Objective To explore the etiology of patients with chief complaint of vertigo in the department of neurology in order to reduce thc rate of misdiagnosis.MethodsA total of 367 patients with chief complaint of vertigo in our department of neurology were followed up.The associated medical history,symptoms and physical examination were obtained.ResultsThe main diagnoses for the 367 patients were benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) ( 219,59.7％ ),posterior circulation ischemia (PCI) ( 65,17.7％ ),migraine ( 31,8.4％ ),hypertension ( 18,4.9％ ) and psychogcnic vertigo ( 17,4.6％ ).Conclusions Presentation of vertigo can be clinically diagnosed in most discases,with the most common causc of BPPV.Combination of the prominent clinical features,physical examinations and especially Dix- Hallpike maneuver may guide the general physicians to a most proper cause of vertigo.

Calomel is a common traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) containing mercury in clinical external application. Although the toxicity of calomel has attracted concern, there is no unified standard yet in clinical external application. Risk assessment is used for evaluating the potential health effects of hazardous substances. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the health risk of calomel in clinical external application on the basis of toxicity data, to ensure safe and rational application of TCM containing calomel. The toxicity data of transdermal administration of calomel or mercurous chloride were collected by searching the literature. The daily maximum exposure dosage of calomel in clinical external application was estimated by following the four procedures of risk assessment, and Margin of Safety (MOS) as an evaluation indicator was then calculated to evaluate the safety of calomel on clinical application. It has been reported that the adult in single transdermal administration of calomel at 1. 5 g was lethal. Based on the LOAEL of calomel for long-term transdermal exposure (1 month) in rats was 0.096 g · kg(-1) · d(-1), the NOAEL of calomel for patients (about 60 kg) by external application within 2 weeks was estimated to be 1.46 mg · kg(-1) · d(-1). When MOS value equals to 1, the daily maximum exposure of calomel in clinical external application within 2 weeks was calculated to be 1.1 g. The results suggest that daily single dose of calomel in clinical external application should be lower than 1.5 g for adults, and more attention should be paid to changes in hepatic and renal function of patients when repeated dose more than 1.1 g within 2 weeks. The approach of risk assessment could be helpful in rational application of TCM containing mercury.
Animals ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Mercury Compounds ; toxicity ; No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level ; Rats ; Risk Assessment

The origin of northern Artemisia argyi recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica(Bencao gangmu) is Fudao(Chinese characters) in Tangyin county, While there is only Fudao(Chinese characters) instead of Fudao(Chinese characters). Whether indeed Fudao(Chinese characters) is Fudao(Chinese characters)? By reviewing the genuine evolution of A. argyi, doing textual research on Fudao(Chinese characters) and combing with field survey data of national census of Chinese Materia Medica resources, this paper concluded that the word Fudao(Chinese characters) firstly emerged in Figure Canon of Chinese Materia Medica(Bencao tujing) of Susong in Song dynasty and was applied in later generations, but the implication was not clear, then emerged both Tangyin and Fudao(Chinese characters) in Compendium of Materia Medica(Bencao gangmu). The place Fudao(Chinese characters) is one of the graves of Bianque, that existed from Shang and Zhou dynasty and never changed until now, the A. argyi of Tangyin was famous from the grave of Bianque in Fudao(Chinese characters), which could infer that Lishizhen considered Fudao (Chinese characters) was Fudao(Chinese characters) indeed, and the origin of northern A. argyi was Fudao(Chinese characters) in Tangyin county.
Artemisia ; China ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; history ; History, 16th Century ; History, 17th Century ; History, 18th Century ; History, 20th Century ; History, Medieval ; Humans ; Materia Medica ; history ; Plants, Medicinal ; Terminology as Topic

By using cup culture, influence of different strains (ammonium-resistant N2-fixing type, wild type, none N2-fixing type) of Klebsiella oxytoca on the growth of rice seedling was compared. It was discovered that ammonium-resistant N2 -fixing bacteria could excrete some plant growth promoting substance, which could be adsorbed by cation resin. It' s activity wouldn't be affected at 80℃. At optimal concentration, the weight of rice root and seedling were increased by

Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA),which affects 1% to 5% of women of reproductive age,is difficult to treat in the clinical setting. In the investigations of immunopathogenesis,diagnosis and treatment of RSA since the late 1980s,it was found that RSA was associated with abnormal maternal local or systemic immune response,the pathogenesis of autoimmune RSA was mainly associated with antiphosphlipid antibody (APA),while that of alloimmune RSA was due to the disturbance of maternofetal immunological tolerance. Systemic etiological screening process and diagnosis systems of RSA with immune type were developed,and anticardiolipin (ACL)+? 2-GP1 combining multiple assay for effective diagnosis of RSA with immune type was initially established. According to dynamic monitoring clinical parameters before and during gestation,low-dose,short-course and individual immunosuppressive therapy and lymphocyte immunotherapy for RSA with immune type were initiated. The outcomes of the offsprings of patients with RSA were followed up,and the safety and validity of the therapies were confirmed. The research achievement leads to great progress in the diagnosis and treatment of RSA in China.

School of public health of Qiqihar Medical University has integrated the concept of talent cultivation “University excellence, big medicine sincere” and the talents training goal of “three orientation” with CDIO engineering education mode. From the philosophy and mode of engineering education, the school has carried on the comprehensive reform on training target, training model, training plan, course setting, innovative practice system, the teaching reform and assessment methods.“Target management stage” training model has also been formulated and implemented to explore the education model of training students' comprehensive quality and ability which can not only meet the social needs but also improve the various aspects throughout their college.

Objective: To investigate the effects of Migaoxinle Drop Pills (Migao Cinnamon anel Bulbus Allii Macrostemi) (MDP) on cats with experimental myocardial ischemid.Methods: The coronary arteries was ligated to establish myocardial ischemic model and MDP was given through duodenum to observe its effects on myocardial ischemic limit and myocardial infarct area by N BT staining.Results: MDP could reduce the myocardial ischemic limit and myocardial infarct area.Conclusion: MDP could protect myocardia from ischemic damage.

Objective To investigate the roles of transcription factor GATA-3 and T-bet at the fetal- maternal interface in the pathogenesis of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion(URSA).Methods The expression of GATA-3 and T-bet mRNA was examined by in situ hybridization.Decidua was obtained from 20 women with URSA and 20 normal pregnant(NP)women.Results(1)The number of GATA-3 positive cells per high power field in women with URSA(25?16)was significantly lower than those in NP women(38?16)(P

Ring finger protein 43 (RNF43) is a ring-type E3 ubiquitin ligase.As a negative regulater of Wnt signaling pathway, RNF43 has an important anti-tumor effect.The mutation of RNF43 may cause abnormal activation of Wnt signaling pathway, and then promote invasion, metastasis and proliferation of tumor cell.In addition, the act of RNF43 protein in the Wnt signal pathway is expected to be a molecular target in the therapy of cancer.In recent years, with the gradual deepening of related research, the molecular structure of RNF43 protein and its mechanism of action with the Wnt pathway-related proteins have been gradually clear.In clinical, RNF43 protein analogs and related vaccine also show the important position in the therapy of cancer.

Objective To evaluate clinical and procedural characteristics and outcomes of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) caused by drug-eluting stent(DES) thrombosis undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods From October 2004 to June 2007,31 patients with STEMI due to definite DES thrombosis who received primary PCI were retrospectively studied(ST group).Baseline clinical,angiographic,PCI procedural features and 1-year outcomes were recorded.Another consecutive 93 patients with STEMI due to de novo coronary thrombosis were served as control group.The primary endpoint was cumulative rate of major adverse cardiac events(MACE),including death,reoccurrence of myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization(TVR),during hospitalization and at 1-year follow-up.Results Compared with the control group,patients in ST group were older(69.9?11.4 y and 63.7?13.6 y,P=0.01) and higher comorbidity rates of diabetes(41.9% and 22.6%,P=0.04)and previous history of myocardial infarction(29.0% and 11.8%,P=0.02).The occurrence of TIMI 3 flow immediately after primary PCI was reduced(45.2% and 92.5%,P