Air in the liver?
نویسندگان
چکیده
A 52-year-old male chronic haemodialysis (HD) patient was admitted with a 12 h history of severe, diffuse abdominal pain. Pain had commenced during the final hour of the patient’s previous HD session. The patient had been on dialysis for 22 years. Calciphylaxis of skin over the calf had been successfully treated with daily HD over a 3 month period. On examination the patient was in distress, hypotensive and exhibited abdominal swelling and guarding. Serum LDH levels were markedly elevated. A CT of the abdomen showed three signs of advanced
منابع مشابه
The acute liver injury in rat caused by gold nanoparticles
Objective(s): Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) command a great deal of attention for biomedical applications nowadays. The data about the degree of toxicity and the accumulation of gold nanoparticles in-vivo is not enough to judge. Materials and Methods: A total of 32 healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 including: three GNP-treated and one control group. Groups 1, 2 and 3 receive...
متن کاملHistological Changes in the Liver and Biochemical Parameters of Chickens Treated with Lead Acetate II
Background: Lead is one of the heavy metals that is persists in the environment and has destructive effects on various human tissues. We investigated the effects of lead on the histological features of liver and its enzymatic functions. Methods: Forty chickens were purchased and randomly divided into four groups. In addition to the normal feed, each group received different doses of lead aceta...
متن کاملA REVIEW ON HYDATID CYST OF LIVER, WITH A BRIEF REPORT OF 126 CASES FROM FARS PROVINCE
A retrospective review of 126 surgically-proven cases of hydatid cyst of the liver was performed. Sixty percent of the patients were in the third and fourth decades of life. The most common presenting complaint was right upper abdominal pain and/or fullness sensation (92%). Duration of symptoms was more than two months in 61 %. One third of the patients had more than one cyst in the liver....
متن کاملNeurobehavioral Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Solid Air Freshener in Mice
Background: Air fresheners are products with fragrances used to mask unpleasant odor in the environment. However, air fresheners contain diverse chemical substances that pose health challenges to the users; hence are of public health significance. Although previous studies have shown that air fresheners affect the lungs, liver and reproductive organs, the neurobehavioral effects of these agent...
متن کاملبررسی تراکم گاز بیهوشی نایتروس اکساید(O2N) در هوای اتاقهای عمل جراحی و ریکاوری
Chronic exposure to N2O environmental pollution may influence the health of personnel working in operating and recovery rooms. Human studies have indicated that chronic exposure to N2O may decrease mental performance, audiovisual ability, and manual dexterity and may also cause adverse reproductive effects like reduced fertility, spontaneous abortion and neurological, renal, and liv...
متن کاملبررسی قابلیت حذف آرسنیک از آب با استفاده از فرایند انعقاد و شناورسازی با هوای محلول
Backgrounds and Objectives:Arsenic is one of the most toxic and dangerous elements in drinking water that with increase in its application in agriculture, development of applications in agriculture, livestock, medicine, industry and other cases its entry to water resources and environment is much easier.Arsenic is a poisonous, cumulative substance and inhibitor of SH group enzymes and various ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
دوره 19 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004