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Achados incidentais de aneurismas torácicos e abdominais
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-06) GÓES JUNIOR, Adenauer Marinho de Oliveira; FREIRE, Bárbara Íris Mascarenhas; RODRIGUES, Sofia Cunha; ANDRADE, Mariseth Carvalho de; FRANCO, Reinaldo Sérgio Monteiro
Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are the most common. The annual incidence of AAA rupture is eight cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Incidental detection can benefit patients if diameter is monitored and the correct treatment provided. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of incidental diagnosis of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and AAA by computed tomography (CT); to determine prevalence by age and sex of patients and determine which arteries are involved and the morphological characteristics of the aneurysms; to determine the indications for CT most associated with incidental diagnosis of aneurysms. Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective and randomized study. Inclusion criteria: patients over 50 years of age examined with CT of the thorax, abdomen or pelvis. Exclusion criteria: follow-up or diagnostic suspicion of aneurysms. Data collection instruments containing questions covering demographic and anatomic data were used. Results: A sample of 1,202 radiology reports was reviewed. A total of 27 aneurysms were detected (prevalence of 2.2%). Patients: 60% were male and 40% were female (p < 0.05). Sites: there were 13 cases (48.2%) in the ascending aorta (TAA); 7 (25.9%) in the infrarenal aorta (AAA); 2 (7.4%) at the thoracoabdominal transition of the aorta (TTA); 2 (7.4%) in the common iliac artery ; 1 (3.7%) in the internal iliac artery; 1 (3.7%) in the splenic artery; and 1 (3.7%) in the renal artery. Conclusions: The majority of patients were male (60%); TAA was the most common type (mean diameter: 4.1 cm), followed by AAA (mean diameter: 4.0 cm) and ATA (mean diameter: 3.9 cm). The most common indication for the CT examination that led to incidental diagnosis of an aneurysm was respiratory symptoms.
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Analysis of imatinib adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia: a retrospective study in a referral hospital in the brazilian amazon
(Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular, 2019-06) ANDRADE, Alan Rodrigues; PAZ, Igor Penha; EVANGELISTA, Talitta Ribeiro; MELLO, Vanessa Joia de; HAMOY, Moisés; LEITÃO, Daniel da Silva
Background: There has been a revolution in the treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia since imatinib's introduction. However, patient adherence has a great impact on the response obtained with medical treatment. This study's objective was to analyze the drug adherence and the factors that influenced it in patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a referral hospital in the Brazilian Amazon. Method: This was a retrospective study including 120 patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia from January 2002 to December 2014. The adherence was estimated by the Proportion of Days Covered and the persistence by Kaplan-Meier analysis. The data was analyzed in Epi Info 7® software and the relationship between the variables was analyzed by Fisher's exact test. A p-value lower than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Twenty-seven patients (22.5%) were considered non-adherent. There has been irregular medication use and disinterest in the treatment in 20.83% (n = 25), of which 13 were considered non-adherent (p < 0.001). A total of 26.67% (n = 32) abandoned the treatment for a period. Of those, 56.25% (n = 18) were non-adherent (p < 0.001). Distance to the hospital, lack of medication and side-effects were all non-significant to low adherence. At the end of a 360-day follow-up, 44.16% (n = 53) of patients presented a break in persistence, whose average was 255 days. Conclusion: The adherence found in this study was similar to that found in others of its kind. The only factors that negatively influenced the adherence were disinterest and abandonment of treatment, which can reflect the need to individually educate Chronic Myeloid Leukemia patients.
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Anatomopathological aspects of acute Chagas myocarditis by oral transmission
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia, 2016-07) SOUZA, Dilma do Socorro Moraes de; ARAUJO, Marialva Tereza Ferreira de; SANTOS, Paulo Roberto Silva Garcez dos; FURTADO JUNIOR, Julio Cesar Branco; FIGUEIREDO, Maria Tereza Sanches; PÓVOA, Rui Manuel dos Santos
Vector transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi has declined in Latinpt_B America, which has been attributed to better epidemiological control of this form of transmission, estimated at 8 to 10 million chronic cases, in addition to reducing the number of new cases.1,2 However, there has been an increase in the incidence of acute cases, predominantly by oral transmission due to the ingestion of food contaminated with feces of triatomids, both in isolated cases and in family micro-outbreaks.3 Necropsy studies that describe myocarditis in the acute phase of Chagas' disease are scarce and the existing reports in the literature are of studies carried out in the past decades and involve vector transmission in endemic areas. Cardiac involvement in the acute phase may have varied aspects, especially in relation to myocardial lesion, from an undetectable one, to the evolution to acute heart failure with severe myocarditis and death. Cardiac involvement is present in 90% of the cases, manifesting with myocarditis and pericardial effusion.4,5 The analysis of a series of acute myocarditis cases showed a mortality of 5.6%.
