Background and purpose: Airway assessment is very important in anesthesia. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of Mallampati test indicators in supine and sitting positions with and without phonation in anesthesia candidate patients. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study (diagnostic approach) was done in 200 adult patients ≥16 years, undergoing s...

Introduction: Preeclampsia is described as a systemic disorder and leads to a potentially life threatening disease. The evidences show that stress oxidative of lipid profile is effective in the pathogenesis of Preeclampsia. In this study, specificity and sensitivity of lipid profile as a predictive factor in the incidence of preeclampsia was studied. Methods: This study was a cohort study that...

ABSTRACT Attention to high prevalence of inflammatory disease of upper gastrointestinal system and determination of Helicobacter pylori, “a great importance etiology of gastric disorders”, this study was performed for rapid diagnostic evaluation of Helicobacter pylori. This observational & cross-sectional study was performed in 100 cases who suffered from upper gastrointestinal symptoms. By an ...

Background: The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) is a comprehensive, standardized diagnostic interview for the assessment of psychiatric disorders. There have been few studies on the validity of the CIDI. The objective of present study was to assess the validity of a Farsi translation of the complete CIDI and its psychosis/mania module in five referral clinical psychiatric se...

Background and purpose: Pleural effusion is a common finding in many pulmonary or extrapulmonary diseases and its analysis is essential for differentiating transudates from exudates. Light's criteria is questioned by some researchers and measuring of cholesterol in pleural effusion is proposed due to its simplicity and low cost. This study evaluates the diagnostic value of pleural fluid chole...

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common type of mononeuropathy. Although CTS patients usually have sensory and motor latency in the EMG-NCV or EDX, a significant percentage (10-25%) of patients have a normal routine study. And if more complete diagnostic tests are not performed, it will not be diagnosed. We decided to identify this group of patients by calculating other meth...

Background: Difficult intubation (DI), often unexpected, remains a primary concern for anesthesiologists. The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of ULBT with sternomental, thyromental and interincisor distances in predicting difficult intubation. Methods: In a prospective study, 380 patients undergoing general anesthesia were included. In all patients sternomen...

Background: The liver is the largest internal organ and the most important organ after heart and brain in the human body without which life is impossible. Diagnosis of liver disease requires a long time and sufficient expertise of the doctor. Statistical methods can be classified as an automated forecasting system and help specialists for quickly and accurately diagnose liver disease. Hidden Ma...