normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 blood and blood products should be kept in cold temperatures to avoid hemolysis and preserve sterility and functional integrity of blood components. patients needing massive transfusion require the blood to be warmed at bedside, to avoid cardiac and general hypothermia. hypothermia due to massive and rapid transfusion in i...

the aim of this study was investigating some blood parameters of blue-neck male ostriches (struthio camelus) with 4 months old after feeding a diet containing 3% sunflower oil for two months. in the morning, after about 12 h of fasting, some blood samples were collected from the wing vein of ostriches at the beginning and 60 days of study in department of animal sceince arak university . the pl...

background blood transfusion is one of the many ways, through which toxoplasma gondii (t. gondii), a protozoan parasite, can be transmitted to humans. objectives this cross sectional study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of toxoplasma infection and related epidemiological features among healthy blood donors. materials and methods a total of 375 blood samples from donors were tested for spe...

objective : this study was designed to evaluate the effects of risperidone on fasting blood glucose (fbg) in patients with schizophrenia . method: seventy five non-diabetic patients with schizophrenia (based on diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition criteria) entered this cross-sectional study. patients did not receive any medications (including risperidone) affec...

severe combined immunodeficiency is a true pediatric emergency; children with scid were the first patients with immunodeficiencies to be successfully transplanted with unrelated and t-cell-depleted, haploidentical bone marrow. the pattern of inheritance of scid is x-linked and autosomal recessive (ada def, jak3, rag1, rag2, il 7rα). in this case report, we describe a one-year-old boy with b+t- ...

background crocus sativus l. (saffron), which belongs to the iridaceae family, is widely cultivated in iran. cardiovascular effects of saffron has been established in some studies but the effects of chronic administration of saffron (c. sativus) stigma aqueous extract on blood pressure has not been investigated. objectives in this study the effects of saffron (c. sativus) stigma aqueous extract...

background: there are many controversies reported about the association between blood lead levels and blood pressure among lead exposed workers. studies have suggested incorporating lifestyle factors along with blood lead levels. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of lead exposure on blood pressure changes among lead exposed workers in contemplation of lifestyle factors. materials a...

there are reports from different countries that some types of glaucoma are associated with blood groups. this cross-sectional study was performed on 400 glaucomatous patients [100 patients in each group of primary open angle glaucoma (poag), chronic angle closure glaucoma (cacg), pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (pexg) and primary congenital glaucoma (pcg)] and 400 blood donors as control group to as...