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Antropometria de escolares ao ingresso no ensino fundamental na cidade de Belém, Pará, 2001
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006-03) NEVES, Olga Maria Domingues das; BRASIL, Anne Lise Dias; BRASIL, Laélia Maria Barra Feio; TADDEI, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo
Objectives: to perform anthropometric measurements in elementary school students of the public school system of the State of Belém, Pará, as a tool for nutritional surveillance and to study associations between nutritional status and biological, social and economic characteristics. Methods: 793 students were assessed for their nutritional status, by z scores of height/age and weight /height according to the World Health Organization criteria. Biological, social and economic variables were: gender, age, place of birth, age of school enrolment and maternal education level. The chi square test was used to relate nutritional status to variables. Results: of the 637 students assessed, 16.6% were of low stature or in risk of low stature, 4.5% malnourished or in risk of malnourishment, 7.4% were overweight or obese. There was no significant association between nutritional status and gender. The majority of the children was born in the capital, was enrolled late in school and had mothers with education level of >4 years. There was a significant correlation between obesity and low stature with low maternal education level; malnutrition risk and low stature with late school enrolment; and obesity and normal stature with regular enrollment. Conclusions: low maternal school level and late school enrollment are associated to nutritional problems. School nutritional surveillance is important to assess, treat and prevent children's health and nutrition risks.
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Artrite enteropática no Brasil: dados do registro brasileiro de espondiloartrites
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013-12) RESENDE, Gustavo Gomes; LANNA, Cristina Costa Duarte; BERTOLUZZO, Adriana Bruscato; GONÇALVES, Celio Roberto; XIMENES, Antonio Carlos; BERTOLO, Manoel Barros; KEISERMAN, Mauro Waldemar; MENIN, Rita de Cássia; SKARE, Thelma Larocca; CARNEIRO, Sueli Coelho da Silva; AZEVEDO, Valderílio Feijó; VIEIRA, Walber Pinto; BIANCHI, Washington Alves; BONFIGLIOLI, Rubens; CAMPANHOLO, Cristiano Barbosa; CARVALHO, Hellen Mary da Silveira de; COSTA, Izaias Pereira da; DUARTE, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto; KOHEM, Charles Lubianca; MEIRELLES, Eduardo de Souza; PEREIRA, Ivânio Alves; PINHEIRO, Marcelo de Medeiros; POLITO, Elizandra Tomazela Laurenti; ROCHA, Francisco Airton Castro da; SANTIAGO, Mittermayer Barreto; CUNHA, Maria de Fátima Lobato da; VALIM, Valéria; BARROS, Percival Degrava Sampaio; RIBEIRO, Sandra Lúcia Euzébio; SILVA, José Antonio Braga da; ALBUQUERQUE, Elisa N.; LEITE, Nocy; LIMA, Sonia A. L.
Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative rectocolitis) have extraintestinal manifestations 25% of the patients, with the most common one being the enteropathic arthritis. Methods: Prospective, observational, multicenter study with patients from 29 reference centers participating in the Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis (RBE), which incorporates the RESPONDIA (Ibero-American Registry of Spondyloarthritis) group. Demographic and clinical data were collected from 1472 patients and standardized questionnaires for the assessment of axial mobility, quality of life, enthesitic involvement, disease activity and functional capacity were applied. Laboratory and radiographic examinations were performed. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical, epidemiological, genetic, imaging, treatment and prognosis characteristics of patients with enteropathic arthritis with other types of spondyloarthritis in a large Brazilian cohort. Results: A total of 3.2% of patients were classified as having enteroarthritis, 2.5% had spondylitis and 0.7%, arthritis (peripheral predominance). The subgroup of individuals with enteroarthritis had a higher prevalence in women (P < 0.001), lower incidence of inflammatory axial pain (P < 0.001) and enthesitis (P = 0.004). HLA-B27 was less frequent in the group with enteroarthritis (P = 0.001), even when considering only those with the pure axial form. There was a lower prevalence of radiographic sacroiliitis (P = 0.009) and lower radiographic score (BASRI) (P = 0.006) when compared to patients with other types of spondyloarthritis. They also used more corticosteroids (P < 0.001) and sulfasalazine (P < 0.001) and less nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (P < 0.001) and methotrexate (P = 0.001). Conclusion: There were differences between patients with enteroarthritis and other types of spondyloarthritis, especially higher prevalence of females, lower frequency of HLA-B27, associated with less severe axial involvement.
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Avaliação da tolerabilidade e do controle de ciclo de dois contraceptivos orais de baixa dose: estudo comparativo aberto
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1998-06) BARACAT, Edmund Chada; BARBOSA, Ione Cristina; MELO, Nilson Roberto de; PINHO NETO, João Sabino de Lima; TOMAZ, Geraldez; CAMPOS, Altamiro Araujo; HYPPOLITO, Sylvia B.; MUSSIELO, Rafael; NASSAR, Rosival
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Avaliação das práticas e conhecimentos de profissionais da atenção primária à saúde sobre vigilância do desenvolvimento infantil
(2003-12) FIGUEIRAS, Amira Consuêlo de Melo; PUCCINI, Rosana Fiorini; SILVA, Edina Mariko Koga da; PEDROMÔNICO, Márcia Regina Marcondes
In the present study, the practices and knowledge of 40 physicians and 40 nurses from municipal health care units (UMS) and 40 physicians and 40 nurses from the Family Health Program (FHP) in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, all of whom working in primary health care, were evaluated in relation to child development surveillance. Measures of knowledge of child development showed an average of 63.7% correct answers for UMS physicians, 57.3% for FHP physicians, 62.1% for FHP nurses, and 54.3% for UMS nurses. Only 21.8% of mothers attending appointments mentioned that the health care professional had asked about their children s development, 27.6% of mothers reported that the health care professional had asked about or observed the child s development, and 14.4% mothers reported having received instructions on how to stimulate their children s development. According to this study, primary health care physicians and nurses in the municipality of Belém showed gaps in their knowledge of child development. Child development surveillance is not being conducted satisfactorily in primary health care in the municipality of Belém. It is thus necessary to raise the awareness of health care professionals concerning the problem and provide them with appropriate training.
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Cerebral hemodynamic and metabolic changes in fulminant hepatic failure
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-07) PASCHOAL JUNIOR, Fernando Mendes; NOGUEIRA, Ricardo de Carvalho; OLIVEIRA, Marcelo de Lima; PASCHOAL, Eric Homero Albuquerque; TEIXEIRA, Manoel Jacobsen; D’ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto Carneiro; Edson Bor-Seng-Shu
Intracranial hypertension and brain swelling are a major cause of morbidity and mortality of patients suffering from fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). The pathogenesis of these complications has been investigated in man, in experimental models and in isolated cell systems. Currently, the mechanism underlying cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension in the presence of FHF is multi-factorial in etiology and only partially understood. The aim of this paper is to review the pathophysiology of cerebral hemodynamic and metabolism changes in FHF in order to improve understanding of intracranial dynamics complication in FHF.
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A criança e o adolescente com problemas do desenvolvimento no ambulatório de pediatria
(2003-06) MIRANDA, Luci Pfeiffer; RESEGUE, Rosa Miranda; FIGUEIRAS, Amira Consuêlo de Melo
OBJECTIVE: to review the literature on outpatient care of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities, focusing on prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, outcomes and rehabilitation. SOURCES OF DATA: search of Medline and Lilacs databases; publications of scientific committees of institutions for children with special needs; and outpatient care reports of reference centers for the treatment of children and adolescents with mental and developmental disabilities. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: this population presents health problems associated with the basic pathology and its consequences in addition to the usual problems of the specific age group. The etiology of developmental disorders and the main characteristics of each type of disability are discussed. Special attention is given to outpatient pediatric care. CONCLUSIONS: the most recent study of the Brazilian population, performed in 2000, showed that 14.5% of this population presented some type of developmental deficiency. Therefore, developmental problems are one of the most prevalent health problems among children and adolescents. Consequently, pediatricians need to be prepared to evaluate and identify factors that may influence normal children development. Pediatricians are responsible for prevention, early diagnosis and coordination of the multidisciplinary treatment of these patients in addition to basic medical assistance, which is essential to guarantee the patients' good quality of life.
