Demographic study of pituitary adenomas undergone trans-sphenoidal surgery in Loghman Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran 2001–2013

Hypo and hyperglycemia among tramadol overdose patients in Loghman Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran.

Tramadol is a synthetic and centrally active analgesic. Hypoglycemia as another possible major side effect among abusers has not been known well. Our objective is evaluation of the Blood Glucose Level (BGL) among tramadol-overdosed patients. This prospective cross-sectional study was performed from Feb to June 2013; BGL was measured at the time of admission, 8 and 12 hours later. All patients w...

Drug-Induced Apnea in Children Admitted to Loghman Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran

OBJECTIVE Environmental hazards, including poisons, can cause irreparable effects and even fatal for children. Poisoning in children is common and serious, but often is preventable and treatable. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of drugs and chemical toxicity leading to apnea. In addition, we detected type of drug that induced apnea among children. MATERIALS & METHODS In a retrospe...

Poisoning Profile in Loghman -e-Hakim Hospital

SUMMARY This research was aimed at finding common causes of poisoning and associated factor. The important points which we considered wereas follow:the total number of patients. age and sex, number of cases which were seen in O.P.D or hospitalized, common drugs which were used accidental and professional subjects. Women with 62.5 % , were the majority of poisoned patients and 90% of our subje...

The History of Trans-sphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumours

Epidemiological Survey of Poisoning by Plants and Mushrooms in Loghman–e- Hakim Hospital of Tehran, Iran, 2007 – 2013

Background: Because in today's societies, not only the nutritional role of plants and fungi is very high, but also the main basis of many drugs are plants and plant products, therefore one of the problems of clinical toxicologists is the toxicity of these products. Objective: This study aimed to define the prevalence, symptoms, complications, effective treatments, type of substance use, the c...