1.Early identification and treatment of parathyroid carcinoma
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2014;30(4):362-364
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare endocrine tumor.Clinical manifestations are varied with multiple organs involved,mainly due to hypercalcemia.So far the etiology and pathogenesis of parathyroid carcinoma are still unclear and preoperatively diagnosis is difficult.Technetium-99 m sestamibi scan and ultrasound can help to find the early lesions.Complete surgical resection with suspicious involved lymph nodes is the recommended treatment.Parathyroid carcinoma is insensitive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.New immune therapy yields unsure efficacy.Therapeutic effect and prognosis mainly depend on primary surgical resection of the tumor.The disease recurs in more than 50% of patients with poor prognosis.
2.Update on the side effects of antithyroid drugs
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011;27(6):529-532
Antithyroid drugs(ATD)is the main treatment for hyperthyroidism and its adverse reactions have been much concerned by physicians. Methimazole(MMI)and propylthiouracil(PTU)are the two common antitithyroid drugs used currently. Generally, the ATD are safe and effective, though their clinical adverse reactions are also relatively common. The toxic effects include liver damage and leukocytopenia, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated pulmonary small-vessel vasculitis, hypoglycemia, allergic reactions, muscle impairment,and so on. They are usually reversible and disappear spontaneously when the drug is discontinued. However,the serious rare side effects can also occur and there may have potentially deadly threatening effects which need to be cautious for the clinicians. MMI is usually preferred over PTU because it has significantly fewer side effects. And unlike the dose-dependent side effects of MMI, there has no significant correlation between adverse reaction and drug dosage in using PTU. Moreover, PTU has more severe hepatotoxity than MMI, even fatal liver impairment and liver failure. The risk of liver damage from PTU is an important concern, particularly in children. For this reason, MMI is the first choice for treating children with hyperthyroidism.
3.Discussion and Suggestion on the Regulation of Testing Related Work in Drug Quality Sampling and Testing Regulation
China Pharmacist 2016;19(10):1941-1942
Objective:To improve the work of drug quality sampling and testing. Methods:The regulation of testing related work in Drug Quality Sampling and Testing Regulation was analyzed and discussed. Results and Conclusion: Some suggestions were pro-vided in order to improve the regulation of testing work in Drug Quality Sampling and Testing Regulation.
6.Clinical significance of aberrant hepatic artery arising from superior mesenteric artery in liver cancer and gastric cancer operations
Yuan HUANG ; Jinling LIN ; Chao LIU
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2011;17(12):982-985
Objective To analyze the clinical significance of aberrant hepatic artery which originated from superior mesenteric artery in liver cancer and gastric cancer operations.Method Four hundred liver cancer patients who underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and multislice spiral computed tomography angiography (MSCTA) and 86 gastric cancer patients who underwent MSCTA between June 2008 and June 2010 and operated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were included in this study.Preoperatively,the origins of the aberrant hepatic arteries from superior mesenteric arteries were detected by medical imaging.Postoperatively,immunohistochemistry of lymphoid tissues around the aberrant hepatic arteries of the gastric cancer patients were performed using recombinant human cytokeratin 20 (CK20) and carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) to determine the incidence of lymph node metastases around the aberrant arteries.Results Among 486 patients,49 patients with liver cancer and 14 patients with gastric cancer had an aberrant hepatic artery which originated from the superior mesenteric artery.The rate was 12.96% (63/486).The hepatic artery ran in front of the pancreas in 2 patients (3.17%) and behind the pancreas in 61 patients (96.83%).Immunohistochemical analyses of CK20 and CEA were negative which revealed no metastases in the lymphoid tissues surrounding the aberrant arteries.Conclusions Aberrant hepatic artery originated from the superior mesenteric artery can be classified into the pre-pancreas type and postpancreas type.The majority of aberrant hepatic artery belonged to the post-pancreas type.The clinical significance of aberrant hepatic artery is that the hepatic hilar lymph nodes should be dissected in liver cancer and gastric cancer operations.
7.Efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) for menopausal insomnia and its effect on serum hormone levels
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2020;18(3):197-202
Objective: To explore the therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) for menopausal insomnia. Methods: A total of 80 patients with menopausal insomnia were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group, with 40 cases in each group. The patients in the control group received conventional Western medication treatment, and the patients in the observation group received TEAS on the basis of conventional Western medication treatment. The treatment for both groups lasted for 4 weeks. Before and after treatment, Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and modified Kupperman scale were evaluated, and the serum levels of estradiol (E2) and follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) were measured. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after treatment. Results: After treatment, the total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05); in the control group, the improvement of PSQI score was significant (P<0.05), while the change of modified Kupperman score was insignificant (P>0.05); the PSQI and Kupperman scores in the observation group were significantly improved after treatment (both P<0.05), and there were significant differences between the observation group and the control group in PSQI and Kupperman scores (both P<0.05). After treatment, the serum E2 and FSH levels in the control group were not statistically different from those before treatment (both P>0.05); the serum E2 level was significantly increased (P<0.05), and the FSH level was decreased (P<0.05) in the observation group after treatment, and the between- group differences in serum levels of E2 and FSH were significant (both P<0.05).Conclusion: TEAS plus conventional Western medication in treating menopausal insomnia is effective, and can significantly improve the symptoms of insomnia and menopause, which may be related to the regulation of serum E2 and FSH levels.
8.New advancements of C3 glomerulopathy
Chang WANG ; Chao CHEN ; Lin SUN
Journal of Chinese Physician 2017;19(1):32-37
C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is referred to disease which is out of control of complement activation,degradation and deposition,then leads to predominant C3 deposition in glomerular and glomerular injury.The study found that C3b amplification in the circulation and/or glomerular basement membrane were the key factors that cause immune disorders.Combined with clinical and experimental research,this paper mainly discusses the pathogenesis,clinical characteristics,and treatment of the disease.
9.The design and experience of experiment teaching in neuronal discharge evoked by the optogenetics
Guangyan WU ; Lin SUN ; Chao HE
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2017;16(1):53-55
The recording and analysis for the neurons' single unit discharge is one of the important content among the comprehensive experiments in basic medicine.However,the traditional experiment cannot help the students to understand the mechanism of the action potential.According to the high comprehensive quality and high requirements of training in eight-year medical students,in the past two years,we have entrained the optogenetics into the single unit recording experiment and set up an experiment of neuronal discharge evoked by the optogenetics.In this article,we the introduce teaching design of the recording and analysis of the unit discharges induced by light genetics,sum up teaching experience and put forward our own thinking.
10.Discussion on Clean Area Environmental Monitoring Standards of PIVAS in Hospital
Shoutao WANG ; Chao JIA ; Lin ZHU
China Pharmacy 2017;28(7):1006-1008
OBJECTIVE:To improve clean area environmental monitoring standards of Pharmacy intravenous admixture service (PIVAS)in hospital. METHODS:Referring to related national standards and specifications,combined with the work practice,the existing problems of environmental monitoring requirements in Quality Management Standard for Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture to clean area in PIVAS were explored. RESULTS:There was no provision on clean area environmental monitoring standards in Quality Management Standard for Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture;there was no specific numerical value of pressure difference, illumination and wind speed;there was no rule on airborne particles;there was no clear provision on settling microbe and airborne microbe;there was also no rules on the frequence of wind speed and airborne particles monitoring. CONCLUSIONS:Clean area environmental monitoring standards should be separately listed in Quality Management Standard for Pharmacy Intravenous Admix-ture,and clear provisions are given on detection method,monitoring project,judging standard and monitoring frequency,so that pharmacists are easy to operate and carry out.