Resumo Este artigo analisa o cotidiano de trabalho de maqueiros em um Hospital Federal de Ensino e Pesquisa no contexto da COVID-19, explorando os aspectos subjetivos referentes ao trabalhar em constante contato com a morte e à invisibilidade a que esses trabalhadores estão submetidos. Adotamos o referencial da Psicologia Social do Trabalho, como técnica de pesquisa foram feitas observação direta no cotidiano de trabalho e rodas de conversa com os maqueiros, o que permitiu capturar nuances do trabalho numa análise dialética junto aos trabalhadores. A transitoriedade e invisibilidade foram identificadas enquanto importantes categorias de análise desse cotidiano trabalho, onde o processo de tornar-se maqueiro era marcado por aspectos de precarização do trabalho e vulnerabilização do trabalhador. O trabalho em contato com a morte também foi compreendido como um fator de invisibilidade, onde a criação de vínculos e humor emergem como estratégias coletiva de enfrentamento da dureza inerente ao trabalho. Conclui-se a importância de olhar para os aspectos subjetivos do trabalho realizado pelos maqueiros, assim como a ampliação de pesquisas sobre a saúde desses trabalhadores.

Abstract This article aims to analyze the daily work of stretcher bearers in a Federal Teaching and Research Hospital in the context of COVID-19, exploring the subjective aspects related to working in constant contact with death and the invisibility to which these workers are subjected. The proposed discussion stems from a more comprehensive qualitative investigation. The main methodological resource of the empirical research was the direct observation in the daily work that allowed one to capture nuances of the work in a dialectical analysis with the workers. The data obtained were analyzed from the perspective of Social Psychology of Work. Transience and invisibility were identified as important categories of analysis of this daily work, where the process of becoming a stretcher-bearer was marked by aspects of precariousness of work and vulnerability of the worker. Working in contact with death was also understood as a factor of invisibility, where the creation of bonds and humor appeared as a collective strategy to face the harshness of work. This article concluded by examining the importance of looking at the subjective aspects of the work carried out by stretcher bearers, as well as the expansion of research on the subject.

Abstract This article aims to analyze the daily work of stretcher bearers in a Federal Teaching and Research Hospital in the context of COVID-19, exploring the subjective aspects related to working in constant contact with death and the invisibility to which these workers are subjected. The proposed discussion stems from a more comprehensive qualitative investigation. The main methodological resource of the empirical research was the direct observation in the daily work that allowed one to capture nuances of the work in a dialectical analysis with the workers. The data obtained were analyzed from the perspective of Social Psychology of Work. Transience and invisibility were identified as important categories of analysis of this daily work, where the process of becoming a stretcher-bearer was marked by aspects of precariousness of work and vulnerability of the worker. Working in contact with death was also understood as a factor of invisibility, where the creation of bonds and humor appeared as a collective strategy to face the harshness of work. This article concluded by examining the importance of looking at the subjective aspects of the work carried out by stretcher bearers, as well as the expansion of research on the subject.

Resumo Este artigo analisa o cotidiano de trabalho de maqueiros em um Hospital Federal de Ensino e Pesquisa no contexto da COVID-19, explorando os aspectos subjetivos referentes ao trabalhar em constante contato com a morte e à invisibilidade a que esses trabalhadores estão submetidos. Adotamos o referencial da Psicologia Social do Trabalho, como técnica de pesquisa foram feitas observação direta no cotidiano de trabalho e rodas de conversa com os maqueiros, o que permitiu capturar nuances do trabalho numa análise dialética junto aos trabalhadores. A transitoriedade e invisibilidade foram identificadas enquanto importantes categorias de análise desse cotidiano trabalho, onde o processo de tornar-se maqueiro era marcado por aspectos de precarização do trabalho e vulnerabilização do trabalhador. O trabalho em contato com a morte também foi compreendido como um fator de invisibilidade, onde a criação de vínculos e humor emergem como estratégias coletiva de enfrentamento da dureza inerente ao trabalho. Conclui-se a importância de olhar para os aspectos subjetivos do trabalho realizado pelos maqueiros, assim como a ampliação de pesquisas sobre a saúde desses trabalhadores.

