Objective To analyze the risk factors for drug-induced hypoglycemia in elderly diabetic patients,and to provide the basis for clinical prevention and treatment.Methods 78 cases with drug-induced hypoglycemia in elderly diabetic patients (observation group) and 256 elderly diabetic patients without drug-induced hypoglycemia(control group) were included,and the relative factors for drug-induced hypoglycemia were analyzed between the two groups.Results The stable rate of patient's condition was lower in observation group than in control group [38.5％ (30/78) vs.52.7％(135/256),x2 =4.872,P＜0.05].There were 9 cases (11.5％)、with alimentary control,28 cases (35.9％) treated with insulin and 41 cases (52.6％) treated with sulfonamide in observation group,and 89 cases (35.9％) with alimentary control,89 cases (34.8％) treated with insulin and 78 cases (30.4％) treated with sulfonamide in control group.The alimentary control was lower in observation group than in control group(x2 =15.557,P＜0.001).There was no difference in successful rate of insulin treatment between the two groups(x2 =0.034,P＞0.05).The successful rate of sulfonamide treatment was higher in observation group than in control group(x2 =12.726,P＜ 0.001).The age was older in observation group than in control group(t=2.494,P＜0.01).The body mass indexes and glycosylated hemoglobin level were lower in observation group than in control group(t=4.334 and 7.251,both P＜0.001).There were no differences in fasting blood-glucose and serum creatinine levels between the two groups(t=1.010 and 0.297,both P＞0.05).The course of diabetes was longer in observation group than in control group(t=2.579,P＜0.01).Conclusions The relative factors for drug-induced hypoglycemia in elderly diabetic patients include older age,longer course of diabetes,lower body mass index,lower fasting blood-glucose level,poorer glycemic control and higher dose of sulfonamide treatment.

OBJECTIVE To know the incidence, etiology, risk factors of hospital-acquired pneumonia(HAP). METHODS From Jan 2003 to Dec 2004, 129 cases of HAP were retrospectively studied. Epidemiologic data, etiology , and evolution of pneumonia were recorded. RESULTS The 115 patients with HAP had one or more intrinsic risk factors, mainly malnutrition (albumin values

OBJECTIVE To describe the sonographic features of carotid body tumor(CBT), and determine the utility of ultrasonography as a diagnostic study in the preoperative patients. METHODS Sonograms of 60 patients with 65 CBT were reviewed with gray scale and duplex Doppler sonography. The evaluated features included the location, size, margins, shape, internal echogenicity, the relationship between the tumor and the carotid artery,and blood flow velocity. RESULTS All carotid body tumors were located at the carotid artery bifurcation. Well-defined, solid, weakly hypoechoic masses were noted on gray scale sonography in the carotid bifurcation. Color Doppler sonography showed hypervascularity in 61 masses. Pulsed Doppler analysis of blood flow within the tumor mass was possible in 61 CBT, and low-resistance waveforms were obtained from multiple sites within the mass in all cases. CONCLUSION The ultrasound characteristics of the CBT possess specificity to some extent. Duplex Doppler ultrasound can provide the relationship between the tumor and the carotid artery,and provide important information of intratumor blood flow,which has important value in the diagnosis of CBT.

Objective To observe the expression and correlation of Twist,p53 and E-cadherin mRNA in breast cancer.Methods Thirty breast cancer tissue and adjacent noncancerous tissue in patients underwent modified radical surgery,and the normal breast tissue in 10 patients with benign breast lesions,respectively,were detected the expression of Twist,p53 and E-cadherin mRNA by RT-PCR and the relationship with clinicl pathological factors and their interrelationships.Results There was significant correlation between the expression of Twist mRNA and the degree of differentiation[high and middle differentiation 93.33％(14/15),1ow differentiation 53.33％(8/15)],lymphatic invasion[yes 93.75％(15/16),no 50.00％(7/14)]and TNM staging[Ⅰ-Ⅱ?stage 46.15％(6/13),III-Ⅳ?stage 94.12％(16/17)]in breast cancer tissue(P＜0.05),while there was no obvious correlation between the expression of Twist mRNA and the age,tumor diameter,adventitial infiltration,estrogen receptor,progesterone receptor(P＞0.05).The expression of Twist and p53 mRNA in breast cancer tissue were significantly higher than those in adjacent noncancerous tissue and normal breast tissue[(112.36±12.53)％ vs.(101.37±9.12)％ and(98.03±9.04)％,(101.73±13.32)％ vs.(91.43±7.43)％ and(90.83±6.58)％,P＜0.01],while the expression of E-cadherin mRNA in breast cancer tissue was significantly lower than that in adjacent noncancerous tissue and normal breast tissue[(55.43±12.49)％ vs.(69.39±5.63)％ and(72.73±7.93)％,P＜0.01],there was no significant difference between adjacent noncancerous tissue and normal breast tissue(P＞0.05).The expression of Twist mRNA in breast cancer tissue was positively correlated to the expression of p53 mRNA(r=0.526,P=0.004),and negatively correlated to the expression of E-cadherin mRNA(r=-0.500,P=0.000).Conclusions Twist and p53 in breast cancer tissue show higher expression,while E-cadherin shows lower expression.Twist can promote invasion,metastasis of breast cancer by up expression of p53 and down expression of E-cadherin,and it plays an important role.

In the field of biomechanics, there have been many discoveries concerning the cervical spine injuries in recent years. With the help of biomechanical knowledge, we can not only judge the stability of the cervical spine and have a clear idea of the factors that may affect the stability but also conduct an appropriate classification of the injuries. In this article, we summarize the effects of the stiffness and preinjury biomechanical characteristics of the cervical spine (such as alignment, mass, inertial properties) on the injury, changes of the spinal canal during injury, and the rapidly developing research on finite element models of cervical spine injuries in the past few years.

