Facultad de Medicina: Recent submissions
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(Universidad de Chile, 2008)Introducción: El Hipoparatiroidismo permanente ocurre después de tiroidectomía (0,2-4% de los casos) o de cirugía paratiroídea. Los pacientes deben recibir suplementación de vitamina D y calcio de por vida. A nivel mundial, ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2022)Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a devastating complication, with great impact on neurological status and high morbidity and mortality. Intracranial hypertension (ICH) has multiple etiologies. The natural history ...
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(MDPI, 2022)A great deal of research has examined the efficacy of variable message signs (VMS) to induce driver behavior changes, improve safety conditions, and decongest the traffic network. However, there is little literature ...
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(MDPI, 2022)Knowing the state of mental health research in adolescents and youth can be an important tool for decision-making, especially in contexts of limited resources. The aim of this study is to map the scientific research on ...
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(Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología, 2022)
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(MDPI, 2022)The high rates of morbidity and mortality due to fungal infections are associated with a limited antifungal arsenal and the high toxicity of drugs. Therefore, the identification of novel drug targets is challenging due to ...
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(Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología, 2022)
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2022)Dr. Vicente Izquierdo San Fuentes was the first professor of Histology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile. In that Chair, cell theory strongly radiated to new generations of health students. However, the ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2022)Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have systemic damage secondary to the primary pulmonary impairment, expressed in impaired peripheral musculature and a deficit in postural control ...
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(Pan American Health Organization, 2022)Objective. To estimate the point prevalence and likely ranges of pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, low birth weight and preterm delivery in Latin America and the Caribbean, and evaluate ...
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(MDPI, 2022)High-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPVs) are the etiological agents of cervical cancer. However, a low proportion of HR-HPV-infected women finally develop this cancer, which suggests the involvement of additional cofactors. ...
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(MDPI, 2022)Background: Religious involvement and spirituality have proven to be sources of well-being for individuals at different moments in life and are also associated with a decrease in depression, anxiety, and substance use. ...
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(Elsevier, 2022)Background Sayana Press (R) is a 3-monthly contraceptive injection approved by regulatory agencies in more than 40 countries worldwide. Existing effectiveness and pharmacokinetics (PK) data suggest that high contraceptive ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2010)La enfermedad de Chagas persiste como un problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica. Es producida por el protozoo flagelado Trypanosoma cruzi, el cual ha sido clasificado en 6 Unidades de Tipificación Discreta (DTUs), Tc ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2022)Depression is one of the most frequent mental health disorders in college students and variations according to social and economic factors have been reported, however, whether social and economic variations also exist in ...
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(Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, 2023)La insuficiencia cardíaca (IC) es una patología que afecta al 1% de la población y se encuentra acompañada de deficiencia de hierro como comorbilidad en el 50% de los casos. La anemia, por su parte, está presente en el ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2022)Stroke is a neurological condition that impacts activity performance and quality of life for survivors. While neurological impairments after the event explain the performance of patients in specific activities, the origin ...
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(Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Fonoaudiología, 2023)El presente manual, ‘Abordaje Psicoeducativo para Cuidadores y/o familiares de Personas Adultas con Trastornos de la Comunicación y/o Deglución’, representa una guía comprensiva y esencial para aquellos que dedican sus ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2014)El sistema vestibular, aquel que nos permite mantener el equilibrio y vencer la fuerza de gravedad, es un complejo sistema formado por diversos componentes que permiten su correcto funcionamiento; y al igual que el resto ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2023)Introducción El cáncer de próstata (CaP) es el segundo cáncer más frecuente a nivel mundial y representa la quinta causa de muerte por cáncer en hombres. Los pacientes que son diagnosticados con un CaP avanzado son ...