Etomidate, a new short-acting non-barbiturate hypnotic, was administered to 40 patients between the ages of 12 years and 65 years. Intra-ocular pressure was measured before and after etomidate injection using a Schiotz tonometer. A significant reduction of intra-ocular pressure was found to follow etomidate injection in spite of the often associated myoclonic movements. The mechanism of reducti...

Background Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is secreted by the granulosa cells of growing follicles during the primary to large antral follicle stages. Abnormal levels of AMH and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) may indicate a woman’s diminished ability or inability to conceive. Our aim is to investigate the changes in serum AMH and FSH concentrations at different age groups and its correlation w...

This study examines post-surgical mortality, up to 1 year after surgery, for eight common operations among aged Medicare enrollees. The operations with the highest mortality in the 1.5 months after surgery were femur fracture reduction, hip arthroplasty (other, i.e., not total replacement), and coronary artery bypass. Mortality was still above average for femur fracture reduction, hip arthropla...

. A preliminary report .on the planning and establishment of a clinical trial of the efficacy of calcium sucrose phosphate, in the form of a food addltive, as a cariostatic agent was published in 1967(1 ) .. The results after one year indicated reductions in the dental· caries increment for all children in the ages 5-17 years. A further report published in 1968(2) covering the results observed ...

Low back pain is one of the most prevailing illnesses, which is paramount importance among disabling illnesses. Inspite of being various factors for low back pain the main course of it hasnot been recognised yet. In this study we investigated the effects of two methods on treating chronic tension myositis syndrom. That is one kind of low back muscles spasm due to high stress and psychic problem...