How to obtain coagulation times?
Coagulation is the result of a coordinated interaction of blood proteins, circulating cells, cells of the vasculature and proteins of the extracellular matrix in the vessel wall. This complex mechanism makes it difficult to evaluate in the laboratory, which is limited only to measuring circulating coagulation proteins and circulating cells, while the vascular elements are not measurable.
How does excess food damage cognition?
The brain structures and neural networks that mediate spatial navigation, decision making, sociality and creativity evolved, in part, to allow success in the acquisition of food.
What is narcolepsy?
Narcolepsy was originally described towards the end of the 19th century and since then it has been possible to characterize more, having established its foundations, with a certain understanding of its biology. It is important to emphasize that currently, the treatments are better and wider, facilitating their management and thus improving the quality of life of patients.
Diabetes insipidus: diagnosis and treatment
Diabetes insipidus is a rare but treatable condition that usually occurs with polydipsia and polyuria. But distinguishing these symptoms from the symptoms of primary polydipsia, diabetes mellitus and other causes of frequency without polyuria can be very difficult. Diabetes insipidus is rare, with a prevalence of 1 in 25,000 people.
Síndrome de intestino irritable con constipación y su tratamiento
El Síndrome del Intestino Irritable (SII) es un trastorno funcional digestivo, que se caracteriza clínicamente por la asociación de hinchazón, dolor/molestia abdominal y alteraciones en el hábito deposicional que puede variar desde estreñimiento, diarrea o ambos.
Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and its treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a digestive functional disorder, which is characterized clinically by the association of swelling, abdominal pain / discomfort and alterations in the depositional habit that can vary from constipation, diarrhea or both.
How to care of your laboratory instruments?
Laboratory instruments are indispensable in the work of experimentation and research of varied areas of knowledge such as medicine, biology, physics and chemistry. Therefore, it is not surprising that laboratories in these areas have diverse materials, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, since they enable the realization of the relevant activities, which are crucial for the development and production of advances as well as scientific knowledge However, like many other equipment and instruments, they require specific care and maintenance, since the quality of the investigations depends on it.
Physical therapy in the anterior cruciate ligament injury
The lesions of the anterior cruciate ligament have become frequent in the population, which has become an object of study of great importance, as well as its treatment has become a great challenge for health professionals. The symptoms are varied, being, limitation and joint instability, pain and muscle weakness which mostly limits the patient to perform their daily activities.
Peridontal diseases and puberty
Frequently in the periodontal consultations adolescent or preadolescent patients with generalized gingivitis are received. Generally, they are accompanied by parents and presenting very poor oral hygiene. The cases are quite interesting since, depending on the profile of each patient, oral health will also present different responses over the years.
Sleep deficit and cardiometabolic risk
Sleeping less than 7 hours a night is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, especially due to cardiovascular diseases.