INTESTINAL ATONY AND BASEDOWʼS DISEASE

Fatal intestinal atony in myxoedema.

the platelet counts weekly and the knowledge that a cyclical variation may occur are important in assessing the severity of the thrombocytopenia, the response to treatment, and the timing of surgical procedures. The documented case in which a patient with clinical thyrotoxicosis and cyclic thrombocytopenia was found to have platelet, thyroid, and mitochondrial antibodies-the latter thought to b...

Uterine Atony: Management Strategies

It is estimated about 529,000 mothers die every year (World Health Organisation [WHO] 2005). Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a life-threatening condition, remains the major cause of maternal mortality worldwide (Pahlavan et al., 2001). Majority of these mortalities are from Asia (48%) and Africa (47.5%) with only the minority (less than 1%) from developed countries.(Ramanathan & Arulkumaran, 2006...

Management of postpartum uterine atony.

A Case of Atony of the Bladder

tunate, worshipper at the shrine of the goddess, he has appaiently never indulged in excessive venery. He has had some seven or eight attacks of gonorrhoea, and some four years ago contracted sj'philis, since which time he has been under my care. He suffered slightly from secondary symptoms in spite of energetic treatment, but has had no reminders for about a year and a half. Some two and a hal...

The Pituitary Body and the Therapeutic Value of the Infundibular Extract in Shock, Uterine Atony, and Intestinal Paresis.

Two years ago I had the honour of reading a paper' before -the Liverpool Medical Institution on the calcium metabolism, with special reference to the ductless glands and the female genital organs; and I then indicated some of the lines on x which our work was being carried i out, and hinted at the results already ( obtained in regard to the pituitary body. An account of the experiments carried ...