The role of bronchoalveolar lavage in quantifying inhaled particles in silicosis [0.03%]
支气管肺泡灌洗在硅沉着病吸入颗粒量化中的作用
Valeria Barbosa Moreira,Angela Santos Ferreira,Porphirio José Soares et al.
Valeria Barbosa Moreira et al.
Silicosis is a disease caused by inhalation and deposition of crystalline silica that produces a fibrous tissue reaction. Bronchoalveolar lavage is a noninvasive technique that allows identifying particles, thus characterizing exposure to m...
Mónica Vasconcelos,Isabel Fineza,Miguel Félix et al.
Mónica Vasconcelos et al.
The deterioration of the respiratory function in children suffering from degenerative neuromuscular disease is the main cause of the high mortality rate associated with these diseases. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has reduced the morbidity...
Validation of the Portuguese version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire [AQLQ-M] by Marks [0.03%]
马克斯哮喘生活质量问卷(AQLQ-M)的葡萄牙语版本的验证
Jorge Ferreira,Pedro Silveira,Maria Manuel Figueiredo et al.
Jorge Ferreira et al.
Quality of Life is one of the leading evaluations in the diagnosis, therapy and investigation of patients with asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Asthma Quality of Life...
Nuno Germano,Paula Mendonça,António Murinello
Nuno Germano
Antiphospholipid antibodies are frequently found in patients with HIV infection mainly in advanced forms of disease. Despite its elevated prevalence the association with thrombotic events is rare. The author present a clinical case of a HIV...
Micaela Guardiano,Luísa Guedes Vaz
Micaela Guardiano
Even though there have been rapid advances in the comprehension of molecular determinants of Cystic Fibrosis, this disease continues to be one of the most common lethal recessive diseases in the Caucasian population worldwide. The reality o...
Influence of a scientific program for undergraduated medical students upon the published scientific production of professors [0.03%]
本科生医学教育对教授科研产出的影响
Gilberto Perez Cardoso,Cyro Teixeira da Silva Junior,André Luiz de Castro Carvalho Netto et al.
Gilberto Perez Cardoso et al.
Medical literature has emphasized the role of scientific research and publications in medical education. This study had the aim to detect the impact of PIC (program of scientific support) upon scientific published production of the professo...
[Cystic fibrosis--20 years after the localization of the gene locus] [0.03%]
[囊性纤维化研究的二十年历程——从基因定位开始]
Celeste Barreto
Celeste Barreto
[A child with pulmonary hypertension: from etiological study to therapeutic decisions] [0.03%]
[一名肺动脉高压患儿的诊治过程：从病因学到治疗决策]
Micaela Guardiano,Ana Maria Maia,Cíntia Correia et al.
Micaela Guardiano et al.
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare but devastating disease, with poor prognosis and high mortality. The disease may present as Primary Pulmonary Hypertension where no clear aetiology can be identified, or be related to a variety of underlying...
Epaminondas Belo Neto,Carlos Manuel de Carvalho,Márcia Teresa Belo et al.
Epaminondas Belo Neto et al.
Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a rare pathological condition, which presents as a congenital tumor, usually in the abdomen or retroperitoneum. A few cases have been reported in the cranial cavity, cervical spine, ovarium, scrotum and liver. We pres...
Maria João Canotilho,Salvato Feijó,A Bugalho de Almeida
Maria João Canotilho
Transbronchial needle aspiration was initially invented in 1949 by Schieppati. After its adaptation to the flexible bronchoscope in 1983 by Wang this technique has gain firm indications in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer, in periph...