No abstract available.
Prenatal Diagnosis*

Neuropathic joint, which was originally described by Charcot in 1868, has been reported by many authors since that time. Charcot's joint is a feature of various conditions, such as syringmyelia, diabetes mellitus, congenital indifference to pain and leprosy, but it is mostly depended upon tertiary syphilis. In the past few decades. the occurance of this arthropathy however, seemed to decrease with the discovery of antibiotics and efficient control of syphilis in many countries. But syphilis has become popularized in recent years because of the rapid development of transportation and an offence against public deoency throughout the world. Authors experienced 3 cases of Charcots joint in Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Catholic Medical College, two of them were tabetic, one diabetic in origin, which affected four knee joints, two ankle joints and one tarsometatarsal joint. The patients were treated conservatively without surgical intervention on the affected joints. One was lost for foIlow up after being discharged from the hospital against medical advice and the res two cases have been on follow up. This paper is auned to illustrate the importance of clinical aspects of neuropathic joints which seemed to be in the tendency of increase in recent years. in spite of development of efficient managements of the causative diseases.
Ankle Joint ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Arthropathy, Neurogenic ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Joints ; Knee Joint ; Leprosy ; Pain Insensitivity, Congenital ; Syphilis ; Transportation

BACKGROUND: Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) is by definition a technique involving the induction and maintenance of the anesthetic state with intravenous drugs alone. In particular, propofol and opioid and muscle relaxants allow enhanced control of the state of anesthesia for the entire duration of the surgical procedure. We evaluated the clinical usefulness of TIVA with fixed fentanyl concentration 3 ng/ml using isoconcentration nomogram and titrated propofol for coronary artery bypass graft. METHODS: Anesthesia was induced using 1% propofol mixed with lidocaine 0.5 mg/kg and ephedrine 10 mg (150 ml/hr) until loss of consciousness in 19 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft. Infusion rate of propofol was adjusted in response to blood pressure and pulse rate. To achieve constant fentanyl concentration, infusion rate of fentanyl was changed timely according to isoconcentration nomogram. Infusion of propofol and fentanyl was discontinued 15 and 30 min before predictable end of surgery, respectively. Intraoperative hemodynamics, recovery profile and postoperative analgesic requirements were checked. RESULTS: Overall intraoperative hemodynamics including cardiac index and PCWP showed no significant changes compared with preinduction control value except during CPB period. Average flow rate of propofol and fentanyl was 3.4 0.2 mg/kg/hr and 2.8 0.4 g/kg/hr, respectively. Spontaneous eye opening time was 96.4 min after discontinuation of fentanyl. More than 80% (16/19) of patients did not require any analgesic during first postoperative 24hrs for pain relief. CONCLUSIONS: TIVA with propofol and fentanyl (3 ng/ml) could be a suitable and safe anesthetic technique for coronary artery bypass graft.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, Intravenous* ; Blood Pressure ; Coronary Artery Bypass* ; Coronary Vessels* ; Ephedrine ; Fentanyl ; Heart Rate ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Lidocaine ; Nomograms ; Propofol ; Transplants ; Unconsciousness

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Female ; Fetal Heart* ; Heart Rate, Fetal* ; Meconium* ; Pregnancy

No abstract available.
Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood*

Partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 5 distal to 5q33 is rare. Only 16 cases have so far been reported. We report on a three-year-old boy with microcephaly, growth and developmental delay, mild mental retardation, and facial dysmorphism caused by partial 5q trisomy and partial 7p monosomy. The patient has an apparently unbalanced translocation resulting from a rearrangement between chromosomes 5 and 7 (46,XY,der (7)t (5;7) (q33;p22)de novo). Fluorescence in situ hybridization with chromosome 5 and 7 painting probes and a cri-du-chat critical region probe confirmed this chromosome rearrangement. Most cases of partial trisomy 5q33-q35 described to date are due to the unbalanced transmission of a familial translocation. To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of de novo unbalanced translocations of these two chromosome abnormalities together with similar breakpoints.
Arm ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Chromosome Deletion* ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 ; Fluorescence ; Growth and Development ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization ; Intellectual Disability ; Male ; Microcephaly ; Monosomy ; Paint ; Paintings ; Trisomy*

