Nelson, C. S. (1974). Thorax, 29, 134-137. Cardiac and pulmonary fat embolectomy for suspected fat embolus. There is no specific treatment of fat embolism, whether the embolism is predominantly cerebral, pulmonary, renal or mesenteric. A 46-year-old man had fractured his right femur for the third time in December 1971. Seventy hours later he suddenly developed the cardiovascular, respiratory, a...

Necrotising fascitiis is a rapidly progressive bacterial infection of the soft tissues and generally attacks the walls of the abdomen, the perineum, the limbs or, to a lesser degree, the cranio-cervical area. In the latter region, the infection involves the soft tissues of the neck, in a more or less extensive manner, and causes diffuse necrosis. Crepitation, areas with linear infiltration and ...

The potential utility of Ca2+ channel blockers in the treatment of various psychiatric disorders has been recently suggested. In the present study, the behavioural and anti-psychotic effects of Ca2+ channel blockers were investigated in unrestrained rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) living together in a colony. The different behaviours categorised as social, solitary and abnormal were video recor...

Venous air embolism is a well-recognized complication of central venous catheterization. Although previous reports have documented venous air embolism occurring in a number of ways, including during initial catheterization, when catheters crack or are disconnected, and after catheter removal, no reports mention the possibility of air embolism occurring when a guide wire without a catheter was i...

Among the modifications that occur during the neonatal period, pulmonary development is the most critical. The neonate's lungs must be able to perform adequate gas exchange, which was previously accomplished by the placenta. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is defined as insufficient surfactant production or pulmonary structural immaturity and is specifically relevant to preterm newborns....

Neonatal respiratory distress (NRD) is a common neonatal problem, which is responsible for high morbidity and mortality. There are few published studies in developing countries addressing neonatal respiratory distress. There is no previously published study in Sudan on this problem. The objective of the study is to determine the frequency, different causes, immediate outcome. It was a prospecti...

To cite: Patra S, Math RS, Shankarappa RK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200799 DESCRIPTION A 76-year-old woman was admitted with acute onset of breathlessness with lethargy since the last 3 days. She was a known patient with hypertension and diabetes. On clinical examination, she had an engorged neck vein, tachycardia and tachypnoea, ...

The observation that a raised venous pressure appears to be of benefit to newborn babies with respiratory distress (Bonham Carter, Bound, and Smellie, 1956) led Bound, Harvey, and Bagshaw (1962) to assess the effect of delayed clamping of the umbilical cord of premature babies. In that investigation it was concluded that the placental transfusion was responsible for the lower incidence of respi...

Acute and long-term effects of a single, relatively high oral dose (0.25 and 0.30 mg/kg) of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) on the survival and productivity of sheep were evaluated to establish a better understanding of 1080 poisoning and identify more specific changes diagnostic of toxicosis. In survivors, clinical signs of acute 1080 toxicosis such as salivation and lethargy were generally ve...

BACKGROUND Amitraz is a pharmaceutical, veterinary, and agricultural product which is used worldwide under numerous generic names as an acaricide and insecticide. Because of its widespread use amitraz poisoning has come emerged as a cause of childhood poisoning during the past decade, particularly more in certain countries such as Turkey. AIMS AND METHODS To report the clinical features, the ...