Brain ; physiopathology ; Brain Neoplasms ; surgery ; Cognition Disorders ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; methods ; Oxygen ; blood

OBJECTIVE: To probe into the cognition of the elderly to the safety of drug use and their demand for pharmaceutical care,and to improve pharmaceutical care in the hospital and guarantee the safety of drug use.METHODS: Questionnaires about medication information were designed.315 elderly patients,who were collected from 10 old-age homes of Liaocheng,domestic sickbed department and 5 community medical service stations of Liaocheng Municipal People's Hospital from Oct.2008 to Mar.2009,were involved in study.Investigation data were analyzed statistically using SPSS17.0 software.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: Results of study showed that the elderly had not sufficient knowledge towards the safety of drug use,especially drug allergies,side effects of drugs and special population medication.There was significant difference in the understanding of the safety of drug use among the elderly with different education levels,different occupations and different medical insurance patterns.The potential danger of medication is present.They are desirous of acquiring pharmaceutical care.Pharmacists should carry out medicine consultation and popularize pharmaceutical knowledge.They also should provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical care for the elderly people to ensure the safety of drug use in the elderly.

Immunoblotting(IB) technique has been frequently used to detect bullous pemphigoid (BP) antibodies in BP patient.It is important to extract the antigen proteins fully and intactly in the base membrane zone(BMZ) of normal human epidermis.The simple method of extracting antigens will make IB techniqne easy.Three different methods of extracting antigen proteins were compared.Using IB for detecting BP antibodies,it has been found that the results of epidermal extract preparations are basically similar.However,one of these methods (NO.1) is more convenient and may obtain more amounts of antigens.Another method(No.3) is identical to that of extracting antigens in dermis for de- tecting epidermolysis bullosa acquista (EBA) antibodies.Therefore,in using IB technique to distinguish BP from EBA,one can apply method No.3.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of ADC value in grading of neuroepithelial tumors. Methods The clinical data and images of 70 patients with neuroepithelial tumors pathologically proven were collected and analyzed restrospectively. All the patients were classified into low(WHOⅠ or Ⅱ)and high(WHO Ⅲ or Ⅳ)grade groups which included 40 and 30 cases respectively accroding to the 2007 WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system. All the patients underwent plain and contrast-enhanced MR scan and DWI before surgery. The minimum ADC(MinADC)value was measured postoperatively on ADC maps. The Ki-67 labeling index(Ki-67 LI)of tumor tissue was determined by immunohistochemistry.MinADC values for two groups were analyzed using student t test, while the age and Ki-67 LI for the two groups was analyzed using Mann-Whitney test(P＜0.05 considered to be significant＝.Also the MinADC valHe and Ki-67 LI were analyzed with Pearson correlation. The receiver operating characteristic analysis was used for evaluation for grading neuroepithelial tumors of the patients using MinADC. Results The mean MinADC value[(1.08±0.31)×10~(-3) mm~2/s]of the low grade group was significantly higher than that[(0.74±0.18)×10~(-3) mm~2/s]of the high grade group(t=5.42,P＜0.05＝,and the Ki-67 LI of the low grade group[0-50%,median 4%]was significantly lower than that[0-75%,median 25%]of the high grade group(U=325.50,P＜0.05＝.There was a negative correlation between MinADC value and Ki-67 LI(r=-0.30,P＜0.05＝.The area under the ROC curve was 0.85,and the cutoff MinADC value of 0.86×10~(-3) mm~2/s for the differentiation between high and low grade neuroepithelial tumors provided the best combination of sensitivity(90.0%)and specificity(77.5%)(receiver operatingcharacteristic analysis).Conclusion MinADC value is helpful for prediction of neuroepithelial tumor grade.

As a new biotechnology, protein transduction connects the target fragment with biology active and protein transduction domain, and transducer it in to cells, exert its biological effects. Protein transduc-tion domain is a small molecule peptide, not only the protein transduction domain can penetrate through cell membrane, but could maintain the activity of its fusion protein. Protein transduction is an emerging biology technology, it has been applied into all aspects of cell gene regulation since its invention. In this article, we take Tat, Pdx-1 and Beta/NeuroD for instance and review the application of transduction protein in the dif-ferentiation of pancreatic stem cell.

The problem based teaching (PBT) has been the main approach to the training in the universities o the world. Combined with the team oriented learning method, PBT will become the method available to the education in medical universities. In the paper, based on the common questions in teaching Jingluo Shuxue Xue (Science of Meridian and Acupoint), the concepts and characters of PBT and the team oriented learning method were analyzed. The implementation steps of PBT were set up in reference to the team oriented learning method. By quoting the original text in Beiji Qianjin Yaofang (Essential recipes for emergent use worth a thousand gold), the case analysis on "the thirteen devil points" was established with PBT.
Acupuncture ; education ; Acupuncture Points ; Case-Control Studies ; Education, Medical ; methods ; Faculty ; Humans ; Meridians ; Problem-Based Learning ; methods

Apoptosis ; Child ; Cytokines ; immunology ; secretion ; Humans ; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome ; immunology ; therapy

Objective To provide guide for clinical diagnosis,classification and treatment of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder(CKD-MBD).Methods A total of 56 patients with chronic renal insufficiency were divided into three different groups:CKD4 period,CKD5 period and long-term hemodialysis(over 5 years).Their serum calcium,phosphorus,iPTH,bAP,and TRACP levels,and the bone mineral density were examined.Results The incidences of CKD-MBD in the three groups were 36.4%,73.0%,and 87.5%,respectively.High-turnover bone disease accounted for 65.79%,and the low-turnover bone disease accounted for 34.21%.The bAP and TRACP activity was significantly increased in patients with high-turnover bone disease and decreased in those with low-turnover bone disease.Conclusion CKD-MBD is a common complication of patients with chronic renal failure,with the main type being high-turnover bone disease,but the low-turnover bone disease can not be ignored.TRACP and bAP are the sensitive indicators of osteoblasts and osteoclast activity,and they could be used to identify high or low turnover bone disease.TRACP and bAP,together with serum calcium,phosphorus,iPTH,bone mineral density changes,can be used for a comprehensive analysis of bone metabolic state,so as to guide the diagnosis,sub-typing,drug selection and comprehensive treatment of CKD-MBD.

In clinical nursing practice, ethnics dilemmas which nurses facing with are not usually a simple question of right and wrong or yes and no, but two or more mutual conflicts under some special circumstances; In order to help nurses to understand and deal with ethnics dilemmas effectively and reasonably, the authors summarize the four different ethnics dilemmas: the different ethical principles selection dilemma, the different stakeholder selection dilemma, the different interpersonal ethnics dilemmas and the conflict of the nursing professional ethics and the role morality. Typical cases of common ethnic dilemmas were summarized and analyzed in this paper.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most commom hematologic malignancy in adults.There are so many highlights in the 54th ASH annual meeting in the field of mechanism,diagnosis and treatment of AML.Especially many studies have identified genes close related to AML development,clones related to relapse and molecular marker for prognosis using next-generation sequencing (NGS).Minimal residual disease (MRD) assay has been used for evaluation of therapy efficacy and posttherapy prognostication in AML treatment.The tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting FLT3-ITD in this meeting is the best highlight in the treatment of refractory and relapsed AML.