Ostracoda and foraminifera from Paleocene (Olinda well), Paraíba Basin, Brazilian Northeast.

Paleocene ostracods and planktonic foraminifera from the Maria Farinha Formation, Paraíba Basin, are herein presented. Eleven ostracod species were identified in the genera Cytherella Jones, Cytherelloidea Alexander, Eocytheropteron Alexander, Semicytherura Wagner, Paracosta Siddiqui, Buntonia Howe, Soudanella Apostolescu, Leguminocythereis Howe and, probably, Pataviella Liebau. The planktonic foraminifera are represented by the genera Guembelitria Cushman, Parvularugoglobigerina Hofker, Woodringina Loeblich and Tappan, Heterohelix Ehrenberg, Zeauvigerina Finlay, Muricohedbergella Huber and Leckie, and Praemurica Olsson, Hemleben, Berggren and Liu.

Postoperative management of severe acute anemia in a Jehovah's Witness.

Background: Low levels of hemoglobin (Hb) are not rare in patients who refuse blood components but this case is unique due to the severity of anemia and the possibility that her previous episode of acute normovolemic hemodilution has influenced her outcome.

Case Report: We report an incident involving acute blood loss after surgery with an extremely low hematocrit. Despite her Hb levels (2.

Propofol-induced sleep: polysomnographic evaluation of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and controls.

Objective: The localization of upper airway obstruction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may optimize treatment. Nasoendoscopy during propofol sedation allows such an evaluation, but the effect of this drug on respiratory patterns and muscle relaxation is unknown. The objective of the present study was to determine through polysomnography whether propofol would change sleep parameters.

[Febrile neutropenia in patients with breast cancer submitted to chemotherapy: a 12-year experience].

Purpose: To identify the characteristics of patients with breast cancer who developed febrile neutropenia and to establish risk factors for its incidence and parameters for an unfavorable evolution.

Patients And Methods: A case-control study was performed and included 65 patients: 13 patients presented febrile neutropenia and four controls per case matched by: date and number of previous chemotherapy cycles, drugs and doses used. The clinical and laboratory data were obtained from medical records.