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“Similia Similibus Curentur”: The scientific grounding of the homeopathic therapeutic principle through the systematic study of the rebound effect of modern drugs
Marcus Zulian Teixeira
Clinics. 2022;77C:100091
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Highlights

  • Homeopathy employs the principle of therapeutic similitude as a method of treatment.

  • Primary action of drugs is followed by secondary and opposite reaction of the organism.

  • This secondary and opposite reaction of the organism is namely the rebound effect of drugs.

  • Homeopathy employs the rebound effect of drugs in a therapeutic way.

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Reference percentiles for bioimpedance body composition parameters of healthy individuals: A cross-sectional study
Marina Azambuja Amaral, Eduardo Mundstock, Camila H. Scarpatto, Wilson Cañon-Montañez, Rita Mattiello
Clinics. 2022;77C:100078
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Highlights

  • Body composition is considered an important predictor in different clinical and health promotion scenarios.

  • This is the first study to describe the reference values of body composition composed of a sample of Brazilians stratified by different life cycles, sex, and race.

  • This is the first study that includes the evaluation of all parameters of body composition assessed from electrical bioimpedance.

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Medical errors, medical negligence and defensive medicine: A narrative review
Ivan Dieb Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara
Clinics. 2022;77C:100053
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  • This article defines medical errors and medical responsibility from a Brazilian perspective.

  • This article calls attention to the risks of medical liability and the unethical use of defensive medicine.

  • The authors propose some procedures and attitudes to avoid medical errors like the use of technology at the bedside and computer-based protocols.

  • The authors state that a good and ethical medical practice can avoid medical liability.

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Sudden unexpected death in Parkinson's disease: Insights from clinical practice
Fulvio A. Scorza, Marcia Guimarães-Marques, Mariana Nejm, Antônio Carlos G. de Almeida, Carla A. Scorza, Ana C. Fiorini, Josef Finsterer
Clinics. 2022;77C:100001
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Cognitive-behavioral group therapy for women with hypoactive sexual desire: A pilot randomized study
Théo Lerner, Vicente Renato Bagnoli, Elsa Aida Gay de Pereyra, Lucivanda Pontes Fonteles, Isabel Cristina Esposito Sorpreso, José Maria Soares Júnior, Edmund Chada Baracat
Clinics. 2022;77C:100054
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  • Group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) have a positive influence on women's sexuality.

  • Group CBT was shown to be an effective tool for treating Hypoactive Sexual desire disorder in women.

  • Group CBT can be a short-term focal intervention carried out by gynecologists specialized in sexual health.

  • Group CBT can be used in a high-complexity care setting.

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Maternal vaccination as an additional approach to improve the protection of the nursling: Anti-infective properties of breast milk
Yingying Zheng, Simone Correa-Silva, Patricia Palmeira, Magda Carneiro-Sampaio
Clinics. 2022;77C:100093
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  • Human milk is an essential source of immunonutrients for the nursing infant.

  • Maternal vaccination provides specific IgA and IgG antibodies in breast milk.

  • Milk from vaccinated mothers contains anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that may protect the infant.

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Sex differences in Parkinson's Disease: An emerging health question
Luiz Philipe de Souza Ferreira, Rafael André da Silva, Matheus Marques Mesquita da Costa, Vinicius Moraes de Paiva Roda, Santiago Vizcaino, Nilma R.L.L. Janisset, Renata Ramos Vieira, José Marcos Sanches, ... Manuel de Jesus Simões
Clinics. 2022;77C:100121
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Targeted massively parallel sequencing panel to diagnose genetic endocrine disorders in a tertiary hospital
Amanda M. Narcizo, Lais C. Cardoso, Anna F.F. Benedetti, Alexander A.L. Jorge, Mariana F.A. Funari, Barbara L. Braga, Monica M. Franca, Luciana R. Montenegro, ... Berenice B. Mendonca
Clinics. 2022;77C:100132
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Highlights

  • The multigenic panel effectively diagnoses patients with endocrine diseases.

  • It is the first panel to diagnose a broad spectrum of endocrine diseases using TMPS.

  • This panel helps the visualization of molecular pathways behind endocrine conditions.

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Efficacy and safety of potassium-competitive acid blockers versus proton pump inhibitors as Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Mengran Zhang, Mingge Pang, Mei Zhang
Clinics. 2022;77C:100058
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  • The efficacy of P-CAB-based triple therapy is superior to that of PPI-based triple therapy as a first-line approach to H. pylori eradication, particularly in Japanese patients.

  • P-CABs were not superior to PPIs as a salvage triple eradication therapy.

  • The safety and tolerability of P-CAB are comparable to PPI in H. pylori triple eradication therapies.

  • Further large RCTs conducted in multiple regions and countries are necessary.

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A meta-analysis of the effect of Sjögren′s syndrome on adverse pregnancy outcomes
Baoqing Geng, Keyue Zhang, Xianqian Huang, Yong Chen
Clinics. 2022;77C:100140
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  • Dry syndrome can increase the risk of spontaneous abortion and preterm delivery.

  • Dry syndrome can increase the risk of low birth weight and birth defects.

  • Clinics should provide comprehensive prenatal counseling and testing for the patients.

