Introduction and Objectives: Acute bronchiolitis (AB) is a leading cause of hospital admission in pediatric patients. The main objective this study was to evaluate the effectiveness high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy AB. Methods: Retrospective cohort study. Patients (1–24 months age) admitted with AB tertiary were included, comparing periods before ('preHFNC:Apr/2018–Nov/2019) after introduction HFNC ('postHFNC:Nov/2019–Apr/2022). outcome measure transfer intensive care unit...

Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for 1% of all cancers. It consists malignant proliferation plasma cells, which is often associated with hypersecretion a monoclonal protein. Pleural effusion (PE) in MM not an uncommon finding, comprising about 6‑14% patients MM. The most common causes MM‑associated PE are congestive heart failure, renal parapneumonic and amyloidosis. In <1% cases, the direct result MM, designated as myelomatous (MPE). MPE usually diagnosis exclusion carries poor prognosis....

HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma is an angioproliferative neoplasia caused by infection with human herpesvirus 8. It typically presents mucocutaneous involvement. Pulmonary rare, and uncommon form of initial presentation the disease. The authors present clinical case HIV-positive patient who had exclusively pulmonary involvement at diagnosis. This highlighted for its rarity, diagnostic challenge it presented, important role bronchoscopy as a tool this pathology. Bronchoscopy allows direct...

Aim: To identify nursing interventions aimed at persons with venous, arterial or mixed leg ulcers. Methodology: Carried out research in the EBSCO search engine: CINAHL Plus Full Text, MEDLINE MedicLatina, Academic Search Complete, sought full text articles, published between 2008/01/01 and 2015/01/31, following keywords [(MM ulcer) OR (wound care) healing)] AND [(nursing) (nursing assessment) intervention)], filtered through initial question PI[C]O format. Results: The different etiologies...

&lt;p&gt;Este estudo pretende avaliar a eficácia de um programa promoção da&lt;br /&gt;saúde mental com duração dois anos: “Chapéu Chuva”. A amostra&lt;br /&gt;é constituída por 45 crianças residentes em instituições acolhimento,&lt;br /&gt;com idades compreendidas entre 6 e 12 anos (Mdn = 9). Os instrumentos&lt;br /&gt;utilizados para avaliação dos resultados os momentos pré pós-teste&lt;br /&gt;incluem o Kidscreen 27 “Sede Viver”. Foram encontradas melhorias&lt;br /&gt;estatisticamente...

A literatura indica-nos que as intervenções individualizadas de enfermagem carecem uma aprofundada investigação na dimensão da intervenção e dos consequentes resultados. presente revisão procurou identificar afectam positivamente pessoas adultas (≥ 45 anos) em diferentes contextos. Nas bases CINAHL MEDLINE foram identificados artigos texto completo, publicados entre 2005 2013. Depois um processo duas fases recuperação 764 artigos, seleccionados dezoito artigos. análise efectuada identificou...

Sand is one of the most used resources in world (50 billion tonnes per year). It plays a strategic key role delivering geosystems services, maintaining biodiversity, supporting economic development, and securing livelihoods within communities (UNEP, 2022). everywhere our societies: buildings, roads, dams other infrastructures. Despite this &amp;#8220;endless&amp;#8221; use, sand finite resource, its use occurs at faster rate than generation by geological processes. However, importance need...

To identify non-pharmacological strategies in the control of pain and dyspnea, patient with oncological disease, acute care.The gold standard to an adequate symptom is a systematized assessment.Non-pharmacological measures: psycho-emotional support, hypnosis, counseling/ training/ instruction, therapeutic adherence, music therapy, massage, relaxation techniques, telephone functional respiratory re-education increase health gains.The oncologic dyspnea require comprehensive multimodal approach.

<b>Introduction:</b> Healthcare professionals play a major role in promoting smoking cessation (SC). Hospitalized smokers are particularly vulnerable and hence more receptive to SC interventions. <b>Objectives:</b> Compare self-reported behavior, attitudes knowledge relation interventions hospitalized between (SHP) non-smoking (NSHP) healthcare professionals. <b>Methods:</b> Cross-sectional study carried out among physicians nurses working wards of central hospital. Data was collected...

<b>Introduction:</b> Smoking is the main avoidable health risk factor in Europe. The number of people who are covered by tobacco control measures has increased. <b>Objectives:</b> Compare clinical practice and knowledge about smoking cessation between physicians nurses a central hospital. <b>Methods:</b> Cross-sectional study carried out among A questionnaire was used to collect data brief intervention, motivational assessment, withdrawal syndrome recognition pharmacological treatment....

<b>Introduction:</b> Smoking cessation programs offer an effective way to quit smoking. In Portugal these receive patients from primary care and all areas of secondary/tertiary care. <b>Objective:</b> compare who attended a smoking program referred care(PC) with those hospital facility(HF). <b>Methods:</b> retrospective study conducted among in Lisbon central hospital, between 2017-2018. Demographic data, pack-years, nicotine dependence, motivation quit, anxiety depression (assessed by...

<b>Introduction:</b> Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death worldwide and places a significant burden on public economy. cessation programs, offering behavioural support alongside pharmacotherapy, are highly effective in improving quit smoking rates. <b>Objectives:</b> To analyse trends over 10yrs program, regarding number patients, age, load, nicotine dependence, motivation to success. <b>Methods:</b> retrospective study included patients who attended program Lisbon central...

The authors present a 61-year-old man, an active smoker (60 unit-pack-year), with excessive alcohol consumption (30 g/day), admitted to the emergency department owing asthenia, anorexia, and unquantified weight loss after 1 month of evolution. He denied experiencing coughing, sputum, chest pain, fever. Physical examination revealed decrease in vesicular murmur throughout left hemithorax psychomotor slowing. Analytically, he had ketonemia (5.3 mmol/L) hyperglycemia (683 mg/dL). thoracic x-ray...

We compared the obtained values of expected percentage FEV1 by applying European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) prediction equation1 Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) evaluated impact on scoring criterion designated as pulmonary disease hematopoietic cell transplant specific comorbidity index (HCT-CI) score.2 Several risk scores have been developed which are able to support clinician when considering risks benefits cells (HCT) in an individualized systematic way. HCT-CI is efficient...