THERE does not seem at first sight to be much connection between a mediaeval Council of the Church, with the cardinal archbishops magnificent in their scarlet robes, and the resident pupil of the Royal Victoria Hospital in his plain white coat: and yet, if a great council had not met at Tours in the year 1163, resident pupils might not today be strolling down the long corridor of our Hospital. ...

BackgroundWorldwide, adults and children are at risk of adrenal insufficiency as a result suppression from use anti-inflammatory glucocorticoids opiates, well infectious diseases. The adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) stimulation test is the reference standard for diagnosis but requires clinic attendance venesection. Salivary cortisone reflects free serum cortisol, samples can be collected home posted...

Abstract Background Patients with upper gastrointestinal (UGI) malignancy undergo major surgical resections resulting in significant postoperative inpatient stays. Central venous access is utilised to aid management of intraoperative physiology, immediate post-operative care and perioperative complications, which are often complex. catheters (CVC) peripheral intravenous (IV) cannulae have a rel...

AIMS To assess the natural history, risk factors for death and deterioration of patients with Eisenmenger Syndrome. METHODS The clinical course of 188 patients from three different cardiac centres specialized in adult congenital heart defects, followed for a median period of 31 years, was retrospectively analysed. According to the diagnosis, 64 males and 124 females, mean age at last follow-u...

Regimental therapy is an established therapeutic modalities now. special technique /physical methods of treatment to improve the constitution body by removing waste materials and improving defense mechanism protect health. In other words these are best known “detoxification methods”. Therapeutic approach in Unani system Ilaj-bil-Tadbeer (Regimental therapy), Ilaj-bil-Giza (Dietotherapy), Ilaj-b...

CONTEXT Hypoxia is a major cause of pulmonary hypertension in respiratory disease and at high altitude. Recent work has established that the effect of hypoxia on pulmonary arterial pressure may depend on iron status, possibly acting through the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor, but the pathophysiological and clinical importance of this interaction is unknown. OBJECTIVE To determi...

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı ʿAlī b. el-ʿAbbās el-Mecūsī’nin Kāmilu’ṣ-Ṣınāʿati’ṭ-Ṭıbbiyye adı verilen eserinin ikinci cildinin “hastalıkların el ile tedavisi” üzerine olan dokuzuncu makalesinin kan alma ilgili bölümünü Arapçadan Türkçeye çevirerek Türk tıp tarihi literatürüne kazandırmak, Paulus Aegineta’nın Epitome adlı bölümüyle karşılaştırmak ve literatür eşliğinde tarihindeki yerini belirlemey...