Evaluation of Clinical and Clinical Chemical Parameters in Periparturient Cows

Evaluation of clinical parameters for predicting hospital stay in neonates

Objective: To predict hospital stay by using various clinical parameters at admission.Patients and Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted over a period of one year (Jan – Dec 2010) in a tertiary level teaching hospital in North India. Out of 344 neonates admitted, 41 left against medical advice and were excluded. At time of admission, initial vital signs were noted along wi...

Comparison of Self, Peer, and Clinical Teacher Evaluation in Clinical Skills Evaluation Process of Midwifery Students

Introduction: In order to have a precise judgment on performance, a variety of data resources are needed. In this regard, experts emphasize on employing different assessment groups for determining achievement of learning objectives by students. This study was performed to compare self, peer, and teacher evaluation in the process of midwifery students' clinical skills evaluation at delivery roo...

Clinical-biochemical Observations in Periparturient Dairy Cows with Experimentally Induced Fatty Liver

In 4 experimental studies, occurrences of health problems during the first 4 weeks of lactation were monitored in 36 control cows and 38 experimental cows that were overfed during the dry period to induce overconditioning at calving and deep negative energy balance and fatty liver postpartum. The experimental cows experienced postparturient problems, including milk fever (37%), acetonemia (8%),...

Changes in serum electrolytes of holstein cows with periparturient diseases

CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE INJURIES IN CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS

Clinical manifestations of sixteen children and teenagers exposed to chemical warfare in Halabje are presented. 15 patients complained of burning of skin. Dry coughing was present in 13 subjects. The most frequent signs were conjunctivitis, skin erythema, edema of the eyelids, hyperpigmentation, ulceration, erosion, dyspnea, closure ofthe eyes, blisters, edema of the skin, and crepitation ...