conclusions this study suggests that obese patients in hs may have a higher risk of hemodynamic instability compared to their nonobese counterparts primarily due to obesity-induced increases in intra-abdominal pressure resulting in reduced venous return. results in hemorrhage simulation, moderate increases in bmi were found to produce greater decreases in map and co compared to the normal subje...

ERITABLE variations in inbred strains of maize occur infrequently. All H the mutations BO far found either do not increase the amount of growth and productiveness or clearly reduce the plants in some degree (JONES 1924, 193a, 1944; SINGLETON 1943). Several changes have been noted recently and reported in a preliminary way (JONES 1944) which reduce the vigor of the inbred plants but which increa...

A 37-year-old woman presented with recent constitutional upset and a year-long history of swelling of her face and hands. Her past medical history included pre-eclampsia. Her father had suffered from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and her brother underwent renal transplantation for reflux nephropathy. Examination revealed peri-orbital oedema and hypertension (140/100 mmHg). Her pulse rate w...