Scientific medical advances, as well as tools, drugs, consequences and risks of Covid 19 associated with diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, in addition to fibromyalgia, malaria, cancer
Press UDO Bolívar.- With keynote speeches by leading specialists, the XVI Postgraduate Conference on Internal Medicine Graduates of the Bolívar Nucleus of the Universidad de Oriente (UDO Bolívar) was held.
The installation was in charge of Dr. Tarik Saab, who highlighted the holding of these scientific medical conferences, after two years of suspension due to the Covid 19 pandemic, and highlighted the sacrifice of an entire team to continue keeping the flame of this activity alive. in favor of publicizing medical advances.
The activity brought together prominent speakers in various specialties, as well as laboratories such as Mayer, Farma, Megalabs, Dollder and Oftalmi, to address scientific medical advances of collective interest.
covid and fibromyalgia
Covid 19, associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and thrombosis, were evaluated by doctors Rosa Martínez, Dixon Castro and Alida Navas, respectively, who highlighted the way this virus acts after chronic diseases, and its consequences.
The speakers specified aspects of the coronavirus on each disease, and warned of the need to pay attention to the first symptoms, as Dr. Rosa Martínez pointed out in her speech.
It has been shown that the cardiovascular system is one of the most affected by the coronavirus, after the respiratory system. Even the mortality rate reported by Covid associated with cardiovascular problems is confirmed to be one of the highest in the world rate, she said.
For Dr. Dixon Castro, evaluating the incidence of thrombosis in patients with Covid 19 becomes a challenge, due to the quality of the studies, the place and the tools to treat the patient.
“Are we prepared to face the new epidemics that are to come?” Asked Dr. Alida Navas, leaving this question, prior to her presentation on Covid 19 and Diabetes.
In addition, these conferences discussed topics such as fibromyalgia, past, present and future, in the hands of Dr. Luisa Ortega.
Also, topics such as malaria and metastatic cancer, by doctors Marisol Sandoval and Alberto Cabello.
Internal medicine, comprehensive care
Dr. Tarik Saab spoke about the importance of internal medicine, and those who practice it, during the doctrinal conference of these XVI conference. Internists are doctors for adults, comprehensive doctors, he stressed. In addition, he specified how internal medicine interacts with other specialties for patient evaluation, clarifying that they are not general practitioners, they are internists.
To close these conferences, the therapeutic advances in diabetes presented by Dr. María Marcano were presented. Likewise, a discussion space was opened around medicine residents in action, coordinated by Dr. Luis Soto, and an electrocardiogram workshop, coordinated by Rosa Martínez. CM CNP 9.261