São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Magnesium support to small bowel resection patients. ⋯ Metabolic control of serum magnesium should be followed up after extensive small bowel resection. Hypomagnesemia may be found and should be controlled.
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Sentinel node (SN) biopsy has changed the surgical treatment of malignant melanoma. The literature has emphasized the importance of gamma probe detection (GPD) of the SN. ⋯ Although both GPD and PBD are useful and complementary, PBD alone identified the SN in 100% of the inguinal lymphatic basins.
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One strategy for identifying susceptibility genes for common disorders is to investigate Mendelian diseases, cosegregating with these common disease phenotypes. ⋯ A family with seven members is described, in which three members present Darier's disease and depression. This apparent cosegregation, if true, would support the hypothesis that in some pedigrees, a gene for mood disorder may be located on chromosome 12.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Calcium acetate versus calcium carbonate in the control of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients.
Hyperphosphatemia has an important role in the development of bone and mineral abnormalities in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ⋯ Calcium acetate can be a good alternative to calcium carbonate in the handling of hyperphosphatemia in ESRD patients. When calcium acetate is used, control of hyperphosphatemia can be achieved with a lower administration of calcium, perhaps with a lower risk of hypercalcemia.