To survive, animals must be able to react appropriately (in temporal and behavioral terms) when facing a threat. One of the essential parameters considered by the defensive system is the distance of the threat, the "defensive distance." In this study, we investigate the visual depth cues that could be considered as an alarm cue for the activation of the defensive system. For this purpose, we pe...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1060 VOLUME 42__OCTOBER 17, 2005 electrophoresis and G6PD assay was also normal. Methemoglobin assayed by spectroscopic method was 38% (normal <1%.). Erythrocyte NADH-dependent methemoglobin reductase level was low with 30% of normal. HbM could not be estimated due to financial constraint. She was managed with oxygen inhalation, bronchodilator nebulisation, and oral antibiotic...

Background & Aims of the Study: It is believed that immature defensive mechanisms and impulsiveness make people vulnerable to smoker and drugs, and these individuals experience more negative emotions and have less options for reducing their psychological disorders. The study sought to determine the role of difficulty in emotional self-regulation, impulsiveness, and defensive me...

BACKGROUND malnutrition is an important risk factor for poor outcome in patients recovering after hip fracture surgery. This study aimed to investigate the clinical, nutritional and rehabilitation effects of an oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. METHODS this was an observer-blinded randomised controlled trial of elderly post-surgical proximal femora...

Interactions between cognitive control and affective processes, such as defensive reactivity, are intimately involved in healthy and unhealthy human development. However, cognitive control and defensive reactivity processes are often studied in isolation and rarely examined in early childhood. To address these gaps, we examined the relationships between multiple neurophysiological measures of c...

BACKGROUND Defensive medicine is defined as a doctor's deviation from standard practice to reduce or prevent complaints or criticism. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of the practice of defensive medicine in the UK among hospital doctors and the factors affecting it. METHODS A quantitative study was designed, with a detailed seventeen point questionnaire. Defensive m...

The objectives of this study were 1) to establish clinical profiles of dysphagic and nondysphagic individuals following thermal burn injury and 2) to provide a clinical profile of the progression and outcome of dysphagia resolution by hospital discharge for a dysphagic cohort. A total of 438 consecutively admitted patients with thermal burns were included. All patients underwent a clinical swal...

Adequate postoperative analgesia without side effects is necessary to facilitate same-day discharge of ambulatory patients after ambulatory surgery. This study compared the use of intravenous morphine and fentanyl after painful ambulatory procedures with respect to analgesic efficacy, the incidence of side effects, and impact on the patient's readiness for discharge. Fifty-eight patients underg...

OBJECTIVE To investigate which of two commonly used treatment protocols for exercise-associated postural hypotension (EAPH) resulted in earlier discharge from the medical facility. METHODS This randomised clinical field trial was undertaken at two Ironman Triathlon competitions and one ultra-distance footrace. All collapsed athletes admitted to the medical facilities were considered for the t...