conclusions good knowledges for renal function remain a hallmark of daily practice of the anesthesiologist, considering renal function as an important determinant factor in anesthesia practice. context pre-existing renal dysfunction presents specific features that anesthesiologists must deal with. anesthesia and renal function are connected and can interfere with each other. induced hypotension...

a retrospective study was done on 130 aml patients treated in shariati and imam hospitals in tehran from 1991 to 1997 to investigate the value of three post-remission methods of treatment. all patients who were in complete remission (cr) (group i) had been treated with ara-c (300 mg/m2/day continuous infusion for 5 days) and daunorubicine (45 mg/m2/day for 3 days) as induction and early consoli...

conclusions crp, a well-known acute phase reactant that increases rapidly in various inflammatory processes, can be accepted as a strong predictor in classifying different grades of the disease, and treatment can be reliably planned according to this classification. results mean crp levels of groups were found to be significantly different, 18.96 mg/l in group i, 133.51 mg/l in group ii, and 23...

acute myocardial infarction can culminate in sudden cardiac death due to cardiogenic shock and ventricular fibrillation, and also rarely due to cardiac rupture. we present a case of post-infarction myocardial rupture after thrombolytic therapy diagnosed with transthoracic echocardiography and treated with direct closure and coronary artery bypass grafting.

conclusions serum ngal levels of arf and crf patients were significantly higher than healthy individuals. in addition, ngal values of patients with crf were significantly higher than those of arf. serum ngal values can be used to detect renal injury and differentiate arf and crf. results median ngal levels in patients was 304.50 (29), and 60 (0) in control, which was statistically significant b...

conclusions spontaneous rupture of pyometra duo to cervical cancer in cases of acute abdomen in elderly patients should be considered. introduction pyometra is an accumulation of purulent material or pus in the uterine cavity. spontaneous perforation of uterus by pyometra is rare. this is a clinical presentation and management of a spontaneous perforation of uterine caused by pyometra. case pre...

background low back pain (lbp) is one of the most common complaints that is reported by all age groups. objective this study was aimed to investigate the efficacy of epidural steroid injections (epsi) related to different volume injections for treatment of acute low back pain with radiculopathy. patients and methods the study is consisted of seventy five patients who had acute discogenic pain. ...

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) is one of the most common cancers among children. although there have been tremendous treatments, none of them have led to a precise cure. the use of herbal medicines which are safe and non-toxic have been demonstrated in this study. curcumin is a polyphenol, hydrophobic product that is derived from turmeric plant. curcumin has anti-toxic, anti-bacterial, anti...

lallemantia royleana (balangu) is a well known iranian medicinal plant that its seed mucilage has many applications in modern pharmacology. plant mucilage traditionally was used as a gel supplement, and natural matrix for sustained release of drugs. but it seems that these compounds are not a simple additive and also have many undiscovered pharmacological properties. in this research, the anest...

teucrium polium l. (tp) is widely used in traditional medicine of many countries including iran. there are various reports about pharmacological properties of tp such as calcium antagonist, anti- ulcer, anti – diabetic. there are a few reports about possible toxicological effects of this plant. in the present study we designed to evaluate the subchronic toxicity of teucrium polium total extract...