Human metapneumovirus (HMPV)is a recently discovered virus associated with respiratory tract infection. Most infections with HMPV occurred during winter and spring. Children, elderly subjects and immunosuppressed hostsare susceptible. The consequences of HMPV infections ranged from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe bronchiolitis or pneumonia. There are three different kinds of methods for the diagnosis of HMPV infections, detection of virus antigen-antibody, virus isolation by culture, and RNA detection by reverse transcription-PCR. Symptomatic therapy is the main method of treatment.

Objective To investigate the influence of Fasudil on oxidative stress in patients with early-stage diabetic nephropathy. Methods 48 patients with earl-stage diabetic nephopathy were randomly divided into control group treated with Alpha-lipoic acid and treametn group with Fasudil. All patients were under strict control of blood glucose. Changes in the levels of serum cysc, urinal mALB and 8-OHdG were observed after two weeks treatment were compared between the two groups. Results Compared to pre-treatment, the content of serum cysc, urinal mALB and 8-OHdG were significantly decreased in both groups after treatment. There was no significant difference in the content of urine mAlb , CTGF and MCP-1 between the two groups before and after treatment (P > 0.05). Conclusion Fasudil may protect kidney through a mechanism by which the level of 8-OHdG in kidney is decreased and oxidative stress is alleviated.

Objective To investigate the effect of parental presence on the anxiety of children during induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane. Methods One hundred and twenty children (ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ ) aged 2-12 yr weighing 12-32 kg were assigned to one of 2 groups using a random number table ( n = 60 each): control group (group C) and parental presence group (group P). Preoperatiave visit was made the day before surgery in both groups. In group P a parent played with toys with the children for 15 min before induction of anesthesia, while in group C a nurse played with them. Anesthesia was induced with 8% sevoflurane in O2 delivered at 6 L/min through a scented face mask held by the parent or anesthesiologist talking with them in soft words. Modified Yale preoperative anxiety scale (mYPAS) was used to measure anxiety of the children during preoperative visit, before and during induction of anesthesia. Induction compliance checklist (ICC) was used to measure behavioral compliance during induction. ICC score ＞ 5 implied failure of induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane. Adverse events were recorded. Results The mYPAS scores were significantly lower before and during induction of anesthesia in group P than in group C (P ＜ 0.05), but there was no significant difference in ICC scores between the 2 groups ( P ＞0.05). There was no failure of induction in group P while in group C there were 3 failures. Cough occurred in 2 patients in group P but in 3 patients in group C. One patient vomited during induction of anesthesia in group C.Conclusion Parental presence is effective in reducing anxiety of children during induction of anesthesia.

Objective To induce and analysis the death relative factors of peritoneal dialysis patients over the past five years in fourth ward of qiandongnan from guizhou province guiyang medical college affiliated people's hospital in endocrinology and to improve the effect of nursing intervention.Methods 492 peritoneal dialysis patients were retrospective analyzed from Mar 2009 to Mar 2014,in order to conclude the causes of the patients that ending with death (n =89) and to formulate targeted nursing measures.Results The primary disease for death of maintained peritoneal patients was cardiovascular events [41.6％(37/89)],and the second factor was infection [32.6％(29/89)].The risk factors for mortality were age (≥70 years old),diabetes,endogenous creinine clearance rate declined [＜50 L·week-1 ·m-2],change of hemodialysis to peritoneal dialysis and higher peritoneal transport status.Conclusions It's important to strengthen the nursing intervention for the peritoneal dialysis patients with coronary heart disease,and to formulate targeted nursing measures for risk factors,so as to avoid the death.

Astrocytes are the most abundant neuronal cells in the central nervous system.It plays an important physiological role.In the process of cerebral ischemia,astrocyte activation is one of the major changes in the central nervous system.The activated astrocytes can play a neuroprotective role through the mechanisms such as maintaining ionic balance,regulating energy metabolism,removing excitatory amino acids,against oxidative stress,and secreting neuroprotective substances.However,astrocyte activation after cerebral ischemia also has its disadvantage.This article reviews the neuroprotective and damage roles of astrocyte activation during cerebral ischemia.It also investigates its regulatory mechanisms in order to provide new ideas for the treatment of ischemic stroke.

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has been developed for two decades in order to treat portal hypertension accompanying with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and refractory ascites.TIPS may cause the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE).TIPS induces portalsystemic shunt and leads to hemodynamics chaos. Hepatic encephalopathy belongs to the complications of the portal hypertension. There are many possible predictors of the post-TIPS HE. The relationship between TIPS and HE was reviewed.

Flow cytometric immunophenotyping has evolved from two-parameter quantitative measurement of peripheral blood lymphocytes to five-or more parameter qualitative evaluation of bone marrow and lymph node in hematopathology.Leukemia/lymphoma immunophenotyping represents an important addition to histomorphology in the diagnosis,classification and monitoring of hematolymphoid neoplasms.The complexity of five-or more parameter analyses and the interpretation of the data rely on standardization and validation of the instrument,the reagent and the procedure.In addition,clinical flow cytometry laboratories in U.S.A are required to document proficiency testing,sample preparation as well as accuracy,specificity,sensitivity and precision of methodology.CLSI and UCCC recommend that each laboratory should validate its own qualitative and quantitative procedures.This paper introduces the procedures for validation and quality control in a clinical flow cytometry laboratory in the United States.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of upper gastrointestinal diseases in very old people (aged ≥ 90 years),and to explore the necessity and safety of the gastroscopy for the super elderly people.Methods Clinical data of 50 very old people were retrospectively analyzed.Results The total detection rate of upper gastrointestinal disease was 76.0％ (38/50),in which the reflux esophagitis (RE) was the most common (26.0％),followed by erosive gastritis (20.0％),atrophic gastritis (18.0 ％),peptic ulcer (12.0 ％),gastrointestinal cancer (10.0％),duodenitis (8.0％) and fundic gland polyps (6.0％) respectively.RE lesions detected by gastroscopy were mainly mild and were divided into endoscopic grade LA-A (46.1％),LA-B (30.8％),LA C (7.7％),and LA-D (15.4％) according to the Los Angeles classification.The most common symptoms were abdominal distension and anorexia,and the both incidences were 12.0％.There was no significant difference in the prevalence of clinical symptoms between the elderly people with upper gastrointestinal disease and without abnormal gastroscopic findings [44.7％ (17/38) vs.41.7％ (5/12),x2 =0.035,P＞0.05].22 patients (44.0％) underwent gastroscopy under intravenous anesthesia.Conclusions The incidence of upper gastrointestinal disease is high in very old people,and mild reflux esophagitis is the most common.Clinical symptoms are little or asymptomatic in most very old people.Gastroscopy under intravenous anesthesia is safe and feasible for the very old people.

Objective To investigate the value of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) in differential diagnosis between benign and malignant breast tumors.Methods Virtual touch tissue imaging (VTI) and virtual touch tissue quantification (VTQ) of ARFI elastography were used to estimate the properties and extent and measured the shear wave velocities (SWV) of the breast tumors,respectively.Results The mean SWV of breast cancer and benign lesion were (7.84 ±2.51)m/s and (2.79 ±0.92)m/s.There was significant difference in the SWV between benign and malignant breast tumors (P ＜ 0.01).The area under curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of the SWV in differentiating benign from malignant breast tumors was 0.886.With SWV 4.4 as cut-off,the sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive predictive value and negative predictive value in the diagnosis of malignant from benign breast tumors were 78.7％,100％,91.7％,100％,88％,respectively.Conclusions ARFI elastography could reflect the elastic characteristics of breast tumors,which might be useful for the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant breast tumors.