The Tamu Massif, considered the biggest single volcano on Earth, was formed by accumulation of enormous amounts magma erupting to surface. It is largest and oldest seamount in Shatsky Rise, which third oceanic plateau Earth. However, formation mechanism Massif still controversial because evidence point different hypotheses. In this paper, we applied P-wave coda autocorrelation method used hydro...

On my first day in Uganda, I went to the hospital early to join the team on rounds. I wore my bright white coat, wrinkled from the long trip, and my stethoscope was looped around my neck. I wanted to learn some clinical medicine and hoped that my modest research project might yield useful data for my Ugandan advisors. The team gathered around a patient’s bed. The young man, called Emmanuel, sat...

Abstract Background The etiology of reflux esophagitis (RE) is multi-factorial. This study analyzed the relationship depression, anxiety, lifestyle and eating habits with RE its severity further explored impact anxiety depression on patients’ symptoms quality life. Methods From September 2016 to February 2018, a total 689 subjects at Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University participated in th...

Two patients developed bilateral, periorbital edema after initiating positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy with a full face mask. The periorbital edema was more pronounced in the morning and would dissipate throughout the day. This phenomenon seemed to be correlated with the direct pressure of the full face mask, which may have impaired lymphatic and venous drainage. To test this hypothesis, e...

Introduction Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic, which use is limited to treatment-resistant cases of schizophrenia. Sialorrhea, a well-known side effect of clozapine, occurs in 31–54% of patients receiving clozapine therapy (1). Patients may complain of both daytime and nighttime drooling (the “wet pillow” sign). Here, we report the case of a young man who developed aspiration pneu...

taposed along the north-trending, high-angle Nahlin fault; all three tectonic elements are intruded by the Late Cretaceous Atlin Mountain pluton (Figure 1-19-2). The oldest rocks in the eastern domain are Mississippian to Triassic oceanic; crustal and sedimentary rocks of the Cache Creek Complex. These include ultramafite, basalt, limestone, chert, argillite and wacke, and probably a mixed ultr...

of about 35 years of age, lying on an old mat on the floor, with a block of wood under her head for a pillow. I learnt on inquiry that labour pains had set in four days previously, that they were vigorous and frequent at the commencement, but that subsequently they became weak, and the intervals between each prolonged. The membranes had ruptured at 3 a.m. of the day on which I was called in. The

• Position the patient lying comfortably with his/her head supported on a pillow. • Reassure the patient that adequate anaesthetic drops will be instilled before the injection is given. • Instill anaesthetic drops at five-minute intervals over half an hour – a minimum of six drops. • Away from the patient’s view, draw up the prescribed medication using the 21G needle (Figure 1). • Change to the...