© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Mahdi Balali-Mood and Mohammad Abdollahi (eds.)Basic and Clinical Toxicology of Mustard Compounds10.1007/978-3-319-23874-6_13 13. Verification of SM Exposure in Biological Samples Dirk Steinritz1 and Horst Thiermann1 (1) Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology,…
In vitro assays Bacterial reverse mutation test (AMES test) In vitro mammalian cell gene mutation test Escherichia coli, reverse assay In vitro mammalian chromosome aberration test Sex-linked recessive lethal test…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Mahdi Balali-Mood and Mohammad Abdollahi (eds.)Basic and Clinical Toxicology of Mustard Compounds10.1007/978-3-319-23874-6_11 11. Psychiatric Complications of Sulfur Mustard (SM) Poisoning Mohammad Reza Fayyazi Bordbar1 , Farhad Faridhosseini1 and Ali Saghebi1 (1) Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry…
Fig. 6.1 Anatomy of upper respiratory tract Functionally, respiratory system is divided into the conducting and the gas exchanging parts. The nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchi are various…
Parameter Controls SM-exposed veterans WBC (cell/μl) 6380 ± 230 6540 ± 220 RBC (cell/μl) 5700 ± 90 5620 ± 130 Hematocrit (%) 46.56 ± 0.56 46.12 ± 0.61 Hemoglobin (g/dl) 16.23 ± 0.18 15.96 ± 023 Platelet (×103 cell/μl) 243 ± 9 236 ± 7 Neutrophil (cell/μl) 3490 ± 170 3740 ± 150 Lymphocyte…
Fig. 4.1 Different sizes of blisters in a hand of Iranian soldier 3 days after direct SM skin exposure during the Iraq Iran war (An unpublished slide of the corresponding…
Year Scientist Development events 1822 Cesar Mansuète Despretz Reaction of sulfur dichloride and ethane no irritating properties 1854 Frenchman Alfred Riche Predicting by chlorine and diethyl sulfide 1860 Frederick Guthrie…
Fasciotomy Parth B. Amin W. John Sharp Fascial envelopes surround the major muscle groups in the leg, dividing them into compartments. Arterial bleeding, venous hemorrhage, or severe edema within a…
Femoral to Popliteal Bypass Parth B. Amin Melhem J. Sharafuddin A number of conduits have been used to bypass obstructed segments of the femoropopliteal system. Autogenous saphenous vein has the…
Peripheral Embolectomy Parth B. Amin Rachael Nicholson Acute peripheral arterial ischemia is commonly a result of cardioembolic phenomenon. History and physical examination can adequately diagnose this problem and allow for…
