background cannabis is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in india and worldwide. it is considered to have a minimal effect on physical health. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the laboratory profiles of treatment-seeking patients who were cannabis dependent, and drug users who concurrently use other substances, with non-users. materials and methods medical records of pati...

conclusions the fev1/fev6 ratio can be used as a valid surrogate for fev1/fvc in the diagnosis of airway obstruction, especially for screening purposes in high-risk populations for copd. moreover, fev6 is an acceptable alternative for fvc in detection of restrictive pattern. results this study shows that the current cut-off points used to detect obstruction and restriction can be replaced by fe...

conclusions this study highlights the close link between the role of the phrenic nerve and pulmonary function, such that the use of this nerve as a transfer donor leads to spirometric impairments. results all patients regained biceps power to m3 strength or above. none of our patients experienced pulmonary problems or respiratory complaints, but a significant reduction of spirometric parameters...

introduction: renal dynamic study is a well-established and popular test in routine practice of nuclear medicine. the test is non-invasive, rapid and unique in evaluation of the kidney function. in despite of its clinical values, the parameters derived from renogram are physiologically meaningless. that is due to the fact that renogram is not the true kidney function. from mathematical points o...

background: delayed graft function is a main complication after deceased donor kidney transplantation that adversely affects graft outcome. difficulties in prediction and early detection of delayed graft function have hindered the ability to perform proper therapeutic interventions. we investigated whether measuring urinary interleukin 18 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as marker...

garbage collectors are occupationally exposed to a variety of airborne contaminants. the main objective of this study was to evaluate the respiratory health of garbage collectors. this study was carried out in fars province, south of iran. a group of 105 garbage collectors and 93 referent subjects were investigated. a standard questionnaire was administered to both groups. furthermore, subjects...

background: imatinib mesylate is the first generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (tki) and highly effective in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (cml). we aimed to evaluate thyroid function at baseline and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after initiation of imatinib mesylate therapy in 20 newly diagnosed bcr-abl positive cml patients. methods: this study was done during 2013-2014, 20 new ca...

introduction: pulmonary involvement secondary to systemic sclerosis (ssc) is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in ssc patients. we designed this study to determine the correlation of important lung function parameters with lung high resolution ct (hrct) scan findings.materials and methods: thirty–two consecutive diffuse ssc patients with pulmonary fibrosis were enrolled in this cross-s...

background: sickle-cell disease (scd) is an inherited hemoglobin childhood disorder, frequently complicated by pulmonary hypertension and cardiac involvement. cardiovascular events and complications are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with scd. tissue doppler imaging and the myocardial performance index (tei index), are simple indices for the assessment of the cardiac f...