A5002382406- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Public Health in Brazil
- Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Healthcare Regulation
Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça
2018-2024
Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna
2019
Carbon monoxide poisoning may occur in several contexts.Retrospective of 37 carbon cases that underwent hyperbaric oxygen during wildfires Funchal August 2016.The studied sample included patients, mean age 38 years, 78% males. Ten were firefighters, four children and two pregnant victims. Neurological symptoms the most reported. Median carboxyhemoglobin level was 3.7% (IQR 2.7). All received high-flow from admission to delivery oxygen. Persistence main indication for time 4.8 hours 9.5), at...
Heart failure is a disease with high direct and indirect costs. Current treatment includes drugs that alter progression to improve symptoms. Loop diuretics are the cornerstone of congestion relief for acute management, as well chronic stabilization. In heart patients, maximal diuretic response reduced by many individual factors. Diuretic resistance defined achieve effective despite appropriate or escalating doses. Its causes include impaired delivery its luminal site action, neurohormonal...
Frailty is characterized by vulnerability and decline in physical, mental, social activity, significantly contributing to adverse health outcomes. encompasses nutritional status, muscle strength, inflammation, hormones. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) one of the hormones hypothesized play a role frailty. Handgrip strength (HGS) correlates with overall strength. The fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, loss weight (FRAIL) scale can be used readily screen Identifying markers...