Even though comprehension of human physiology is crucial in the clinical setting, students frequently learn part of this subject using rote memory and then are unable to transfer knowledge to other contexts or to solve clinical problems. This study evaluated the impact of articulating the concept map strategy with the mediated learning experience on meaningful learning during the cardiovascular...

A 33-year-old woman with a history of asthma presented with shortness of breath and voice loss. Her asthma began 4 years previously, after an inhalational exposure to irritating fumes. She subsequently experienced frequent wheezing associated with voice loss when exposed to dust or chemical fumes despite preventive therapy with bronchodilators and corticosteroids. The patient denied a family hi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relation between immediate postoperative right ventricular (RV) diastolic physiology and subsequent diastolic function in patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. DESIGN Serial prospective echocardiographic study early after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot and at mid-term follow up. SETTING Tertiary referral centre. PATIENTS 34 patients who had repair o...

BACKGROUND There is a dearth of standardized studies examining exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and its relationship to respiratory health among adults in developing countries. METHODS In 2004, the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies (SCTS) conducted a population-based survey using stratified cluster sampling to look at issues related to environmental health of adults aged 18-65 ye...

one of the main problems in cell culture is mycoplasma infection. it can extensively affect cell physiology and metabolism. as the applications of cell culture increase in research, industrial production and cell therapy, more concerns about mycoplasma contamination and detection will arise. this review will provide valuable information about: 1. the ways in which cells are contaminated and the...

The study explores adolescents' attitudes toward seeking help for emotional problems. The personal service gap is examined by asking adolescents about their willingness to refer themselves and others to formal (psychologists) and informal (friends) help sources, using a within-subjects design. The study included 662 Israeli adolescents in the 10th and 12th grades. The results indicate that adol...