TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of elective medications and procedures on the ocular surface.

The word "elective" refers to medications and procedures undertaken by choice or with a lower grade of prioritization. Patients usually use elective medications or undergo elective procedures to treat pathologic conditions or for cosmetic enhancement, impacting their lifestyle positively and, thus, improving their quality of life. However, those interventions can affect the homeostasis of the tear film and ocular surface.

Secular trends in hip fractures in adults over 50 years old: a retrospective analysis of hospital admissions to the Brazilian Public Health System from 2004 to 2013.

Unlabelled: This was a retrospective observational study to determine the secular trends in osteoporosis hip fractures in Brazil from 2004 to 2013. The fracture rates were stable for both sexes, and there was not a secular trend. Fractures were predominant in the South and Southeast Regions.

Quality of life after sialendoscopy: prospective non-randomized study.

Background: The symptomatic (swelling and pain) salivary gland obstructions are caused by sialolithiasis and salivary duct stenosis, negatively affecting quality of life (QOL), with almost all candidates for clinical measures and minimally invasive sialendoscopy. The impact of sialendoscopy treatment on the QOL has been little addressed nowadays. The objective is to prospectively evaluate the impact of sialendoscopy on the quality of life of patients undergoing sialendoscopy due to benign salivary obstructive diseases, measured through QOL questionnaires of xerostomia degree, the oral health impact profile and post sialendoscopy satisfaction questionnaires.

Health-related quality of life after gastric cancer treatment in Brazil: Narrative review and reflections.

In Brazil, gastric cancer is the third most common type of cancer among men and fifth among women, with an estimated 13360 new cases among men and 7870 among women each year during the 2020-2022 period. This study presents reflections and attempts to add knowledge to the theme of quality of life (QoL) in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma and describes some of its characteristics in three regions of Brazil, with an evaluation of the disease's impacts in various dimensions of life, as reported by the patients themselves. We performed a narrative review of the literature and a data analysis of studies on QoL in Brazilian patients treated for gastric adenocarcinoma from three different cities in three geographic regions: Brasília (the midwest), Jaú (the southeast), and Macapá (the north).

Comparability of corneal thickness and opacity depth assessed by OCT and UBM.

Objective: To compare the measurement of central thickness and depth of involvement of opacity-bearing corneas at different intensities (mild, moderate, and dense) using different instruments: Visante and Optovue OCTs, ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), and ultrasound pachymetry (central thickness).

Methods: Sample of 102 eyes: 70 eyes (68.63 %) with corneal opacity; 32 eyes (31.

Antibiotic treatment for patients with amniotic fluid "sludge" to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: A historically controlled observational study.

Introduction: Amniotic fluid "sludge" has been associated with an increased rate of spontaneous preterm delivery before 35 weeks, a higher frequency of clinical and histologic chorioamnionitis in a high-risk population. Only one study evaluating the use of antibiotics in the presence of amniotic fluid "sludge" showed reduced rates of spontaneous preterm birth at <34 weeks. The objective of this study was to evaluate routine antibiotic treatment in the presence of amniotic fluid "sludge" for prevention of preterm delivery.

TFOS DEWS II iatrogenic report.

Dry eye can be caused by a variety of iatrogenic interventions. The increasing number of patients looking for eye care or cosmetic procedures involving the eyes, together with a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of dry eye disease (DED), have led to the need for a specific report about iatrogenic dry eye within the TFOS DEWS II. Topical medications can cause DED due to their allergic, toxic and immuno-inflammatory effects on the ocular surface.

Cerebral microvascular blood flow and CO reactivity in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Hypocapnia and endothelial dysfunction might impair microvascular cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebrovascular reactivity to CO (CVR). Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characteristically associated with chronic alveolar hyperventilation and microvascular endothelial dysfunction. We therefore determined CBF (pre-frontal blood flow index (BFI) by the indocyanine green-near infrared spectroscopy methodology) during hypocapnia and hypercapnia in 25 PAH patients and 10 gender- and age-matched controls.

Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on exercise ventilatory efficiency in heart failure.

Background: Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) coexistence increases morbidity and mortality. The intercept of ventilation (VEint) on the VE vs. carbon dioxide production (VCO2) relationship during exercise has been found to vary in proportion with dead space (VD) in HF.

Physiotherapeutic approach in early and late post-menopausal Brazilian women.

To evaluate changes in joints after physiotherapy in post-menopausal women, specifically to identify clinical responses to the measurements of flexibility, functional capacity and joint pain in early and late post-menopausal women at a multi-disciplinary health education programme. A total of 69 women participated in the Integral Program for the Attention to Climacteric Women at the Department of Gynecology - Federal University of Sao Paulo and were sorted into two groups of early (n = 32) and late (n = 37) post-menopause. The average age of menopause was 47.

Relationship between vocal symptoms in college students and their possible causes.

Introduction:  Studies to understand the vocal profile of a population are important to plan collective health measures. The prevalence of vocal symptoms can be indicative of vocal disorder and must be investigated to support measures to prevent vocal diseases.

Aim:  To characterize vocal symptoms in college students and their possible causes, and to analyze the association between hoarseness, vocal fatigue, phlegm, and burning in the throat with the possible causes mentioned.

Antioxidant intake among Brazilian adults--the Brazilian Osteoporosis Study (BRAZOS): a cross-sectional study.

Background: Antioxidant nutrient intake and the lesser formation of free radicals seem to contribute to chronic diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the intake profile of the main dietary antioxidants in a representative sample of the adult Brazilian population and discuss the main consequences of a low intake of these micronutrients on overall health.

Methods: The sample comprised 2344 individuals aged 40 years or older from 150 cities and was based on a probabilistic sample from official data.

