Introduction: Similarities in the memory impairment between Alzheimer patients and scopolamine treated animals have been reported. In the present study, the possible role of α-adrenergic receptors of the dorsal hippocampus on scopolamine state-dependent memory in adult male Wistar rats was evaluated. Methods: The animals were bilaterally implanted with chronic cannulae in the CA1 regions o...

Background: Post partum hemorrhage is one of the common causes in maternal morbidity and mortality and its outcome depends on accurate estimation of blood loss which needs acquiring skills. In this study, we decided to evaluate the effect of education on visual blood volume estimation by using simulation. Method: This prospective study was done in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and 40 o...

objective: triage procedure is one of the most important aspects of emergency departments as it has an undeniable role on the management of patients. it includes 5 categories based on the emergency severity index (esi) according to the condition of severity. for better decision making and management, it is important to have skillful and experienced nursing staff. in the current study, we aimed ...

background: occupational asthma (oa) is the most common occupational lung disease in developed countries. one of the causative agents is metal fume that may be encountered in steel industries. screening for the oa is mainly performed by questionnaire but in our country spirometry is used more commonly. objective: to compare the diagnostic value of the venables standardized respiratory questionn...

Introduction. The changes trend from traditional to community oriented medical education necessitates that the social medicine courses be more effective and presented at an appropriate time. The object of this study is the comparison between medical physiopathology and stager students’ competency in practical social medicine course. Methods. All the medical students who entered the health appr...

This study investigated the effects of eliciting tasks on listening comprehension among Iranian pre-intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. To do the current study, 30 participants out of 40 were selected through administering an Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). After that, the participants were divided into two equal groups; one experimental and one control group. Then, a...