EXPERIENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NASAL FRACTURES.

Experience in the management of patients with nasal fractures.

Background: Nasal fracture is the most frequent facial trauma; its immediate treatment help avoiding further complications.Objective: to characterize the patients with nasal fracture who meet the criteria for treatment.Method: An observational, descriptive Cleats study was developed, including all patients (114) of 15 years or more with nasal fract

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Acute Severe Cushing Syndrome: Not Always Ectopic Acth Syndrome

ABSTRACT: Objective: Cushing syndrome (CS) is a rare disease that results from prolonged supraphysiologic tissue action of glucocorticoids.Cushing disease is the most frequent cause of endogenous CS and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.Disease onset and severity reflects the magnitude of cortisol excess, and ectopic adrenocortic

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Morphology, ecophysiology and germination of seeds of the Neotropical tree Alibertia patinoi (Rubiaceae) Morfología, ecofisiología y germinación de semillas del árbol neotropical

Alibertia patinoi (Rubiaceae).Alibertia patinoi (Rubiaceae) is of economic and cultural importance for communities in the Colombian Pacific and Amazon regions, where it is cultivated and mature fruits are highly appreciated and consumed.Since there is a lack of knowledge of the seed physiology of this species, we describe here the germination behav

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