Objective To investigate the prevalence of depression in hemodialysis patients with end‐stage renal disease(ESRD) , and evaluate its related factors .Methods One hundred and twenty four ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis were assessed by using Beck depression inventory (BDI) .Baseline characteristics and laboratory test items were compared between depression group and non‐depression group .Results The prevalence of depression detected by BDI was 56 .5% in hemodialysis patients with ESRD . Gender and occupational status were statistically different between depression and non‐depression groups(P<0 .05) .Higher preva‐lence was found among female and non‐working patients .However ,there was no difference on age ,hemodialysis time ,education , marriage and incoming(P>0 .05) between the two groups .In laboratory test ,the white blood cell and urine acid levels in depression group were significant higher than that in the non‐depression group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Depression is prevalent in ESRD pa‐tients undergoing hemodialysis ,especially in female and non‐working patients and always combined with higher white blood cells and urine acid levels .

To establish an HPLC method for the determination of content and content uniformity of minoxidil tablets. Methods:An Xbridge C18 column (250 mm ×4.6 mm, 5 μm)was used with methanol-0.03 mol·L-1 KH2PO4 solution -triethyl-amine(60∶40∶0. 1)(adjusting pH to 3. 5 with phosphoric acid ) as the mobile phase. The flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 and the detec-tion wavelength was 287 nm. The column temperature was 30℃ and the injection volume was 10 μl. Results:There was a good linear relationship within the range of 8. 056-32. 224 μg·ml-1(r=0. 999 9). The average recovery was 99. 68%(RSD=0. 36%,n=9). The average content of 3 batches of samples was 100. 2%,100. 5% and 99. 8% and the content uniformity was 5. 5,6. 2 and 4. 9, re-spectively. Conclusion:The method is simple and accurate with good reproducibility, which can be used in the quality control of mi-noxidil tablets.

In order to achieve the demand of clinical diagnosis,treatment and research based on TCM clinical literature,we conducted the questionnaire to doctors of Chinese medicine on their demands for medical information in the process of clinical diagnosis and treatment,hoping to make certain the direction and service methods of TCM clinical research database from the actual demands of doctors.

Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography(RT-3DE) has been validated for its accurate diagnoses and quantitave mearsurement of mitral valve disease,which could act as a guide in selecting the proper therapeutic strategy for each individual in clinical setting.In this article,the recent research achievements on RT-3DE in mitral valve disease were summarized,and the application of RT-3DE in surgical approach to mitral valve disease was discussed as well.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can cause irreversible severe visual impairment.At present,a large number of basic and clinical research has documented several effective treatment for wet AMD.As for dry AMD,so far there is no effective therapy and preventive measure.Dry AMD probably worse for macular choroidal neovascularization (CNV) or geographic atrophy (GA) to its later stage,resulting in severe visual impairment.In recent years,some promising treatment strategies are emerging,mainly in the prevention of the damage of photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium,such as drug therapy,laser photocoagulation,surgery,plasma exchange,stem cell transplantation and gene therapy.These therapies are expected to be able to bring hope for arresting the development of dry AMD.This article reviews the current researches and possible future management of dry AMD.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of the irreversible vision loss in population over 55 years of age.With the increasingly serious problem of aging,the prevalence of AMD is rising year by year.However,as the pathogenesis of dry AMD is largely unknown,the effective therapy still is lack.Given that there was a lack of proper animal models,it brought about obstacles to researches about molecular mechanism underlying dry AMD.Nowadays,lots of murine models of dry AMD have been established and developed,which provide suitable tools for relevant researches.But,different dry AM D models show varied pathogenesis features,and a reasonable choice of models is very important for different studies.The characteristics of different dry models were reviewed in this article.

Objective To observe the effects of chemotherapy on the peripheral blood lymphocyte sub-cluster in patients with ovarian cancer .Methods Sixty-two patients with ovarian cancer who accepted chemo-therapy from Jan 2007 to Mar 2013 in our hospital were collected .Sixty healthy women in our hospital were used as control.The expressions of CD3,CD4,CD8 and CD25 in peripheral blood lymphocyte of ovarian cancer patients before,one week and one month after chemotherapy and healthy women were detected and analyzed .Results The ratio of CD3 +and CD4 +T cells and CD4 +/CD8 +in patients with ovarian cancer were significantly lower than those in healthy .Whereas the ratio of CD4 +CD25 +T cells in patients with ovarian cancer was significantly higher than that in healthy women .No significant differences were observed in ovarian cancer patients with differ-ent clinical stage .There were no significant changes that observed one week after chemotherapy in patients with o -varian cancer .These indexes improved notably one month after chemotherapy .These indexes in effective group one month after chemotherapy were significantly better than those in inefficient group .Conclusion The ratio of pe-ripheral blood lymphocyte sub -cluster in patients with ovarian cancer was imbalance .Dynamic monitoring the changes could guide the therapy and judge the curative effect and prognosis .

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the rationality of drug use in cancer patients in Tiantan Hospice Hospital.METHODS:By a retrospective study,the drug use in cancer patients in Tiantan Hospice Hospital who died during Jan.2008 and Sep.2008 were analyzed statistically.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:The drug use in cancer patients in Tiantan Hospice Hospital was rational on the whole.Step medication,oral medication,on time medication and individual medication were realized in Beijing Tiantan Hospice hospital and treatment on cancer patients in this hospital was in line with the Guideline for Cancer Pain Management Based on the Three-step Analgesic Ladder recommended by WHO.

Objective:To develop a method to simultaneously determine the content of imperatorin, isoimperatorin and magnolin in Quchuan capsules by HPLC. Methods:A Shiseido CAPCELL PAK C18 column(150 mm × 4. 6 mm,5 μm) was used. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile(A)-water(B) with gradient elution at a flow rate of 1. 0 ml·min-1 and the column temperature was at 30℃. The detection wavelength was set at 278 nm from 0 to 25 min and 248 nm from 25 to 70 min. The injection volume was 10 μl. Results:The linear range of imperatorin,isoimperatorin and magnolin was 6. 126-55. 134 μg·ml-1(r=0. 999 7), 9. 862-88. 758 μg ·ml-1(r =0.999 8) and 4.830-43.470 μg·ml-1(r =0.999 8), respectively. The average recovery was 101.5% (RSD =1. 4%), 99. 6%(RSD=1. 2%) and 100. 2% (RSD=1. 7%), respectively. Conclusion: The method is convenient, sensitive and accurate, which can be used for the quality control of Quchuan capsules.

Collaborative inquiry applied in teaching of literature retrieval course is beneficial for the unity and cooperation between teachers and students,and their independent study ability. Described in this paper is the collabo-rative inquiry in teaching of information retrieval course with its target, methods and program carefully designed for medical postgraduates according to the students-oriented construction theory, which can promote the growth up of teachers and students, and learn the frontier and innovative theories, and practical knowledge.