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Depression after CABG: a prospective study
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular, 2013-12) NUNES, Joana Kátya Veras Rodrigues Sampaio; FIGUEIREDO NETO, José Albuquerque de; SOUSA, Rosângela Maria Lopes de; COSTA, Vera Lívia Xavier de Castro; SILVA, Flor de Maria Araújo Mendonça; HORA, Ana Flávia Lima Teles da; SILVA, Edna Lúcia Coutinho da; REIS, Lívia Mariane Castelo Branco
INTRODUCTION: Depression during or shortly after hospitalization elevated two to three times the risk of mortality or nonfatal cardiac events, significantly increasing the morbidity and mortality of these patients. OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of revascularization on symptoms of depression in patients with coronary artery disease. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of 57 patients of both sexes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting between June 2010 and June 2011. We used the SF-36 to assess quality of life, and the Beck Depression Inventory to detect depressive symptoms, applied preoperatively and six months. RESULTS: The prevalence of patients aged 60-69 years was 22 patients (38.60%), 39 men (68.42%), 26 described themselves as mixed race (45.61%), 16 literate (28.07 %) and 30 married (52.63%). The beck depression inventory score demonstrated increased after revascularization: 15 patients mild (26.32%) at time zero to 17 (29.82%) after. And with moderate, seven patients (12.28%) before and 10 (17.54%) after. In the categories of individuals with decreased minimum degree of 32 (56.14%) to 28 (49.12%), and severe of three (5.26%) for two (3.51%) patients. Association was observed between beck depression inventory, gender, age, lifestyle, comorbidities and quality of life. CONCLUSION: There was a high prevalence of elevated beck depression inventory scores, lowest scores of depressive symptoms among men and association between the improvement of quality of life scores and beck depression invento
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Determinação de mercúrio total em amostras de água, sedimento e sólidos em suspensão de corpos aquáticos por espectrofotometria de absorção atômica com gerador de vapor a frio
(1996-06) VIEIRA, José Luiz Fernandes; PASSARELLI, Miriam Meyer
The use of metallic mercury in the extraction and concentration of gold causes the discarding of tons of this metal in the environment, leading to a considerable increase in the natural levels of the same and the contamination of the surrounding areas. Thus it is extremely important to monitor the presence of this metal in various sectors of the environment with a view aiming to previnting human exposure to excessive concentrations which can result in serious episodes of mercury poisoning. It is also important to estimate the possibility of river sediments becoming potential sources of contamination of human beings. The determination of total mercury was undertaken by using cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. River waters, as well as sediments and suspended solids were used as samples for the standardization of the analytical procedure. Later on, this method was tested on samples originating in gold mining areas for the purpose of assessing its validity.
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Efeitos do uso crônico do tramadol sobre a prenhez da rata albina
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2001-03) AZEVEDO, Eliel Nina de; OLIVEIRA-FILHO, Ricardo Martins de; SIMÕES, Manuel de Jesus; KULAY JÚNIOR, Luiz; SANTOS, Alexandra Silva
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Effect of copaiba oil in hepatic damage induced by acetaminophen in rats
(Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia, 2013-07) TEIXEIRA, Renan Kleber Costa; YAMAKI, Vitor Nagai; YASOJIMA, Edson Yuzur; BRITO, Marcus Vinicius Henriques
PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of copaiba oil on the hepatic damage induced by paracetamol. METHODS: Thirty six rats were distributed into six study groups (N=6): control group, that didn't receive the acetaminophen; Acetaminophen Group, that only received the acetaminophen; Prophylactic Copaiba Group 1, that received copaiba oil two hours before the acetaminophen; Prophylactic Copaiba Group 7, that received copaiba oil seven days, once by day, before the acetaminophen; Therapy Copaiba Group, that received the copaiba oil two hours afther the acetaminophen; and N-Acetyl-Cysteine Group, , that received the N-Acetyl-Cysteine two hours afther the acetaminophen. Euthanasia was performed after 24 hours. The serum levels of AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, GT, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin and histological analisis were analized. RESULTS: The prophylactic copaiba group 7, therapy copaiba group and N-Acetyl-Cysteine Group showed amounts of AST and ALT similar to the control group; and the prophylactic copaiba group 1 showed similar levels to the acetaminophen group. There was no significant difference between the groups regarding the amount of alkaline phosphatase and GT (p>0.05). The therapy copaiba group showed the highest levels of bilirubin and was statistically different from the other groups (p<0.01) and this increased the costs of direct bilirubin. Regarding histopathology, the oil of copaiba administered prophylactic or therapeutic form for 7 days could decrease the amount of necrosis and inflammatory infiltrate. CONCLUSION: Copaiba oil administered prophylactically for seven days, and therapeutic could reduce liver damage caused by paracetamol similarly N-Acetyl-Cysteine, however, when treated with copaiba therapeutically showed increases in bilirubin, costs increasing fraction indirect.
