[Comparison of hepatic enzymes level between operating room's staff and other wards' personnel]

Long exposure to inhalant anesthetic gases especially halothane, among the known hepatotoxic agents, is a serious health risk for the staff of operating room. Current study was performed to compare the level of hepatic enzymes between Operating's room staff and other therapeutic wards' personnel out of the operating room. A total of 100 personnel from educational hospitals were included and their demographic and occupational information were recorded. Hepatic function tests and bilirubin were analyzed. In cases with values more than normal, in order to rule out hepatitis B and C, Hbs-Ag, Hbs-Ab and HCV-Ab were tested. Demographic information and employment span were comparable in two groups. The average of ALT, AST were significantly higher among operating room's staff in comparison with the other group [P<0.05] and there was no significant difference between the average of GGT and ALP between two groups [P>0.05]. ALT, AST and GGT indicated significantly increase with the age of personnel [more than 40 years] and increase in employment period [more than 15 years]. The operating room's staff in educational hospitals of Ardabil may be exposed to hepatotoxic agents that caused significant rise in hepatic enzymes

[Comparison of memory writing style in patients with disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar mood]

Introduction: Mental disorders difficultly are detected because not associated with physical defects. When disorders have signs and symptoms are very similar, the problem is much. The main goal of this study was survey of comparison of memory writing style in patients with disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar mood

Materials and Methods: Research methods of this study were after the events, the type of case-control on 60 patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar mood of Fatemi and Eisar hospital in Ardabil city in 2008. Participants were chosen with sampling available method. Data were collected using clinical interview questionnaire and symptoms of positive and negative questionnaire [PANSS]. For data analysis variance methods was used

Results: Findings showed that the average age of patients was 68.07 +/- 10.36 years. There was no difference between groups from education level, marital status, occupation and age. Difference between groups was significant of the number of days hospitalization [P<0.01]. Patients memories of bipolar mood was variation than other groups [schizoaffective, schizophrenia] that there is statistically significant [P<0.01]. Schizophrenia patients in comparison with other two groups were higher writing irregularities that there is statistically significant [P<0.01]. Schizophrenia patients in comparison with other two groups were lower average number of emotional words that there is statistically significant [P<0.01]

Conclusion: The results showed the average number of memories emotional words in schizophrenia patients less than schizoaffective and bipolar mood patients, and schizoaffective patients less than bipolar mood patients. Also manner of writing, schizophrenia patients were higher writing irregularities compare with schizoaffective and bipolar mood patients and this writing irregularities schizoaffective patients more than bipolar mood patients