1.Cultivation of Medical Students′Responsibility for Life
Chinese Medical Ethics 2015;(4):529-532
This paper describes the present situation for the lack of sense of life responsibility from health con-sciousness and life responsibilities, and from the school education, social environment, family influence and its own factors four aspects analyze the medical students lack of sense of responsibility at the root of life, and then on this basis put forward the corresponding countermeasures:schools should innovation course, pay attention to the clinical practice, to strengthen the construction of teachers′quality education, deepen the life value;the government should strengthen the administrative intervention; the network, the media should give full play to the guiding function;play a role of family environment influence and change the concept of family education;improve the ability of self-awareness and self-monitoring of frustration education and emotional education.
2.Percutaneous transluminal embolization with coils-treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Xi, LIU ; Chengkai, ZHOU ; Gansheng, FENG ; Caixia, KONG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2002;22(4):350-4
The clinical values of coils embolization in the treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) and related complications were investigated. Eleven patients with PAVMs verified by pulmonary arterial angiography were treated by transcatheter coils embolization. Chest X-ray (11 cases), computer tomography (7 cases) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (2 cases) were performed before embolization. Blood-gas analysis was done in 5 cases before and after embolization. The follow-up materials of 8 patients were collected to evaluate the effect of embolization with coils. The clinical manifestations included cerebral embolus, hemoptysis and decreased oxygenation in 9 patients and the remaining 2 had no symptoms. 9/11 cases were found by chest X-ray and 8 were diagnosed definitely. 7/7, 2/2 cases were diagnosed by CT or MR and diagnosis was made in all cases. Embolization was performed in 29 vessels. Partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood of 5 cases changed significantly before and after embolization. Slight complications occurred in 6 patients, such as low fever, chest pain, pleurisy. The follow-up results showed that 7 cases were cured effectively. No primary and secondary device migration, and no medical paradoxical embolization occurred. It was concluded that coils embolization is a well-established method for treating PAVMs. It is a minimally invasive lung preserving treatment with high efficiency and less complication.
Angiography
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Arteriovenous Malformations/diagnosis
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Arteriovenous Malformations/*therapy
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Embolization, Therapeutic/*instrumentation
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Follow-Up Studies
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Pulmonary Artery/*abnormalities
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Pulmonary Veins/*abnormalities
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Treatment Outcome
3.Correlation analysis of core competence and job burnout for nursing teachers in college
Caixia LIU ; Jianying BAI ; Jingmin JI ; Yan ZHANG ; Jing KONG ; Hui LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(7):76-78
Objective To survey the current situation of core competence and job burnout for nursing professional teachers in college and to analyze the correlation between them.Methods 210 nursing teachers from 16 colleges and universities were investigated with the core competence evaluation questionnaire for nursing professional teachers and Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI).Results The mean score of core competence for college nursing professional teachers was (2.67±0.79) points,which was at the middle low level.The overall level of job burnout for college nursing professional teachers was between none and moderate.There was significant positive correlation between job burnout and core competence,the leadership competence,problem solving competence,professional competence,teaching competence.Conclusions The job burnout level for nursing professional teachers in college is lower than the moderate level.The core competence increases with the increase of job burnout level.Making mild stress for teacher and keeping the job burnout at mild-moderate level can improve the core competence of nursing teachers in College
4.Incidence and evaluation of geriatric syndromes in hospitalized patients
Jie LI ; Xiuli CHENG ; Xiangrong GUAN ; Caixia XU ; Guodong WANG ; Jian KONG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2017;36(3):266-268
Objective To examine the practice and value of comprehensive geriatric assessment(CGA)in geriatric care by conducting comprehensive evaluation of hospitalized elderly patients.Methods CGA was carried out in 91 hospitalized patients at our hospital from July 2015 to October 2015.Patients aged 65-75(6 cases),76-85(38 cases)and >85-99 years(47 cases)were assigned into three Groups.The incidence of geriatric syndromes ineach age group was calculated,and characteristics of geriatric syndromes among the patients were analyzed.ResultsFrailty had the highest incidence among all age groups 69(64.8%).In Group 65-75 years old,pain was mostfrequently reported 2(33.3%);in Group 76-85 years old,the three most frequent syndromes were frailty,dementiaand falls;in Group 85-99 years old,frailty,polypharracy and rnalnutrition occurred most often.Up to 37.4%% of the patients showed coexistence of 3-4 common geriatric syndromes,and only 14.2% of the patients had none Conclusions Frailty,dementia,falls,polypharrnacy,and malnutrition are the most common geriatric syndromes in hospitalized elderly patients.Coexistence of multiple geriatric syndromes is common among these patients.