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Electrocardiogram Performance in the Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-12) BURGOS, Paula Freitas Martins; LUNA FILHO, Bráulio; COSTA, Francisco de Assis; BOMBIG, Maria Teresa Nogueira; SOUZA, Dilma do Socorro Moraes de; BIANCO, Henrique Tria; OLIVEIRA FILHO, Japy Angelini; IZAR, Maria Cristina de Oliveira; FONSECA, Francisco Antonio Helfenstein; PÓVOA, Rui Manuel dos Santos
Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular events, and its detection usually begins with an electrocardiogram (ECG). Objective: To evaluate the impact of complete left bundle branch block (CLBBB) in hypertensive patients in the diagnostic performance of LVH by ECG. Methods: A total of 2,240 hypertensive patients were studied. All of them were submitted to an ECG and an echocardiogram (ECHO). We evaluated the most frequently used electrocardiographic criteria for LVH diagnosis: Cornell voltage, Cornell voltage product, Sokolow-Lyon voltage, Sokolow-Lyon product, RaVL, RaVL+SV3, RV6 /RV5 ratio, strain pattern, left atrial enlargement, and QT interval. LVH identification pattern was the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) obtained by ECHO in all participants. Results: Mean age was 11.3 years ± 58.7 years, 684 (30.5%) were male and 1,556 (69.5%) were female. In patients without CLBBB, ECG sensitivity to the presence of LVH varied between 7.6 and 40.9%, and specificity varied between 70.2% and 99.2%. In participants with CLBBB, sensitivity to LVH varied between 11.9 and 95.2%, and specificity between 6.6 and 96.6%. Among the criteria with the best performance for LVH with CLBBB, Sokolow-Lyon, for a voltage of≥ 3,0mV, stood out with a sensitivity of 22.2% (CI 95% 15.8 – 30.8) and specificity of 88.3% (CI 95% 77.8 – 94.2). Conclusion: In hypertensive patients with CLBBB, the most often used criteria for the detection of LVH with ECG showed significant decrease in performance with regards to sensitivity and specificity. In this scenario, Sokolow-Lyon criteria with voltage ≥3,0mV presented the best performance. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2017; 108(1):47-52).
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Especialidade médica: escolhas e influências
(2014-03) SOUSA, Ivy Quirino de; SILVA, Catarina Pereira da; CALDAS, Cezar Augusto Muniz
An awareness of the factors that influence medical students when choosing their specializations is key to understanding how future doctors choose their specializations. Our aim was to identify which specializations were the most popular among students at the University Center of the State of Pará Faculty of Medicine (Cesupa) and the factors that determined this choice. We carried out a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study through the application of questionnaires to first- fourth- and sixth-year students between November 2012 and March 2013. Most students were male (59.2%), with an average age of 22 ± 2 years and a household income of more than 10 minimum monthly wages and at least one relative who is a doctor. The main specializations chosen were: plastic surgery (10.4%), endocrinology (15.7%), and ophthalmology (14.0%) in the first, fourth and sixth years, respectively. The main factor influencing this choice in the first year was parental influence (17.2%) and in the fourth and sixth years, finance (15.8% and 22.8%, respectively). Many factors influence the choice of specializations, and it is necessary to seek ways of attracting students to more general areas.
