Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. by José Muñiz Escarpanter, Liván Veitía Collazo

“…We presented the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, approved by consensus in the 1st National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Cienfuegos, Cuba, March 7 – 9, 2002).<strong><br /></strong>…”
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Psycho-diagnostic, a look at its history. by Yolanda Cabrera Macías, Ernesto José López González

“…It is included in this work, through a bibliographical revision, the most important tests for the development of Psychology in Cuba and the rest of the world; besides, the value of important personalities that have contributed to the development of methods and techniques of psychological evaluation is recognized.…”
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Therapeutic and subsidiarity principles: an approach to the humanizing character of the Bioethics Ecuadorian Society by Rolando Medina Peña, Guido Estuardo Coronel Núñez, Maigre Gallo González, Diana Elisa Palmero Urquiza

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The hibiscus erineum mite, Aceria hibisci (Nalepa 1906) by Mikinley Weaver, Adam Dale

“…., but is established in several Pacific islands including Fiji and Hawaii, as well as Caribbean regions including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. Therefore, it is a species of concern with potential to become introduced and established in the continental U.S. …”
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Diagnostic and assessment models patterns by Maria Cristina Núñez Martínez, Felicia Margarita Llerena Bermúdez

“…A bibliographic review was carried out about the professional competence assessment of human resources in the Health System and the main characteristics of different models that contribute to their improvement, establishing direct links with the present context of National Health System in Cuba. We include trends and common practices related with assessment models, highlighting those aspects associated with professional competence assessment and its inclusion in the dynamic of a strategy to increase the quality of human resources in Health Services. …”
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Cutaneous sarcoidosis. A case report by Elizabet Fernández López, Adialys Acosta Rodríguez, Daymí Martínez Rodríguez, Caridad Socorro Castro

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Diagnosis and treatment of portal hypertension in children (Part I: general issues) by Rafael Trinchet Soler, Yanet Hidalgo Marrero, Luis Marcano Sanz, Ramón Villamil Martínez

“…We presented the First Part of Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Portal hypertension, approved by consensus in the 1st National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Cienfuegos, Cuba, March 7 – 9, 2002).<strong><br /></strong>…”
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Perioperatory antibiotic prophylaxis in Pediatric Surgery (Part I: abdominal surgery) by Sergio Luis González López, Luis Marcano Sanz, Rafael Trinchet Soler, Zoe Quintero Delgado, Carlos Cabrera Machado, Lorenzo Pérez Romano, Guillermo Cortiza Orbe, Berta Fonseca Romero

“…We presented the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Antibiotic prophylaxis in abdominal surgery, approved by consensus in the 1st National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Cienfuegos, Cuba, March 7 – 9, 2002).<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong></strong></span>…”
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Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old unofficial name), Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su, Brian Cabrera, William Kern, Jr.

“…This species is endemic to and known only from southeastern Florida, western Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Species of Prorhinotermes generally live in or near coastal habitats and on islands. …”
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Perioperatory antibiotic prophylaxis in Pediatric Surgery (Part II: non-abdominal surgery). by Sergio Luis González López, Luis Marcano Sanz, Rafael Trinchet Soler, Zoe Quintero Delgado, Carlos Cabrera Machado, Lorenzo Pérez Romano, Guillermo Cortiza Orbe, Berta Fonseca Romero

“…We presented the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Antibiotic prophylaxis in no-abdominal surgery, approved by consensus in the 1st National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Cienfuegos, Cuba, March 7 – 9, 2002).<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong></strong></span>…”
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Renal Denervation for Treating Resistant Hypertension: Current Evidence and Future Insights from a Global Perspective by Y. Castro Torres, Richard E. Katholi

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A propósito del Día Mundial de la Salud by Anays de la Caridad Núñez Herrera, Ana Teresa Fernández Vidal

“…En este trabajo se reflexiona sobre la sólida estrategia en materia de salud desarrollada por Cuba, país subdesarrollado, cuya política le ha permitido cumplir con las aspiraciones de salud para todos, teniendo como pilar la Atención Primaria de Salud.…”
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Noonan's Syndrome. Case Report by Mirsa Rosas Hernández, Elba Daisy Rivas Rodríguez, Raúl E. Silva Silva

“…Few data on this affection exists in Cuba; since studies with a significant sample have not been conducted that demonstrate the real frequency of the affection. …”
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Improving the Fharmacology Teaching-Learning Process in the Formation of Medicine Doctors: Conceptions, Challenges and Perspectives by Pedro Miguel Milián Vázquez, María Magdalena López Rodríguez del Rey

“…This article analyzes conceptions, challenges and perspectives of the teaching-learning process of this discipline in Cuba. The author supports the statement of an integral conception of the teaching-learning process, highlighting the sequence of pharmacological teaching tasks throughout the students’ curricula, looking for the interdisciplinary relationship in the different contents in the curriculum of the medicine doctor. …”
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Ethics in the nursing care to patients on haemodialysis treatment by Janairy Rosales Origuela, Jayce Díaz Díaz, Beatriz Molina Ramírez, Osmel Chávez Troya

“…Patients with chronic terminal renal failure, treated with haemodialysis, have experienced a significant increase in Cuba, similarly to more developed countries. Although there is no question that haemodialysis is effective to extend the patient’s with nephropathies lives, there is a considerable controversy with respect to this survival, even when new dialysis modalities have focused in the potential benefits they offer to improve the quality of life of the affected patients. …”
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Pulmonary Hydatidosis in Children. A Case Presentation by Gladys Esther Escalante, Ivonne Espinosa Gómez, Yaquelin González Ricardo

“…Few publications are reported in Cuba on these issues. We report a case of infection in an 8 year old girl admitted with the initial diagnosis of severe neumopathy and treated with various antimicrobial regimens without the expected success. …”
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Situación actual y retos para la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias by Rosa Andrea Hernández Mérida

“… La Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba (Ucimed FAR), fue fundada el 7 de octubre de 1981, por el acuerdo No. 1074 del Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo de Ministros. …”
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The clinical method and the evidence-based medicine: some considerations by Arelys Falcón Hernández, Víctor René Navarro Machado

“…The correct application of the clinical method has diminished all over the world and particularly in Cuba in the last years as a result different issues, including the loss of the doctor-patient relationship, the rejection of the values of physical interrogation and examination and the increasingly irrational and excessive use of medical technology applied to the diagnosis process. …”
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El rol de Enfermería frente al COVID-19 by Jayce Díaz Díaz, Yamirka González Puerto, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García, Feliza Pérez Pérez, Yunia Araña Hernández, Geneva Hurtado Montero

“…Se analizan los principales aspectos relacionados con la situación de la enfermería en la región de las Américas y Cuba, su contribución al enfrentamiento a la pandemia, su liderazgo en la vigilancia y atención sanitaria de la población; así como de la prevención y educación para la salud vinculados con esta enfermedad.…”
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Permanent pacemaker implantation. Access to the apex of the right ventricle using fluoroscopy only at the last moment by Cynthia Torres Acosta

“…<p>In Cuba, the first pacemaker implant was carried out on July 6, 1964, while in Cienfuegos this activity began in 1979, by a group of professionals led by Dr. …”
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