0.05). Conclusion:The treatment system of MR Imaging guided HIFU is feasible and effective.

Cardiovascular Diseases ; psychology ; Humans ; Life Style

Objective To identify the relationship among chronic inflammatory state, malnutrition and cardiovascular diseases in peritoneal dialysis patients. Methods Cardiovascular diseases and dialysis regime in 90 clinically stable continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients were investigated. Then, dietary energy intake (DEI) and protein intake (DPI) through dietary diaries were measured. The serum albumin (Alb), prealbumin(PA), transferring (TF), lean body mass (LBM), LBM% and the normalized protein equivalent of total nitrogen appearance (nPNA) were examined or calculated. Subjective global assessment (SGA) was also evaluated. Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrotic factor-?(TNF-?) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured as markers of chronic inflammation. Serum leptin and plasma NPY were detected too. Results Serum IL-6 and TNF-? levels of CAPD cases were (17. 17?27.72) pg/ml and (34. 21?25. 92) pg/ml, which were significantly higher as compared to control group. Serum CRP level in CAPD patients was (9. 88?20. 93)mg/L. There were 24 patients(26. 67% ) with CRP above normal level. 55 patients(61. 11% ) had cardiovascular diseases. The patients with angina pectoris, old myocardial infarction and chronic heart failure had higher CRP levels than those without above complications ( P

BACKGROUND: Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) enable laypeople to provide early defibrillations to patients undergoing cardiac arrest, but scant information is available on the general public’s ability to use AEDs. This study assessed the ability of laypeople to operate AEDs, the effect of a 15-minute training, and whether skills differed by age. METHODS: From May 1 to December 31, 2018, a prospective simulation study was conducted with 94 laypeople aged 18-65 years (32 aged 18-24 years, 34 aged 25-54 years, and 28 aged 55-65 years) with no prior AED training. The participants’ AED skills were assessed individually pre-training, post-training, and at a three-month follow-up using a simulated cardiac arrest scenario. The critical actions and time intervals were evaluated during the AED operating process. RESULTS: Only 14 (14.9%) participants (eight aged 18-24 years, four aged 25-54 years, and two aged 55-65 years) successfully delivered defibrillations before training. AED operation errors were more likely to occur among the participants aged 55-65 years than among other age groups. After training, the proportion of successful defibrillations increased significantly (18-24 years old: 25.0% vs. 71.9%, P<0.01; 25-54 years old: 11.8% vs. 70.6%, P<0.01; 55-65 years old: 7.1% vs. 67.9%, P<0.01). After three months, 26.1% of the participants aged 55-65 years successfully delivered defibrillations, which was significantly lower than that of participants aged 18-24 years (54.8%) and 25-54 years (64.3%) (P=0.02). There were no differences in time measures among three age groups in each test. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of untrained laypeople cannot effectively operate AEDs. More frequent training and refresher courses are crucial to improve AED skills.

Objective To explore the application of serum dust mite specific IgE detection in the diagnosis and treatment of child asthma .Methods 52 children cases of asthma in this hospital from February 2008 to April 2010 were selected as the observation group ,11 cases were <3 years old ,18 cases were 3- < 7 years old and 23 cases were 7- <12 years old ;44 healthy children were taken as the control group ,8 cases were <3 years old ,16 cases were 3- < 7 years old and 20 cases were 7- <12 years old .The two groups were detected the serum dust mite specific Ig E .Results The serum dust mite specific Ig E was (152 .78 ± 48 .95) U/mL in the observation group and (25 .62 ± 6 .49) U/mL in the control group ,the serum dust mite specific Ig E concentration in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group ,the difference showed the statistical significance (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The positive rate of serum dust mite specific IgE in child asthma is very high ,especially the children patients of 7- <12 years old have the highest positive rate .Therefore ,the dust mite allergen is the important factor inducing child asthma .The detection of serum dust mite specific IgE is conducive to find the dust mite allergen ,which is an important measure for preventing and treating child asthma induced by the dust mite allergen and is worthy of being promoted in clinic .

Objective To investigate antimicrobial resistance characteristics and mechanisms of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P .aeruginosa)isolated from clinical specimens.Methods Bacterial strains were identi-fied by BD Phoenix 100 automatic microbial analysis system,antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by Kirby-Bauer method;Carbapenemase genes (IMP ,VIM ,OXA,GES )and outer membrane protein gene oprD2 were detected by polymerase chain reaction.Results Resistant rates of imipenem-resistant P .aeruginosa strains to ami-kacin was the lowest (8.33%);resistant rates to gentamicin and tobramycin were<20%;resistant rates to the third and fourth generation cephalosporins,aztreonam,meropenem,compound sulfamethoxazole and minocycline were all>60%,and all strains were resistant to ampicillin/sulbactam.The positive rate of OXA-17 gene was 2.78%(n=1 ),deletion rate of oprD2 was 38.89%,the other drug-resistant genes were not detected.Conclusion Except aminoglycosides,resistance of imipenem-resistant P .aeruginosa to other antimicrobial agents is serious;resistance of P .aeruginosa to imipenem may be due to lacking of OprD2 and production of carbapenemases.

The aim of our study wasto investigated the changesof NO concentration in the ischemic and reperfutional brain tissues and the relationship between the NO and brain damage.The animal models of middle cerebral artery occlusion were established by suture method.The changesof NO concentration were researched with method of Hb O2 -NO during the permanent ischemia and ischemia/ reperfusion.The results showed that the NO level in the injured brain tissue after3hours of ischemia was increased.After reperfusion,the NO level increased progressively,but NO level showed decreased and then increased during the permanent ischemia.Although there wasa decrease of NO level at7days after ischemia and reperfusion,but the NO level was higher than that of preischemia.It indicated that the changes of NO concentration during the different process of cerebral ischemia and reperfu- sion are related to the differentisoform of NOS,which have respective characteristic forsyn- thesizing NO in biochemistry,and deal with the cerebral ischemic and reperfusional injury.

Objective To observe the effect of adjusting high dietary profein intake on nutritional status of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Method Thirty three PD patients whose daily protein intake (DPI) was over 1.2g/(kg? d) were included in study from July, 2005 to November, 2006. A recipe was given by a professional dietitian for every patient to reduce DPI meanwhile maintaining sufficient daily energy intake (DEI). DPI, DEI, serum albumin (ALB), lean body mass(LBM) and subjective global assessment(SGA) and the prevalence of hyperphosphatemia, hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis were evaluated before and after 3 and 6 mo adjustment. Results At the end of observation, 28 patients were enrolled in the study. Their mean age was 61.37?12.25 yrs, 11 males and 17 females with dialysis period 8.8 mon (1～66 mo). DPI and DEI were significantly decreased during 6 mo (P=0.000). Nobody complained about gastrointestinal symptoms, and the quality and satisfaction of life during the study were not significantly different. Serum Alb at 3 rd month was higher than the start of study (36.22?2.79g/L vs 37.34?3.32 g/L,P

Urinary calculus is a common disease of urinary system.With the improvement of people's living standard,the incidence rate of urinary calculus increased year by year.Compared with other methods,spiral CT has a great advantage in the diagnosis of urinary calculus.The current commonly used examinations including spiral CT plain scan,low dose spiral CT scan,CT urography,and dual source dual energy CT imaging.The advantages and characteristics of different types of CT are analyzed and compared,which is helpful for clinicians to choose the most proper examination,to make the most of the advantages of various checks,so as to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and effectiveness of treatment.

Humans ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections ; prevention & control ; therapy ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses