resistance to thyroid hormone is an uncommon condition. we report the clinical and laboratory findings of a case with both resistance to thyroid hormone and, a reduced capacity to produce and respond to thyroid hormone. rth is a disorder characterized by elevated circulating thyroid hormones, state of non-suppressed pituitary tsh secretion and refractoriness to hormone action in peripheral tiss...

background despite improvements in medical care provided during pregnancy to diabetic mothers, the cardiac complications in their infants are still more frequent than in the infants of general population. conclusions our data showed a high prevalence of chd in idms in our pediatric cardiology clinic. neither the types of maternal diabetes nor the somatic findings of newborns were related to the...

thrombocytopenia has been reported as a complication of phototherapy. in this study the effect of conventional phototherapy on platelet count was studied in 101 newborns with indirect hyperbilirubinemia, out of whom 50 patients (49.5%) had decreased levels of platelets; 20 (19.8%) of the latter had a platelet count of below 100000/mm3. decreased platelet count was maximum during the first 24 ho...

background: the aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients, treated by acute peritoneal dialysis (pd). we also assessed the indications for pd, pd-associated complications and neonatal outcomes in our patients. methods: during five years, 30 term newborns underwent temporary cycling pd. the procedure was performed by applying the manual technique. a straight a...

background tradition is a part of people’s culture that can influence the health care. it is, therefore, necessary to identify the habits that change the health behavior of people. objectives in this study, we aimed to spot the traditions affecting maternity cares in the rural areas of qazvin province, iran. patients and methods a qualitative approach (ethnographic research) was applied. data w...

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the incidence of breastfeeding-associated hypernatremia and related risk factors among hospitalized hyperbilirubinemic neonates. Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Nemazee Hospital affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences during one year to determine the association between hypernatremia (serum sodium concentration of >150 mEq/L)...

conclusions treatment of neonatal respiratory failure with high rate mechanical ventilation may reduce some complications. results intraventricular hemorrhage (ivh) and air leak (e.g. pneumothorax) were less in hfppv group than conventional group (p = 0.012 and p = 0.038). the mean time needed for mechanical ventilation was lower in hfppv group, but this difference was not statistically signifi...