Health Sciences

Screening the assymetries of the upright posture, in boys aged 13-16 who participate in football academy using the posture screen mobile (psm) application. The reported back pain and relation with weight, placement of the school bag and wrong seated posit

Introduction: Standing attitude is a habit, which is cultivated during childhood in relation to the way of life. (1) The "Posture" is the position of the members of the body between them is defined. The correct posture of the body is the position where the joints receive the minimum tension (2). Adopting a correct posture reduce the malfunctions (eg, back pain) as well as fatigue (3).

Graft versus host disease: oral clinical aspects, diagnosis, and treatment in dental practice

Introduction: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) is a therapeutic modality for hematological diseases, and the use of which can trigger secondary problems, and one of them is the Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD). Objective: To report the pathogenesis, diagnostic, treatment and clinical oral manifestations of GVHD. Methodology: This is a narrative literature review, with data collection in the Pubmed, was used from December 2019 to February 2020.

Human papillomavirus (hpv) in leukoplasia and epidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity: a systematic review

The main objective of this research was to analyze the frequency of detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) of high oncogenic risk in oral leukoplakias and oral squamous cell carcinoma. This is a systematic review of the literature developed by collecting data from the National Library of Medicine (Medline via PubMed); Elsevier’s Scopus (SCOPUS); Web of Science and Cochrane Library with descriptors indexed in the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The studies were selected by the relevance test and analyzed according to the GRADE system.

Content validation of operational definitions of hospitalization anxiety in children

Objective: To perform content validation of the attributes of the nursing diagnosis of Hospitalization Anxiety in children. Method: Methodological study, with descriptive-reflective nature, which used the method of Content Validation, following the steps: 1) selection of experts; 2) identification of characteristics that represent the definition and the factors related to diagnosis in a study by experts; 3) and calculation of the total score of the studied diagnosis.

Profile of gender violence against the lgbt population and associated factors

Objective: to identify the predictive potential of sociodemographic variables and characteristics of the main complaints of crimes reported against the LGBT population. Methods: quantitative, descriptive research conducted at the Police Office for Prosecution of Homophobic Crimes, through consultation of occurrences registered from January 2017 to 2018. The data collection instrument was built based on the data available in the Detailed Terms of Occurrence. The analysis was carried out using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Clinical profile, walking activity, and the movement and musculoskeletal discomfort of the lower limbs of women with gestational diabetes during a period of hospitalization

Aim: The purpose of this study was to verify and compare the clinical profile, walking activity, and joint angle and perimetry of the lower limbs of women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)during a period of hospitalization and to determine the relationship between walking activity andlower limb joint angle.

The nurse’s vision on palliative care with elderly: a systematic review

Introduction: nurses are responsible for assessing and monitoring changes in patients’ conditions, coordinating care, administering medications accurately and communicating with patients and their families. It is necessary to manage staff and cooperative that the nurse must deal with the patient. Palliative care is the exercise of the art of caring combined with scientific knowledge, in which an association of science and art provides relief from suffering related to a disease.

Hepatic abscess secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract by toothpick

The ingestion of a strange body is not a rare clinical condition, but it can be very serious, which can cause an important posterior complication, in which liver abscess stands out, a serious and extremely uncommon condition. Report the case of a patient with a secondary liver abscess to ingestion of a foreign body. This study was observational, descriptive, unparalleled, without funding, with a single sample. The information was obtained through the analysis of the patient's medical record, laboratory and image exams, monitoring of clinical and surgical conducts and literature review.

Cerebrospinal fluid contribution in the diagnosis of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with cryptococcal meningitis

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).

Sexuality in postmenopausal women in Africa: 519 case reports

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.