Clio Medica Series is offered as an appetizer to medical students. PHYSIOLOGY, by Dr. Fulton, is volume V of the series. As a stimulator of intellectual curiosity, it is remarkably effective. Eschewing to a large degree the academic approach, Dr. Fulton has told in pleasant fashion the story of the early beginnings of the science of medicine, and has shown how out of that obscure but fertile fi...

Considering the emphasis of Islam on the importance of fasting, Muslims attempt to fast from dawn until sunset during the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is associated with several benefits for normal and healthy individuals. However, it could pose high risks to the health of diabetic patients due to certain physiological changes. This study aimed to compare the physiological changes associated ...

Labor is a physiological event involving a sequential, integrated set of changes within the myometrium, deciduas, and uterine cervix that occur gradually over a period of days to weeks. Biochemical connective tissue changes in the uterine cervix appear to precede uterine contractions and cervical dilation, and all of these events usually occur before rupture of the fetal membranes. In other wor...

in the name of God, most gracious, most merciful Physiology and Pharmacology Indexing: Index Copernicus (IC), Scientific Information Database (SID) Physiology and Pharmacology is the official publication of the Iranian Society of Physiology and Pharmacology. The journal publishes full-length original articles in physiology, pharmacology and related subjects. Editorial office: ...

BACKGROUND Stratification of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) has been based on their hemodynamics and/or functional capacity. Our purpose was to compare cardiac autonomic nervous activity (CANA) and neurohormonal activities (NHA) with postoperative status in stable CHD patients with biventricular physiology. METHODS AND RESULTS We divided 379 subjects (297 CHD patients,...

Water level monitoring is important for understanding the global hydrological cycle. Remotely-sensed indices that capture localized instantaneous responses have been extensively explored for water level reconstruction during the past two decades. However, the potential usage of the Palmer’s Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) indices for water level reconstruct...

BACKGROUND Decreased platelet (PLT) count is one of the independent risk factors for mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study was to investigate the relationship between PLT indices and illness severity and their performances in predicting hospital mortality. METHODS Adult patients who admitted to ICU of Changzheng Hospital from January 2011 to September 2012 and met inclus...