Physiological Effect of Gentle Stroking in Lambs.

The aim of the study was to determine changes in physiological indicators in lambs subjected to gentle stroking. The study included 40 three-week-old lambs (20 females of the synthetic prolific-meat (BCP) line and 20 females of the Świniarka (SW) breed). The animals were assigned to two control groups ( = 20) and two experimental groups ( = 20).

Association between resistivity index of central retinal artery and severity of diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of ocular morbidity. Its progression depends mainly on retinal vasculature and ocular blood flow. Color Doppler imaging (CDI) is a noninvasive imaging technique that measures blood flow velocity.

Selected bacteria in sheep stool depending on breed and physiology state.

One of the important factors influencing the microbial community of ruminants, besides environment or diet, are breed and physiology. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess these changes in the levels of basic microbial phyla and families. For this study, qPCR analysis was performed to determine the level of bacteria (Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria clusters and Clostridiaceae, Lactobacillaceae families) in the feces of ewes of three native Polish sheep breeds (Polish Lowland Sheep (PON), Świniarka Sheep (SW), and synthetic line BCP) at different physiological periods (conception, early pregnancy, lambing, end of lactation).

The Level of Selected Bacterial Phyla on the Skin Surface of Small Ruminants According to the Breed and Species.

For decades, skin has been assigned the main role of an insulator of the inside of the body from the external environment, but it also plays a role in maintaining homeostasis. In this study, the level of selected bacterial phyla (Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria) was assessed in three sheep breeds (Świniarka sheep, Uhruska sheep and BCP line (synthetic sheep breed; = 6) and in two breeds of goats (Boer, Saenian; = 6) living in the same environment and fed on the same feed, where the aim was to identify differences in terms of race, species and individual differences. Significant differences were found in Firmicute, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria phyla ( ≤ 0.

Chemical composition and fatty acid content in lamb and adult sheep meat.

The aim of the present study was to compare the chemical composition and fatty acid (FA) content of the muscle tissues of lambs and adult sheep bred for meat production. Throughout the research period, the animals were managed in a confinement indoor system under uniform environmental conditions. After slaughter, meat samples collected from the were used to determine the basic chemical composition and fatty acid content in the intramuscular fat.

Radiofrequency Ablation Followed by Percutaneous Ethanol Ablation Leading to Long-Term Remission of Hyperparathyroidism.

A 30-year-old male with cerebral palsy and motor impairment presented with right femur fracture. He had gradually worsening mobility and contractures of all extremities for the preceding 5 years. Evaluation showed multiple vertebral and femoral fractures, severe osteoporosis, a large parathyroid adenoma, and parathormone (PTH) exceeding 2500 pg/mL.

Morel-Lavallée lesion: A closed degloving injury that requires real attention.

Morel-Lavallée lesions are post-traumatic, closed degloving injuries occurring deep to subcutaneous plane due to disruption of capillaries resulting in an effusion containing hemolymph and necrotic fat. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice in the evaluation of Morel-Lavallée lesion. Early diagnosis and management is essential as any delay in diagnosis or missed lesion will lead to the effusion becoming infected or leading to extensive skin necrosis.

Technical Note: Thoracic duct embolization for treatment of chylothorax: A novel guidance technique for puncture using combined MRI and fluoroscopy.

Thoracic duct embolization (TDE) is an established radiological interventional procedure for thoracic duct injuries. Traditionally, it is done under fluoroscopic guidance after opacifying the thoracic duct with bipedal lymphangiography. We describe our experience in usinga heavily T2W sequence for guiding thoracic duct puncture and direct injection of glue through the puncture needle without cannulating the duct.

In the workup of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleed, does 64-slice MDCT have a role?

Purpose: The purpose was to prospectively determine the sensitivity of 64-slice MDCT in detecting and diagnosing the cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleed (OGIB).

Materials And Methods: Our study included 50 patients (male 30, female 20) in the age range of 3-82 years (average age: 58.52 years) who were referred to our radiology department as part of their workup for clinically evident gastrointestinal (GI) bleed or as part of workup for anemia (with and without positive fecal occult blood test).

Multiple amoebic abscesses with erythema nodosum.

Amoebiasis, a common parasitic infection in the tropics is most commonly associated with solitary liver abscess. Multiple hepatic, splenic and renal abscesses are a very rare presentation of extraintestinal amoebiasis in children. The authors report a 6-y-old girl who presented with a febrile illness, hepatosplenomegaly and erythema nodosum and was diagnosed to have multiple amoebic abscesses by imaging and aspiration cytology of a liver abscess.

[Fermental (plasmin) blood system in patients with acute viral myocarditis].

For the first time it is established that patients with acute virus myocarditis (AVM) at all stages of severity of clinical course of the disease have changes in indicators of fibrinogens, soluble complexes of monomeric fibrin, products of its degradation, activated plasminogen, time recalcification of blood plasma to blood heparin, fibrinolytic activity of plasma, spontaneous fibrinolysis, time of lysis of euglobulin clot, blood heparin, antithrombin III, platelets. It testifies to suppression of fibrinolysis processes which expressiveness statistically reliably correlates with degree of severity of clinical course of AVM. Application of medicamentous correction is necessary for prevention of the development of disseminated intravascular blood coagulation syndrome.

[State of physiological anticoagulant heparin, antithrombin III and their correction with medicines in patients with acute viral myocarditis].

