Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Predicting the outcome of death by CALL Score in COVID-19 patients.
The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the CALL Score tool in predicting the death outcome in COVID-19 patients. ⋯ The CALL Score showed promising discriminatory ability for death outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Age, DHL level, and lymphocyte count were identified as independent predictors. Further validation and external evaluation are necessary to establish the robustness and generalizability of the CALL Score in diverse clinical settings.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Different methods for assessing glomerular filtration rate in the elderly.
The objective of this study was to identify the best method to replace cystatin C in the evaluation of glomerular filtration in the elderly. ⋯ Collaboration Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease based on creatinine presented the best performance. Creatinine debug had the worst performance, which reinforces the idea that 24-h urine collection is unnecessary in these patients.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Association of NK cell subsets and cytotoxicity with FCGR3A gene polymorphism in functional NK cell deficiency.
The purpose of this study was to assess the association between clinical, laboratory, and functional analyses and polymorphism in the FCGR3A gene in individuals with functional NK cell deficiency. ⋯ In this study, a group of pediatric patients with suspected functional NK cell deficiency were evaluated and the findings indicated that NK subsets, cytotoxicity results, and FCGR3A gene polymorphism were found to be correlated with the clinical features. We conclude that this kind of study might contribute to follow-up the patients in time.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of music on menopausal symptoms, sleep quality,and depression: a randomized controlled trial.
This study aimed to determine the effect of music on menopausal symptoms, sleep quality, and depression levels in menopausal women. ⋯ This study shows that music may have an effect on reducing the level of menopausal symptoms and depression levels and also increasing the sleep quality of menopausal women.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024
Investigation of rational drug use behaviors and knowledge levels of older individuals: a cross-sectional study.
The aim of this study was to examine older individuals' rational drug use behavior, their knowledge of rational drug use, and the factors affecting it. ⋯ The results showed that the rational drug use knowledge level of older adults was low and that there were differences in the knowledge levels of rational drug use according to certain behaviors and factors.