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Estamos ensinando o que é necessário sobre doenças reumatológicas?
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-03) REBELLO, Pedro Albuquerque; CORRÊA, Thiago Damasceno; FERNANDES, Igor Beltrão Duarte; CALDAS, Cezar Augusto Muniz
Musculoskeletal disorders have been identified as the main cause of chronic pain and incapacity all over the world. Medical students require contact with the most commonly observed diseases in daily clinical practice in order to minimize the difficulties they might face when handling these conditions as new professionals. The aim was to determine the prevalence of rheumatic diseases among patients seen at the Rheumatology Clinic of the Pará State University Center (CESUPA). A retrospective study was performed through analysis of the medical records of patients seen between October 2013 and April 2014. The data for 255 patients were included, 223 (87.5%) of whom were female, and aged 47.69 ± 15.99 years. Of the 344 diseases diagnosed, the most prevalent was osteoarthritis (23.54%), followed by rheumatoid arthritis (20.05%), collagen disease (17.44%) and soft-tissue rheumatism (15.69%). It is concluded that the profile of diseases with which graduates have had most contact is partially compatible with the profile of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. However, there is concern regarding the low frequency of conditions such as gout, cervicalgia and low back pain, meaning the institution must optimize opportunities of contact with such patients.
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Evaluation of the therapeutic response of hepatitis C in coinfected patients (HIV/HCV): a study of cases from a hospital for chronic liver diseases in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon
(2013-02) AMARAL, Ivanete do Socorro Abraçado; MÓIA, Lizomar de Jesus Maués Pereira; BARBOSA, Maria Silvia de Brito; DEMACHKI, Samia; ARAÚJO, Marialva Tereza Ferreira de; SOARES, Manoel do Carmo Pereira
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic response of hepatitis C in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). METHODS: A retrospective study of 20 patients coinfected with HIV-1/HCV who were treated in the outpatient liver clinic at the Sacred House of Mercy Foundation Hospital of Pará (Fundação Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará - FSCMPA) from April 2004 to June 2009. Patients were treated with 180µg PEG interferon-α2a in combination with ribavirin (1,000 to 1,250mg/day) for 48 weeks. The end point was the sustained virological response (SVR) rate (HCV RNA negative 24 weeks after completing treatment). RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 40±9.5 years, of which 89% (n=17) were male, and the HCV genotypes were genotype 1 (55%, n=11/20), genotype 2 (10%, n=2/20) and genotype 3 (35%, n=7/20). The mean CD4+ lymphocyte count was 507.8, and the liver fibrosis stages were (METAVIR) F1 (25%), F2 (55%), F3 (10%) and F4 (10%). The early virological response (EVR) was 60%, the end-of-treatment virological response (EOTVR) was 45% and the SVR was 45%. CONCLUSIONS: The median HCV viral load was high, and in 85% of cases in which highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was used, none of the patients with F3-F4 fibrosis responded to treatment. Of the twenty patients treated, 45% achieved SVR and 45% achieved EOTVR. Studies that include cases from a wider region are needed to better evaluate these findings.
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Hybrid treatment of arteriovenous fistula between popliteal vessels
(2014-12) GÓES JUNIOR, Adenauer Marinho de Oliveira; JEHA, Salim Abdon Haber; FRANCO, Reinaldo Sérgio Monteiro
The authors describe treatment of a patient who presented an arteriovenous fistula between the popliteal vessels more than 20 years after a gunshot wound. The patient underwent endovascular treatment using Viabahn (Gore®) stent grafts, but, because of the large disparity in popliteal artery diameters proximal and distal of the fistula, the endovascular treatment was unsuccessful. The superficial femoral artery was then banded around the stent graft that was deployed previously. This improvised strategy allowed an open surgical approach to be performed far from the fistula site, reducing the risks of operating in a region with anatomic distortions and significant enlargement of the surrounding venous structures, which would certainly have increased the likelihood of iatrogenic injuries.
