background: respiratory diseases/syndromes are the most common causes of referring to physicians among pilgrims in hajj . they lead to high morbidity , impose high costs on the health system and are among the major obstacles for pilgrims to perform hajj duties. the main aim of our study was to determine types, frequencies, etiologies, and epidemiologic factors of respiratory diseases among iran...

introduction:guillain-barre syndrome(gbs) is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis. respiratory failure is the most serious short-term complication of gbs and invasive mechanical ventilation is required in 30% of patients.moreover,60% of those who are intubated develop major complications including pnemonia,sepsis,gi bleeding and pulmonary embolism. thus respiratory failure predictio...

background: this cross sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between metal dust exposure and respiratory health in male steel workers in terengganu, malaysia. methods: subjects were interviewed using a structured questionnaire from british medical research council (bmrc) questionnaire regarding respiratory symptoms and were examined their lung function using spirometer. ...

objectives we assessed the prevalence of three common viruses including; respiratory syncytial virus (rsv), human rhinovirus (hrv), and human metapneumovirus (hmpv), in children with acute wheezing. patients and methods ninety six wheezy children, 48 males (50%) and 48 females (50%)under the age of 5 years, were enrolled in the study. all patients visited as outpatients or inpatients when refer...

background: poisoning with paraquat (pq) is highly fatal. in this study; demographic and clinical characteristics of  a series of patients with acute pq poisoning treated at two university hospitals in shiraz, iran are presented and predictive factors for mortality are analyzed. methods: this was an analytical cross-sectional study on consecutive pq poisoned patients admitted to shoushtari and ...

  Background: Respiratory diseases/syndromes are the most common causes of referring to physicians among pilgrims in Hajj . They lead to high morbidity , impose high costs on the health system and are among the major obstacles for pilgrims to perform Hajj duties. The main aim of our study was to determine types, frequencies, etiologies, and epidemiologic factors of respiratory diseases among Ir...