Resumen: Introducción: la enfermedad de Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) es un trastorno hereditario, que predispone al desarrollo de una variedad de tumores que afectan principalmente el sistema nervioso central, riñón y páncreas. Debido a su posibilidad de desarrollar carcinoma de células renales y tener consecuencias clínicas en páncreas es necesaria su vigilancia por imagenología para identificar de forma oportuna estas manifestaciones. Caso clínico: mujer de 23 años, con diagnóstico reciente de enfermedad de VHL y evidencia de hemangioblastoma en cerebelo que requirió tratamiento quirúrgico, acude asintomática para realización de resonancia magnética de abdomen como parte de sus estudios de tamizaje. Conclusión: los estudios de imagenología son necesarios en los pacientes con diagnóstico de enfermedad de VHL, para realizar un diagnóstico oportuno de las posibles afectaciones en los órganos más frecuentemente relacionados con la enfermedad.

Abstract: Introduction: Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is an inherited disorder that predisposes the development of various tumors that mainly affect the central nervous system, kidney, and pancreas. Due to its possibility of developing renal cell carcinoma and having clinical consequences in the pancreas, imaging surveillance is necessary to identify these manifestations promptly. Clinical case: a 23-year-old female patient, recently diagnosed with VHL disease and evidence of hemangioblastoma in the cerebellum that required surgical treatment, presented asymptomatically for an abdominal MRI as part of her screening studies. Conclusion: imaging studies are necessary for patients diagnosed with VHL to make a timely diagnosis of the possible affectations in the organs most frequently related to the disease.

Este artigo visa demonstrar a potencialidade metodológica do emprego do gênero textual carta pessoal para a elaboração do portfólio crítico-reflexivo no ensino em Saúde e, consequentemente, para a formação ética e implicada na Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde do Trabalhador durante a pandemia de Covid-19. A escrita das cartas que compuseram o portfólio “Cartas em tempos de pandemia” ocorreu entre março/2020 e março/2021. As cartas, endereçadas a diversos interlocutores, permitiam refletir, de modo criativo, sobre o caminho pedagógico e percorrer processualmente as linhas de aprendizagem propostas pela Unesco: “aprender a ser, conhecer, fazer e conviver”. Por esses passos metodológicos foi possível articular memórias, histórias, afetos, conceitos e práticas envolvidos no fazer em saúde, tecendo novos conhecimentos e possibilidades técnicas no trabalho da Psicologia no âmbito da Saúde do Trabalhador.

El objetivo de este artículo es demostrar la potencialidad metodológica del empleo del género textual carta personal para la elaboración del portafolio crítico-reflexivo en la enseñanza en salud y, consecuentemente, para la formación ética e implicada en la Residencia Multiprofesional en Salud del Trabajador durante la pandemia de Covid-19. la escritura de las cartas que compusieron el portafolio “Cartas en tiempo de pandemia” tuvo lugar entre marzo/2020 y marzo/2021. Las cartas, dirigidas a diversos interlocutores, permitían, de forma creativa, reflexionar sobre el camino pedagógico y recorrer procesualmente las líneas de aprendizaje propuestas por la Unesco: “aprender a ser, conocer, hacer y convivir”. A partir de esos pasos metodológicos fue posible articular memorias, afectos, conceptos y prácticas envueltos en el quehacer en salud, tejiendo nuevos conocimientos y posibilidades técnicas en el trabajo de la psicología en el ámbito de la Salud del Trabajador.

This article seeks to demonstrate the potential of the text genre personal letters as a methodology for the elaboration of critical-reflective portfolios in health education and, consequently, for ethical training in multiprofessional residency training programs in occupational health during the Covid-19 pandemic. The letters that make up the portfolio “Letters in times of pandemic” were written between March 2020 and March 2021. The letters, addressed to various interlocutors, promoted creative reflection on pedagogical pathways and allowed us to explore the processes of the lines of learning proposed by UNESCO: “learning to be, to know, to do and to live together”. Using these methodological steps, it was possible to articulate the memories, stories, affects, concepts and practices involved in “doing health care”, weaving together new knowledge and technical possibilities in the work of psychology in the realm of occupational health.