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Incidence of tuberculosis among patients with rheumatoid arthritis using TNF blockers in Brazil: data from the Brazilian Registry of Biological Therapies in Rheumatic Diseases (Registro Brasileiro de Monitoração de Terapias Biológicas – BiobadaBrasil)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017) YONEKURA, Claudia Leiko Yonekura; OLIVEIRA, Renê Donizeti Ribeiro de; RANZA, Roberto; RANZOLIN, Aline; HAYATA, André Luiz Shinji; SILVEIRA, Inês Guimarães da; CARVALHO, Hellen Mary da Silveira de; MORAES, Julio Cesar Bertacini de; ABREU, Mirhelen Mendes de; VALIM, Valéria; BIANCHI, Washington Alves; BRENOL, Claiton Viegas; PEREIRA, Ivânio Alves; COSTA, Izaias Pereira da; MACIEIRA, José Caetano; GUEDES-BARBOSA, Luiz Sérgio; BERTOLO, Manoel Barros; CUNHA, Maria de Fátima Lobato da; SILVA, Marília Barreto Gameiro; FREIRE, Marlene; SCHEINBERG, Morton Aaron; TOLEDO, Roberto Acayaba de; OLIVEIRA, Sheila Knupp Feitosa de; FERNANDES, Vander; PINHEIRO, Marcelo de Medeiros; CASTRO, Gláucio Ricardo Werner de; VIEIRA, Walber Pinto; BAAKLINI, Cesar Emile; RUFFINO-NETTO, Antonio; PINHEIRO, Geraldo da Rocha Castelar; LAURINDO, Ieda Maria Magalhães; LOUZADA-JUNIOR, Paulo; TITTON, David C.; DUARTE, Angela; MIRANDA, Jose R. S.
Objectives: To assess the incidence of tuberculosis and to screen for latent tuberculosis infection among Brazilians with rheumatoid arthritis using biologics in clinical practice. Patients and methods: This cohort study used data from the Brazilian Registry of Biological Therapies in Rheumatic Diseases (Registro Brasileiro de Monitoração de Terapias Biológicas - BiobadaBrasil), from 01/2009 to 05/2013, encompassing 1552 treatments, including 415 with only synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, 942 synthetic DMARDs combined with anti-tumor necrosis factor (etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab) and 195 synthetic DMARDs combined with other biologics (abatacept, rituximab and tocilizumab). The occurrence of tuberculosis and the drug exposure time were assessed, and screening for tuberculosis was performed. Statistical analysis: Unpaired t-test and Fisher's two-tailed test; p < 0.05. Results: The exposure times were 981 patient-years in the controls, 1744 patient-years in the anti-TNF group (adalimumab = 676, infliximab = 547 and etanercept = 521 patient-years) and 336 patient-years in the other biologics group. The incidence rates of tuberculosis were 1.01/1000 patient-years in the controls and 2.87 patient-years among anti-TNF users (adalimumab = 4.43/1000 patient-years; etanercept = 1.92/1000 patient-years and infliximab = 1.82/1000 patient-years). No cases of tuberculosis occurred in the other biologics group. The mean drug exposure time until the occurrence of tuberculosis was 27(11) months for the anti-TNF group. Conclusions: The incidence of tuberculosis was higher among users of synthetic DMARDs and anti-TNF than among users of synthetic DMARDs and synthetic DMARDs and non-anti-TNF biologics and also occurred later, suggesting infection during treatment and no screening failure.
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Influence of oophorectomy on glycemia and lipidogram
(Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia, 2018-05) TEIXEIRA, Renan Kleber Costa; FEIJÓ, Daniel Haber; VALENTE, André Lopes; CARVALHO, Luan Teles Ferreira de; GRANHEN, Hícaro Donato; PETROIANU, Andy; BOTELHO, Nara Macedo
Methods:Fifty six female rats were divided into the following 7 groups (n = 8): group 1 - sham group, group 2 - oophorectomy 30 days, group 3 - oophorectomy 35 days, group 4 - oophorectomy 40 days, group 5 - oophorectomy 45 days, group 6 - oophorectomy 70 days, group 7 - oophorectomy 55 days. Animals were following by number of days according the group. Was evaluated the serum levels of glucose and lipid profile. Results: The oophorectomized rats presented higher glycemia. Groups 3, 4, 6 and 7 had a higher glycemia and LDL levels (except for group 6) and groups 6 and 7 had lowest levels of HDL. Group 7 had highest level of VLDL than oophorectomy groups. There was no difference in triglycerides levels. Conclusion: Oophorectomy was related to dyslipidemia and insulin resistance, mainly after 50th days.