Revista Brasileira de Educação e Saúde

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Authors: Mariana Guilherme Lima, Kênnia Sibelly Marques de Abrantes, Geofabio Sucupira Casimiro, Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de Farias, Edivânia Maria Leite da Silva, Manoel Moisés Ferreira de Queiroz

Aging is a global phenomenon that has been much discussed in the last decade and its rapid process observed in developing countries like Brazil, has not been sufficiently studied to provide the elements necessary to develop appropriate policies for this population. This study aimed to identify the main causes of morbidity and mortality among men and women aged 60 or older living in the state of Paraiba. We conducted a descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach, using secondary data available in DATASUS found on the website of the Ministry of Health, according to the Information System (SIM / SUS), the Hospital System (SIH / SUS) and demographic data according to IBGE. Identified the Ischemic Heart Disease, followed by Cerebrovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus, with the highest mortality rates in the elderly. By comparing the leading causes of mortality between the sexes, men had higher risk for Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver diseases, Traffic Accidents and Lung Cancer. The women presented as the main causes of mortality Diabetes Mellitus, Pneumonia and Intestinal Infections. Among the most prevalent causes of morbidity, there are the Circulatory Diseases, Respiratory Diseases and Infectious Diseases. The results here show the main causes of morbidity and mortality among the elderly are the Circulatory presented, Respiratory Diseases and the Infectious and Parasitic Diseases these can be reduced with the adoption of wide promotion, prevention and timely treatment and appropriate for these diseases, pointing to a growing preoccupation with measures prevention for this age group.

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Authors: Joelma Aurélio Sousa, Rayani Oliveira Maciel, Eliane de Sousa Leite, Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de Farias, Edivânia Maria Leite da Silva, Aline Carla de Medeiros

Introduction: In recent decades, asthma has become an important public health problem, since the significant growth of the prevalence and mortality of the disease. Since 1996, medical and governmental entities promoted consensus-building on this subject with the aim of program measures to improve health care and reduce the morbidity and mortality from this disease. Objectives: to evaluate the clinical improvement of patients and correlate it to theadherence to drug treatment and / or environmental. Method: descriptive retrospective documentary Study, with data collected in medical records of patients who participated in the PROAICA in Lineu Jucá health unit, in Fortaleza-Ceará, in the period from 2009 to 2014. These data were stored and processed using the Epi Info program 7.0. Patients' clinical improvement Occurred after the beginning of participation in the program, as well as improvement in asthma severity rating when comparing the first to the last medical consultation. There was an increase of 28.06% in patients classified asintermittent, 20.15% reduction of persistent cases light and decreased 10.79% classified as persistent moderate. However, there was na increase of 2.88% of patients. There was improvement in the clinical control in patients with partially controlled anduncontrolled classification. The parsed data show the importance of the program and their collaboration for the control of asthma, making it the best viewing of the difficulties still encountered in its implementation in order to promote possible changes to ensure a better service and greater effectiveness of the PROAICA.

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Authors: Ingrid Carneiro Cavalcante Souto, Emanuelle Ferreira Alves, José Lucas Soares Ferreira, Heloísa Mara Batista Fernandes de Oliveira, Maria Angélica Satyro Gomes Alves, Abrahão Alves de Oliveira Filho

The cancer is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells transformed, that even when stopped the stimulus they continue to grow, so it is one of the leading causes of death in actuality. In the face of high rates of mortality observed the need increasingly more intense treatments for combating cancer. In addition to the treatments already in use have been implemented herbal treatments from essential oils of medicinal plants. These essential oils are formed by complex mixtures of volatile substances, which in the composition of these oils are a group of compounds called terpenoids which has a high therapeutic index. Among the many terpenoids studied aimed to carry out a study on the analysis in silico of the efficiency of monoterpene 1.8-cineole in metastatic activity of malignant tumors. The studies in silico revealed the inhibitory potential on the metastasis of monoterpene 1.8-cineole, introducing yourself as an important antineoplastic and anti-metastatic.

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Authors: Joao Carlos Alves dos Santos

Chest pain is a common complaint in the health services and nurses must be prepared for the first service as well as the care of longer duration in specialized units or not for the comprehensive care. Objective: analyzing what has been produced in the national literature on reality of nurses’ action in acute chest pain suggestive of acute coronary syndrome in health services. The work this is an integrative review, performed in the Latin American database and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS) on the electronic portal of the Virtual Health Library (VHL). We used the descriptors in Portuguese. We selected publications in the temporal cutting, from 2011 to 2016. They were summarized by means of an instrument, followed by reading in textual, thematic and interpretation analysis of the data. We found a total of 359 scientific productions. However, only 10 studies were selected and reviewed according to the inclusion criteria. Most productions made notes indicating propositions or gaps on contributions of their search for literature. It was found that in the work of the nurse facing the acute coronary syndrome the individualized care is highlighted; knowledge of tests and medications and aspects of patient’s relationship with heart condition in the individual, socioeconomic and psychological perspective. There are few productions in recent years at the expense of huge relevance of the theme and since it is a constantly updated theme. Several areas of nursing and especially the nurse’s activities have not yet been discussed in the literature on the reality of the professional with the relevant topic. However, this integrative review could contribute to the expansion and dissemination of knowledge related to the research question, serving as a source of information.