SummaryBackground: The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the elderly is high. Most are asymptomatic and the sensitivity of the physical exam is low. In Brazil, little is known in regard to PAD risk factors in the elderly.
BackgroundData on the current situation of nuclear medicine practices in cardiology in
Brazil are scarce. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has
recommended eight "good practices" to minimize patients' ionizing radiation
exposure during myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS).ObjectivesTo assess the adoption of the eight good practices in MPS in Brazil.MethodsCross-sectional study with data obtained by use of a questionnaire. All
hypothesis tests performed considered a significance level of 5%.ResultsWe observed that 100% of the nuclear medicine services (NMS) assessed do not
use thallium-201 as the preferred protocol. Regarding the use of
technetium-99m, 57% of the NMS administer activities above the threshold
recommended by the IAEA (36 mCi) or achieve an effective dose greater than
15 millisievert (mSv). The abbreviated stress-only myocardial perfusion
imaging is not employed by 94% of the NMS; thus, only 19% count on
strategies to reduce the radioactive doses. Approximately 52% of the NMS
reported always performing dose adjustment for patient's weight, while 35%
administer poorly calculated doses in the one-day protocol.ConclusionA considerable number of NMS in Brazil have not adopted at least six
practices recommended by the IAEA. Despite the difficulties found in nuclear
practice in some Brazilian regions, almost all obstacles observed can be
overcome with no cost increase, emphasizing the importance of developing
strategies for adopting "good practices" when performing MPS.
A lei Maria da Penha, em sua redação original, previu a possibilidade de criação de “centros de educação e de reabilitação para os agressores”. Porém, a implementação desses mecanismos ainda está muito aquém das necessidades registradas. Não há consenso sobre a importância de se investir na execução de trabalhos junto a homens autores de violência, estabelecendo-se, muitas vezes, um debate polarizado entre os diversos atores sociais. Neste artigo, buscamos identificar os argumentos mobilizados para justificar a implementação dos serviços, bem como aqueles que funcionam como obstáculos, partindo da análise de documentos e catorze entrevistas realizadas com colaboradoras/es que se autodeclararam feministas ou pró-feministas e que participaram em atividades de formulação e monitoramento da lei Maria da Penha e/ou nos trabalhos de implantação e implementação dos serviços de responsabilização e educação no país. Ao final, destacamos a importância do enfrentamento efetivo deste debate na esfera pública, a fim de contribuir para a consolidação de uma política nacional de atenção a homens autores de violência doméstica contra as mulheres.
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