Background: Occupational lead poisoning is common in workers of some industries, but lead hepatotoxicity has rarely been reported. Several animal studies have revealed lead induced liver damage but clinical studies concerning the manifestations of lead induced liver toxicity in humans are scares. This study was designed to investigate the clinical manifestations and pathological parameters of h...

BACKGROUND Variation in different urinary measurements for evaluation of iodine status is of concern to clinicians and researchers. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated variations between urine iodine concentration (UIC), spot and 24-h urine sample creatinine concentrations, and 24-h urine iodine excretion (24-h UIE) in repeated samples from school-age children. METHODS Urine samples (24 h and mo...

Introduction: Vestibular abnormalities are common problems in the whole world, which can lead to bilateral vestibular dysfunction (BVD). That results in symptoms, such as vertigo, unsteadiness, falling, oscillopsia, and lower quality of life. The Objective of this study was to determine BVD in adults and elderlies with vertigo and unsteadiness.   Materials and Methods: This study was conducted ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the clinical utility of a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay as a non-invasive method for diagnosing and monitoring urothelial carcinoma (UC) in the upper urinary tract (UUT). METHODS Urine specimens from 30 consecutive patients with UUT UC and 19 healthy controls were analyzed by means of cytology and FISH. For FISH analysis, labelled probes to chromosomes 3...

Background: Several virulence factors have been described in pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus strains. Staphylococcal Enterotoxins(SEs) that is one of the most factors, are belonging to important members of bacterial superantigens. Superantigens are defined by their ability to stimulate cytokine release from both T cells and macrophages. 13 different SEs are known that their function is no...

1.3: PREDICTING PROGNOSIS OF CKD 1.3.1: In predicting risk for outcome of CKD, identify the following variables: 1) cause of CKD; 2) GFR category; 3) albuminuria category; 4) other risk factors and comorbid conditions. (Not Graded) Criteria for CKD (either of the following present for 43 months) Markers of kidney damage (one or more) Albuminuria (AER Z30 mg/24 hours; ACR Z30 mg/g [Z3 mg/mmol]) ...

a new method was developed for the spectral resolution by further determination of three- and  four-component  mixtures  of  drugs in urine samples through  the complementary application of multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares with correlation  constraint. in the current study, a simple method was proposed to construct a calibration set for the mixture of drugs in the presenc...

The frequency of Accidental Dental Abnormalities and pathologic finding in panoramic radiography orthodontic patients