While ice massage (IM) is a rapid cooling technique used to facilitate therapeutic movements in the rehabilitation process, evidence of its efficacy over alternative therapeutic protocols is scarce. We determined whether dabbing the skin surface dry during a standard IM treatment would lead to greater rate of skin temperature reduction in comparison to without dabbing; and whether dabbing the s...

OBJECTIVE To characterise the anaesthetic effects of alfaxalone administered intramuscularly (IM) at 10, 20, and 30 mg kg(-1) . STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized cross-over study. ANIMALS Ten juvenile green iguanas (Iguana iguana) of mean body weight (±SD) 480 ± 134 g. METHODS Alfaxalone was administered IM in the triceps of both thoracic limbs. Times for anaesthetic induction, plateau...

In the first case, a post-operative patient was prescribed fentanyl 2 mcg/mL with bupivacaine 0.125% by epidural infusion for pain management. The infusion rate ordered was 10 mL/hour. Ketorolac 30 mg intravenously was also prescribed for this patient. A student nurse ‘piggybacked’ a 50 mL minibag containing ketoralac to the main IV line which did not have an infusion pump. She then mistakenly ...

BACKGROUND Double-blind evaluation of acupuncture treatment has not previously been reported. We investigated the possible advantage of analgesic effects of needle penetration compared with skin pressure using non-penetrating needles in a double-blind study. METHODS We conducted a double-blind crossover study of penetrating and non-penetrating (placebo) acupuncture trials. We recruited 56 hea...

Background and Purpose We used a rat model of reversible spinal ischemia to assess the effect of spinal cord temperature on the development of neurological and histopathologic changes after 20 minutes of reversible aortic occlusion. Spinal cord blood flow and CO2 reactivity was tested by using laser Doppler before and 60 minutes after ischemia. Methods In halothane (l%)-anesthetized rats, the s...

Clinical and serum biochemical markers were utilized to assess the clinical efficacy of routinely used preanaesthetics induction agents in rabbits. Eight healthy rabbits (3.0-3.5kg) either sex randomly assigned one two groups: XK (Xylazine-ketamine) or XFK (Xylazine–fentanyl–ketamine). Intramuscular injections xylazine (5 mg/kg), ketamine (35 fentanyl (0.02 mg/kg) given parameters (rectal tempe...

The ability of allopurinol to protect against reperfusion injury in the heart has usually been attributed to its xanthine oxidase (XO)-inhibiting properties. Human myocardium however, has exhibited low levels of XO activity. To investigate the effects of allopurinol in an XO-free model and determine whether pretreatment is necessary, 12 domestic pigs (15 kg to 20 kg) underwent occlusion of the ...

sleep deprivation has negative effects on performance and resulted in elevating of mortality risk, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 30 hour sleep deprivation on serum levels of c-reactive protein, blood lactate, muscular strength and physiological factors of rast test in active students. the present study was a semi-experimental on...

Dye is one of the waste waters, which will be a problem if content excessive in water. Modifying bentonite with titanium dioxide (TiO2) as photocatalyst for removal dye waste. In this study, composite synthesis was carried out by mixing and TiO2 suspensions. The mass 20 g, variations are 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%. resulting heated using furnace at 550°C 5 hours. Bentonit...