[Risk Factors for Delayed Discharge Due to Social Factors: A Retrospective Study].

Introduction: The hospital setting faces a rate of bed occupation by patients whose discharge is limited by other factors apart from clinical needs. This urges the need for an early identification of the patients at risk of delayed discharge due to social factors in order to reduce expenses and to add value that converts itself into the patient health. The aim of this study was to identify the demographic and clinical factors that may be associated with delayed discharge.

Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Misdiagnosed as Systemic Sclerosis.

Unlabelled: We present the case of a 53-year-old woman of Portuguese ancestry with a diagnosis of progressive systemic sclerosis (SSc), proposed for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Clinical re-evaluation when assessing eligibility for the procedure led to the alternative diagnosis of familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). We discuss the clinical presentations of FAP and SSc, focusing on their overlapping and distinguishing features.

Boundaries of a systemic disease: a protean presentation of giant cell arteritis.

A 60-year-old man was hospitalised with persistent fever, arm pain, dry cough and cholestasis. Diagnostic workup was remarkable for elevated inflammatory markers. Infectious diseases and autoimmune screening were negative.

Effects of Wastewater from Oil Exploration on Soil Mesofauna.

Wastewater from oil exploration may contain substances that can alter the diversity of soil organisms. This study evaluated whether produced water treated by filtration or reverse osmosis and glutaraldehyde from reverse osmosis treatments negatively affected the mesofauna in an irrigated area. In the field, irrigation with produced water treated by reverse osmosis and filtration influenced Hymenoptera and Cosmochthonius sp.

Insecticidal activity and chemical composition of volatile oils from Hyptis martiusii Benth.

The essential oils from leaves and inflorescences of Hyptis martiusii Benth were analyzed by GC-MS. Twenty-six compounds representing 93.2% of the essential oil of leaves were characterized; Delta-3-carene (22.