Health Sciences

Background: We aimed to determine the association of upright T wave in lead V1 and stenosis of coronary artery branches in patients who underwent coronary angiography at our center and had normal electrocardiogram. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and coronary angiography data of patients who had normal electrocardiogram. Presence of coronary artery disease was compared between patients with and without upright T wave in lead V1 as well as other clinical and angiographic parameters.

Introduction: Traumatic pulmonary parenchymal cavitary lesions (TPPCs) are pulmonary pseudo cysts raiding secondary to lung contusion. Method: To provide an overview of the etiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment of TPPCs, and to discuss this in the context of a cohort of 12 retrospectively reviewed patients with TPPCs presenting to Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, from January 2014 to December 2016. Between January 2014 and December 2016, a total of twelve trauma patients presented to Sahlgrenska University Hospital with TPPC following blunt trauma.

With identifying the scientific evidence about the essential attribute of the First Contact Access of the child in Primary Health Care. This is an integrative review, carried out in the databases LILACS, PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science, in the period from June to August of 2018, totaling 14 productions. For the critical evaluation of the primary studies, the level of evidence classification was used.

This article aims at verifying the cumulative incidence of systemic arterial hypertension and associated factors in people with HIV/AIDS undergoing high-potency antiretroviral treatment. Epidemiological study of a retrospective cohort performed to patients with HIV/AIDS, attended at the Specialized Attention Service (SAE) in Ponta Grossa – Paraná, Brazil. The data were obtained by notification the records of diseases, injuries and medical records from 538 patients attended from January 2002 to December 2014.

Forensic botany refers to the application of plant sciences to the legal process. Hence, forensic botany involves gathering clues from plants to piece together evidence that will assist to solve serious crimes like the cause of death, kidnapping, and murder. There are several branches of forensic botany. Palynology refers to the study of pollen grains, spores, and microscopic plant bodies resistant to acidity to prove or disprove a connection between people, places, and objects that are under investigation in criminal and civil cases.

Introduction: The totally implantable central venous catheter access port (TICVAP), known as Port-a-cath, is the most suitable access to prolonged antineoplastic chemotherapy, whose handling and prevention of catheter occlusion are under the responsibility of the nurse. Objective: To analyze the available evidence on the maintenance TICVAP in oncology in the literature.

With the advancement of the years, it is observed the reduction of the tissues’ function that covers the joints, resulting in decreased range of motion and joint flexibility. These changes are perceptible in the curvatures of the spine, and as a consequence may limit the elderly. This study aims to identify the methods used to analyze the posture in elderly. To perform this analysis, the use of bibliometrics was used as a methodology, by inserting the keywords spine, curvatures and elderly in the Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde (BVS) database.

Changes in diet and physical activity practice lead to a reduction in chronic-degenerative diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular complications. The intake of green banana flour may result in health benefits. Some authors have shown it can reduce appetite and weight loss, and may improve glycemia, lipids, intestinal function, aging process, may reduce the incidence of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of green banana flour on the anthropometric and biochemical parameters of Wistar rats.

Aim: In this study we assess the shear bond strength of two resin cements to Grade 5 Titanium (Ti) surface and yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide ceramic (Zr) surface, with and without surface treatment. Cements tested are RelyX U200 (3M ESPE, Seefeld, Germany) and MultilinkSistem Pack (IvoclarVivadent, Schann, Lichenstein). Materials and methods: We tested eight groups (n = 10): G 1= Zr treated U200; G 2= Zr untreated U200; G 3= Zr treated Multilink; G 4= Zr untreated Multilink; G 5= Ti treated U200; G 6= Ti untreated U200; G 7= Ti treated Multilink; G 8= Ti untreated Multilink.

The antibiotic resistance increasing and the high rates of cutaneous bacterial infections on wounds and burns have attracted the development of new technologies. This study aimed to designing and evaluation of a medical dressing to use in skin infections and/or burns, from substances that have antibacterial activity such as chitosan and metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) of gold, silver, copper and silver/palladium alloy.