In the present study, quality of surface water from five different locations on banks river Sutlej in Ropar wetland was determined by estimation physico-chemical parameters; indices; contents arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, lead and zinc; determination genotoxic potential samples using Allium cepa root chromosomal aberration assay plasmid pBR322 DNA nicking assay; a...

introduction: caustic ingestion is responsible for a spectrum of upper gastrointestinal tract injury from self-limited to perforation. this study conducted to evaluate clinical characteristics as well as surgical outcomes in patients with caustic ingestion.   materials and methods: between nov1993 to march 2011, 14 adults with a clinical evidence of corrosive ingestion were admitted into our in...

introduction: determination of type and location of trapped objects and endoscopic observations among children with foreign-body ingestion. materials and methods: we evaluated 105 endoscopic records of patients presenting with foreign-body ingestion from 2001–2011. results: button batteries were the most common objects removed (41%). the lower segment of the esophagus was the most common trappi...

Previous studies (1, 2) have shown that after the ingestion of caffeine or theophylline by man there was an increased urinary excretion of material which gave a blue color with the alkaline arsenophosphotungstate reagents used in the determination of uric acid. Myers and Wardell (3) and Buchanan, Christman, and Block (1) presented evidence that this extra color was caused by methyluric acids ra...

introduction brucellosis is a common zoonotic disease which has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and complications in humans. brucellosis is an endemic disease in iran. the aim of this case report was to introduce acute hepatitis as a rare complication of acute brucellosis. case presentation first case, a 25-year-old man, who complained from fever, chillness, nocturnal sweating, nause...

1. A comparison has been made between alkaline mannitol diuresis and alkaline glucose diuresis in the treatment of salicylate poisoning during an 8 hr period. 2. Mannitol gave a higher rate of urine flow, but there was no significant difference in the rate of salicylate excretion. 3. Serum levels of sodium, potassium and calcium fell in both groups, mainly during the first 2 hr. The mean fall i...

Although the numbers have decreased compared with in the past, cases of patients who ingest caustic substances and visit the emergency room are not rare. However, well-summarized data about caustic injuries are insufficient. Therefore, in this article, I will discuss the etiologic causative agents, injury mechanism, and clinical characteristics, as well as the endoscopic evaluation of the degre...

A retrospective analysis of 98 patients, less than 15 years of age, treated for caustic ingestion during 1976-1990 was performed to evaluate the modern consequences of caustic ingestion in children and to set indications for esophagoscopies and radiographic and laboratory examinations. Dishwasher detergents were ingested by 56 children. There were no lye ingestions, since lye has not been freel...