Revista médica de Chile
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Diseases and treatments have different presentations and impact in men and women due to sex and gender differences. This issue justifies a gender differentiated approach in clinical practice guidelines. ⋯ Gender biases are evidenced in most of the GES guidelines.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
[Power and gender in relationships between teachers and students in medical schools].
Education is a continuous, critical, holistic process that not only intends to transmit knowledge, abilities, and skills, but also permeates attitudes, values and dispositions, becoming a decisive element to fight inequality in all its nuances. ⋯ Power exercised by teachers over their students is differentiated according to the gender of students. The ways in which that power is exercised do not go unnoticed when they become arbitrary obstacles or benefits for the students and their learning process. It also affects the way in which they subsequently relate with their environment.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
Review[Fasciculations and cramps: physiological bases and clinical approach of a complex phenomenon].
Fasciculations and cramps originate in the motor unit, a functional unit that includes the lower motor neuron and their innervated muscle fibres. Both are common complaints in outpatient practice. ⋯ The symptomatic management of fasciculations and cramps depends on their etiology and includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. This article aims to present an updated review of the most relevant aspects of physiopathology, clinical approach, and differential diagnosis of both phenomena.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2021
Case ReportsGuillain-Barré syndrome in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Report of three cases.
Several cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) associated with SARS-CoV-2 have been published, most being acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Between April and December 2020, 1,499 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were admitted to Hospital del Salvador, in Santiago, Chile, serving a population of 521,920 adults. In the same period, seven cases of GBS were admitted. ⋯ A causal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and GBS has been questioned since no increase of GBS has occurred during the pandemic. However, a rise in GBS associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection could be hidden due to a general decrease of GBS due to the decrease of all other infections. Lack of reporting due to the pandemic could be an added factor.