Telemonitoring as a Telehealth strategy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in a Brazilian capital.

Objective: This study aimed to describe and analyze the process of creating and implementing telemonitoring services for COVID-19 cases, focusing on strengths and weaknesses.

Methods: A single case study incorporating qualitative and quantitative data using descriptive and exploratory approach was performed from 24 March 2020 to 24 March 2021 in a Brazilian capital city. Data collection took place through interviews, document analysis, and direct observation.

Assessment of the Performance of Orthopedic Residents in Clinical Practice.

 To evaluate the performance of orthopedic residents while conducting clinical examinations.  The Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) was applied by three teaching doctors at four different moments. The instrument was adapted by the authors for use in orthopedics, with the development of descriptors for each evaluated skill.

Educational Environment Assessment by Multiprofessional Residency Students: New Horizons Based on Evidence from the DREEM.

Introduction: The multiprofessional residency in health (MRH) is in its initial stage situated in the long history of the Brazilian and worldwide health system. There are few published analytical data on the teaching environment as perceived by residents. Roff et al.

A Novel Missense GLA Mutation (p.G35V) Detected in Hemodialysis Screening Leads to Severe Systemic Manifestations of Fabry Disease in Men and Women.

Background/aims: Fabry disease (FD), an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder, leads to accumulation of globotriaosylceramide. Screening in dialysis patients may identify genetic variants of unknown clinical significance. We aimed to characterize the pathogenicity of a novel GLA gene mutation identified during hemodialysis screening and the histologic findings of early Fabry nephropathy.

Neurotoxicity following the Ingestion of Bilimbi Fruit () in an End-Stage Renal Disease Patient on Hemodialysis.

Introduction: The toxic effects of the ingestion of star fruit in chronic kidney disease patients are well described in the literature. Recently, the compound caramboxin has been isolated, explaining the mechanisms of its neurotoxicity. Bilimbi fruit belongs to the family Oxalidaceae, species, and exhibits similar biochemical characteristics to star fruit.

Prevalence of chronic renal disease in adults attended by the family health strategy.

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an important Brazilian public health issue that has as main etiologies, arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM). The precocious diagnosis is important, because it allows the implementation of preventive measures that retard or interrupt the progression to the most advanced stages of the CKD.

Objective: Identify the prevalence and the associated factors to the CKD among adults served by the Family Health Strategy (FHS).

Script concordance test in medical schools in Brazil: possibilities and limitations.

Context And Objective: Routine use of the script concordance test (SCT) is not common in Brazilian universities. This study aimed to analyze application of the SCT in the medical school of a Brazilian university.

Design And Setting: Quantitative, analytical and descriptive study in the medical school of a Brazilian university.

Development of clinical reasoning in an undergraduate medical program at a Brazilian university.

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE The cognitive processes relating to the development of clinical reasoning are only partially understood, which explains the difficulties in teaching this skill in medical courses. This study aimed to understand how clinical reasoning develops among undergraduate medical students. DESIGN AND SETTING Quantitative and qualitative exploratory descriptive study conducted at the medical school of Universidade Federal de Goiás.

Nutritional status and interdialytic weight gain of chronic hemodialysis patients.

Introduction: The nutritional status (NS) of patients on hemodialysis (HD) is a major concern and challenge. Malnutrition is common in these patients and is related to poorer clinical outcomes.

Objectives: To assess the association between the NS and the interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on HD.