novos saberes e desperta para novas curiosidades podendo estes adotarem comportamentos de vulnerabilidade levando-os ao adoecimento. Este estudo teve por objetivo mensurar a prevalência de vulnerabilidades em adolescentes escolares no município de Caxias-MA. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, exploratório, transversal com abordagem quantitativa dos dados realizado em 24 escolas municipais por meio de questionário estruturado aplicado aos participantes.
Objective: According to the world health organization, the novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV) is declared as a pandemic on 30th January 2020 and is considered to be highly contagious concerning the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The novel coronavirus emerged asan outbreak in China which was followed by other 29 countries.
Introduction: Currently, some nutrients have been the target of science due to the relationship they can establish with many chronic diseases, especially obesity. Vitamin D, with prominence, has received great attention for its role in maintaining glucose homeostasis and in regulating the inflammatory pathways characteristic of obese individuals. Objective: This study aimed to associate vitamin D concentrations with inflammatory markers in obese women.
Healthcare is a sensitive domain and patient care lie in the hands of several people. It is often noticed that in healthcare sector, where patient care is top priority, employees do have difference of opinion among themselves and do not get involve with each other’s work and find fault with others. Nurses are held accountable as they spend maximum time with patients to deliver nursing care. Mostly beginners are prone to errors. A study found that nurses who go through successful team building efforts are more satisfied with their professional work.
Objetivo: Analisar as evidências científicas sobre o uso da auriculoterapia no enfretamento da síndrome de burnout. Método: Estudo de revisão integrativa, buscou-se estudos nas bases de dados pesquisadas: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PUBMED, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus (SCOPUS), PEDro, Pepsic e PsycINFO. Os descritores em português foramesgotamento profissional, auriculoterapia e em inglês foram: Burnout Professional; auriculotherapy.