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Int J Endocrinol ; 2023: 5563881, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38156095

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Introduction: Primary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Adrenal vein sampling is the gold standard for subtyping primary aldosteronism. However, this procedure is technically challenging and often has a low success rate. Our center is one of the very few performing this technique in our country with an increasing experience. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the cortisol intraprocedural assay in improving the performance of adrenal vein sampling. Design: We enrolled all of the patients with primary aldosteronism that underwent adrenal vein sampling from February 2016 to April 2023. The cortisol intraprocedural assay was introduced in October 2021. Methods: We enrolled a total of 50 adrenal vein samplings performed on 43 patients with the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism. In this sample, 19 patients and 24 patients underwent adrenal vein sampling before and after intraprocedural cortisol measurement, respectively. The procedure was repeated in seven patients (one before and six after intraprocedural cortisol measurement), given the unsuccess of the first exam. Selectivity of the adrenal vein sampling was assumed if the serum cortisol concentration from the adrenal vein was at least five times higher than that of the inferior vena cava. Lateralization was assumed if the aldosterone to cortisol ratio of one adrenal vein was at least four times the aldosterone to cortisol ratio of the contralateral side. Results: The mean age of the patients that underwent adrenal vein sampling (N = 43) was 55.2 ± 8.9 years, and 53.5% (n = 23) were female. The mean interval between the diagnosis of hypertension and the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism was 9.8 years (±9.9). At diagnosis, 62.8% of the patients (n = 27) had hypokalemia (mean value of 3 mmol/L (±0.34)), 88.4% (n = 38) had adrenal abnormalities on preprocedural CT scan, and 67.4% (n = 29) described as unilateral nodules. There were no statistically significant differences in the patients' baseline characteristics between the two groups (before and after intraprocedural cortisol measurement). Before intraprocedural cortisol measurement, adrenal vein sampling selectivity was achieved in 35% (n = 7) patients. Selectivity increased to 100% (30/30) after intraprocedural cortisol measurement (p < 0.001). With the exception of one patient who refused it, all patients with lateralized disease underwent unilateral adrenalectomy with normalization of the aldosterone to renin ratio postoperatively. Conclusions: The lack of effective alternatives in subtyping primary aldosteronism highlights the need to improve the success rate of adrenal vein sampling. In this study, intraprocedural cortisol measurement allowed a selectivity of 100%. Its addition to this procedure protocol should be considered, especially in centers with a low success rate.

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Int J STD AIDS ; 28(9): 887-892, 2017 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27815548

ABSTRACT

Background Portugal has the highest prevalence rate of HIV infection in Western Europe. The proportion of patients with a late diagnosis, carried out in full-blown AIDS stage, remains high. Skin and mucous membrane manifestations are not rare in these patients. Objective A demographic, clinical, and laboratorial characterization of patients with de novo HIV infection diagnosis made in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology of a central hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. Methods Retrospective review of medical records of adult patients newly diagnosed with HIV infection (reactive immunoassay for antibodies to HIV-1/HIV-2 or HIV p24 antigen) in the Dermatology and Venereology Department of a Portuguese central hospital in the period between January 2005 and December 2013. Results During the study period, 97 new cases were diagnosed, 70 men and 27 women. The median age at diagnosis was 36 years. Of the total, 50 cases were diagnosed with a concomitant sexually transmitted infection (STI), more frequently syphilis and ano-genital HPV infection. The remaining 47 patients were diagnosed with other dermatological conditions such as prurigo nodularis, psoriasis, and Kaposi's sarcoma. The duration of complaints that lead to medical attention ranged from <1 week to 8 years, being significantly lower in patients diagnosed with a concomitant STI ( p < 0.01). Basal viral load was also lower in this group of patients ( p < 0.05). Of all the new diagnosed cases, 80% of patients are currently retained in care. Conclusion This study grants a descriptive overview of de novo HIV infection diagnoses performed by dermatovenereologists in a central hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. As in the past, the importance of Dermato-Venereology for HIV infection diagnosis remains present in daily clinical practice.


Subject(s)
HIV Infections/diagnosis , HIV-1/isolation & purification , HIV-2/isolation & purification , Adult , Female , HIV Infections/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Papillomavirus Infections/epidemiology , Portugal/epidemiology , Prevalence , Retrospective Studies , Sarcoma, Kaposi/epidemiology , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology , Syphilis/epidemiology , Young Adult
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São Paulo; SMS; abr. 2016. [2] p.
Non-conventional in Portuguese | Sec. Munic. Saúde SP, CRSSUL-Producao, Sec. Munic. Saúde SP, Sec. Munic. Saúde SP | ID: sms-12058

ABSTRACT

A Saúde do Trabalhador (ST) compreende um conjunto de ações de saúde que abrangem promoção, prevenção, diagnóstico, assistência, reabilitação, vigilância à saúde, ao meio ambiente e às condições de trabalho. A Constituição Federal em 1988 incorporou as ações de Saúde do Trabalhador ao Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e a Rede Nacional de Atenção Integral à Saúde do Trabalhador (RENAST), criada em 2002, inclui as ações de Saúde do Trabalhador no SUS, organizadas a partir dos Centros de Referência em Saúde do Trabalhador (CRST). A Política Nacional de Saúde do Trabalhador e da Trabalhadora (PNST) tem como estratégia a estruturação da RENAST no contexto da Rede de Atenção à Saúde (RAS) com ações de Saúde do Trabalhador junto à atenção primária em saúde, que deve ser a ordenadora da rede e coordenadora do cuidado. Cabe aos Centros de Referência em Saúde do Trabalhador, desempenhar as funções de suporte técnico, educação permanente, coordenação de projetos de promoção, vigilância e assistência à saúde dos trabalhadores, no âmbito da sua área de abrangência; dar apoio matricial (AM) para o desenvolvimento das ações de saúde do trabalhador na atenção primária em saúde, nos serviços especializados e de urgência e emergência, bem como na promoção e vigilância nos diversos pontos de atenção da Rede de Atenção à Saúde (BRASIL, 2012). O objetivo deste trabalho foi relatar a construção da linha de cuidado em Saúde do Trabalhador no território. Como resultado observou-se o aumento e melhoria da qualidade dos encaminhamentos das unidades para o CRST-SA. Fortalecimento do vínculo do CRST-SA com as unidades por meio de contato pessoal, e-mail e telefone. Os profissionais das unidades que participam do matriciamento multiplicam o conhecimento adquirido junto à sua equipe e no atendimento ao usuário.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Occupational Health
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Rio de Janeiro; s.n; 2015.
Thesis in Portuguese | Coleciona SUS, Sec. Munic. Saúde SP, Sec. Munic. Saúde SP | ID: biblio-1562860

ABSTRACT

A Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) é considerada a porta de entrada do usuário no SUS e uma das necessidades da população é a produção do cuidado em relação à Saúde do Trabalhador (ST). A APS pode ter um papel fundamental no campo da ST, pois possibilita reconhecer os usuários como trabalhadores no território, identificando as formas de adoecimento e a relação com os processos de trabalho. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar estratégias de Educação Permanente na integralidade à Saúde do Trabalhador por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, com análise dos temas relacionados à Educação Permanente e Apoio Matricial na saúde, considerando assim os aspectos da Rede Nacional de Atenção Integral à Saúde do Trabalhador (RENAST). A análise dos resultados indicou a utilização do termo Educação Permanente relacionado a capacitações pontuais, entretanto identificou também estudos que consideram a EP como uma das estratégias para mudanças nos ambientes de trabalho, ou seja, como uma estratégia de gestão para o fortalecimento da rede em ST.

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