Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2016
Translation and validation of Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale.
The evaluation of patients with hyperhidrosis (HH) can be accomplished, among other ways, through questionnaires and scales. The Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) has been used as a simple and quick tool to perform this evaluation. Although HDSS has been well established in several languages, it has not been translated into Portuguese, restricting its specific use for Brazilian patients. The aim of this study was to translate HDSS into Portuguese and validate it in a sample of Brazilian subjects. ⋯ The Portuguese version of HDSS has been validated and shown to be reproducible in a Brazilian sample. Therefore it can be used as a tool to improve medical assistance in patients with HH.
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To evaluate the body composition and nutritional status of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) adult patients. ⋯ In this study, NF1 patients had a high prevalence of underweight, short stature, and reduced UAMA, with no difference between the sexes. Reduced UAMA was more prevalent in underweight patients; however, this was also observed in the normal and overweight patients. Further studies should investigate the distribution of body tissues in NF1 patients, including differences between men and women, and the influence of diet and nutrition on clinical features in NF1.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2016
Reasons for choosing the profession and profile of newly qualified physicians in Brazil.
To evaluate the socio-demographic profile, path to medical school admission and factors affecting the choice of becoming a physician in Brazil. ⋯ The recent politics for educational diversity and the opening of additional medical schools has not yet had an impact on the socio-demographic profile of graduates, who are mainly white, wealthy individuals.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2016
ReviewEducational strategies for the prevention of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.
The main goal of this work was to produce a review of educational strategies to prevent diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. ⋯ The most efficient interventions occurred at community level, whenever the intervention was permanent or maintained for long periods, and relied on the continuous education of community health workers that had a constant interference inside the population covered. Many studies focused their actions in children and adolescents, especially on students, because they were more influenced by educational activities of prevention, and the knowledge acquired by them would spread more easily to their family and to society.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Nov 2016
ReviewConduct protocol in emergency: Acute adrenal insufficiency.
Acute adrenal insufficiency or addisonian crisis is a rare comorbidity in emergency; however, if not properly diagnosed and treated, it may progress unfavorably. ⋯ Acute adrenal insufficiency is a severe disease that is difficult to diagnose. It should be part of the differential diagnosis in cases of hypotensive patient who is unresponsive to vasoactive agents. Therefore, whenever this complication is considered, health professionals should aim specifically at this pathology.