vitamin d deficiency is one of the most preventable challenges worldwide. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin d deficiency among female nurses working at children’s medical center hospital in tehran, iran, due to the risk factor of being a notably long period indoors and the fact that their health status may have consequences on the process of patients’ treatment. a...

conclusions the used protocol is not enough for treating vitamin d deficiency. furthermore, the protocol should be revised according to baseline vitamin d classification. results after initial evaluation, 116 cases were found to be deficient, and were divided into two equal groups of 58. no significant difference was found between the normal, treated and non-treated groups regarding age and gen...

sixty-six children with g6pd deficiency were evaluated retrospectively to ascertain the clinical features, etiology, ultimate outcome and population at risk, the occurrence of jaundice in 18 neonates (group j) was, contrary to other countries, in the form of neonatal jaundice type ii. sepsis, prematurity, hypoxia and acidosis were associating factors. 77.8% of neonates had exchange blood transf...

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the aim of this article was to describe the clinical management of a case with seizure, possibly due toiron deficiency anaemia (ida) in a kitten. a 38-day-old female european shorthair cat was presented withacute onset of impaired consciousness, seizures and lateralised upper motor neuron tetraparesis. haematology results showed severe microcytic hypochromic anaemia with marked anisocytosis and...

introduction: children’s iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem; it plays an important role in reducing the child’s scientific and practical abilities. this study aims at reviewing the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in 1 to 6 year old children referring to the city health care centers in jahrom. material and methods: this is a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectio...

introduction: iodine deficiency disorders (idd) are the most common epidemiological problems in the world, including our country. in order to prevent idd and its consequences, iodized table salt is being used in our country since 1989. at present, this program is 18 years old. the surveillance of idd may be implemented to assess the prevalence of idd, identify high risk areas for intervention a...

metabolic myopathies are genetically inherited disorders of muscle energy production that result in skeletal muscle dysfunction. they are a large group of diseases with diverse inborn errors of metabolism, in particular muscle energy production, and including disorders of glycogen (lysosomal and non-lysosomal glycogenoses), lipid (disorders of fatty acid b-oxidation, primary carnitine deficienc...

background: the aim of the present study was to assess the mean corpuscular volume (mcv) as a surrogate marker for detecting early iron deficiency prior to definitive investigation and treatment. materials and methods: this study was done on one hundred students in swada preparatory school – sharkia governorate from 2010 to 2011. they were subdivided into three groups: group (a): comprised of 3...