Routine Examination of Aircrew

Determination of Diagnostic Reference Level in routine Computed radiography examination in north of Iran

Introduction: Digital radiography has a major role in nowadays healthcare system so radiation protection (justification and optimization) is important in this field. Many related organizations to protection suggested to establish national and regional diagnostic reference level for medical procedures. Reference levels are typically set at the 75th percentile of the dose distri...

Routine examination in the neonatal period.

OBJECTIVE To assess the value of the second neonatal examination as a medical surveillance procedure. DESIGN Prospective survey of routine neonatal examinations and the abnormalities identified during 8 March-30 June 1988. SETTING Maternity unit with an annual birth rate of 5700. SUBJECTS For first neonatal examination: 1795 babies born in the unit during the 115 day observation period. F...

An Aircrew Hypoxiawarning

The value of routine histopathological examination of appendicectomy specimens

BACKGROUND Appendicectomy specimens removed from patients with suspected acute appendicitis often appear macroscopically normal but histopathological analysis of these cases may reveal a more sinister underlying pathology. We evaluated histopathological reports of 1225 appendicectomy specimens at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) over the past three years. METHODS Histopathol...

AB129. Role of routine examination in diagnose of prostate cancer

formerly. Typically, earlier in childhood, there had been an unsuccessful attempt in urethroplasty in 39 patients, and straightening of the penis (excision of the chord) in seven cases. Dermal urethral fistula in the urethra was formed in 23 (34%) males: in 12 cases the aperture was situated in penoscrotal zone; in eight patients—in the shaft of the penis and in three patients-located in the co...