Despite the progressive increase in obesity and associated chronic diseases in children, there is limited evidence on the optimal dosage of most medications for obese children and adolescents. This review analyzes the ...
Background/Objectives: The wording of informed consent forms for medical or surgical clinical procedures can be difficult to read and comprehend, making it difficult for patients to make decisions. The objective of this ...
Suicide remains a frequent cause of death in adults, often overlooked despite known risk factors like mental disorders, older age, and chronic illness. Emergency department visits offer critical opportunities to identify ...
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) in association with native valvular heart disease (VHD) is very common and both entities perpetuate each other due to volume and pressure overload. In 2017, the new EHRA classification ...
Pilar-Guillén-Paredes, María; Martínez-Fernández, Josefa; Valero-Navarro, Graciela(ARAN EDICIONES, S A, 2017)
Segmental ischemic colitis is an uncommon disease in young patients, being usually associated to drug abuse, infectious or autoimmune diseases. We present a case that, in spite of a complete diagnostic study, had repeatedly ...
BACKGROUND: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a low-penetrant genetic metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) in the haem biosynthesis. Manifest AIP (MAIP) is considered when ...
BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease with a high prevalence in the adult population. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) or intra-articular injections [hyaluronic acid (HA) or platelet-rich plasma ...
Pascual-López, José-Antonio; Gil-Pérez, Trinidad; Sánchez-Sánchez, Juan-Antonio; Menárguez-Puche, Juan-Francisco(EDICIONES DOYMA S A, 2022-01)
OBJECTIVES: To know the perspective of professionals on aspects and dimensions that should be an indispensable part of Person-Centered Care (PCA). DESIGN: Delphi Technique. LOCATION: Primary Care. PARTICIPANTS: 74 medical ...
Pascual-López, José-Antonio; Menárguez-Puche, Juan-Francisco; Sánchez-Sánchez, Juan-Antonio; Zarza-Arribas, María(EDICIONES DOYMA S A, 2023-12)
OBJECTIVES: Design, construction and validation of a self-completion test that allows the Family Physician (FP) to assess the extent to which he/she integrates person-centred care (PCC) in his/her clinical practice. DESIGN: ...
Informed consent presupposes competence and represents a formal decision by an informed person who has the legal capacity to accept medical action or participate in research. Our aim was to analyze the perceptions of minors ...
BACKGROUND: Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is a rare neuroendocrine tumour with a strong genetic link, which therefore may modify its clinical behaviour and prognosis. The aim of the study is to evaluate the epidemiological and ...
Medical Education studies suggest that medical students experience mental distress in a proportion higher than in the rest of the population In the present study, we aimed to conduct a nationwide analysis of the prevalence ...
Cancer immunotherapy based on the use of antibodies targeting the so-called checkpoint inhibitors, such as programmed cell death-1 receptor, its ligand, or CTLA-4, has shown durable clinical benefit and survival improvement ...