OBJECTIVE To analyze the performance of Subjective Global Assessment of Nutritional Status (SGA) in diagnosing malnutrition in patients with heart disease. METHODS One hundred and six hospitalized patients (53 with heart failure) completed an SGA questionnaire on their nutritional history (changes in body weight, dietary intake, gastrointestinal symptoms, functional capacity, and diagnosis) a...

Growth charts for weight and height have provided the basis for assessment of children's nutritional status for over half a century, with charts for body mass index (BMI) introduced in the 1990s. However, BMI does not provide information on the proportions of fat and lean mass; and within the past decade, growth charts for children's body composition have been produced by using techniques such ...

BACKGROUND Correct staging of puberty is essential in order to differentiate different pathologies, as various components of the endocrine system influence breast, pubic, and axillary hair development. AIMS To determine the current timing of adrenarche and breast development in Lithuanian preadolescent schoolgirls. METHODS Cross-sectional study of 1231 schoolgirls aged 7.0-11.6 years. Puber...

The present study was conducted on sixty non-insulin dependent diabetic women in the age group of 4060 years. After assessing the basic knowledge of the subjects about the disease by knowledge testing questionnaire all the subjects were imparted nutrition education regarding the disease, its symptoms, causes, complications and dietary modifications. The height, weight, mid upper arm circumferen...

OBJECTIVES To measure the serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), and the level of IGFBP-3 protease activity in 38 children presenting with malignancies, and to assess their relation with auxological parameters and nutritional status. METHODS Height, weight, skinfold thickness, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) were recorded using...

INTRODUCTION Since malnutrition is common in patients with hepatic cirrhosis (HC) is necessary to investigate the interference of the pathophysiological changes of liver in the methods of diagnosis of the nutritional status. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of malnutrition among patients with HC outpatients, using different assessment methods of the nutritional state. METHODS Nutritional...

OBJECTIVE To assess body composition and lipid profile of women with and without breast cancer. METHODS We conducted a case-control study matched by age, including 62 women, 31 being newly diagnosed with breast cancer and 31 with benign breast changes. Data were collected through direct interview, with recording of sociodemographic characteristics, body composition assessment by anthropometry...

Appropriate methodologies for the determination of drug penetration in diseased skin have not yet been established. The aim of this study was to determine the cutaneous penetration of a metronidazole cream formulation in atopic dermatitis, employing dermal microdialysis and tape strip sampling techniques. Non-invasive measuring methods were used for the quantification of the severity of the der...

background: honey has been shown to accelerate wound healing, which is especially important in the management of patients with full-thickness wounds of skin in dermatologic surgeries.   objective: to evaluate the effects of honey in accelerating healing of full-thickness skin wounds in mice.   methods: two groups of male nmri mice (n=12) were subjected to full-thickness skin wounds under genera...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in patients with secondary lymphedema after breast cancer treatment. METHODS In a prospective clinical trial, ESWT was performed consecutively 4 times over two weeks in 7 patients who were diagnosed with stage 3 secondary lymphedema after breast cancer treatment. Each patient was treated with four session...