INTRODUCTION Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is considered an important cause of voice disorder. We aimed to determine the frequency of LPR in patients with voice disorder and the association between Koufman Reflux Symptom Index (RSI), Reflux Finding Score (RFS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and proximal acid reflux in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a prospective...

To the Editor: The article on pre-hospital rapid sequence induction (RSI) in the September issue of the SAMJ [1] makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of RSI in this environment in South Africa (SA). However, there are some factual inaccuracies in the article regarding the educational background of those performing the procedure, which I would like to clarify. In SA, emergency care...

Although early intubation has become standard practice in the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), many patients cannot be intubated without neuromuscular blockade. Several emergency medical services (EMS) systems have implemented paramedic rapid sequence intubation (RSI) protocols, with published reports documenting apparently conflicting outcomes effects. In response...

Discussion about airway management is common amongst clinicians involved in critical care, regardless of background. The technique of rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSI) was described in 1970 and there are many accepted variations in modern day practice. Sadly this can lead to difficulty, particularly in the event of an airway misadventure, as clinicians may be subject to post hoc cri...

A computer-related health epidemic known as repetitive strain injury (RSI) is rampant in Australia and threatens to overwhelm the workers' compensation system. RSI is a label given to a variety of painful, debilitating conditions believed to be caused by repetitive movements of the hands or arms. In Australia, the latest wave of RSI complaints is centered among female office workers who develop...

drought stress is considered as the most important environmental abiotic stress, affecting grain yield of crop plants especially in arid and semi arid regions. increasing and utilization of the genetic diversity can be a useful strategy in breeding for drought resistance. in this study, twenty iranian durum wheat landraces along with two check cultivars were evaluated in a randomized complete b...

In this study, two simulation models have been developed to predict the main stock price index of Borsa Istanbul (BIST100) with an artificial intelligence approach. order analyze role technical indicators in intraday predicting markets, different neural network which parameters are defined input layers. first model, 5 as open (OP), highest (HP), lowest (LP), and moving averages (MA), 3 more add...

The feeding kinematics of dwarf and pygmy sperm whales (Kogia sima and K. breviceps) and bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus were characterized and compared incorporating the Ram-Suction Index (RSI). Mean RSI data support a suction feeding strategy for Kogia (-0.67+/-0.29; mean +/- s.d.) and a ram feeding strategy for Tursiops (0.94+/-0.11; mean +/- s.d.). Tursiops displayed two ram-based fe...