DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS (DCS) was first described in the early 19th century in compressed-air workers and divers who, after decompressing from increased ambient pressure, developed joint pain, paresthesias, and sometimes spinal cord injury or death. In animal experiments, Paul Bert (1) in Paris was able to demonstrate bubble formation after decompression, which he confirmed as due to inert-gas (...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of transdermal Nitroglycerine patch in idiopathic pre-term labour and foetomaternal outcome. METHODS This quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Obstetrics Unit-II of Shaikh Zayed Hospital for Women, Chandka Medical College, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, from Jan 1 to June 30, 2010. Sixtyfive pregnant women at 28-34 wee...

A 41 -year old female patient was admitted with acute onset of dyspnea and chest pain. Previous history revealed asthma, chronic sinusitis and eosinophilic proctitis. Electrocardiogram showed anterior ST-segment elevations and inferior ST-segment depression. Immediate heart catheterization revealed a distally occluded left anterior descending coronary artery, the occlusion being reversible afte...