Salud y medio ambiente

Erradicación microbasurales y difusión de cultura de entornoFloraciones algales nocivas (FAN): ¿Cómo se vigilan y controlan las intoxicaciones en Chile?Medioambiente y salud en el pregrado: desafío pendienteNiveles de dioxinas y furanos en leche matern

Usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage in suspect COVID-19 repeatedly negative swab test and interstitial lung disease

The diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relies on nasopharyngeal swab, which shows a 20–30% risk of false negativity [1]. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is reported to be useful in patients with pulmonary interstitial infiltrates on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). We investigated the usefulness of BAL in symptomatic patients with positive HRCT and a repeatedly negative swab test (‘grey zone’)

Post-mortem artifacts caused by the water beetle Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) on a corpse found in a pond in Región de La Araucanía, Chile

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Invecchiamento e tiroide

Ageing is associated with the gradual, functional reduction of a number of organs, including some endocrine glands (i.e. the thyroid). to identify the clinical conditions derived from these progressive modifications can be very difficult for the frequent observation of unclear, ambiguous signs and symptoms, usually interpreted as part of the physiological ageing process. the classical clinical aspects may be mixed up with the coexistence of several confounding factors, such acute and chronic illness and drug therapies. thyroid diseases are highly prevalent in the elderly and present some certain features; interestingly, the subclinical thyroid dysfunctions require major attentions in this specific category of patients, elderly people, because they are often associated with significant morbidity