materials and methods in a double blind randomized trial study, 100 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery were randomized to using heparinized (n = 50) or non-heparinized (normal) saline flush (n = 50) to maintain patency of arterial catheter after operation. indwelling arterial catheters were checked daily for acceptable arterial waveform for three days as primary outcome measures. resu...

metabolic alkalosis is characterized by high hco3- as it is seen in chronic respiratory acidosis, but ph differentiates the two disorders. there is no characteristic symptom or sign. orthostatic hypotension may be encountered. weakness and hyporeflexia occur if serum k+ is markerdly low. tetany and neuromuscular irritability occur rarely. we report the results of retrospective data analysis of ...

background: toxoplasmosis is considered as one of the most common infectious diseases caused by the protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii . tachyzoite is the main form of toxoplasma and continuously is maintained in cell culture or injected into the mice peritoneal cavity. this study was designed to evaluate the survival rate of rh strain of t. gondii tachyzoites in different cell free, nutrient...

vetiver grass is known to survive under diverse soil and water conditions. in order to test its potential of salinity and aridity tolerance ability, the effect of salinity and aridity stress on the growth of the vetiveria zizanioides was studied by growing plants in arid soils that receiving salinity stress. the experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, arrangement in a completely randomized de...

backgroundbronchiolitis is the commonest cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infant. respiratory syncytial virus is the commonest cause of bronchiolitis. this study aimed to assess the efficacy of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline and salbutamol in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis in comparison with nebulized 0.9% saline and salbutamol.materials and methodsa prospective case second m...

this experiment was carried out to study the effect of sodium chloride from drinking water and feed intake on the quality of egs from laying hens. four hundred and twenty native and white leghorn laying hens ranging from 36 to 43 weeks of age were used. seven experimental treatments containing different levels of salt supplied by feed and/or drinking water were compared. increasing salt int...

background: during the detorsion of a torsioned ovary, oxidant agents are released and melatonin as an antioxidant can reduce ischemia. we studied the histopathological changes after using melatonin on experimental torsioned ovary in cat. objective: the aim of this experimental study was to investigate the effects of melatonin on histopathological changes in torsion – detorsion injury in cat ov...