BACKGROUND Underweight as a public health problem in young women is associated with nutritional deficiencies, menstrual irregularity, eating disorders, reduced fertility, etc. Since resting metabolic rate (RMR) is a necessary component in the development of nutrition support therapy, therefore we determined the accuracy of commonly used predictive equations against RMR measured by indirect calo...

Drug-induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a rare condition. We report the case of a 32-year-old white female who presented to the emergency department with generalized fatigue, fever, and jaundice. The patient reported using levofloxacin few days prior to presentation for urinary tract infection. The patient had evidence of hemolytic anemia with a hemoglobin of 6.7 g/dL which dropped to 5 g/d...

Even though clinical features in autoimmune haemolytic anaemia vary according to the type of AIHA, anaemic syndrome stays common for most cases. A positive Coombs test or direct anti-globulin developed 1945 by Coombs, Mourant and Race, is deciding factor AIHA diagnosis. Since immunologic mechanisms causing erythrocyte destruction between AIHAs, treatment also different. Empirical approach with ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to examine the differences in fat and carbohydrate (CHO) oxidation during walking and running between normal-weight and overweight/obese young adult men. METHODS 19 healthy, normal-weight (age = 21.9 ± 0.7 years, BMI = 22.6 ± 0.4 kg, n = 10) and overweight (age = 21.4 ± 0.6 years, BMI = 31.6 ± 1.1, n = 9) young men volunteered to participate in this s...

Schistosomosis is a disease of veterinary and medical importance caused by Schistosoma spp is characterized by frequent diarrhea with blood and mucous, weight loss and weakness in animals and causes significant morbidity, mortality and economic loss in cattle population. The study was designed to analyze/detect the schistosoma spp by coprological and serological examination (IHA) in cows and bu...

Performance-based outcomes such as the T-Test, Edgren Side Step Test (ESST), and Illinois Agility Test (IAT) have been used to assess agility in athletes and nonathletes; however, the reliability and validity of these tests have not been established. The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and convergent construct validity of the ESST, T-Test, and IAT in young, nondisabled, p...

In a study of early abortions (less than 16-week pregnancies) no significant increase in fetomaternal haemorrhage was found in patients having either threatened or incomplete abortions. A statistically significant increase in fetal cells in the maternal circulation, however, occurred after curettage. The administration of oxytocic drugs in conjunction with curettage in cases of incomplete abort...

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a picture of hemolysis which is caused by autoantibodies against red blood cell surface antigens. It is classified as primary, secondary or warm and cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia according to the temperature at which antibodies react. It is usually an acute and self-limiting condition. Here, we present a three-year-old male patient who presented with malaise, p...

625 Relapsing Coombs-negative haemolytic anaemia in pregnancy with haemolytic disease in the newborn A rare form of acquired haemolytic anaemia is Coombs-negative haemolytic disease restricted to the period of pregnancy.'-3 Unlike previously reported cases, in our patient transient haemolytic disease developed in the infant also, lending support to the assumption of an autoimmune mechanism. Cas...

background: the aim of this study was to conduct a sero-epidemiological survey in meshkinshahr, ardabil province, northwestern iran to detect the rate of hydatidosis in the city and nearby villages. literature shows that no such study has been conducted so far. methods: overall, 670 serum samples were collected from 194 males and 476 females from patients referred to different health centers of...