[Health guidance through theater: an experience account].

Theater could be considered as a dramatic game and as an educational method, because it reaches the child as a whole, encompassing creativity and learning through entertainment. This article is a report of nursing students' experience in guiding children through theater in a public nursery located in the interior of São Paulo state. The objective was to report on the benefits of using theatre with children.

Duodenal hematoma following endoscopic duodenal biopsy: a case report and review of the existing literature.

Duodenal hematoma is a rare complication of endoscopic duodenal biopsy that occurs mainly in children or adults with impaired coagulation. The clinical presentation consists of signs of intestinal obstruction, and pancreatitis and direct hyperbilirubinemia are possible complications caused by ampullary obstruction. A case of a six-year-old girl who presented with a duodenal hematoma and acute pancreatitis after having an endoscopic duodenal biopsy is reported.

Comparative study of bacterial infection prevalence between cirrhotic patients with and without upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Bacterial infection is a frequent complication in patients with chronic liver disease, mainly during the advanced stages. There is evidence that the main factors that contribute to a predisposition to infection in cirrhotic patients are related to hepatic failure with consequent immunodeficiency. Invasive procedures (diagnostic or therapeutic) can predispose to bacterial infections, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) is considered a potentially important risk factor.

Role of lysosomes on human ulcerogenic gastropathies. Effect of zinc ion on the lysosomal stability.

Numerous conditions are involved in the equilibrium between protective and aggressive factors for gastric mucosa injuring. Among them the lysosomal membrane stability plays a very important role in the inflammatory process. Zinc ion is a well-known lysosomal membrane stabilizer.

[Holistic practice in nursing: problems, experiences and potentials].

This work aims at seeking possibilities of advances in Nursing through intimate, daily and social holopraxis. We believe that holopraxis favors a better view of health/illness process and, consequently, it results in upgrading health care delivery quality, allowing partial or total difficulties overcome in Nursing exercise.