the prevalence of exercise induced asthma (eia) in iran is not known. in the present study the  prevalence of  eia  among female students  of  guidance school  in the  city of mashhad was evaluated. a total of 1690 female students aged 12-14 years in ten randomly selected schools in north east of iran (mashhad) completed an asthma symptoms- specific questionnaire. one hundred forty four randoml...

conclusions any discrepancy between histopathologic changes in time-zero biopsies and pattern of early liver laboratory alterations may be considered as a warning for causes other than pri. objectives the aim of this study was to show the correlation between histopathologic changes of pri and the alterations in liver tests in the early post-transplantation period. materials and methods between ...

background: galvanization is the process of coating steel or cast iron pieces with a thin layer of zinc allowing protection against corrosion. one of the important hazards in this industry is exposure to zinc compounds specially zinc oxide fumes and dusts. in this study we evaluated chronic effects of zinc oxide on the respiratory tract of galvanizers. method : 188 workers were selected from a ...

background: workers in wastewater treatment plants are exposed to a wide range of chemicals as well as biological contaminants. objective: to ascertain whether exposure to bio-aerosols under the normal working conditions in wastewater treatment plants is associated with any significant changes in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function capacities. methods: 198 employees of wast...

Materials and Methods Prospective multicenter-study in 34 Spanish ICUs covering a 4-month period (from December 15th, 2012 to March 15th, 2013). Research endorsed by the Spanish Society of Intensive, Critical and Emergency Care Medicine (SEMICYUC). From 1035 initial cases, exclusion criteria of uncompleted demography data and renal depuration yielded a final total of 1012 patients. CA-AKI is de...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Nocturnal home hemodialysis provides excellent biochemical and metabolic control of uremia; however, extensive training is necessary and technical barriers exist for intensive home hemodialysis compared with the relative simplicity of peritoneal dialysis. It was hypothesized that nocturnal home hemodialysis is associated with improved quality of life but higher illness...

Genitourinary tuberculosis (TB) is the third most common form of extrapulmonary TB. A 34-year-old man with severe kidney function loss secondary to renal TB initially presented with urinary symptoms, including dysuria and polacyuria. The diagnosis was based on clinical history and laboratory tests; the urinalysis revealed acid-fast bacilli. The patient's condition stabilized after beginning TB-...

INTRODUCTION Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects all age groups, and its prevalence has increased during recent years. CKD is divided into six stages, according to the renal function of patients: 1. Normal renal function without kidney damage; 2. Kidney damage with normal renal function; 3. Mild renal insufficiency; 4. Moderate renal insufficiency or lab tests failure; 5. Severe renal insuffic...