The rapid ascent to 4560 m caused minor symptoms of acute mountain sickness such as headache, nausea, and insomnia in all participants. We did not, however, find any influence of this short term exposure to high altitude on the morphology of the red cells. Our results are in contrast to the morphological changes observed by Rowles and Williams at a similar altitude (4600 m) during an expedition...

The use of standing radiographs to determine correction angles for high tibial osteotomy is not appropriate because the relative angle of the articular surfaces (condylar-plateau angle) in the weight-bearing knee changes after the osteotomy. This may give unpredictable results postoperatively. We found that the condylar-plateau angle in postoperative standing films is very similar to that seen ...

Case "Cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate" (CICO) is a rare, life-threatening situation. We describe a pediatric case of CICO and highlight some educational points.A 3-year-old boy who collapsed in the bathtub came to our emergency department. On admission, he went into cardiac arrest probably because of an airway obstruction. We judged his condition as CICO and carried out an emergent tracheosto...

This study presents the results of paleo-tsunami investigation in marshes southern and eastern coasts Martinique Island (Lesser Antilles, France). A sand unit dated 1726–1813 cal. CE at 30 cm depth Anse Meunier represents most convincing evidence high-energy coastal flooding last 5000 years on island. Sedimentological analyses combined with tsunami simulations demonstrate that this deposit like...

OBJECTIVE To examine the intra-rater, inter-rater, and inter-instrumental reliability of the digitalized pinch muscle strength dynamometer. METHOD Thirty normal subjects were examined for pinch strength, using both the Preston pinch gauge and the digitalized pinch dynamometer. The participants performed all pinch strength tests in the seated position as recommended by the American Society of ...

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AnaesthesiaVolume 76, Issue 10 p. 1304-1307 Editorial If you cannot measure it, improve it E. Albrecht, Albrecht Program Director [email protected] @DrEAlbrecht Department of Anaesthesia, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorC.M. Brummett, C.M. Brummett Professor @drchadb Co-Director the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan ...

Was stone tool making a factor in the evolution of human hand morphology? Is it possible to find evidence in fossil hominin hands for this capability? These questions are being addressed with increasingly sophisticated studies that are testing two hypotheses; (i) that humans have unique patterns of grip and hand movement capabilities compatible with effective stone tool making and use of the to...