Aichi Koseiren-Aihoku Hospital has implemented a New Glucose Monitoring System,using Precision PCx and its data management application, QC Manager (both Abbott Japan), for outpatient testing. It utilizes the advantages that have come with the introduction of the Ordering System. The new system has automated a great portion of glucose monitoring workflow and reduced the human work, and consequently, the potential risk of malfunction due to human errors. The system has been designed and developed to meet the following criteria; To be able to fully utilize the potential capabilities of the Ordering System (Barcode recognition of test samples); To be capable of transferring test results automatically to the Laboratory Information System without being handled by human; To improve the productivity as a whole system; To possess the precision and accuracy;and To be handled easily for bed-side use.
System ; Human ; Monitor ; Glucose measurement ; Following

Shoyogan is a Kampo prescription described in the Jinkuiyaolue text, but there have been no case reports regarding this medicine. We report a patient with terminal stage lung cancer, whose appetite and general well-being was maintained following oral administration of this medicine.A 62-year old woman had her main tumor in the left pulmonary lobe, which invaded to the bilateral peritoneum and the mediastinum. Metastasis was recognized in the left femoral bone which had been broken, the ilium, chest and lumbar vertebral bones, and the liver. Her general condition was very poor in spite of the administration of corticosteroids and narcotic medicines, when she began to take shoyogan 5 months after the onset of her symptoms. Cytological examination of her pleural effusion revealed adenocarcinoma. Following the administration of shoyogan, her appetite recovered, nutrition improved, and she was able to survive while maintaining her quality of life for another 2 months.In this paper we discuss the efficacy of shoyogan in improving the general well-being of patients having the above-mentioned conditions, or jueyinbing in Kampo parlance. Although preparing shoyogan is laborious, we believe this medicine should be used more frequently.
Following ; Malignant neoplasm of lung ; Patients ; Medicine ; Administration, Oral