The clinical efficacy of imiglucerase versus eliglustat in patients with Gaucher's disease Type 1: A systematic review
The clinical efficacy of imiglucerase versus eliglustat in patients with Gaucher's disease Type 1: A systematic review

Azita Nabizadeh; Bahman Amani; Maliheh Kadivar; Mahdi Toroski; Akbar Abdollahi Asl; Yahya Bayazidi; Mahdi Mojahedian; Majid Davari

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 171-177

Abstract
  Gaucher's disease (GD) is one of the most common lysosomal diseases in humans. It results from β-glucosidase deficiency and leads to necrosis, especially in macrophages with the ...  Read More
Serum cystatin C for evaluation of acute kidney injury in adults treated with colistin
Serum cystatin C for evaluation of acute kidney injury in adults treated with colistin

Rozina Abbasi Larki; Bahareh Jamali; Mohsen Meidani; Sarah Mousavi

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 178-181

Abstract
  Recent studies have shown that serum cystatin C (Cys C) is a better marker for measuring the glomerular filtration rate and may rise more quickly with acute kidney injury (AKI). The ...  Read More
Impact of protocol implementation on rationalization of albumin use in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran
Impact of protocol implementation on rationalization of albumin use in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran

Sholeh Ebrahimpour; Marzieh Nosrati; Mehdi Mohammadi; Haniyeh Kamyab; Amir Sarayani; Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh; Zahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani; Kheirollah Gholami

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 182-187

Abstract
  With respect to the high cost and limited availability of albumin, its use must be restricted to indications strongly supported by solid scientific evidence. It was anticipated that ...  Read More
Predicting factors for the pattern of intravenous immunoglobulin utilization in a middle eastern university hospital
Predicting factors for the pattern of intravenous immunoglobulin utilization in a middle eastern university hospital

Zeinab Fakhari; Shadi Farsaei; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 188-194

Abstract
  The dramatic increase in the consumption of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) products in nonapproved indications, its high cost, and the severe shortage has developed the concerns ...  Read More
Omega-3 supplementation improves pruritus in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients: A crossover randomized pilot clinical trial
Omega-3 supplementation improves pruritus in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients: A crossover randomized pilot clinical trial

Arian Pourmehdi Lahiji; Mojgan Mortazavi; Shahnaz Amani Tirani; Firouzeh Moeinzadeh; Ehsan Zarea Bidaki; Afsoon Emami Naini; Gita Faghihi; Arash Toghyani; Ziba Farajzadegan

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 195-199

Abstract
  Pruritus is a prevalent skin condition in end-stage renal disease patients. Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to reduce pruritus in hemodialysis patients. Our objective was to assess ...  Read More
Predictive factors of treatment outcomes for hospital care in children with acute methadone poisoning
Predictive factors of treatment outcomes for hospital care in children with acute methadone poisoning

Yasamin Atighi; Nastaran Eizadi-Mood; Marjan Mansourian; Amin Zamani; Ali Saffaei; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 200-204

Abstract
  The trend of methadone toxicity in children and adolescents seems to be increasing in Iran since it is used as a legal measure of the treatment for opioids addiction in methadone maintenance ...  Read More
Off-label prescribing of antipsychotics in a Danish child and adolescent mental health center: A register-based study
Off-label prescribing of antipsychotics in a Danish child and adolescent mental health center: A register-based study

Kristine Tofting Korno; Lise Aagaard

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 205-209

Abstract
  We analyzed prescribing patterns of antipsychotics for children and adolescent affiliated with a Danish Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center) with respect to age, sex, medicine, ...  Read More
Unstable angina: A rare presentation of minoxidil intoxication: A case report and literature review
Unstable angina: A rare presentation of minoxidil intoxication: A case report and literature review

Farzad Gheshlaghi; Shafeajafar Zoofaghari; Gholamali Dorooshi

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 210-212

Abstract
  Minoxidil is an antihypertensive direct vasodilator that can cause severe toxicity when sufficiently ingested. We report a case of accidental ingestion of 5 ml topical minoxidil solution ...  Read More