For the first time, positive influence was shown of a complex blood heparin-antitrombin III on the state of the coagulant and fibrinolytic system of blood in patients with acute virus myocarditis that favours the normalization of clinical and laboratory indicators, improvement of the state of patients and reduction of average bed-day indicator (hospital stay) till 25 and 35 days in accordance with severity of clinical course of the disease and can be recommended as a choice of medicine.

A comparative study on antioxidant activities of different varieties of Solanum melongena.

Eggplant is one of most common vegetables consumed all around the world. The present study evaluates the antioxidant potential of four different varieties of eggplant (long green, purple coloured big size, purple coloured moderate size and purple coloured small size) in terms of total phenolic content, DPPH, total reducing power, superoxide radical scavenging activity, metal chelating activity and total anthocyanin content. Extracts from purple colour small size eggplant fruit demonstrated better antioxidant activities than the other samples which may be attributed to the higher phenolic and anthocyanin content since a linear relation was observed between the TPC and the antioxidant parameters.

[Enzymatic (plasmin) blood system in patients with acute virus myocarditis and its medical correction].

For the first time it is established that changes of parametres of coagulation hemostasis (fibrinogen Fg, soluble complexes of monomeasured fibrin -SCMF, products of fibrin degradation-PFD, 1st and 2nd waves of platelet aggregation), platelet hemostasis (platelets, a range index of platelet contact activation -RIPCA, activated partial platelet time--APPT, a total index thrombophilia TIT, platelet time--PT, prothrombin time (Prv), physiological anticoagulants (blood heparin-BH, antithrombin III--AT III, plasma tolerances to heparin--PTH), and fibrinolysis (lysis time of euglobulin clot--LTEC), enzyme condition of antiradical protection--superoxide scavenger (SOSC) which reduction in concentration leads to increase in concentration of malonic dialdehyde (MD) in erythrocytes (Er), thrombocytes (Tr), blood plasma (BP) in patients with acute virus myocarditis (AVM) of all severity groups and statistically correlate with the degree of severity of clinical course and demands medication correction.

[Coagulative hemostasis in patients with acute viral myocarditis].

For the first time it was established that changes of fibrinogen parameters, dissolved complexes of monomeric fibrinogen (DCMF), products of fibrinogen degradation (PDEF), first and second waves of platelet aggregation, activated partial platelet time (APPT), range index of contact platelet activation (RICPA), general index of thrombophilia (GIT), platelets, prothrombin time, heparin in blood, plasma tolerance to heparin (PTH), time lysis and euglobulin clot (TLEC), lipid peroxidation, antiradical defence ferment, superoxiddismutase (SOD) in patients with acute virus myocarditis of first, second and third group of severity correlate statistically reliably with grade of severity of clinical course of the disease and require correction with medications.

[Index state of contact platelet activation in patients with acute viral myocarditis].

The article shows that ISCART statistically correlates with the degree of severity of acute virus myocarditis. The authors proposed for the first time the group of medications and proved that efficiency of these medications correlates with the degree of severity of the disease and has a place to be used by physicians.

[First and second wave of the aggregation of platelets in patients with acute virus myocarditis and its treatment].

The author carried out an analysis of first and second wave of the aggregation of platelets in patients with acute virus myocarditis in connection with the stage of clinical course of the disease and therapy done.

[Corticosteroid therapy of acute viral myocarditis in patients with severe clinical course of disease].

The article is devoted to the issue of great current interest--that of treatment of patients with acute viral myocarditis. Topicality of the subject in touched upon in some detail, positive and negative sides of use of corticosteroids in patients with acute viral myocarditis are outlined. Comparative data are submitted of treatment of patients with acute viral myocarditis running a grave clinical course with heparin, thiotriasoline, complex heparin--thiotriasoline--prednisolone.

[The medical and economic basis for optimization of the treatment and diagnosis of pneumonia patients under market conditions].

Consideration is given to the optimization of the treatment-and-diagnostic process in patients with pneumonia under conditions of market relations, with particular regard to the development and perfection of the outpatient care, adoption of family medicine, and development of the orthospital care as well.

[The hemodynamic status of patients with infectious myocarditis].

Acute infectious myocarditis is accompanied by disturbances in the contractile function of the left ventricle, its degree being related to the gravity of the disease course. Improvement in the condition of the left ventricular contractile function correlates both with degree of severity of the illness and methodological approaches to the conducted therapy.

[The mucosal status of the large intestine in the irritable bowel syndrome and in chronic noninfectious nonspecific colitis].

Morphometry was carried out of the surface epithelium, of crypts as a whole and their epithelium in rectal mucosa (RM) biopsy specimens from patients with irritable colon syndrome (ICS) and chronic non-infectious unspecified colitis (ChNUC). Of the RM morphometric parameters, it is the intestinal crypt external diameter (CED) that exhibited most extensive correlations, which fact enabled the authors to use CED for systematization of ICS and ChNUC patients. Interrelationship was established between CED, ICS clinical picture and ChNUC rates.

[The leech therapy of infectious myocarditis].

The novelty of the work consists in application of hirudotherapy (leeches) to treat infectious myocarditis, which therapy has been embarked on for the first time in the treatment of this medical condition. Coagulation methods used by the author are modern, the methodical approach is adequate. The role of hirudotherapy versus heparin therapy is shown.