1.Correlation Between Plasma Homocysteine Concentration and Transient Ischemic Attack
Peirong XIAO ; Jianguo ZHONG ; Haicun SHI ; Yao WANG ; Weigeng SONG ; Guilong ZHOU ; Yuan SHEN ; Sheng SUN ; Gendi WANG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2008;16(9):690-693
Objective:To investigate the correlation between plasma homocysteine (Hcy) concentration and transient ischemic attack (TIA) and traditional vascular risk factors.Methods:The plasma Hcy concentrations of 112 patients with TIA and 62 controls were measured by fluorescenee polarization immunoassay.Hcy concentrations and related risk factors were analyzed.Results:The risk of TIA was increased significantly in plasma Hcy concentration 10.0 to 14.9 μmol/L group(OR=2.450,95% CI 1.091 to 5.502) and≥15.0 μmol/L group(OR=5.169,95% CI 2.096 to 12.746) compared with plasma Hcy concentration<10.0 μmol/L group.Using TIA as the dependent wariable,various vascular risk factors (including plasma Hcy concentration) as the independent variable,logistic regression was analyzed.The result showed that the risk of TIA was increased significantly in plasma Hcy concentration>10.0 μmol/L group compared with plasma Hcy concentration<10.0 μmol/L group(OR=3.150,95% CI 1.380 to 7.192).Conclusions:Plasma Hcy concentration is an independent risk factor for TIA.
2.Species and characteristics of protein adsorption on reused hemodialysis membranes.
Yujing YANG ; Xiulin XU ; Xinhua WANG ; Gendi ZHU
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2009;26(1):67-71
The aim of this study was to systemically analyze the proteins that adsorbed on the surface of hemodialysis membrane. The Fresenius F6 reused polysulfone dialyzers were selected as the research objects. The methodology we used encompassed the digestion of protein in rinsed solution and the separation of peptide mixture in virtue of RP-HPLC followed by ESI-MS/MS identification in orde to get their adsorption behavior, species and characteristics. The results illustrated that, after being rinsed by reverse osmosis (RO) water, 179 species of the protein adsorbed on the hemodialysis membrane, most of which were acidulous and middle or small weight protein molecules. The data from counting the numbers of peptides showed there were 5 species of high-abundant proteins (the contents being above 5% each), namely Ficolin-2 precursor, Complement C3 precursor (Fragment), Mannan-binding lectin serine protease 1 isoform 2 precursor, Complement-activating component of Ra-reactive factor precursor, and Mannan-binding lectin serine protease 1 isoform 3. These proteins are in close relationship with human immune system; moreover, they are of great significance to the clinical mechanism for cleaning reuse hemodialyzers and to the development of new hemodialysis materials.
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3.Research Progress on the Ethical Dilemmas of Nurses in the Epidemics Prevention and Control of Major Infectious Diseases
Huifang HONG ; Gendi LU ; Chengjue WANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(11):1266-1272
Ethical dilemmas commonly exist among nurses during the epidemic prevention and control of major infectious diseases, which can affect their physical and mental health and nursing quality. This paper reviewed the ethical dilemmas of nurses in the epidemic prevention and control of major infectious diseases from four aspects, including concepts, current situation, evaluation tools, and influencing factors, with a view to raising the attention of nurses, nursing administrators, and health management organizations to the ethical dilemmas of nurses in the epidemic prevention and control of major infectious diseases, and providing theoretical references for further formulating strategies. In terms of ethical dilemmas research of nurses during the prevention and control of major infectious diseases, domestic and foreign studies mostly used scales and qualitative interviews to investigate. Research has found that the ethical dilemmas of nurses during the period include the ethical dilemma of visiting restrictions, the ethical dilemma of fair allocation of scarce resources, and the ethical dilemma of nurses’ rights and obligations. The main influencing factors include demographic factors, psychological factors, risk perception, and social support. It is recommended to develop suitable assessment tools from the perspective of ethical in the future, timely grasp the current situation of ethical dilemmas of nurses during the prevention and control of major infectious diseases, and deeply explore influencing factors.
