Revista de Ciências da Saúde da Amazônia
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A Revista de Ciências da Saúde da Amazônia / Amazonia Health Science Journal, publicação semestral (Agosto/Fevereiro) oficial da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), tem como objetivo divulgar artigos científicos que contribuam para o conhecimento acadêmico e profissional das áreas das ciências da saúde.
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Item Análise quantitativa dos antígenos de superfície do vírus da hepatite B em portadores de hepatite B em associação com vírus da hepatite D no Amazonas(Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, 2019-01-21) Araújo, Ana Ruth Silva de; Souza, Anthony Reis Mello de; Lira, Edson da Fonseca de; Novais, Maria Auxiliadora MonteiroThis is a study to examine the HBsAg levels in patients with Hepatitis B in association with the hepatitis D virus in the Amazon Background & Aims. There are an estimated 400 million chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus in the world, and in Brazil, mostly in the amazon region with 5 to 15% prevalence of HBV infection, and 15-20 million of these individuals may be co-infected or super-infected with HDV. Studies suggest quantitative HBsAg in combination with HBV-DNA as a diagnostic tool, prognostic and a predictive marker for antiviral therapy. It is a cross-sectional study, a descriptive case series evaluating the concentrations of quantitative HBsAg in the natural history of patients with HBV infection in association with HDV. We analyzed demographic data and laboratory tests performed to determine the concentrations of ALT, viral load, HBeAg status and HBsAg quantitative of 48 patients. There was no difference between the sexes. There was a predominance of young adults. The stage of the disease had a higher incidence was low replication, and immune tolerance phase that was held the highest average quantity of HBsAg. There is statistically significant association between the HBeAg and anti-HDV. There were more among HBeAg-negative patients co-infected than in mono-infected. There was no statistically significant association between quantitative HBsAg and ALT, HBsAg quantitative and viral load and HBsAg quantitative and HBeAg status. There is a significant association between anti-HDV. and HBV viral load levels. The HBsAg quantitative is higher in the phase of immunotolerance. There is high prevalence of co-infection HBV/HDV in the state of Amazonas. This disease seems to be related to inhibition of HBV replication and the quantitative HBsAg level. Keywords: HBeAg; Quantitative HBsAg; Hepatitis Delta; Amazonas.Item Prevalência da síndrome das pernas inquietas em população de idosos universitários da cidade de Manaus (UEA-UNATI)(Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, 2019-01-18) Almeida, Carlos Maurício Oliveira de; Oliveira, Fernanda Paz de; Farias, Stephanie Ramos de; Fernandes, Eduardo; Ribeiro, Euler Esteves; Coletta, Marcus Vinicius DellaRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder of sensor motor integration, which affects approximately 5 to 10% of the population. Studies in certain population groups, especially in healthy elderly in the north of the country, are still scarce. To determine the prevalence of RLS; to assess the severity of symptoms through the RLSRS; to check for the presence of sleepiness and sleep complaints. This was an observational, cross-sectional study. Participants were interviewed with a questionnaire created on basis of the RLSRS criteria. Analyses were performed using MINITAB version 14.1. 82 elderly people were interviewed. The mean age was 69 years (± 4.18 years), with 81.8% female and 18.2% male, with a female to male ratio of 4.5:1. The prevalence of RLS in this population was 13.4% (N=11). Among the affected, 62.3% had moderate RLS symptoms and 37.5% had mild degree. The average RLSRS score was 11.5 points (± 6.62) and none showed scores above 20 (severe/very severe). Sleep disorders (SD) were present in 50% of the participants, which were graded as Light (25%), Moderate (12.5%) and Intense (12.5%). There was no evidence of association between age and the degree of RLS (p = 0.71), nor between gender and the severity of symptoms (p = 0.37). RLS is a highly prevalent condition and still under-diagnosed and treated in the elderly population of the Amazon region. Keywords: Restless legs; elderly; Amazon; University.