An epidemiological study was undertaken in a sugar cane plantation of the Sugar Company of Kwilu Ngongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to evaluate the incidence of the snakebites, to report the epidemiological and clinical indicators and the therapeutic practices. The plantations extend by 41 km covering about 10,000 hectares in arboreal savannahs. The method associated i) a retrospe...

Grades of recovery and outcome of patients with "stroke" have been widely reported by different authors.' There is reasonable agreement on the "poor" outcome of a certain number of surviving "stroke" patients; their number is widely estimated to vary from 19% to 35%. With the growing need for physical medicine and rehabilitation treatment and the associated mushrooming financial expenditures fo...

background: in previous studies, the neuroprotective effect of 17&beta-estradiol; in diffuse traumatic brain injury has been shown. this study used ici 182,780, a non-selective estrogen receptor antagonist, to test the hypothesis that the neuroprotective effect of 17&beta-estradiol; in traumatic brain injury is mediated by the estrogen receptors. methods: the ovariectomized rats were divided in...

purpose:  to determine whether angiotensin ii levels in aqueous humor is related to diabetes mellitus and to evaluate the effect of captopril. methods: in a case-control study, aqueous humor samples were obtained during cataract surgery from 58 eyes of 58 patients, of which 37 were diabetic. from these latter subjects, 16 had taken captopril (captopril group) and 21 had not taken any angiotensi...

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of foot pump exercise on edema diameter in patients with leg edema. The research method used is a literature review. results showed significant decrease pitting and when doing exercises In conclusion, flexion extension edematous area combined elevation diameter.
 Keywords: Fluid Overload, Leg Edema, Pump Exercise