Revista Médica de la UCR 6(2)
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WALDENSTRÖM MACROGLOBULINEMIA; CASE REPORT AND UPDATE
(2013-03-05)The Waldenström Macroglobulinemia is a rare hematologic malignancy characterized by medullar infiltration of lymphocytes clonally related, which secrete monoclonal IgM protein. According to the World Health Organization ... -
MEDICAL SPECIALIZATION IS THE UNIQUE OPTION FOR FUTURE PHYSICIANS?
(2013-03-05)Today, many students of medicine and bachelor graduates still consider the specialty as an option for excellence to which they have to devote their efforts. Not include general medicine as their area of professional ... -
“PEGAS” OR “EMPACHOS" IN COSTA RICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA. HISTORICAL AND SOCIOANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF A FOLK DISEASE.
(2013-03-05)Introduction. “Empacho” (or "pegas" in Costa Rica) is a popular constructed disease which refers to digestive system’s disorders due to stagnation or partial arrest of gastrointestinal transit. Methods and Materials. A ... -
CHRONIC APPENDICITIS AS A CAUSE OF CHRONIC RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT ABDOMINAL PAIN
(2013-03-05)Abdominal pain is a frequent problem in the medical and surgical consult. There has been written a big number of causes of chronic abdominal pain, of which there is an estimate of 10-30% that can be explained by a structural ... -
Antibioticoterapia en el ambiente hospitalario costarricense: el caso Hospital Clínica Bíblica enero-junio 2012
(2013-03-05)El uso apropiado de antibióticos es un factor fundamental para incrementar la supervivencia de los pacientes, limitar efectos adversos y la resistencia bacteriana. El presente trabajo analiza la farmacoterapia antibiótica ... -
RESEARCH IN COSTA RICA INVOLVING HUMAN BEINGS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF COSTA RICANS
(2013-03-05)We evaluate the benefits of clinical research carried out in Costa Rica from the published results and a sample of informed consent forms of approved protocols. We found 30 studies on 28 pharmaceuticals and 23 published ...
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