4.A multicenter survey on the current status of human caring in hospital wards in China
Yilan LIU ; Fengjian ZHANG ; Xinjuan WU ; Yinglan LI ; Deying HU ; Shengxiu ZHAO ; Yanjin LIU ; Gendi LU ; Dongmei DAI ; Chaoyan XU ; Liqing YUE ; Bilong FENG ; Rong XU ; Yanli WANG ; Adan FU ; Li GOU ; Xiaoping LOU ; Li YANG ; Xinman DOU ; Huijuan SONG ; Xiuli LI ; Yi LI ; Yulan XU ; Liping TAN ; Liu HU ; Xiaodong NING
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2023;39(10):774-780
Objective:To explore the current situation of nursing human caring in hospital wards and analyze its influencing factors, so as to facilitate the development of nursing human caring practice.Methods:From July to November 2022, a total of 107 hospitals were surveyed through stratified convenience sampling method, and 4 072 ward nursing managers were recruited to finish the general information questionnaire and the ward nursing human caring status questionnaire. The general information included the region, class and type of the hospital, etc. The ward nursing human caring status questionnaire included 38 items in 5 dimensions of nursing human caring system and process, humanistic quality and training of nursing staff, humanistic environment and facilities, human caring procedures and measures, and human caring quality evaluation and improvement, with a full score of 190 points. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the general data, independent samples t-test, ANOVA and correlation analysis were used to analyze the factors influencing the current status of nursing human caring in the ward, while multiple linear regression analysis was used to conduct a multivariate analysis. Results:The score of nursing human caring in hospital wards was 156.91±27.78. Whether the hospital had carried out nursing human caring pilot(demonstration) wards, whether the ward had previously been a hospital nursing human caring pilot(demonstration) nursing unit, the type of ward, and whether nursing managers had participated in human caring training were the influencing factors of the implication of nursing humanistic caring in wards( P<0.05). Conclusions:The practice of nursing human caring in hospital wards is at a good level, but needs to be further strengthened. Nursing managers should take systematically strategies to promote the development of nursing human caring practice.
5.Vertigo and sensorineural hearing loss due to syphilis: differential diagnosis and treatment
Xiang Li ZENG ; JinTian CEN ; Zhicheng LI ; Shuqi ZHANG ; Jing GU ; Tao YUAN ; GenDi YIN ; ZhiYuan WANG ; XiFu WU
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2016;30(8):606-608,612
Objective:To analyze the etiology of repeatedly attacks of intractable vertigo and some types of sensorineural deafness whose clinical manifestation were not in conformity with the known spectrum diseases,and explore the screening method to prevent missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, then provide references for clinical diagnosis and treatment for rare etiology. Method:The authors retrospectively analyzed the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis from 4 cases of vertigo sufferers and 2 cases of hearing impairment sufferers whose serological tests were positive for syphilis. All these 6 cases were treated with large doses of penicillin aqueous solutions (24 million U/d), multi-times intravenous infusion, the course of the treatment was 14 d. Result:The clinical manifestations of these 6 patients were lack of characteristic, as well as the results of hearing and vestibular function, imaging diagnosis. Positive syphilis detection of serology and cerebrospinal fluid tests were the main diagnostic basis. After anti-syphilis treatment, 5 cases got satisfied clinical symptoms improvement, 1 case suffered from low-tone sensorineural hearing loss, whose hearing fluctuated recurrently. Conclusion:Syphilis infection may damage the Ⅷ cranial nerve and then lead to vertigo and hearing loss, through chronic syphilitic osteitis of temporal bone, atrophy of organ of corti, osteolytic lesion surrounding the endolymphatic duct, and neurosyphilis. For patients presented with intractable vertigo, and those whose clinical manifestations are not in conformity with the known diseases of unilateral ear or bilateral ears rapidly progressive deafness, syphilis serology screening and validation tests are recommended in case of missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis.