Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2022
Review[Academic residents fellowship program at the University of Chile Clinical Hospital].
The mission of the University of Chile Clinical Hospital is to be the main University Hospital in the country. Along with training of health professionals in clinical practice and research, the Hospital provides comprehensive health solutions to the community. Since its foundation, it played an important role in the training of health professionals and specialists. ⋯ These regulations allow the financing of training programs in basic or primary specialties (such as internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, among others) or in specialties derived from them (such as cardiology, gastroenterology and reproductive medicine, among others.) The different clinical departments and the Hospital Direction define each year how many places will be offered and in which specialties. The Faculty of Medicine Graduate School carries out the formal selection of the applicants. This article reviews the results of this program between 2013 and 2021, analyzing in detail the traceability of each graduate over the years.
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2022
Validity and reliability of simple surrogate indexes to evaluate beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity.
Simple surrogate indexes (SSI) to assess beta-cell function, insulin sensitivity (IS) and insulin resistance (IR) are an easy and economic tool used in clinical practice to identify glucose metabolism disturbances. ⋯ Our results suggest that most of the SSI are useful and reliable.
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2022
Long-lasting brain fog is related with severity clusters of symptoms in COVID-19 patients.
COVID-19 patients may experience Long-lasting symptoms from weeks to even months. ⋯ Brain fog is associated with symptom severity in COVID-19 survivors and lasts for more than eight months.