Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2023
Food insecurity in Chilean university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Food and nutrition were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing levels of food insecurity. University students were a risk group for food insecurity due to the closure of educational establishments where they received their main meals. ⋯ Undergraduate students are vulnerable to food insecurity. Mitigation actions should be carried out when educational establishments are closed.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2023
Observational Study[Use of medicinal plants among older people attending a public primary care center].
The use of medicinal plants is common among a significant part of the elderly population. In addition, at present, the use of medicinal plants has been introduced in Primary Health Care centers, and is becoming increasingly popular, especially in this population. ⋯ The results reinforce the importance of knowing the plant species used by the population and the correct orientation on their rational use, potential benefits, adverse effects and interactions.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2023
[Epidemiological profile of patients with COVID-19 admitted to a tertiary care public hospital].
The knowledge about the epidemiological profile of patients admitted to the hospital for severe COVID infection, allows an adequate health care planning and resource allocation. ⋯ Mortality associated with COVID-19 in this hospital was similar to the rates reported abroad. Local risk predictors for this infection should be identified.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2023
[New technological strategies for drug administration in the treatment of joint pathologies].
Despite the availability of drugs and pharmaceutical forms for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis symptoms, their adverse effects and lack of response to therapy reinforces the need to search for new technological formulation strategies capable of delaying the progress of the disease, with better therapeutic results and prolonged control of arthropathy. The aim of this bibliographic review was to identify new reported therapeutic approaches for these diseases. ⋯ Thus, the new therapies aim to suppress inflammatory mediators and to reduce the degradation of the extracellular matrix. In addition, the use of nano and microtechnology takes advantage of the properties of polymers, lipids, peptides, and nucleic acids to develop controlled drug release systems, aiming to obtain highly effective precision therapies, whose usefulness should be evaluated in future clinical trials.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2023
Case Reports[Intracranial hypertension syndrome as an unusual manifestation of Sjögren's syndrome. Report of one case].
Neurological manifestations such as polyneuropathy are reported in 8-49% of cases with Sjögren's Syndrome (SjS), but central nervous system involvement is seldom described. We report a 46-year-old woman with a history of SjS with distal renal tubular acidosis and autoimmune thyroiditis. She consulted in the emergency room for a five-days history of holocranial headache and explosive vomiting. ⋯ Brain AngioCT ruled out thrombosis, and brain magnetic resonance (MRI) was without structural alterations or hydrocephalus. Lumbar puncture had increased cerebrospinal fluid output pressure but without cytochemical alterations, and negative gram, cultures and filmarray. The diagnosis of Intracranial Hypertension Syndrome (ICHTS) ofprobable autoimmune etiology in the context of SjS was proposed, and management with high-dose corticosteroids was initiated with favorable clinical and imaging response.