Objective To design a new type of nasopharyngeal airway tube,which can resolve the upper respiratory tract obstruction due to general anesthesia.Methods All types of used flex endotracheal tube were collected.Take off the cuff outside of the tube wall and cut them into different lengths.Then,the connectors were reinstalled to the prepared tubes.Results With the designed nsopharyngeal airway tubes inserted,50 patients having complicated glossocoma in general anesthesia no longer snored and they could breathe freely.Conclusion The new type of nsopharyngeal airway tube is easy to produce and adapts well to clinical work.

Objective: To understand and solve the problems in health education in intravenous infusion among elderly patients with cardiovascular disease.Methods: An investigation was conducted with a self-designed questionnaire among 127 elderly cardiovascular disease patients receiving intravenous infusion,with the purpose of finding out specific problems concerning the education so as to adopt effective countermeasures.Results: Among the patients investigated,88.9% considered the contents of the health education to be too simple,50% thought of the nurses as lacking in initiative,19.8% deemed the nurses short of expertise,and 41.3% thought that supervision had to be emphasized in the management of health education.Conclusion: Systematic,comprehensive and scientific health education in intravenous infusion plays an important role in ensuring the safety and improving the satisfaction rate of intravenous infusion among elderly patients with cardiovascular disease.

OBJECTIVE: To heighten the awareness of the facial nerve tumors. METHOD: The clinical data of twenty-three patients complaining of facial paralysis who were diagnosed postoperatively as facial nerve tumors were analyzed. The hearing assessment of all patients was based on pure tone audiometry at the frequency of 0. 5, 1, 2, 4 kHz. Temporal bone high resolution CT scan and temporal bone MRI with gadolinium enhancement were conducted on all patients. Facial nerve function was assessed with the House-Brackmann (HB) grading system. Facial electroneurography (ENoG) was conducted on 20 patients to quantify the degree of nerve degeneration preoperatively. The pathological types of tumor were determined by postoperative pathological reports. RESULT: Nineteen out of 23 cases presented hearing loss (82.6%), 10 cases suffered from tinnitus (43.5%), otalgia (17.4%) affected 4 cases, 3 cases manifested otorrhea (13.0%), and 2 cases presented vertigo (8.7%). Geniculate ganglion was the most commonly involved site (20 cases, 87.0%), followed by tympanic segments (18 cases, 78.3%), pyramid segment (16 cases, 69.6%), mastoid segment (10 cases, 43.5%), labyrinthine segment (9 cases, 39.1%), internal auditory canal segment and parotid gland segment (5 cases, 21.7%, respectively). Twenty-one cases (91.3%) of schwannomas, 1 case (4.3%) of neurofibroma and 1 case (4.3%) of hemangiomas were identified with histopathology postoperatively. The tumors were all completely excised, and the facial nerve function could recovered to HB III at the best after facial nerve repairment. CONCLUSION Facial nerve tumor is a rare and often misdiagnosed disease which was commonly manifested as facial nerve paralysis. Temporal bone CT and MRI can help to clarify the diagnosis preoperatively. Pure tone audiometry and electroneurography also plays a some certain roles in the diagnosis of facial nerve tumors. The tumors should be completely resected and the surgical approaches were determined based on tumor size, facial nerve function and preoperative auditory function.
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms ; complications ; Facial Nerve ; pathology ; Facial Nerve Diseases ; complications ; Facial Paralysis ; etiology ; Hearing Loss ; Hemangioma ; Humans ; Neurilemmoma ; Temporal Bone

Objective To investigate the potential role of asiaticoside in controlling the capsular formation around breast implant in rats. Methods Forty female Sprague-Dawley rats were implanted with 2 silicone elastomer in bilateral dorsal interscapular region subcutaneously each, and randomly assigned to 2 groups (n=20 in each group): control group and experimental group. The experimental group was of intragastric administration with asiaticoside (24 mg/kg) daily while control group with saline of identical volume. On day 7, 14, 28, 56 and 84, 4 rats from each group were sacrificed. Specimens were collected for HE staining. Image-pro Plus was applied to measure the thickness of capsule at different time intervals and the dynamic alteration in histology was observed. Results In experimental group, the formation of capsule ended up with a thickness of (194.33?23.27)?m, dramatically thinner than that of control group (306.08?31.31)?m (P

Aim To study the effect of paeonol on proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell in atherosclerosis rabbits.Methods Atherosclerosis model on rabbits was established by high fat diet.The pathologic changes of aortic blood vessel were observed by lightmicroscope.The effect of paeonol on the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell in vitro was analyzed by MTT method.The lipid,SOD and MDA contents in aorta tissue were assayed by employing the automatic biochemistry analyzer and enzymic method respectively.IL-1?,TNF-? were quantified by radio immunoassay.The expresstion of PCNA protein was assayed by immunohistochemical method.Results Treated with Paeonol(75,150 mg?kg~(-1)) by interagastric administration for 6 weeks,the thickness of vascular tunica intima was observed and the number of foam cells was decreased in atherosclerosis rabbits.Paeonol(100～300 mg?L~(-1)) could inhibit the proliferation of cultured vascular smooth muscle cell and diminish the level of TC,MDA,pro-inflammatory cytokines,as well as enhanc the concentration of SOD in aortic tissue of atherosclerosis rabbits.The expressing intensity of PCNA protein was weakened.Conclusion Paeonol could inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell in vivo and in vitro,which may be related to decrease of contents of lipid,the extent of lipid peroxidation and the concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines.Paeonol might regulate the proliferation periods of vascular smooth muscle cell through inhibiting the expression of PCNA protein.