a 49 year old man with previous history of colectomy for colon cancer was referred to our department for further evaluation of suspicious hepatic lesions noticed during an abdominal ct scan. 99mtc-rbc scan revealed multiple hot spots in the region of the liver, correlating to the ct and liver-spleen scan. further follow-ups of the patient revealed no remarkable change in the size or number of t...

background: stroke is a major cause of death and disability in the world and these complications can be decreased by competent emergency care. emergency medical service (ems) transfer half of the stroke patients to hospitals. this study aimed to determine diagnosis of status and transfer time of stroke patients by ems to a main hospital (valiasr) in arak city. materials and methods: this study ...

Introduction: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is associated with inadequate urine drainage from renal pelvis into ureter. UPJO results from incomplete recanalization of proximal ureter during fetal period which finally leads to hydrostatic distention of renal pelvis and calyces. Diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms, ultrasound, and diuretic isotopic renogram. Various surgical metho...

background : e arly diagnosis of appendicitis is important during pregnancy.  unlike omentom, cecum and appendix are not likely to be displaced by the growing uterus, so the concept of position change of the appendix during pregnancy is questionable.   objective: to determine the anatomical location of appendix during pregnancy.   methods: in a prospective study from october 1995 to march 1999,...

Concurrent disorders with diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging subject. Our knowledge of the most common concurrent disorders in diabetic dogs may be useful in diagnosis of these disorders and better treatment of diabetic dogs. In this study diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in a 7-year-old male German shepherd dog, based on clinical and laboratory findings. Following the diagnosis of...

background: being diagnosed with cancer has major impacts on a patient’s life. this study was conducted to explore how specific daily activities of patients change as a result of cancer diagnosis or its treatment and how these patients feel about such changes. methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive study. cancer patients referred to our clinics and by completing a questionnaire, they r...

purpose: myocardial infarction is among the most common diagnoses in patients admitted   to hospitals in western countries, and its rapid diagnosis is of utmost importance. this study   was conducted to determine the most sensitive double-marker cardiac isoenzyme of creatinine   kinase, troponin i, and myoglobin for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction.   materials and methods: this was an ob...