Publications by authors named "Paula R Ferreira"
Article Synopsis
- - Bacterial tracheitis (BT) is a rare but serious condition that can lead to severe airway obstruction, primarily exhibiting symptoms like stridor, fever, and rapid breathing, with a recent increase in respiratory distress cases.
- - A case study of a five-year-old boy highlights rapid clinical deterioration despite treatment attempts, including corticosteroids and nebulized epinephrine, ultimately requiring intubation due to respiratory failure.
- - The case emphasizes the need for healthcare professionals to recognize classic and evolving symptoms of BT and be prepared for immediate invasive interventions, as effective treatment can lead to significant recovery.
Introduction: Alcohol ingestion influences metabolism during a subsequent exercise session, as evidenced by increased blood lactate concentration during fixed-intensity exercise. Therefore, augmented blood concentrations of alcohol may interfere with the anaerobic metabolism during high-intensity, short-duration exercise bout, thereby leading to impaired athletic performance.
Objective: This study investigated whether the acute ingestion of alcohol as ethanol modulates performance parameters derived from the power-duration relationship in a 3-min all-out cycling test that allows for identifying the power output related to heavy and severe exercise intensities.
Acute fulminant cerebral edema (AFCE) is a recently identified encephalitis type associated with significant morbimortality. Described as rare, limited data exists on its early detection and treatment. This paper describes a case of AFCE that progressed to unresponsive intracranial hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe primary purpose of this study was to evaluate acute dose response of different intensities with total volume equalized during the abdominal crunch exercise on muscle thickness, echo-intensity, peak force, time under tension, total load lifted, and perception of effort in recreationally-trained participants. Fifteen resistance-trained participants (23 ± 3 years) performed the abdominal crunch exercise in one of two different resistance training (RT) protocols in a randomized order: RT (4 sets of 10RM / 1-min rest) or RT (1 set of 40RM). Muscle thickness (MT), echo-intensity (EI), peak force (PF), time under tension (TUT), total load lifted (TLL), and session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) were measured pre-test and post-test (0-min and 15-min).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to verify which of the different cutoff points of low muscle mass (LMM) based on appendicular lean mass (ALM) is associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (PMW).
Methods: Cross-sectional study. PMW (n = 355) were classified for the presence of osteoporosis (score <-2.