AN EPILEPTIC (?) FIT FOLLOWED BY FORTY-SIX HOURS' UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

Four plus forty-four: hours to modify, theirs to enjoy.

The evolution of dialysis care over the last 60 years is noteworthy. From the earliest days, when Kolff used the drumdialyzer,throughmanyiterativechanges,discoveries, and developments, dialysis can now be used in multiple settings under numerous adverse circumstances for prolonged periods of time. However, with these innovations and successes come new and perhaps, more challenging questions aro...

Hyposensitisation to wasp venom in six hours.

Eleven patients with a history of anaphylaxis, positive reactions to skin tests, and specific IgE antibody to wasp venom underwent hyposensitisation in a six hour procedure. No general reactions occurred. Complement activation and proteinuria could not be shown. The patterns of specific IgE, IgG1, and IgG4 were as described in other procedures--namely, IgE increased sharply and then decreased; ...

Six year follow up of forty five pregnant opiate addicts.

Forty five pregnant addicts had attended the National Drug Treatment Centre between 1984-1986. At that time they received intensive counselling, low dose Methadone maintenance and both ante natal and post natal care. Our aim was to follow these women six years later focusing on their drug use and outcome of their children. The women were followed up by chart review, individual interviews and li...

Thyrotoxicosis in Nigeria--a study of forty-six patients.

a forty-six-year-old man with tracheomegaly and bronchiectasis

tracheomegaly or tracheobronchomegaly is a rare syndrome which is characterized by dramatic dilatation of the trachea and the major bronchi. this syndorme is usually associated with chronic respiratory infection and airway obstruction. in this paper, a case with tracheomegaly and bronchiectasis was scrutinized.