Since the utilization of the ThinPrep Pap Test in clinical practice, laboratories have strived to optimize cellular yields from cervicovaginal samples. Bloody specimens that often hamper cytologic interpretation and/or render a specimen unsatisfactory for diagnosis on conventional smears also affect ThinPrep preparations. Currently, there is no uniformly utilized method for the processing of bloody cervical specimens sent for analysis by the ThinPrep method. The purpose of this study is to present the protocol utilized by the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.

Our study demonstrates for the first time that differences in hunger and satiety sensations in relation to age are paralleled by a substantially different response of acylated and total ghrelin, that is, the absence of a postprandial decline in ghrelin levels.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) causes chronic infections in the respiratory tract and alters the digestive tract. This paper reviews the most important aspects of drug treatment and changes in the digestive tract of patients with CF. This is a review of the literature, emphasizing the discoveries made within the last 15 years by analyzing scientific papers published in journals indexed in the Scientific Electronic Library Online, Sciences Information, United States National Library of Medicine and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online databases, both in English and Portuguese, using the key words: cystic fibrosis, medication, therapeutic, absorption, digestion. Randomized, observational, experimental, and epidemiological clinical studies were selected, among others, with statistical significance of 5%. This review evaluates the changes found in the digestive tract of CF patients including pancreatic insufficiency, constipation and liver diseases. Changes in nutritional status are also described. Clinical treatment, nutritional supplementation and drug management were classified in this review as essential to the quality of life of CF patients, and became available through public policies for monitoring and treating CF. The information gathered on CF and a multi professional approach to the disease is essential in the treatment of these patients.

Objective: to review literature on the use of nutritional therapy in the treatment of pressure injuries. Methods: a systematic review of the PubMed, Lilacs and Scielo databases was performed, with studies in the English and Portuguese languages published in the last five years selected. Result: three articles that investigated the use of different doses of arginine, a mixture of amino acids and nutritional supplements enriched with arginine, zinc and antioxidants were analyzed. The studies found that there was a reduction in the area of wounds in the intervention groups, although the difference in size was not significant in all the articles. Conclusion: nutritional intervention should be considered an integral part of the treatment of pressure injuries. The use of certain nutrients may positively affect the healing process of such injuries. Due to the heterogeneity of the methodologies used, the small sample size and the range of intervention times and nutrients used, more scientifically rigorous studies are recommended to create an evidence based nutritional intervention model for the treatment of pressure injuries.

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