background: because nerve stimulators are not always available for brachial plexus block, fmding the right injection spot for nerve blocks is important. in this study we used physical examination to determine the appropriate spot for injection. methods: all patients who were candidates for upper extremity surgery and were either in class asa i or asa ii, were selected. paresthesia was elicited ...

objectives thereby the prevalence, distribution characteristics and correlative factors of oa in mongolian middle-aged and senior residents in the inner mongolia autonomous region were investigated in this study. materials and methods rural and urban residents in hohhot, baotou and erdos were selected using stratified, multi-stage and cluster random sampling. 2000 residents aging over 45 filled...

objective: to evaluate the role of physical examination in decision making for exploring patients with penetrating zone ii neck injury. methods: this was a cross-sectional study being performed in a level i trauma center between 2006 and 2010. the present study reviewed the records of 150 patients with penetrating neck injuries. of 46 cases with zone ii deep platysma neck injuries, 3 patients d...

the review of literature shows that a strong relationship exists between the symptoms of otolaryngologic diseases and gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd). it is commonly observed that an extended physical examination is needed to determine the occurrence of gerd. this non-randomized,prospective quasi-experimental study was performed to clinically verify the relationship between otolaryngolog...

introduction: elevated intracranial pressure (icp) is a major and potentially lethal disorder in patients admitted to the emergency department (ed). several methods are being used to investigate for elevated icp. here we assessed and compared the diagnostic accuracy of two existing tools of ophthalmoscopy and optic nerve ultrasonography in detection of elevated icp. methods: 131 participants wi...