GIANT CELL TUMOR OF THE TENDON SHEATH: A CASE REPORT

Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath is the most common tumor of the hand. Are many theories of its development incluiding that is a neoplasia and/or inflammatory process. This is why is important to remote it by a trained physician. We presents a patient who consulted to minorsurgey  department of the Sotero del Rio Hospital sent by the primary care physician with a tumor in the second phalanx right hand.

Estudio de la Prevalencia de Retinopatía Diabética en una Comuna Rural

Se estudiaron prospectivamente, con igual protocolo de estudio, 193 pacientes portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 durante el año 2006, procedentes del Centro de Salud Rinconada, y correspondientes al 98% de la prevalencia esperada (5%) para determinar las características clínicas de estos en lo relativo a la presencia de retinopatía diabética, mediante oftalmoscopia directa con midriasis farmacológica. Se encontró una prevalencia de retinopatía diabética del 22%, situación que se presentaba con mayor frecuencia a medida que empeoraba el control metabólico, medido con hemoglobina glicosilada A1c, y con el tiempo de evolución de la enfermedad, expresado como años de diagnosticó. Adicionalmente, se encontró la microalbuminuria como factor de riesgo a tener presente en el estadio de la afección. Se refuerza el concepto de pesquisa asociado a derivabilidad de la patología en cuestión con el consiguiente ahorro de recursos oftalmólogo.

FAMILY MEDICINE HEALTH CENTRE MANAGEMENT: A FAMILY PHYSITIAN PRACTICE VIEW

This article describes some practical’ tips to improve the organization and administration of the patientflow in aFamily Medicine Health Centrehasecl an intemationalexperience and the authors experience inprimaiy care in Chile. It is an introduction to the subject, hopingthat some of these ideas can be put into practice in the not too distant future.
 

Actualización en Clínica: Fotoenvenjecimiento

Photoaging is considered as a group of clinical manifestations due to chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet irradiation (UV). Although it ‘spathophysiology is not totally clean reactive oxygen species are known to be generated by UV radiation causing dermic damage, as well as an augmentation in transcription of metallioproteinases (MMPs) due to radiation UV: MMPs produce damage in extracellular matrix and accumulates tissue damage; all that conducing to photoaging Multiple treatments have bemproposed to stop damagingeects  UV Amongthem, reducing skin exposure to UV radiation remains as the most importan,  followed by the use of antioxidants and treatments which moderate gene expression of MMPs. However, we are only able to diminish photoagingdamage since a specific tmatment to photoaging has not yet been found.

Enfrentamiento de Tos Crónica en el Adulto en Atención Primaria

Cough is a respiratory reflex, or defensive mechanism, that allows to eliminate thepresentmaterial in the bronchial tree to maintain its permeability. It is chronic when itperszsts by more than 8 weeks. It has a prevalence of23% in healthy people and nonsmokers. 13% of older peoplehave chronic cough, and it is described as the mostfrequent ambulatory cansultatiorz,predominantly in women. The reason to consult is the fear to steer an oncogenk disease, also the secondary upheavals to thepersistent cough,like bad sleeping, synco and urinary incontinence in women. Thepnzsent review shows the dOrential diagnosis ofthronic cough and their management accarrlingto the consensus ofthe evidence and to the possibilities at primazy care