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Comparing dextrose prolotherapy with other substances in knee osteoarthritis pain relief: A systematic review
Vitor Santos Cortez, Walter Augusto Moraes, João Victor Taba, Alberto Condi, Milena Oliveira Suzuki, Fernanda Sayuri do Nascimento, Leonardo Zumerkorn Pipek, Vitoria Carneiro de Mattos, ... Leandro Ryuchi Iuamoto
Clinics. 2022;77C:100037
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  • Dextrose injections promote deposition of collagen into injured structures through growth factors and inflammatory cells.

  • Dextrose-prolotherapy is a useful treatment method, but it is not superior or inferior to its counterparts.

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Comparative effects of fractional radiofrequency and microneedling on the genitalia of postmenopausal women: Histological and clinical changes
Rafaella Rêgo Maia, Ayane Cristine Sarmento, Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva, Eneida de Morais Carreiro, Stephany Luanna Queiroga Farias, Ciro Dantas Soares, Patrícia Froes Meyer, Ana Katherine Gonçalves
Clinics. 2022;77C:100117
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Highlights

  • Radiofrequency is effective in flaccidity.

  • Radiofrequency provokes collagen remodeling.

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Hemodynamic depression after carotid surgery: Incidence, risk factors and outcomes
Lauro A.C. Bogniotti, Marcelo P. Teivelis, Francisco A.M. Cardozo, Bruno Caramelli, Nelson Wolosker, Pedro Puech-Leão, Nelson De Luccia, Daniela Calderaro
Clinics. 2022;77C:100090
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  • Incidence of Hemodynamic Depression was 54.4% in 237 carotid surgeries.

  • Asymptomatic carotid stenosis and endovascular surgery were predictors of HD.

  • Hypotension requiring continuous vasopressor infusion was associated with MACE.

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Guillain-Barre syndrome related to SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations
Josef Finsterer, Carla A. Scorza, Fulvio A. Scorza
Clinics. 2022;77C:100113
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Quality of life in patients with malignant pleural effusion treated with an indwelling pleural catheter in an emerging country
Leticia Leone Lauricella, Paula Duarte D'Ambrosio, Priscila Berenice da Costa, Marcia Cristina Augusto, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, Ricardo Mingarini Terra
Clinics. 2022;77C:100063
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  • Indwelling pleural catheter represents a suitable option for patients with malignant pleural effusion and short life expectancy. It relieves respiratory symptoms without compromising the quality of life, and the complication rate is low, even in an emerging country, with a low socioeconomic and under-educated patient population. The rate of spontaneous pleurodesis was 45%. The analysis of the visual analog scale showed significant control of dyspnea (p = 0.001), but pain and quality of life did not change significantly.

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Cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of economic evaluation studies
Carmen Phang Romero Casas, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro de Albuquerque, Rafaela Borge Loureiro, Angela Maria Gollner, Marina Gonçalves de Freitas, Graciela Paula do Nascimento Duque, Juliana Yukari Kodaira Viscondi
Clinics. 2022;77C:100080
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  • Screening and early detection programs are a cornerstone of cervical cancer prevention.

  • Human papillomavirus DNA-based testing reduced the incidence of CC below per capita GDP.

  • Cost-effectiveness of HPV testing versus cytology in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

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We need to talk about critical care in Brazil
Luiz Alberto Cerqueira Batista Filho, Varinder Kaur Randhawa, Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Marcelo Rocha Coimbra
Clinics. 2022;77C:100096
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Is 12 months enough to reach function after athletes’ ACL reconstruction: a prospective longitudinal study
Ellen Cristina Rodrigues Felix, Angelica Castilho Alonso, Guilherme Carlos Brech, Tiago Lazzaretti Fernandes, Adriano Marques de Almeida, Natália Mariana Silva Luna, Jose Maria Soares-Junior, Edmund Chada Baracat, ... Júlia Maria D'Andrea Greve
Clinics. 2022;77C:100092
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  • Anterior cruciate ligament injury is disabling in several sports.

  • nterior cruciate ligament injury causes knee instability and functional deficit.

  • Usually, surgical treatments produce best functional outcomes.

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Risk factors of transplant renal artery stenosis in kidney transplant recipients
Gabriel Kanhouche, Gustavo Rocha Feitosa Santos, Henry Campos Orellana, Attilio Galhardo, Ana Carolina Buso Faccinetto, Manoela Linhares Machado Barteczko, Luiz Sérgio F. de Carvalho, Julia Bernardi Taddeo, ... Adriano Henrique Pereira Barbosa
Clinics. 2022;77C:100087
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Highlights

  • TRAS is the most common vascular complication after kidney transplantation.

  • Delayed graft function increases more than 3 times the chance of developing TRAS.

  • Diabetes mellitus and DGF are independent risk factors for post-anastomotic TRAS.

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Risk of osteoporotic fracture in women using the FRAX tool with and without bone mineral density score in patients followed at a tertiary outpatient clinic ‒ An observational study
Maria Helena Sampaio Favarato, Maria Flora de Almeida, Arnaldo Lichtenstein, Milton de Arruda Martins, Mario Ferreira Junior
Clinics. 2022;77C:100015
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Highlights

  • FRAX without BD moderately to strongly correlates to FRAX with BD and tends to superestime 10-year fracture risk prediction.

  • FRAX without BD is reliable and sensitive as a screening tool even in multimorbid patients.

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