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exposure to air pollutants and illness by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) infection can cause serious pulmonary impairment. OBJECTIVE: To identify a possible association between exposure to air pollutants and hospitalizations due to SARS-Cov-2. DESIGN AND SETTING: Ecological time-series study carried out in Taubaté, Tremembé, and Pindamonhangaba in 2020 and 2021. METHODS: Study with Sars-Cov-2 hospitalizations with information on hospitalization date, sex and age of the subjects, duration of hospitalization, type of discharge, and costs of these hospitalizations. Statistical analysis was performed through a negative binomial regression, with data on pollutant concentrations, temperature, air relative humidity, and hospitalization date. Coefficients obtained by the analysis were transformed into relative risk for hospitalization, which estimated hospitalizations excess according to an increase in pollutant concentrations. RESULTS: There were 1,300 hospitalizations and 368 deaths, with a predominance of men (61.7%). These data represent an incidence rate of 250.4 per 100,000 inhabitants and 28.4% hospital lethality. Significant exposure (P value < 0.05) occurred seven days before hospital admission (lag 7) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) (relative risk, RR = 1.0124) and two days before hospital admission for PM2.5 (RR = 1.0216). A 10 μg/m3 in NO2 concentration would decrease by 320 hospitalizations and » US $ 240,000 in costs; a 5 μg/m3 in PM2.5 concentration would decrease by 278 hospitalizations and » US $ 190,000 in costs. CONCLUSION: An association between exposure to air pollutants and hospital admission due to Sars-Cov-2 was observed with excess hospitalization and costs for the Brazilian public health system.

ABSTRACT: Laminitis is a disease that affects the dermis and epidermis of the bovine hoof, generating changes in the hoof capsule. This study evaluated the effects of clinical laminitis diagnosed after the adaptation phase to confinement on the morphology, density, and mineral composition of the hoof of Nellore cattle after finishing. The animals were separated in the first weeks of confinement into a sick group (SG), with clinical laminitis, and a healthy group (HG). SG animals had higher heel length, dorsal wall length, toe height, and diagonal hoof length (p<0.05) than healthy animals. The dermal laminae had similar measurements for thickness, length, and spacing between them between SG and HG. Animals with laminitis showed congestion, hemorrhage, and basement membrane irregularities on histology. Computed microtomography (μCT) revealed that the hoof density of sick animals is lower than healthy ones. According to the mineral composition by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) spectrometry, the hooves of animals with laminitis (SG) and healthy ones (HG) were not biochemically different. Therefore, the occurrence of clinical laminitis in Nellore cattle in the first weeks of confinement causes an increase in the morphometric parameters of the hoof capsule and a reduction in the density of the abaxial hoof wall evaluated after the finishing period. This disease does not promote changes in the histomorphometric parameters of the dermal laminae and the percentage of minerals in the abaxial hoof wall.

RESUMO: A laminite é uma doença que afeta a derme e epiderme do casco de bovinos gerando alterações no estojo córneo. O estudo avaliou os efeitos da laminite clínica diagnosticada após a fase de adaptação ao confinamento na morfologia, densidade e composição mineral do casco de bovinos da raça Nelore após terminação. Nas primeiras semanas de confinamento, os animais foram separados em um grupo doente (GD) com laminite clínica e em um grupo saudável (GS). Os animais do GD apresentaram maior comprimento de talão, comprimento da parede dorsal, altura da pinça e comprimento diagonal do casco (p<0,05) do que os saudáveis. As lâminas dérmicas tiveram medidas semelhantes para espessura, comprimento e espaçamento entre elas entre GD e GS. Animais doentes apresentaram congestão, hemorragia e irregularidades da membrana basal na histologia. A microtomografia computadorizada (μCT) revelou que a densidade do casco de animais doentes é menor do que o saudável. Para a composição mineral por meio da espectrometria de fluorescência de raio-X por dispersão de energia (ED-XRF), o casco dos animais doentes (GD) e dos saudáveis (GS), não se mostraram diferentes bioquimicamente. Conclui-se que a ocorrência de laminite clínica em bovinos da raça Nelore nas primeiras semanas de confinamento ocasiona aumento de parâmetros morfométricos do estojo córneo e redução da densidade da parede abaxial do casco, avaliados após o período de terminação. Essa enfermidade não promove modificações nos parâmetros histomorfométricos das lâminas dérmicas e na porcentagem de minerais da parede abaxial do casco.

