objective: in this study, the current literatures on the use of herbs and herbal preparations of traditional chinese and indian medicine for the treatment of opioid addiction were reviewed. methods: search was done in databases such as pub med, science direct, scopus, springer link, and google scholar. results: among 18 retrieved studies, 3 studies were about asafetida extract, an approved prep...

The following excerpt is from our Elder Abuse tutorial on the ANMF's Aged Care Training Room (ACTR). Subtopics covered include defining elder abuse, legalities, contributing factors, indicators of elder abuse, organisational issues, characteristics of the abused resident/client and their abuser, worker characteristics, prevention and compulsory reporting to name but a few.

The case of a 29-year-old former parenteral drug abuser who presented with a 3rd nerve palsy and contralateral ataxia is reported. The patient was found to have a positive HLTV-III titer and acquired immune deficiency syndrome was diagnosed. Computed tomography demonstrated two ring-enhancing lesions in the brain which were presumed to be due to Toxoplasma gondii.

A 31-year-old woman with a long history of furosemide abuse presented with abdominal pain. She had been using furosemide (>200 mg per day) for at least the last 15 years. She initially used furosemide to maintain her urinary volume and later for weight loss. Her abdominal pain was caused by paralytic ileus due to hypokalemia (2.1 mEq/L). Although abdominal and pelvic CT revealed no intestinal o...

Intimate partner violence is associated with significant psychiatric comorbidity. Treatment has focused on male perpetrators but recent studies indicate that this is of limited success in reducing male violence. This article reviews the current available treatments from three perspectives: that of the victim, the perpetrator, and the couple who wish to remain together. It also provides...

Malignant hyperthermia is a pharmacogenic disease and is manifest by a hypermetabolic crisis with tachycardia, ventricular ectopy, metabolic acidosis, and a rapid rise in body temperature. "Ecstasy", 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is a semisynthetic amphetamine, the recreational use of which has increased in recent years. Severe reactions to MDMA have been noted in the past, includin...

PURPOSE The aim of this report was to report a heroin abuser with nondiagnosed giant uveal melanoma infiltrating the orbit and prolapsing through the face. METHODS We conducted a case report of the patient with giant melanoma. RESULTS In March 2013, a 39-year-old male with bleeding from the right side of his face was taken to the Emergency Center of the University Hospital Bratislava by amb...