gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)  is defined with clinical symptoms  of  heart burning and regurgitation. it may be associated with external esophageal symptoms such as chronic cough, asthma, laryngitis, chronic lung disease, sinusitis and pulmonary fibrosis. in the present study, rats with chronic aspiration of gastroduodenal contentswere studied for  cellular phenotypes  and  cytokine c...

a woman, supposed to be under the influence of some poison which had been taken between nine and ten p.m and ha<ff produced a state of unconsciousness within "about text minutes," according to the statement of her friends. When H arrived, she was lying pale and unconscious. The skin was; cool and clammy. The pulse was 136, small and soft. Thesr breathing was heavy and rattling; and a pinkish fr...

The presence or absence of tubercle bacilli in the sputum is of considerable importance in the assessment of pulmonary tuberculosis and frequently determines whether treatment is undertaken. At Sully Hospital it has been the practice in recent years to examine a relatively large number of sputum or gastric lavage specimens collected on successive days following the admission of a patient. The m...

grains viij of solid opium, but he did not weigh it. At midnight it was discovered that he was sleeping so soundly that he could not be awaked. Dr. C. M. Smith saw him three-quarters of an hour later, viz., at a quarter to one on the morning of the 19th. lie was then perfectly insensible, his pupils were contracted to the size of a pin's head, and his breathing sterterous. Dr. Smith gave him an...

We present a rare case of abdominal compartment syndrome due to a bulimic attack in a 19-year-old female patient with bulimia nervosa. She was admitted to our emergency room with complaints of progressive abdominal pain following bulimia. Computed tomography showed dilated stomach with food and air pressed other visceral organs and major abdominal vessels. Decompression using nasogastric tube o...

Peritoneal carcinomatosis is the most frequent pattern of metastasis and recurrence in patients with gastric cancer, and the prognosis of those patients with peritoneal metastasis is extremely poor. Once peritoneal metastasis is formed, it is extremely difficult to overcome. EIPL (extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage) is a quite useful and practical adjuvant surgical technique for the gas...

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease that remains global public health problem. Children, accounting for 10% of cases, are particularly vulnerable to this disease. Based on case multifocal tuberculosis in 14-month-old infant, the authors conducted literature review condition. Observation: The involved infant referred from center persistent symptoms including anemia, fever,...