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Thyroid hormone supplementation in sepsis: An experimental study
(SPRINGER-VERLAG, 2003)
Purpose. The levels of thyroid hormones decrease in septic, critically ill, and major trauma patients who show a bad prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of thyroid hormone supplementation on the ...
Twin development in the foraminiferal genus Alveolina
(INTERPERIODICA, 2003)
The abnormal Alveolina individuals found by various researchers in different outcrops in Turkey are studied. The abnormal Alveolina individuals are classified as normal twins, Siamese twins, and teratogenetic specimens. ...
The effects of patient education in lithium therapy on quality of life and compliance
(W B SAUNDERS CO, 2003)
The purpose of this study was to show the effects of education on medication compliance, symptom level and quality of life of outpatients who were being treated with lithium for bipolar disorder. The study was performed ...
Intraluminal migration of retained surgical sponge without sign of peritonitis - Report of a case
(KARGER, 2003)
Transmural migration of a sponge without symptoms of peritonitis is very rare. We report a case of a retained surgical sponge in the abdominal cavity, which caused intestinal obstruction 1 month after right nephrectomy and ...
Two unusual types of syndactyly in the same family; Cenani-Lenz type and « new » type versus severe type I syndactyly?
(2003)
Two unusual types of syndactyly in the same family; Cenani-Lenz type and «new» type versus severe type I syndactyly?: Cenani-Lenz syndactyly is a very rare syndrome where the syndactyly is totally disorganized with abnormal ...
The evaluation of the effects of renal failure on erectile dysfunction in a rabbit model of chronic renal failure
(2003)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether chronic renal failure (CRF) reduces nitrergic relaxant responses in a rabbit model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten rabbits underwent surgery to induce uraemia (CRF rabbits) and a further 10 a ...
Evaluation of pulmonary changes due to biomass fuels using high-resolution computed tomography
(2003)
Biomass fuels are frequently used in rural areas of the world for cooking and heating frequently. It has been reported that the use of these fuels causes hazardous effects on the lungs. In this study, we evaluated the ...
Retrospective analysis of antibiotic susceptibility patterns of respiratory isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Turkish University Hospital
(2003)
Background: Lower respiratory tract infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa have a high mortality rate. Antibacterial activity of various antibiotics against P. aeruginosa isolated from each hospital depends on the variety ...
Orthodontic and orthopedic treatment of a patient with incontinentia pigmenti
(2003)
Incontinentia pigmenti is an uncommon, inherited disorder with predominantly ectodermal manifestations that is associated with skin (100%), dental (90%), skeletal (40%), central nervous (40%), and ocular (35%) deformities. ...
Irritable bowel syndrome prevalence in city center of Sivas
(2003)
Background/aims: We planned to determine irritable bowel syndrome prevalence in our region with its distribution according to clinical characteristics of patients and the factors which are considered to be related with ...