LUPUS OF THE UPPER AIR PASSAGES

Humidification of the air passages.

The reasons for moistening of the mucous membranes are several. Ciliary action is dependent on a supply ofmucus, of the right viscosity and in correct amount; in this blanket of mucus are carried lysozymes, described by Fleming (1928), of considerable bacteriostatic and bactericidal importance. The alveoli of the lung must be kept moist, for otherwise respiratory exchanges cannot be carried on;...

Leech in the Air Passages

One day last year on arriving at tlie Panchmar dispensary I found 'the Sub-Assistant Surgeon trying to remove a leech from tlie pharynx of an Afghan lad of fourteen. I told him to carry on while I attended to some other work and present' ly he reported that the leech had gone down into the boy's larynx. With direct sunlight and a laryngoscopic mirror I could see the leech very clearly lying on ...

A Discussion on the Part Played by the Upper Air Passages as Avenues of General Infection

Foreign Bodies in the Air Passages.

a study on the effectiveness of textual modification on the improvement of iranian upper-intermediate efl learners’ reading comprehension

این پژوهش به منظور بررسی تأثیر اصلاح متنی بر بهبود توانایی درک مطلب زبان آموزان ایرانی بالاتر از سطح میانی انجام پذیرفت .بدین منظور 115 دانشجوی مرد و زن رشته مترجمی زبان انگلیسی در این پزوهش شرکت نمودند.