conclusions the diagnosis of thrombocytosis is not easy in all cases. the coexistence of anca and the immune complex in cgn may cause a severe inflammatory state, leading to extreme rt. the roles that the immune complex and anca play on the effect of the platelet count and function in cgn need further research. introduction we describe a female patient with extreme reactive thrombocytosis (rt) ...

introduction: among the most important strategies for controlling cardiovascular diseases are preventive steps such as training and enhancing the awareness level, and preventive skills for protecting individuals. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of training based on health belief model on the awareness and attitude of nursing and midwifery students in preventing cardiovascula...

background: the general pattern of epidemiologic transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases is also observed for gastrointestinal and liver diseases (gild), which constitute a heterogeneous array of causes of death and disability. we aimed to describe the trend of gild in iran based on the global burden of disease (gbd2010) study from 1990 to 2010. methods: the trend of number of...

background gastrointestinal and liver diseases (gild) are among the most common causes of morbidity in iran and constitute a substantial proportion of mortality which imposes enormous economic consequences. our purpose is to collect information and report current statistics on physician visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to common gild in iran. methods data on the leading causes of death ...

acute respiratory infections, diarrhea and fever are very common in children below the age of five years. all children suffer from these illnesses several times each year. however, during natural disasters like floods children are even more vulnerable to these diseases and death. pneumonia, diarrhea, measles and malaria, and associated malnutrition, are responsible for over 60% deaths in childr...

aims: air is the combination of atmospheric components or physical conditions of the current atmosphere in a certain place and a certain time. the aim of this study was to assess the relationship between weather components, air atmospheric pollutants and the number of individuals that were hospitalized due to cardiovascular diseases in polluted days. instrument & methods: in this descriptive st...

endocrine diseases, known as a curable etiology for depression, are common among men living with hiv (mlwh); while depression impedes the adherence to treatment and the perceived quality of life. we evaluated the changes in the depressive symptoms after the medical treatment of the underlying endocrine diseases among iranian mlwh. since april 2013 to march 2014, a convenience sample of 296 mlwh...

conclusions using baseline measurements of lipids led to considerable underestimation in the association of these factors with cvd outcome in tlgs. the underestimation increased with time interval between baseline and follow-up measurements for tc and tg. tc had more attenuation on estimated hr due to stronger relation with cvd risk. results by parametric method, based on reexamination three ye...

background: non-communicable diseases (ncds) annually kill over 35 million people worldwide. they are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the world's deaths. global health is facing a dramatic change. for the first time in human history, more than 80% of ncd-related deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. countries throughout the world are expected to lose significant amounts of nation...