Objective To evaluate the clinical value of dual-energy subtraction digital radiography in diagnosing the pulmonary nodulesand calification in nodules.Methods Using American GE Revolutln DR-XR systems,All 80 patients were examined by dual-energy.Tissus images、bone images and the original digital radiographic images were obtained.Dual-energy digital subtraction images were compared with the original digital radiographic images.Results Of 186 pulmonary nodules proved by CT,126(94 uncalified and 32 calified)were detected by tissues images and bone images and 109(83 uncalified and 26 calified)were detected by the original digital radiographic images.Conclusion Dual-energy subtraction imaging is superior to the original digital radiographic images in detection of pulmonary nodules and calification in a nodule.Dual-energy subtraction images can act as a complement for the original digital radiographic images.

Thyroid hormones (TH) play an imp or tant role in the development and maturity of the mammalian brain. Maternal TH de ficiency, even subclinical hypothyroidism, leads to poor neurodevelopment of the fetus. Screening of pregnant women for hypothyroidism is recommended. Identific ation of the TH-responsive genes in the developing brain and investigation on t heir functions are helpful to provide insights into the molecular mechanisms by which TH influence brain development.

Objective To investigate the correlation between the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) detection data and hemo‐rheological indicators in diabetes patients to provide reference basis for its treatment and prevention .Methods One hundred and forty‐two patients with typeⅡdiabetes mellitus(T2DM ) in the hospital were selected as the research subjects and divided into the A group(69 cases ,better control) and B group(73 cases ,poor control) according to the HbA1c detection results .Contemporaneous 70 healthy individuals undergoing physical examination were selected as the control (C group) .The detection results of HbA1c ,hemo‐rheology and biochemical indexes were performed the contrastive analysis .Results Except hematocrit and erythrocyte deformation index without statistical difference among 3 groups(P>0 .05) ,the other hemorheologic indicators had statistical differences among 3 groups(P<0 .05) .No matter the HbA1c level in T2DM patients ,the hemorheological indexes ,triglyceride and total cholesterol were higher than those in the healthy people ,When the HbA1c leve was poorly controlled ,the increase degresss of various indexes were more significant .Conclusion The abnormality of hemorheology indices exist in most of the patients with diabetes mellitus .It is recommended that clinic should monitor the HbA1c level for long term and strictly observe the change of hemorheology indexes to guide the clinical treatment for reaching the effects of early vascular protection and prevention of diabetic complications .

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Objective To investigate the clinical features and prognosis of elderly patients with acute panereatitis.Methods One hundred and twelve elderly patients with acute pancreatitis were included in our study.The clinical features and prognosis were compared with those of the 120 non -aged patients with acute pancreatitis during the same period.Results Cholecystolithiasis was the most common etiology of acute pancreatitis in both groups[81 cases(66.3%) in aged group,70 cases (58.3%) in non-aged group].Abdominal pain was the most common symptom in both groups, followed by fever.Two elderly cases were diagnosed only by autopsy because of mild abdominal pain and rapidly attack of shock.There were 31 cases with severe pancreatitis in aged group and 14 in non -aged group (P

Objective To discuss effects of anti-inflammatory mechanism of amygdalin on rats with type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Methods Wistar rats were randomized into normal group, model group, amygdalin group, and tripterygium group. Type II CIA rat models were established. From the 15th day after the modeling establishment, each administration group was given corresponding dose of medicine for continuous 28 days. Levels of TNF-αand sICAM-1 were detected by ELISA in serum of rats, and expression of TNF-α was detected by immuno-histochemical method. Results TNF-α positive expression in amygdalin group and tripterygium group was similar and significantly reduced compared with model group. Levels TNF-α and sICAM-1 in amygdalin group and tripterygium group significantly decreased compared with those in model group (P<0.05), without significant difference compared with normal group (P>0.05). Conclusion Amygdalin can inhibit the expression of TNF-α and levels of TNF-α and sICAM-1, in order to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Medical postgraduates are the future core force of clinical diagnosis and treatment,scientific research,education and sanitary administration.Therefore,to cultivate qualified professionals,the key of contemporary medical postgraduate education is to pay more attention to comprehensive quality training in order to make students adapt to the continuous development of society and medical model.The First Clinical College in Wuhan University has implemented the hospital administration internship in combination with social needs and explored the education model of contemporary medical students with comprehensive quality.

Objective To investigate the clinical significance in monitoring the dynamic oxygenated parameters in full-term neonates with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and its relationship with the prognosis. Methods Forty-one full-term neonates with ARDS from 3 hospitals were divided into two groups according to the clinical outcomes: the death group (n=17) and the survival group (n=24). The parameters of breathing machine and arterial blood gas analysis in these two groups at 2 h, 12 h, 24 h and 36 h after mechanical ventilation were analyzed retrospectively. PaO_2/FiO_2, A-aDO_2, PaO_2/P_AO_2 and RI were calculated and compared between the two groups and within each group among the values of different period. Results Under the circumstance that parameters of breathing machine in the death group were obviously or gradually higher than those in the survival group, PaO_2 in the death group [(10.38?1.45)kPa] was lower than that in the survival group [(11.42?0.98)kPa] only at 36 h (P0.05). In the death group, PaO_2/FiO_2 at 24 h and 36 h [(15.86?4.92)kPa and (15.99?5.62)kPa] was lower than that in the survival group [(21.18?6.48)kPa and (27.12?8.33)kPa](P0.05) . Conclusions PaO2is not a sensitive indicator on the prognosisof NRDSinits early stage . PaO2/Fi O2, A-aDO2, PaO2/PAO2and RI are better than PaO2to reflectthe degree of lung injury ,oxygen exchange rate and therapeutic efficacy . A-aDO2and PaO2/PAO2arevery sensitive in assessing the therapeutic effect and the dynamic monitoring may be helpful injudgingthe prognosis .

We surveyed the graduate students at Peking University Health Science Center for the difficulties during their study. The result showed that the major difficulties were job pressure, completing studies and economic burden. Some students were also bothered by love affairs, health conditions and interpersonal relationship. Suggestions were made for future work to help these students to cope with such difficulties to complete their study smoothly.

A metabonomics method based on gas chromatography_mass spectrometry ( GC_MS) was developed for detecting the significant differences of root exudates of the Cd hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii under different treatments and study the effect mechanism of S. alfredii tolerating or accumulating the heavy metal Cd. The root exudates were collected after treatment for 4 and 8 days with 0 and 40μmol/L Cd. The collected solution was lyophilized and dissolved with methanol, and after derivatization with methoxyamine hydrochloride and N_methyl_N_trifluoroacetamide, the samples were analyzed by GC_MS. Principal component analysis ( PCA) and orthogonal partial least_squares discrimination analysis ( OPLS_DA) were carried out for pattern recognition and a clear separation among the different treatments was achieved. Twelve compounds which caused the separation among the different treatments were found and identified. With the change of treatments, the relative amount of these 12 compounds revealed different trends, which indicated that the Cd hyperaccumulator S. alfredii could adjust the secretion of root exudates to tolerate or accumulate the heavy metal Cd.