Abstract We evaluated the implementation of the outpatient pharmaceutical office in a teaching hospital regarding the access to medicines available in the Unified Health System - SUS. This is a descriptive-analytical study, based on secondary data analysis of 735 appointments performed by the pharmacist from 2015 to 2017. Of the drugs prescribed to patients attended at the outpatient pharmacist office, 86.39% were listed in the National List of Essential Medicines - RENAME, of which 95.43% belonged to the Specialized Component of Pharmaceutical Assistance. Evaluating the patient’s diagnosis against the inclusion criteria of the Clinical Protocols and Therapeutic Guidelines (PCDT), that the most frequent pharmaceutical interventions were: adequacy of the medication request documents (56.4%) and examination requests for pharmacotherapeutic follow up (28.5%). When the prescribed drugs were not included in RENAME/PCDT, the intervention was accepted in 90.3% of the proposals for exchange with available drug in SUS. Still, it was possible to refer the patient to primary care for renewal of continuity of treatment in 95.1% of cases. In conclusion, the role of the clinical pharmacist contributes to the resolution of untreated health problems by promoting access to medicines within the scope of SUS and their rational use in accordance with the PCDT.

ABSTRACT Currently, the titanium substrate is one of the most important metallic biomaterials with application in orthopedics, dentistry, fracture fixation and knee and hip arthroplasty. Despite all these attractive properties, its biological inertia and low bactericidal capacity ends up limiting its osseointegration. In this sense, TiO2 and TiO2(MgO) coatings are performed to improve titanium characteristics, such as corrosion resistance. The objectives of this study were to analyze the corrosion resistance of titanium oxide and titanium oxide with addition of magnesium, topographies, morphologies and crystallinity on a titanium substrate through electrodeposition with constant current. Electrodepositions were performed on a three-electrode system, with titanium working electrode, Ag/AgCl as reference electrode and a platinum counter electrode in a potentiostat, and constant currents of 1.0 mA/cm2 were used for all processes. Characterizations by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), confocal microscopy, X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and potentiodynamic polarization were used. Topography and morphology analyze indicated a change in roughness (Ra) and all demonstrated a uniform surface. The XRD analyzes indicated only metallic titanium, but all of them had a difference in the FWHM, indicating possible amorphous phases or interstitial Mg, also causing a variation in the height of the peaks. Finally, the potentiodynamic polarization indicated that the coating with TiO2 there was an improvement of 37.90% and the TiO2 with addition of magnesium there was a loss of 13.43%. Therefore, the coatings caused changes in roughness, morphologies, crystalline networks and anticorrosive properties, thus enabling the modulation of the desired properties according to the oxidation environment used.

RESUMO Atualmente, o substrato de titânio é um dos mais importantes biomateriais metálicos com aplicação em ortopedia, odontologia, fixação de fraturas e artroplastia de joelho e quadril. Apesar de todas estas propriedades atrativas, sua inércia biológica e baixa capacidade bactericida acaba limitando sua osseointegração. Neste sentido, revestimentos de TiO2 e TiO2(MgO) são realizados para aprimorar as características do titânio, como a resistência à corrosão. Os objetivos deste estudo foram analisar a resistência à corrosão do óxido de titânio e óxido de titânio com adição de magnésio, topografias, morfologias e cristalinidade em um substrato de titânio através da eletrodeposição com corrente constante. As eletrodeposições foram realizadas em um sistema de três eletrodos, sendo o titânio eletrodo de trabalho, Ag/AgCl como eletrodo de referência e um contra eletrodo de platina em um potenciostato e foram utilizadas correntes constantes de 1,0 mA/cm2 para todos os processos. Foram utilizadas as caracterizações por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), microscopia de força atômica (MFA), microscopia confocal, difração de raios X (DRX) e polarização potenciodinâmica. As análises de topografia e morfologia indicaram uma alteração nas rugosidades (Ra) e todas demonstraram uma superfície uniforme. As análises de DRX indicaram apenas o titânio metálico, porém todas tiveram uma diferença no FWHM, indicando possíveis fases amorfas ou Mg intersticial, causando também uma variação na altura dos picos. Por fim, a polarização potenciodinâmica indicou que o revestimento com TiO2 houve uma melhora de 37,90% e o TiO2 com adição de magnésio houve uma perda de 13,43%. Portanto, os revestimentos causaram alterações nas rugosidades, morfologias, redes cristalinas e nas propriedades anticorrosivas, possibilitando assim a modulação das propriedades desejadas de acordo com o ambiente de oxidação utilizado.

