DOI: 10.5935/abc.20140111 Between July 2012 and March 2014, the Department of Arterial Hypertension of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology prepared and published four documents addressing some specific aspects on hypertension care1-4. Similarly, between July 2013 and January 2014, major international institutions also produced documents updating their guidelines regarding hypertension5-9. Some ...

The syndrome of multiple organ failure has been recognised as a distinc t entity since the 1970s, and is the leading cause of mortality in intensive care1. It was subsequently appreciated that patients develop a spectrum of organ dysfunction which may or may not require pharmacological (eg inotropic) or mechanical (eg ventilation) support. This led to the coining of a new syndrome, multi-organ ...

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This study identifies some undergraduate nursing students’ imaginary manifestations concerning themselves and care delivered to patients with orthopedic and/or trauma disorders. The Social Poetics method was used and the research group was composed of 15 undergraduate students. Only the categories and subcategories exclusively related to the “student” are presented in this paper. Data revealed ...

Asthma affects millions of people worldwide. It is often considered to be benign and is therefore under-diagnosed and under-treated. In fact asthma can be a very serious condition with significant morbidity and mortality. Most of the deaths are in patients over the age of 45 and many deaths could have been prevented with prompt medical treatment and good long term care1. The exact incidence of ...

The aim was to analyze well child nursing care (WCC) and to distinguish if the care is procedure or user centered. The concepts of the nursing work process and the micro-politics of health work supported this qualitative study. Systematic direct observation of 87 WCC consultations was accomplished at one Family Medicine Unit and semistructured interviews were held with 25 mothers who attended W...

INTRODUCTION The Norwegian health care system is well organized within its two main sectors-primary health and long-term care on the one hand, and hospitals and specialist services on the other. However, the relation between them lacks mediating structures. POLICY PRACTICE Enhancing coordination between primary and secondary health care has been central in Norwegian health care policy in the ...

OBJECTIVE to analyze nursing care provided to cancer patients with oral mucositis based on the Nursing Process (NP). METHOD this exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study was conducted with 213 patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in two cancer facilities: one philanthropic and one private service. RESULTS the participants were mainly female, aged 45.8...