The present article criticizes the book “ Phenomenology and Mysticism” by Anthony J. Steinbock. The writer has tried to identify religious and mystical EXPERIENCES by the use of phenomenological’ s style and helping from concepts such as “ evidence” , “ phenomenological’ s reduction” and “ intention” . Steinbock’ s main concern is to consider the reaction between the phenomenology and theology to make a connection and relation among the vast range of religious beliefs with philosophical problems such as “ evidence” , “ selfhood” , and “ otherness” . Lack of stability in his point of view, inability in sufficient analysis, contradiction in terms, etc. weaken his attitude in this book. Furthermore, this book contains problems in content and writing considered as a serious downsides of the book.

Objectives: This retrospective article reports the diagnostic EXPERIENCES of forty six cases of hyperparathyroidism confirmed by operation and pathologic examination.Methods: From for hyperparathyroidism were investigated. Eleven surgeons performed the operations by doing only 1 up to 18 procedures. Experience of surgeon and the result of frozen section were determined adequacy of procedure and completeness of operation.Results: The clinical presentation was divided into four type: 24 cases (52.17%) with bone resorption: 15 case (32.60%) with bone lesions plus urinary calculus: 4 cases (8.69%) with urinary calculus and 3 cases (6.52%) with asymptomatic hypercalcemia. The mean age of 46 patients (35 women, 11 men) was 44 (rang 1 month to 67) years.Mean preoperative serum calcium was 13 (range 10.5 to 30) mg/100ml. Two patients had chronic renal failure. Neck sonography was done in 18 and parathyroid (Sestamibi) scan was done in 3 with accuracy of 66.66% and 100% subsequently. The pathological diagnosis was parathyriod adenoma in 37, hyperplasia in 5, parathyroid carcinoma in 1 and negative exploration in 3.Conclusion: The clinical picture of PHPT in south of Iran is similar to that recognized previously in west. We are expected routine measurement of serum calcium and highly suspicious of physician in patients with symptoms of musculoskeletal system or renal stone can lead to early diagnosis. By using parathyroid scan and sonography of neck localization of most parathyroid adenoma is possible. Therefore minimal access adenomectomy can be replaced conventional neck exploration.

BACKGROUND: Endotracheal or tracheostomy tube in mechanically ventilated patients disturb verbal communication with others. Therefore, patients are frustrated of requesting for their needs or problems related to artificial breathing. Therefore investigating self-EXPERIENCES of these patients can be applied in providing them with a better care by clinical personnel.METHODS: This is a qualitative phenomenological survey. The study population was patients who were mechanically ventilated at least for one time and were more than 12 years old. Data were collected during five months by deep interview and then were analyzed by Collizi's seven–stage method.RESULTS: The findings of this research were classified in 139 codes and 3 categories as: 1) Interpersonal EXPERIENCES, 2) Extra personal EXPERIENCES and 3) Intrapersonal EXPERIENCES.CONCLUSION: Mechanically ventilated patients tolerate many stressors, which many of them are externally sustained. Better care will reduce these stressors, and make it easier for the patients to get along with the artificial breathing. Meanwhile some pleasure EXPERIENCES had been mentioned by patients in this study.

Background: Hypertension is one of the major chronic disorders. Hypertensive patients have various disease-related EXPERIENCES, based on personal and social characteristics, life style and other effective factors. Nurses face different situations during their activities process and presentation of these EXPERIENCES obtained during working with patients can help them to improve the clinical activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the EXPERIENCES of hypertensive patients.Methods: This was a qualitative phenomenological survey. The study population was hypertensive patients referred to hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The sampling method was purposeful. The data collected by in-depth interviews and data analysis was done by Collis’s seven-staged method.Results: The findings of the interviews classified in 133 codes and the thematic analysis revealed three major clusters as: 1. clinical EXPERIENCES about the disease; 2. social EXPERIENCES of the disease; and 3. mental-psychological EXPERIENCES.Conclusion: Hypertensive patients had mostly experienced chronic situations and treatment process as well as their surrounding problems such as diet and life style. Life style is an important criterion for our physical health and it should be changed so that hypertensive patients feet relatively healthy, fine and peaceful in the rest of their life. Patient indicated beliefs about their disease and experienced its psychological signs.