a 55-year-old man presented with pain in the left flank for the last 8 months with history of significant weight loss. the pain was relieved on assuming a knee-chest position. on clinical examination the patient was afebrile with mild tenderness in the left hypochondrium. there was no icterus or lymphadenopathy. the spleen was palpable 6 cm below the costal margin and was firm and non-tender. t...

background and objectives: data on patient complains can be used as a feedback to improve the quality of healthcare services. the aim of this study was to develop an indicator for reliable retrieval of statistical data on patient complaints.   methods: a triangulated study was conducted. a comprehensive literature review was done to identifying the relevant major themes. two-rounds of delphi se...

conclusions since the difference between groups was significant in three domains of qol, it can be concluded that the training could influence the qol of mothers of children with cerebral palsy. training the parents by experts is recommended. results the mean differences in three domains of qol including the physical health, psychological health, and environmental health, were significant betwe...

The Middle East has always been of interest to other countries for its geopolitical position and its vast supply of oil and gas. Meanwhile, the issue of the transfer of oil by sea is of great importance. The Strait of Hormuz is perhaps one of the most important blue-water in the world due to the geographical location of the Persian Gulf to the Free Seas. The world's superpowers, like the United...

Introduction:Intravenous urography (IVU) test includes high number of images and extended imaging size. These make IVU as a diagnostic method with high absorbed doses by sensitive organs such as intestine and gonads in pelvic-abdominal area. In this study absorbed doses of pelvic-abdomen sensitive organs such as Adrenal, Bladder, Colon and Gonads in IVU test. <stron...

this case of a female patient, 14 yr old with association of the two anomalies, which we came across with in 2014, is rarely met in the specialty practice. the impacted canines are part of the group of dental anomalies of position, while the agenesis is part of the group of dental number anomalies. the orthodontic treatment in the two arches has to be differentiated, the therapeutic objectives ...

Background: Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic and progressive autoimmune disorder. Cytokines play a critical role in the pathogenesis of T1D.   Objective: IFN-¹ polymorphism was investigated in T1D and compared with normal controls.   Methods: Thirty patients suffering from T1D and 40 normal controls were studied simultaneously using PCR technique. IFN-   ¹ gene was evaluated at position 5’UTR...