The research work presented in this thesis discusses innovative strategies for breath propofol detection, monitoring and its pharmacokinetic modeling. Design of a breath based propofol control system is also presented. Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) has become a commonly used hypnotic in total intravenous anesthesia. It has some volatility, so it can be detected in exhaled breath gas of indiv...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects, if any, of 3 different breath-holding techniques on a person's ability to attain vocal fold closure (VFC) to successfully complete swallowing maneuvers. DESIGN Prospective, randomized study. SETTING Private practice. PATIENTS A total of 150 healthy volunteers recruited from private practice patients and community volunteers. Intervention Group 1 receive...

objective: breath holding spells, very often misinterpreted as epileptic seizures, are most common in children aged 6 months to 6 years of age. in this investigation, we sought to prospectively document the natural history of breath holding spells (bhs) among children with cyanotic, pallid and mixed type bhs referred for neurological consultation. materials & methods: this was a cross-sectional...

objectives: breath holding spells are one of the most frequent and important diagnostic challenges in pediatrics. the aim of this study, conducted on pediatric patients referring to the pediatric neurology clinic in hormozgan province, was to evaluate therapeutic effects of iron on breath holding spells materials and methods: 35 children (19 males and 16 females), aged between 3 to 60 months, w...

helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common human infections which have been associated with many upper gasterointestinal complications. different treatment regimens for helicobacter pylori eradication have been used. one of these regimes is the quadruple therapy regimen which metronidazole is one of the medications. in recent years several reports on h. pylori resistance to this an...