Kinetics of skeletal muscle O2 delivery and utilization at the onset of heavy-intensity exercise in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Impaired O(2) delivery relative to O(2) demands at the onset of exercise might influence the response profile of muscle fractional O(2) extraction (≅Δ[deoxy-Hb/Mb] by near-infrared spectroscopy) either by accelerating its rate of increase or creating an "overshoot" (OS) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We therefore assessed the kinetics of O(2) uptake [Formula: see text] Δ[deoxy-Hb/Mb] in the vastus lateralis, and heart rate (HR) at the onset of heavy-intensity exercise in 14 females with PAH (connective tissue disease, IPAH, portal hypertension, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and 11 age- and gender-matched controls. Patients had slower [Formula: see text] and HR dynamics than controls (τ[Formula: see text] = 62.

Electronystagmography versus videonystagmography.

Unlabelled: Electronystagmography (ENG) and videonystagmography (VNG) are eye movement recording methods used for the evaluation of balance disorders.

Aim: To compare literature information on the similarities, differences, advantages e disadvantages between ENG and VNG.

Materials And Methods: review of the scientific literature.

Influence of respiratory pressure support on hemodynamics and exercise tolerance in patients with COPD.

Inspiratory pressure support (IPS) plus positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ventilation might potentially interfere with the "central" hemodynamic adjustments to exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Twenty-one non- or mildly-hypoxemic males (FEV(1) = 40.1 +/- 10.

Long-term follow-up of orthokeratology corneal reshaping using wavefront aberrometry and contrast sensitivity.

Purpose: To evaluate changes in ocular wavefront aberrations and contrast sensitivity during 1-year follow-up of overnight orthokeratology.

Methods: Prospective study of 26 eyes that underwent orthokeratology with the BE lens design. Wavefront measurements were analyzed at baseline and after 1, 8, 30, 90, 180, and 365 nights of orthokeratology for a 6.

Clinical value of anthropometric estimates of leg lean volume in nutritionally depleted and non-depleted patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

This study aimed to investigate the clinical usefulness of an anthropometrically based method for estimating leg lean volume (LLV) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who presented or not with nutritional depletion. We prospectively evaluated a group of forty-eight patients (thirty-eight males) with moderate to severe COPD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung disease stages II-IV) who underwent a 6 min walking test and knee isokinetic dynamometry. Leg lean mass (muscle mass plus bone) was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) with derivation of its respective volume: these values were compared with those obtained by the truncated cones method first described by Jones and Pearson in 1969.

Bubble and corneal dimple formation after the first overnight wear of an orthokeratology lens: a case series.

Purpose: To report the first documented case series of bubbles and corneal dimples associated with corneal reshaping after the first overnight wear of an orthokeratology lens.

Methods: Three cases of transient corneal dimples are described after the first overnight use of the Be Free orthokeratology lens (BE; Ultravision Pty. Ltd.

Corneal changes and wavefront analysis after orthokeratology fitting test.

Purpose: To evaluate corneal changes and ocular aberrations during an orthokeratology test.

Design: A prospective, nonrandomized cohort study.

Methods: Fourteen myopic patients (26 eyes) underwent an orthokeratology fitting test with the BE contact lens (Ultravision Pty, Ltd, Brisbane, Australia).

Renoduodenal fistula after renal tumor ablation with radiofrequency.

Purpose: To report a renoduodenal fistula after renal tumor ablation with radiofrequency (RFA).

Methods: A 1-inch right anterior renal cell carcinoma was subjected to percutaneous RFA under sedation. We used a 14-gauge probe guided by ultrasonographic images in real time.

Correlation between fiberoptic nasal endoscopy and acoustic rhinometry in adults without nasal complaints.

Background: Acoustic rhinometry indirectly calculates cross-sectional areas of the nose at various locations from the nostrils and the total volume of the nasal cavity. These parameters are calculated from an area-distance curve displayed by the device.

Methods: Seventy-seven adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years who had no nasal complaints were examined by acoustic rhinometry and fiberoptic nasal endoscopy in an attempt to compare and correlate areas of nasal narrowing detected by these two methods.

Partially hydrolyzed guar gum increases intestinal absorption of iron in growing rats with iron deficiency anemia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) dietary fiber towards intestinal iron absorption, for dietary intake and on the growth of rats with iron deficiency anemia in comparison to those fed on a diet with cellulose and without dietary fiber.

Materials And Methods: Male Wistar rats (n=24) weaned at 21 days were fed with AIN93-G diet without iron for 2 weeks in order to induce iron deficiency anemia. At 36 days old, the anemic rats were divided into three groups: (1) PHGG group-100g of PHGG per kg of diet; (2) Cellulose group-100g of cellulose per kg of diet; (3) Control group-diet without dietary fiber.

Number of objectives and conclusions in dissertations and thesis.

Purpose: To analyze the number of objectives and conclusions presented in dissertations and thesis defended at Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista School of Medicine (UNIFESP-EPM).

Methods: It was realized a search in the master degree dissertations and doctor degree thesis defended at Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista School of Medicine in the years 2002 and 2003 that were found available in the central library of this university.

Results: From 723 master dissertations analyzed, 62 (8.

Short-term effects of aerobic training in the clinical management of moderate to severe asthma in children.

Background: Aerobic training has a number of well known beneficial effects in both normal and asthmatic children. However, the impact of training on the clinical management of the underlying bronchial asthma remains controversial, particularly in the most severe patients.

Methods: Clinical evaluation, spirometric tests, symptom limited maximum exercise testing, and exercise challenge tests were performed in a group of children with stable moderate to severe asthma.