The effects of topical aloe vera on an experimentally designed penile fracture model in rats.

Background: This study assessed the histopathological and oxidative effects of topical Aloe Vera (AV) on penile fractures (PF) formed experimentally in a rat model.

Methods: Forty Wistar albino rats (220-250 g) were used. The PF model was created experimentally with a number 15 lancet.

A new and simple parameter for diagnosis pulmonary edema: Expiratory air humidity.

Purpose: Acute pulmonary edema is characterized by increased levels of fluid in the interstitial and alveolar space of the lung and requires emergency treatment. In acute pulmonary edema, the amount of fluid in the intra-alveolar, interstitial space, and pleural space vary considerably and this fluid will evaporate in different amounts compared to the physiological fluid. The aim of this study was to compare the humidity rates of expiratory air measured before and after pulmonary edema induced by α-naphthylthiourea (ANTU) in rats.