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Interação entre grau de perda auditiva e o incômodo com zumbidos em trabalhadores com história de exposição ao ruído
(Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008-12-01) [Artigo]
Hearing loss and tinnitus impact the lives of workers in every instance of their lives. Aim: this paper aims to investigate the existence of a dose-response relationship between hearing loss and tinnitus by determining ...
Ventricular Systolic Reserve in Asymptomatic Children Previously Treated With Low Doses of Anthracyclines
(American Journal of Cardiology, 2007-10-15) [Artigo]
Doppler echocardiography has been used for the diagnosis of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. However, few data are available that include asymptomatic children previously treated with a low cumulative dose of this ...
Preliminary core sets of measures for disease activity and damage assessment in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and juvenile dermatomyositis
(Rheumatology, 2003-12-01) [Artigo]
Objective. To identify preliminary core sets of outcome variables for disease activity and damage assessment in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Methods. Two questionnaire ...
Injeção subaracnóidea inadvertida de corticoíde em tratamento de dor crônica da coluna lombar. Relato de caso
(Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2004-11-01) [Artigo]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Before epídural steroids were used in chronic lumbar pain, subarachnoid injection of these agents was the treatment of choice. Although still preconized by some authors, this technique may lead ...
Minerals in the nutrition of extremely low birth weight infants
(Jornal de Pediatria, 2005-03-01) [Artigo]
Objective: To review the literature on the role of calcium, phosphorus and trace elements in the nutrition of extremely low birth weight infants, considering their importance for metabolism, bone mineralization and as ...
GnRH agonist versus GnRH antagonist in poor ovarian responders: A meta-analysis
(Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 2006-11-01) [Artigo]
The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the efficacy of gonadotrophin antagonist (GnRH-ant) versus GnRH agonist (GnRHa) as coadjuvant therapy for ovarian stimulation in poor ovarian responders in IVF/intracytoplasmic ...
Cryptosporidiosis of the biliary tract mimicking pancreatic cancer in an AIDS patient
(Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004-03-01) [Artigo]
Diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium sp is frequent in patients with AIDS, but involvement of other organs of the digestive tract is uncommon. We report a case of Cryptosporidium-associated obstruction of the biliary tract ...
Antisperm antibodies in infertile men and their correlation with seminal parameters
(Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2007-03-01) [Artigo]
Aim: Antisperm antibodies (ASA) in males cause the autoimmune disease 'immune infertility'. The present study intended to detect the presence of ASA and their incidence in men with unexplained infertility, as well as to ...
Surgical treatment of metachronous metastases in different organs following radical nephrectomy
(International Braz J Urol, 2003-05-01) [Artigo]
Renal clear cell carcinoma (RCCC) is a neoplasia resistant to radio and chemotherapy, with surgical treatment being the procedure that is recognized for its curative treatment. This case report demonstrates the success of ...
Care arrangements for people with dementia in developing countries
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2004-02-01) [Artigo]
Background: Rapid demographic ageing will soon lead to large increases in the numbers of persons with dementia in developing countries. This study is the first comprehensive assessment of care arrangements for people with ...