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Updated birth prevalence and relative frequency of mucopolysaccharidoses across Brazilian regions
(2021) [Journal article]The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of lysosomal storage disorders caused by 11 enzyme deficiencies, classified into seven types. Data on the birth prevalence of each MPS type are available for only a few countries, ... -
Update in diagnosis and management of primary aldosteronism
(2018) [Journal article]Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a group of disorders in which aldosterone is excessively produced. These disorders can lead to hypertension, hypokalemia, hypervolemia and metabolic alkalosis. The prevalence of PA ranges from ... -
Update in diagnosis and management of primary aldosteronism : reply to a Letter to the Editor
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Update in heart rhythm abnormalities and indications for pacemaker after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
(2018) [Journal article]Objective: Rhythm abnormalities following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and indications for permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) were reviewed, which aren’t well established in the current guidelines. ... -
Upper limb revascularization with reversed vein graft and microvascular anastomoses after brachial artery aneurysm resection in a child with tuberous sclerosis
(2015) [Journal article]The authors present an unusual case of a 3-year-old girl who was diagnosed with a fast-growing brachial aneurysm due to tuberous sclerosis. The patient underwent aneurysm resection and microsurgical reconstruction with ... -
Uremic stomatitis in three patients and review of the literature
(2016) [Journal article]Uremic stomatitis is a rare disease that affects the oral mucosa, caused by acute or chronic advanced kidney failure. Of poorly known etiopathogenesis, the condition has been associated with high levels of salivary ammonia. ... -
Urgências em odontologia : um estudo retrospectivo
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Urgent dental care in the Brazilian public health system : learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for future situations
(2022) [Journal article]This ecological study described the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and socioeconomic development on the use and profile of urgent dental care (UDC). UDC rates per 100,000 inhabitants before (from March to June 2019) and ... -
Urinary albumin excretion rate and glomerular filtration rate in single-kidney type 2 diabetic patients
(1998) [Journal article]OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the urinary albumin excretion rate and the glomerular filtration rate of single-kidney type 2 diabetic patients and of single-kidney nondiabetic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients who had only ... -
Urinary peptidomics and bioinformatics for the detection of diabetic kidney disease
(2020) [Journal article]The aim of this study was to establish a peptidomic profle based on LC-MS/MS and random forest (RF) algorithm to distinguish the urinary peptidomic scenario of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with diferent stages ... -
Urinary soluble VCAM-1 is a useful biomarker of disease activity and treatment response in lupus nephritis
(2020) [Journal article]Introduction: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is involved in the progression of glomerular and tubulointerstitial injury in lupus nephritis (LN) and can be easily assessed in urine. The aim of this study was to ... -
Usage of digital learning object about breast cancer in primary health care
(2013) [Journal article]This was a study to evaluate the digital learning object about breast cancer in primary health care. This is a cross-sectional study non-compared, executed at a Health center in the south of Brazil with 16 members of a ... -
Usefulness of dermoscopy in the evaluation of patch test reactions
(2021) [Journal article]Background: Despite being widely used in different areas of dermatology, there have been fewstudies evaluating the benefit of dermoscopy in the interpretation of patch tests, especially inweak and doubtful reactions.Objectives: ... -
Use of 3D printing in preoperative planning and training for aortic endovascular repair and aortic valve disease
(2018) [Journal article]Introduction: Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become an affordable tool for assisting heart surgeons in the aorta endovascular field, both in surgical planning, education and training of residents and students. This ... -
Use of antibiotics in early childhood and dental enamel defects in 6- to 12-year-old children in primary health care
(2020) [Journal article]Dental enamel defects (DED) are lesions that occur due several factors. Proper care is needed to promote their treatment and prevention. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of DED in permanent teeth of ... -
Use of biodentine in the resolution of a failure in paraendodontic surgery
(2022) [Journal article]To present a clinical case report of successful endodontic retreatment, in a maxillary first molar, with symptomatic apical periodontitis in the mesiobuccal root that had already undergone endodontic treatment and ... -
Use of fibers in childhood constipation treatment : systematic review with meta-analysis
(2018) [Journal article]Objective: To gather current evidence on the use of fiber for constipation treatment in pediatric patients. Source of data: Systematic review with meta-analysis of studies identified through Pubmed, Embase, LILACS and ... -
Use of medications by breastfeeding women in the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study
(2020) [Journal article]Background: This study describes medication use by women up to 3 months postpartum and evaluates the association between medication use by women who were still breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum and weaning at 6 and 12 ... -
Use of medicines with unknown fetal risk among parturient women from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohort (Brazil)
(2012) [Journal article]Background. To estimate the exposure to medicines with unknown fetal risk during pregnancy and to analyze the maternal characteristics associated with it. Methods. A questionnaire was administered to 4,189 mothers of ...