OBJECTIVES: Hemophilia B has been known to result from more than 500 kinds of mutations. And it is difficult to find out a mutation specific for each family. Therefore, linkage analysis of DNA polymorphism within or near the factor IX gene has been frequently used in the clinical practice for molecular genetic diagnosis of hemophilia B. But the ethnic variation makes more difficult to apply useful markers in Caucasian population. To investigate the usefulness of the MseI and HhaI polymorphism in Korean population, we analysed the MseI and HhaI polymorphism. METHODS: Forty-five normal Korean and thirteen parents of the hemophilia B patients, using PCR and restriction enzyme analysis. RESULTS: The heterozygosity rate of MseI polymorphism was 49.7% and that of HhaI polymorphism was 25.5%. CONCLUSION: These data indicated that PCR-based analysis of MseI and HhaI polymorphism of factor IX was useful in molecular genetic diagnosis of hemophilia B in Korean population.
Diagnosis* ; DNA* ; Factor IX* ; Hemophilia A* ; Hemophilia B* ; Humans ; Molecular Biology* ; Parents ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; Restriction Mapping

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Trophoblastic Neoplasms* ; Trophoblasts*

PURPOSE: In this study, behavioral styles of Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness (DISC) were examined and differences in job satisfaction and clinical competence among newly hired nurses were explored. METHODS: For this explanatory correlational research, 176 newly hired clinical nurses were recruited from three university hospitals and one general hospital located in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Data were collected in August, 2013 though self-report questionnaires. RESULTS: The distribution of behavioral styles was 11.4%, 42%, 29% and 17.6% for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness respectively. DISC behavioral styles were associated with sub-areas of job satisfaction such as professional position and doctor-nurse relationship. DISC behavioral styles were significantly associated with the total score for clinical competence and sub-areas of data collection, basic nursing skills, critical thinking, education and leadership, and attitudes toward professional development and practical skills. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that DISC behavioral styles predicted clinical competence (Adj. R2=.14, F=9.42, p<.001). CONCLUSION: A focus on cultivating influential and steady behavioral styles among newly hired nurses can be helpful in improving job satisfaction and clinical competence. There is a need to improve interpersonal relationships through a deeper understanding of each person's behavioral style based on the analysis of DISC behavioral styles.
Clinical Competence ; Data Collection ; Education ; Gyeonggi-do ; Hospitals, General ; Hospitals, University ; Job Satisfaction* ; Leadership ; Linear Models ; Nursing ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Seoul ; Thinking

Normal and abnormal follicular growth and steroidogenesis depend on gonadotropins as well as intraovarian peptides, which may mediate or potentiate gonadotropin action. Inhibin also affect follicular development and steroidogenesis and may play a role in dominant follicle selection and follicular atresia. Therefore, we studied the differences of serum inhibin, gonadotropin and androgen levels in the women with only the ultrasound findings and no disorder, and polycystic ovary (PCO) with ovulatory disturbance. We prospectively analysed forty-three women with PCO. The diagnosis of PCO was based on typical appearance of the ovaries on TVS. Twelve women with regular menstrual cycle and normal ovarian morphology were selected as control. Basal levels of inhibin, luteinizing hormone(LH), follicle stimulating hormone(FSH), estradiol(E2), testosterone(T), androstenedione(ADD), dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate(DS), prolactin and TSH in serum were determined. There were significant differences in basal LH levels and LH/FSH ratio between the control and the women with PCO. The basal levels of inhibin and E2 in the oligo-amenorrheic PCO (N=34) were significantly higher than those in the control. There was higher negative correlation between the inhibin and T levels in the oligo-amenorrheic PCO, but, not in the regular cycling PCO. Also, there was higher positive correlation between the LH and T levels in the oligo-amenorrheic PCO, but not in the regular cycling PCO. These data presume that the initial event of PCO is elevated pituitary LH secretion. Elevated levels of LH may down-regulate LH receptors on granulosa cells and also cause hypertrophy of the thecal layer. High level of androgen secreted by the hypertrophied thermal layer may stimulate inhibin secretion from granulosa cells and can be converted to estrogen by extraovarian tissues and could serve to augment pituitary sensitivity to GnRH with a resultant secretion of more LH follicular development and dominant follicle selection resulted in ovulatory disturbance.
Diagnosis ; Estrogens ; Female ; Follicular Atresia ; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone ; Gonadotropins ; Granulosa Cells ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Inhibins* ; Lutein ; Menstrual Cycle ; Ovary* ; Peptides ; Prolactin ; Prospective Studies ; Receptors, LH ; Ultrasonography