Aim: This study was conducted to determine the perceptions of children concerning the old age. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative research, which was conducted with the mixed research method. Pre-school institutions functioning in Karaman province that admitted to participate in the project were included into the research. 106 children, who volunteered to participate...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label for amphetamine gives warning of serious cardiovascular events and risk of sudden death in patients with structural heart disease or other serious cardiac conditions. Literature review was unrevealing for linkage of amphetamine stimulants to atrial fibrillation specifically. Additionally, recreational use of amphetamines can cause...
Lung cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer death in the world. Lung cancer tends to metastasize, but gastrointestinal metastasis is very rare. A 52-year old female patient; previously operated on for lung epidermoid carcinoma; admitted with anemia. A mass in the sigmoid colon was found by colonoscopy. We performed a laparoscopic resection of the sigmoid colon. The report of...
Methotrexate (MTX) is an antifolate and antimetabolite group chemotherapeutic agent that has been used in the treatment of many diseases since 1948. MTX treatment has various dose- dependent side effects. The occurrence of these side effects prolongs the treatment process and reduces the success of the treatment. One of the important side effect of MTX treatment is on liver and...
Objective: Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) is a clinical entity that is diagnosed with typical surface electrocardiogram hallmarks and intermittent tachycardia episodes. Patients may present with sudden cardiac death due to wide QRS tachycardia or stay asymptomatic for life and may be diagnosed incidentally. Pharmacological treatment options are limited in this patient group...
Pavetta indica L. is a shrub that belongs to the Rubiaceae family. This plant species has been using to treat diabetes, inflammations, liver and urinary tract disorders, and worm infestation in traditional medicines. As there is no comprehensive review available for reported bioactivities of P. indica, this article aims to analyze, summarize, and document the reported...
Evde sağlık hizmeti, Sağlık Bakanlığı’nın evde sağlık birimleri ile profesyonel sağlık ekipleri tarafından sunulan, her türlü sağlık hizmetlerini tanımlamaktadır.Sağlık profesyonellerinin yapacağı düzenli değerlendirmeler hem hastaların ihtiyaçlarının, hem de hastaya bakan aile fertlerinin yüklerinin erken tespitini sağlar ve böylelikle profesyonel yaklaşım sağlanır. Günümüzde...
Abstract Acute renal infarction is a rare clinical condition that usually occurs as a result of atherosclerosis, autoimmune diseases, hypercogulability, atrial fibrillation and infectious diseases. In herein, we aimed to present a case of renal infarction in a 63-year-old male patient who was hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, receiving warfarin therapy and had a high...
It has been stated that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, which have accumulated in the mother's body for years, can pass to the fetus through the placenta, cord and pose a risk for fetus and newborn health. Our research was carried out in descriptive and analytical type based on both blood and questionnaire applications from 100 volunteer pregnant women by obtaining and...
İzole papiller kas kalsifikasyonu akciğer grafisi, toraks tomografisi ve ekokardiyografi gibi radyolojik görüntülemelerde görülen nadir klinik bir bulgudur. Biz burada 60 yaş erkek hastadaki izole papiller kas kalsifikasyonunu uzmanlara hatırlatmak amacıyla sunduk.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of orthosis and taping, which are commonly used by athletes, on balance and proprioception in licensed basketball players with healthy ankles. Twenty basketball players with a mean age of 16±1.5 years participated in this study. Participants were assessed three times: barefoot, with taping, and with orthosis. We used the...
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Perga ,whose high biological activity inhibits mold and fungal growth and increases the level of breeding hormones, on the rate of larva-pupa-adult metamorphosis, survival and fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster. The study determined the metamorphosis and mortality rates of 3rd stage D. melanogaster larvae placed in media...
Purpose: Poisoning is a medical emergency that represent a major health problem all over the world. The rate of poisoning with prescription and non-prescription drugs, and addictive substances are increasing day by day. Methods : This paper summarizes drugs and addictive substances that often cause poisoning in 2017 and their pharmacological properties. Results : Among all the...
The aim of fetal pathology is to clarify the processes related to pregnancy and childbirth, to estimate the gestational age, to document the development of the fetus, to determine the underlying anomalies and to give information about the results of maternal-fetal treatments . Reporting consists of clinical history, macroscopic examination, microscopic examination and diagnose...
Perinatal Autopsy is the name given to postmortem examination in fetus and / or newborn period. In the perinatal period there is rapid growth and complex changes occur. During this growth and development, many factors cause anomalies, growth retardation and even death. Today, most of the pregnancies are closely monitored, fetuses with severe anomalies are detected in the early...
The aim of this study is to show the interest of pathologists to autopsy and their share in specialty training.
Forensic Medicine is a multidisciplinary science and forensic psychiatry is the most important part of this field. Forensic psychiatry is practise in many non-medical disciplines such as forensic sciences framework in many countries. In Turkey, there are special fields of practise in Forensic Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry Clinic as medical science. In this review, we examined...
Background: To determine changes in quality of life (QOL), sleep quality (SQ) and daytime sleepiness in patients diagnosed as Crow 4 high dislocations after treating with total hip arthroplasty (THA). There isn’t enough data in the literature about changes on QOL, SQ and daytime sleepiness in patients with Crowe 4 high dislocations treated by THA. Methods: A total of 38 patients...
Aim: In addition to contributing to post-operative psychological disorders, awareness causes fear in patients undergoing surgery. In cesarean section operations, developing awareness due to low anesthetic procedures cause high risk in these patients. Thus, reducing awareness by maintaining and achieving the depth of anesthesia has become very important. Material and Method: Forty...
Cyanobacteria, one of the oldest life forms, are also known as blue-green algae. Many species of cyanobacteria produce metabolites called cyanotoxin, which are classified as hepatotoxins, neurotoxins and cytotoxins and are highly toxic to vertebrate organisms. One of these toxins is the Beta-N-methyl-amino-L-alanine (BMAA). Blooms (large numbers or colonies) of the cyanobacteria...