conclusions the prevalence of abnormal lfts in iranian morbid obese patients is in high status especially the level of alkp. liver ultrasonography has high sensitivity for the fatty liver in morbid obese patients but lfts rise only in few patients with fatty liver. background obesity, a major risk factor for fatty liver disease, is increasing worldwide. morbid obese patients have a higher preva...

background: occupational lead poisoning is common in workers of some industries, but lead hepatotoxicity has rarely been reported. several animal studies have revealed lead induced liver damage but clinical studies concerning the manifestations of lead induced liver toxicity in humans are scares. this study was designed to investigate the clinical manifestations and pathological parameters of h...

Older adults' participation in habitual exercise might be affected by alterations to respiratory mechanics such as decreased respiratory-muscle strength. This reduction can cause a decrease in efficiency of the ventilatory pump, potentially compromising exercise participation. This research examined the role of habitual exercise in respiratory-muscle function and the associated implications for...

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conclusions getting a complete knowledge of the condition and evaluating different treatment modalities to treat thoracic insufficiency syndrome. results a direct enlargement of the thorax that will thus provide sufficient space for lung growth; the correction of both the three-dimensional thoracic deformity and the progressive scoliosis. recent findings have revealed that veptr instrumentation...

Exertional dyspnoea is commonly an early feature in respiratory disease; however, neurological disease may limit mobility and, as a consequence, preclude this symptom. Diagnosis of respiratory dysfunction resulting from neurological disease may therefore require a higher index of clinical suspicion or the application of specific tests; this exercise is worthwhile if it allows advance detection ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the repeatability and sources of variability of clinical tests of cardiovascular autonomic function. DESIGN The commonly used electrocardiographic related tests of autonomic function were studied. Two repeat measurements of all tests were made on all subjects on four separate days over a four week period. SUBJECTS Ten normal subjects with no known autonomic dysfunctio...