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: With population aging, the prevalence of sarcopenia has increased. It is a pathology often neglected, with the potential to cause great damage if not diagnosed and treated. The objective of this study was to identify sarcopenic elderly people through the SARC-F score and palm grip test and to evaluate foot and ankle functionality parameters: gait speed, plantar sensitivity, and baropodometry. METHODS: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 20 sarcopenic elderly diagnosed through the SARC-F score and the handgrip strength test, from which demographic data were obtained, and the three functional tests related to the foot and ankle were performed. RESULTS: No individual was aware of the term sarcopenia. Regarding gait speed, 20 (100%) presented values compatible with sarcopenia (average of 0.52 m/s). Regarding plantar sensitivity, five (25%) of the patients showed changes in the exam with the detection of insensitivity. Regarding baropodometry, higher pressure values were observed in the right foot (average of 52.9±7.01%) compared to the left (average of 47.10±7.01%) and in the hindfoot (average of 55.85±16.21%) compared to the forefoot (mean 44.15±15.35%). When correlating the analyzed variables with the SARC-F scores, the only association that showed statistical significance (p<0.05) was the dynamometry on the right. CONCLUSION: The SARC-F score and the handgrip strength test are easy to apply in the screening of sarcopenia, and the functional parameters of the foot and ankle were shown to be altered in the studied group.

This article seeks to demonstrate the potential of the text genre personal letters as a methodology for the elaboration of critical-reflective portfolios in health education and, consequently, for ethical training in multiprofessional residency training programs in occupational health during the Covid-19 pandemic. The letters that make up the portfolio “Letters in times of pandemic” were written between March 2020 and March 2021. The letters, addressed to various interlocutors, promoted creative reflection on pedagogical pathways and allowed us to explore the processes of the lines of learning proposed by UNESCO: “learning to be, to know, to do and to live together”. Using these methodological steps, it was possible to articulate the memories, stories, affects, concepts and practices involved in “doing health care”, weaving together new knowledge and technical possibilities in the work of psychology in the realm of occupational health.

El objetivo de este artículo es demostrar la potencialidad metodológica del empleo del género textual carta personal para la elaboración del portafolio crítico-reflexivo en la enseñanza en salud y, consecuentemente, para la formación ética e implicada en la Residencia Multiprofesional en Salud del Trabajador durante la pandemia de Covid-19. la escritura de las cartas que compusieron el portafolio “Cartas en tiempo de pandemia” tuvo lugar entre marzo/2020 y marzo/2021. Las cartas, dirigidas a diversos interlocutores, permitían, de forma creativa, reflexionar sobre el camino pedagógico y recorrer procesualmente las líneas de aprendizaje propuestas por la Unesco: “aprender a ser, conocer, hacer y convivir”. A partir de esos pasos metodológicos fue posible articular memorias, afectos, conceptos y prácticas envueltos en el quehacer en salud, tejiendo nuevos conocimientos y posibilidades técnicas en el trabajo de la psicología en el ámbito de la Salud del Trabajador.

Este artigo visa demonstrar a potencialidade metodológica do emprego do gênero textual carta pessoal para a elaboração do portfólio crítico-reflexivo no ensino em Saúde e, consequentemente, para a formação ética e implicada na Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde do Trabalhador durante a pandemia de Covid-19. A escrita das cartas que compuseram o portfólio “Cartas em tempos de pandemia” ocorreu entre março/2020 e março/2021. As cartas, endereçadas a diversos interlocutores, permitiam refletir, de modo criativo, sobre o caminho pedagógico e percorrer processualmente as linhas de aprendizagem propostas pela Unesco: “aprender a ser, conhecer, fazer e conviver”. Por esses passos metodológicos foi possível articular memórias, histórias, afetos, conceitos e práticas envolvidos no fazer em saúde, tecendo novos conhecimentos e possibilidades técnicas no trabalho da Psicologia no âmbito da Saúde do Trabalhador.