a number of evidences suggest that during ischemic stroke, serum iron and hemoglobin (hb) levels are changed. yet, there are few reports in the literature related to this issue and resolution of this mechanism requires further experiments. the aim of the present study was to investigate the potential role of serum iron and hemoglobin levels as a  biomarker in diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke....

during the 6-m period, 24 patients with acute scrotal pain were referred to the nuclear medicine department of shaheed labbafi-nejad hospital. their age ranged from 9 to 84 (mean 28.8) years. twelve scans were selected for the study. the scans were performed on angiographic and static phases, using tc-pertechnetate. of the above mentioned cases, one had acute testicular torsion (pre and post op...

acute myeloblastic leukemia is one of the important malignancies in children. for better managing the prognosis of this disease, there should be enough information about common features of this malignancy. the aim of this study was to evaluate these common features in children with acute myeloblastic leukemia. a total of 104 eligible children less than 15-year-old have been referred from 2007-2...

background meningitis is a life-threatening disease and can lead to significant sequelae. pediatric bacterial meningitis leaves some survivors with more significant sequelae if not treated, promptly. the advent of vaccine has changed the incidence of pediatric bacterial meningitis but these vaccines have not been used in routine childhood immunization schedule. objectives the current study aime...

conclusions mortality from papillary muscle rupture remains elevated. survival largely depends on the early surgical repair or the replacement of the mitral valve. case presentation a 71-year-old woman presented to an outside hospital complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. an electrocardiogram was obtained and revealed depression of the st segments from leads v1 to v4. troponin i wa...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: acute kidney injury (aki) is commonly occurred in intensive care unit (icu) patients. the aim of the study was a comparison of rifle (risk of renal injury/injury to the kidney/failure of kidney function/loss of kidney function/end stage disease) classification with other scoring systems in the evaluation of aki in icus. materials and met...

mycotic infections have been commonly encountered in patients with hematological malignancies. the current study seeks the prevalence of actinomycete infection in patients suffering from blood cells malignancies. a hundred and fifty patients with some kinds of blood cells dyscrasia who underwent the bone marrow aspiration were recruited. in addition to the diagnostic work up, samples were exami...

statement of problem: periodontal disease (pd) has been linked to adverse cardiovascular events by unknown mechanisms. c-reactive protein (crp) is a prognostic marker for cardiovascular disease, with reported elevated serum levels during pd. purpose: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between pd and higher crp levels in the serum of acute myocardial infarction (ami) pa...