conclusions central nervous system depressant was an important risk factor for vap among poisoned patients. hypoventilation due to cns depression can lead to vap. the apache ii and length of hospital stay were shown as independent predictors of vap and mortality among these patients. results the mean age of the patients was 33.9 ± 14.3 years. the probable vap incidence and mortality were 22% an...

background: radiation-induced lung toxicity is an important dose-limiting toxicity in lung cancer radiotherapy, for which there are no generally accepted predictive factors. this study seeks to identify risk factors associated with the development of severe radiation-induced lung toxicity using clinical and dosimetric parameters. methods: we reviewed the medical records of 54 patients with hist...

In the context of statin monotherapy, the frequency of myopathy is ~1/1,000, and the frequency of rhabdomyolysis is ~1/100,000. The frequency increases with dose [7,8]. Clinicians often measure serum CK levels, as parameter of severity, but the correlation between symptoms and CK level is incomplete. Therefore, the clinical interpretation of CK level is complex. Elevations less than three-fold ...

Background Infertility is the inability to conceive children after one year of unprotected intercourse. The estimated prevalence of infertility in Canada is 11.5-15.7%. Fertility problems affect approximately one in seven couples in the United Kingdom (UK). Infertility occurs in conditions in which the pregnancies end with recurrent miscarriages (ASR) or birth of a child with multiple congenita...

this 4x2 factorial study compared the effect of four sites (a=siphon as upstream, andb=shahdera, c=sunder and d= balloki as 3 downstream sites) during low and high flow seasons of river ravion metal cconcentrations in muscles from cirrhinus (c) mrigala, a bottom feeder carp. while weight andlength of studied specimens did not differ significantly (p>0.05). overall metal accumulations appeared i...

background: fruits especially citrus species are an integral part of human diet. contamination of foodstuffs by heavy and toxic metals via environmental pollution has become an inevitable challenge these days. therefore, the effect of pollutants on food safety for human consumption is a global public concern. in this regards, this study was conducted for al and cu health risk assessment through...