Purpose: to assess the causes of the Emergency Department visits in cancer patients treated with antineoplastics. The secondary objective is to analyse the use of growth stimulating factors in febrile neutropenia. Methods: a retrospective observational study was conducted during six months of 2012. The adult patients diagnosed with solid tumour that visited the Emergency Department and whose physician was an oncologist, were included. Results: a total of 83 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The causes of visits were: 63% due to the tumour, 31% due to the chemotherapy toxicity and 6% due to other causes. In patients with chemotherapy toxicity, 65% had fever or infection, 50% pain and 42% febrile neutropenia. The treatment and prophylaxis with filgrastim followed the recommendations. Conclusions: in cancer patients, most of emergencies are due to the tumour. The management of the pain, the fever and the neutropenia is important.

Objetivo: cuantificar y analizar las causas por las que los pacientes oncológicos acuden al Servicio de Urgencias y analizar el uso de factores estimulantes de colonias para la profilaxis o el tratamiento de la neutropenia febril. Método: estudio retrospectivo de seis meses del año 2012. Se incluyeron pacientes adultos con tumor sólido y tratamiento activo atendidos por oncólogos en el Servicio de Urgencias. Resultados: se incluyeron 83 pacientes. Respecto al motivo de consulta: en el 63% es causa tumoral, 31% toxicidad postquimioterapia y 6% otras causas. En los que acuden por toxicidad, el 65% presentaron fiebre o síntomas de infección, el 50% dolor y el 42% neutropenia febril. La profilaxis y el tratamiento de la neutropenia febril con filgrastim siguieron las recomendaciones. Conclusiones: la mayor parte de los episodios oncológicos en Urgencias son debidos al propio proceso tumoral. Algunos problemas importantes son el manejo del dolor, la fiebre y la neutropenia.

Background: Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) is a disease that requires determined medications dosages to be adjusted. Objectives: To assess the characteristics of pharmaceutical interventions concerning the dose adjustment of these drugs in patients with CRF who are admitted into hospital. Methods: A 10-month prospective and longitudinal study that calculated the glomerular filtration rate of patients who are brought into the emergency department and had values below 50ml/min/1.73m2. Subsequently, dosage recommendations were provided for the drugs that had not been adapted to the patient's renal function. Results: The renal functions of 5311 patients were reviewed. One-hundred and eighty-one (3.4%) had a glomerular filtration rate below 50ml/min/1.73m² and were receiving drugs that needed to be adjusted. 221 interventions were recorded. Reductions in dosages were the more frequent results (65.6%); 65.6% of these recommendations were accepted by the doctor. The antimicrobial group had the highest number of interventions (57.5%). Internal Medicine (50.2%) was the unit with the most interventions. Conclusion: CRF patients that are admitted into the emergency department are a key objective concerning dosages in chronic renal failure. Pharmaceutical recommendations are highly esteemed by doctors, given their high acceptance. Revising antimicrobial drugs offers more opportunities.

Antecedentes: La insuficiencia renal crónica (IRC) es una patología que necesita un ajuste posológico de determinados medicamentos. Objetivos: Evaluar las características de las intervenciones farmacoterapéuticas relacionadas con la adecuación de la posología de los medicamentos en los pacientes con IRC que ingresan en un hospital. Métodos: Estudio longitudinal y prospectivo de 10 meses de duración en el que se calculó el filtrado glomerular de los pacientes ingresados desde Urgencias y se seleccionaron los que tenían valores menores de 50 ml/min/1,73 m². Posteriormente, se realizaron recomendaciones posológicas de los medicamentos que no estaban adaptados a su función renal. Resultados: Se revisó la función renal de 5311 pacientes. Ciento ochenta y uno (3,4 %) tenían un filtrado glomerular menor de 50 ml/min/1,73 m² y algún medicamento pautado susceptible de ser ajustado. Se registraron 221 intervenciones, siendo la más frecuente la reducción de dosis (65,6 %); un 65,6 % fueron aceptadas por el médico. El grupo de antiinfecciosos tuvo el mayor número de intervenciones (57,5 %). La unidad donde más se intervino fue Medicina Interna (50,2 %). Conclusiones: Los pacientes con IRC ingresados desde Urgencias suponen un objetivo clave en la adecuación de las dosis a la función renal, siendo las recomendaciones farmacéuticas muy valoradas por los médicos por su alta aceptación. La revisión de los medicamentos antiinfecciosos es la que más oportunidades ofrece.

Com o objetivo de correlacionar o QI Estimado com o QI Total, quatro bancos de dados do WISC III de 207 crianças foram associados: 1) crianças com desenvolvimento típico; 2) crianças com diagnóstico do transtorno do déficit de atenção e hiperatividade; 3) crianças referenciadas por dificuldades de aprendizagem em consultório particular; e 4) crianças com sequela neurológica avaliadas em ambulatório universitário. Os dados do QI total foram correlacionados aos do QI estimado, correspondentes à soma dos pontos ponderados dos subtestes Vocabulário e Cubos. Os resultados sugerem que o QI Estimado pode ser adotado quando há restrição de tempo e quando o desempenho intelectual está sendo usado como triagem em pesquisa, ou como ponto de referência dentro de uma avaliação neuropsicológica.

In order to calculate the correlation between the Estimated IQ and the Full Scale IQ of children submitted to the WISC III, four different data banks with a total of 207 children were integrated: (1) typically developing children, (2) children diagnosed as having Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, (3) children identified by private clinics as having learning disabilities (4) children with neurological sequelae diagnosed by a public university outpatient treatment program. Results suggest that the Estimated IQ, which is based on the weighted sum of the subtest scores of Cubes and Vocabulary, may be used in the presence of time constraints, when intellectual performance is important for screening in research procedures, and as a reference within a broader neuropsychological evaluation.