upload poisoning is one of the most dangerous and common poisoning in iranian children. depression of the respiratory and central nervous systems may lead to significant toxicity. even low doses of uploads are dangerous in pediatrics under 6 years old. methadone is the most toxic of the uploads; small doses as low as a single tablet can lead to death. according to this information we decided to...

BACKGROUND Depression is a major comorbidity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to explore cytokine levels, and socio-demographic and clinical factors that may affect COPD-related depression.  MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective study enrolled 53 consecutive COPD patients, without any other lower respiratory tract diseases, psychiatric disorders, family...

Background: Narcotic abuse by people accounts for major problems for developing countries such as Iran. Acute narcotic poisoning is one of the major mortality causes in these patients. The present study was designed to assess the clinical signs and symptoms of patients with narcotic poisoning at hospitals of Yazd. Methods: In this study, 500 patients with narcotic poisoning were assessed fro...

The transverse brain stem slice of mice containing the pre-Bötzinger complex (PBC), a region essential for respiratory rhythm generation in vitro, was used to study developmental changes of the response of the in vitro respiratory network to severe hypoxia (anoxia). This preparation generates, at different postnatal stages [postnatal day (P)0-22], spontaneous rhythmic activity in hypoglossal (X...

Basal opioid infusions may raise the risk of respiratory depression when given with patient-controlled analgesia.

OBJECTIVE To systematically review the impact of depression on subsequent smoking cessation in prospective studies of chronic respiratory patients. METHOD A systematic search of electronic databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL) was conducted to identify prospective studies of chronic respiratory patients that measured depression at baseline and smoking status at follow-up, dating from 1st Janu...