background nosocomial infections increase mortality rate in neonates. studies have attributed the use of h2 blockers as one of the various factors that increase the risk of nosocomial infections. objectives to define the relationship between nosocomial infection and ranitidine in very low birth weight (vlbw) infants admitted in the nicu of a tertiary care hospital. patients and methods all vlbw...

the risk of nephrocalcinosis (nc) in prctcrtn neonates is considerable, but conflicting numbers arc given for the actual incidence (i o•65(~..~)). furosemide induced hypcrcalciuria is said to be the main risk factor. we assessed prospectively the incidence, causes and outcome of nc in very low birth weight (less than 1500 g) prctcrm neonates by serial renal ultrasound scans and urine analysis. ...

background: birth weight is considered as the most important index of neonates' growth as well as the most important determinant of infants' mortality. this study was conducted to investigate the growth pattern in normal, low and very low birth weight neonates for 18 months in the health care centers of isfahan, iran. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional and retrospective study, 214 neon...

1. Human total HDL (high-density lipoprotein), HDL2 and HDL3 were labelled in vitro by incubation with lipoproteindeficient serum (LPDS) which contained either [3H]cholesteryl oleate or [14C]cholesterol under different conditions. The lipoproteins were then subfractionated by heparin-Sepharose column chromatography, and three subfractions (A, B and C) were successively eluted from each preparat...

• Background: Many patients are asking about weight reduction diets publicized in the lay press, such as “Protein Power,” “Sugar Busters,” and “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution.” A common theme of these diets is the restriction of carbohydrate intake. • Objective: To summarize the published medical literature regarding very low carbohydrate (< 40 g/day) diets. • Methods: A MEDLINE search and han...

this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of pe in patients with v/q scans interpreted as representing a very low probability (vlp) of pe (1-3 small segmental perfusion defects with a normal chest radiograph). an analysis of the entire data set obtained during the pioped study was performed. of the total of 1,359 patients in whom the presence or absence of pe was confirmed, 80 (6%) p...

conclusions according to our study, phototherapy should not be used as prophylactic therapy for all vlbw infants, but rather it should be individualized in order to maintain low bilirubin levels. results the mean bilirubin level on the first day in both groups exhibited no significant difference. the peak serum bilirubin was 7.7 ± 1.4 and 8.5 ± 2.1 mg/dl in the prophylactic and therapeutic grou...