the lack of pathognomonic signs and symptoms makes the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (pe) difficult. here, we report a case of a 42-year-old man presented to the emergency department with worsening epigastric pain, hypotension, frank bradycardia, and final diagnosis of pe. although previous studies have indicated that abdominal pain was observed in 6.7% of patients with pe, the exact reason f...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Atorvastatin on negative symptoms in patients with chronic schizophrenia. The study was a prospective, double-blind, 6-week trial. Forty patients participated in the study; 19 patients were assigned to the Atorvastatin group as well as 21 patients to the placebo group. For assessing negative signs, we used Scale for the Assessment of Negative...

Main results 9 studies met the selection criteria. 8 studies examined the accuracy of 9 different symptoms for predicting the presence of UTI. 4 symptoms and 1 sign increased the probability of UTI (table 1). 4 symptoms and 1 sign decreased the probability of UTI (table 2), of which history of vaginal discharge and history of vaginal irritation were the most powerful. 1 study examined combinati...

Parvovirus B19 infection typically exhibits a biphasic clinical course with varied symptoms. While facial or extremity edemas are common in adult cases, localized eyelid swelling, referred to as Hoagland's sign, had not been recognized potential feature. Here, we present the case of 72-year-old woman parvovirus and characterized by drooping swollen upper narrowing ocular aperture. The patient s...

objectives: datura stramonium (ds) is a common weed along roadsides, in cornfields and pastures and in waste areas. it belongs to the family solanaceae and its toxic components are tropane belladonna alkaloids. it has been used voluntarily by teenagers for its hallucinogenic effect. the plant is named in iran as tatoore. symptoms and signs of acute d. stramonium poisoning usually are similar to...

background: trichomonas vaginalis , the causative agent of trichomoniasis, is responsible for more than half of all sexually transmitted infections (stis). the present study aimed to deter­mine the frequency of t. vaginalis infection and its clinical manifestations in sympto­matic pregnant women in the area based on four different diagnostic methods. methods: a total of 162 pregnant women with ...

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 3-year-old boy presented with a week’s history of fever, cough and mild shortness of breath, with no history of previous recurring chest or abdominal symptoms. His chest examination demonstrated basal crepts, and his abdominal examination was normal. Chest radiograph showed generalised infl ammatory changes in lung fi elds and a radiolucent shadow under the right diaphragm ...