5.Expression of MUC15 and PI3K/Akt in gastric carcinoma and its association with clini-copathological characteristics and prognosis
Zhiwei HAN ; Ruizhou RONG ; Pengzhou KONG ; Caixia CHENG ; Yanyan ZHANG ; Jinyao DONG ; Shujing LI ; Jiansheng GUO
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2016;(2):56-61
Objective:To analyze the expression of MUC15 and PI3K/Akt in gastric carcinoma and its association with clinicopathologi-cal characteristics and prognosis. Methods:The expression of MUC15 and Akt was detected in 144 cases of gastric carcinoma tissues and corresponding para-carcinoma tissues by tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry. Results:The positive expression rate of MUC15 in gastric carcinoma was 79.8%, higher than that of para-carcinoma tissues (22.2%, P<0.01). The positive expression rate of Akt protein in gastric carcinoma was 80.6%, higher than that of para-carcinoma tissues (16.7%, P<0.01). The expression of MUC15 and Akt was statistically associated with the grades of differentiation, invasion depth, lymphatic metastasis, TNM stage of tumor tissues (P<0.05), and the positive correlation between the two protein expression that appear in the gastric tumor tissue (P=0.001). Univariate survival analysis showed that the over-expression of either MUC15 or Akt was inversely correlated with the survival time (P<0.05 and P<0.01, respectively). Cox multiple regression analysis indicated that patients with over-expression of both MUC15 and Akt had the worst prognoses (HR=3.115, P<0.05). Conclusion:MUC15 may be involved in the occurrence, development, invasion, and metastasis of gastric cancer through the PI3K/Akt cell signaling pathway, and the expression of MUC15 combined with Akt is a powerful predictor for the prognosis of gastric cancer.
6.Comparison of Rehabilitation of Extremity Motor Function between the Eldcrly and the Middle-Aged or Youthful Stroke Patients
Bo HONG ; Jingfei LIU ; Meihua KONG ; Caixia QIU ; Wanping ZHANG ; Zeyou DUAN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 1997;3(1):13-15
Faciliysyion techniques were used to help improve the extremity motor functions of 43 elderly and 79 middle aged or youthful stroke patients. The Fugl-Meyer scale was employed for thc assessment of the functional status. The results showed that the motor function of upper extremty of thc elderly patients was not improved. but the motor function of lower extremity was improved significantly. The motor functions of upper and lower extremities were all improved significantly in the middle-aged or youthful patients. In early rehabilitation group the Increased motor function marks of the upper extremity of the elderly stroke patients were less than that of the middle-aged or youthful stroke patients. the increased motor function marks of the lower extremity of The elderly stroke patients were less significantly than that of the middle-aged or youthful stroke patients also. In late rehahilitation group the increased motor function marks of the lower extremity in elderly stroke patients were more than that in the middle-aged or youthful stroke patients.
7.Cloning, expression and protein structure prediction of a novel SCF-TPO fusion gene
Nan LIU ; Yongzhi XI ; Siqi GUO ; Yuying SUN ; Zhihong YUAN ; Jianwu CUI ; Caixia XI ; Fei LIANG ; Fanhua KONG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2000;0(10):-
AIM: To obtain the high expression of recombinant human stem cell factor - thrombopoitin (SCF-TPO) fusion gene and predict its structure property. METHODS: Tour primers were designed according to known sequence of TPO and SCF to amplify the functional amino acid domain of TPO and SCF by RT- PCR, respectively from fetus hepatocytes. The expression plasmid pET32a/SCF- TPO was constructed by VOE gene fusion technique and expressed in BL21(DE3)plysS. The fusion protein property, such as second structure, flexibility, and hydrophilicity were predicted by DS Gene and Protscale software. RESULTS: The expression vector, pET32a/SCF - TPO was constructed and the high expression of the SCF/TPO fusion protein was obtained, with the expression amount of up to 40% of the total cellular protein. DS Genel .5 and Protscale predict no new antigenicity in fusion protein, and the second structure and ioelectric point have no changes except four amino acids change in first structure. There are high flexibility and low hydrophilieity in the linker peptide. CONCLUSION: High expression of SCF- TPO fusion protein has been obtained and protein prediction shows that the fusion protein design is reasonable, which lay foundation for further study of biological fundation of SCF - TPO fusion protein.
8.Expression and function of LETM2 in esophageal squamous carcinoma
Xiaoling HU ; Yuanfang ZHAI ; Jie YANG ; Juan WANG ; Yanghui BI ; Bin YANG ; Caixia CHENG ; Bin SONG ; Ling ZHANG ; Pengzhou KONG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2017;44(8):355-359
Objective:To analyze the expression of LETM2 in KYSE150 and ECA109 cell lines and its effect on the proliferation, migra-tion, and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods:The expression level of the LETM2 protein in 90 paired hu-man ESCC tissues and matched adjacent normal tissues was determined through immunohistochemistry. The expression level of LETM2 in ESCC cell lines was detected by real-time PCR and Western blot. The expression levels of LETM2 in KYSE150 and ECA109 cell lines were knocked down using lentivirus. MTT assays were performed to examine the effect of LETM2 on the proliferation of ESCC cells. Colony formation assay was used to detect the colony formation ability. Flow cytometry was performed to analyze the cell cycle. The effect of LETM2 depletion on the migration and invasion of ESCC cells was determined by Transwell assay. Results:LETM2 expres-sion was frequently upregulated in the ESCC tissues than in the adjacent normal tissues. The suppressed exogenous expression of LETM2 led to the inhibition of cell proliferation and colony formation. However, cell migration and invasion were not affected. The re-sults on the cell cycle distribution revealed that LETM2 knockdown acts as a negative regulator of the cell cycle at the G1 to S phase transition. Conclusion:LETM2 acts as a tumor-driven gene in the development and progression of ESCC. This finding suggests that LETM2 can be used as an efficient prognosis biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for ESCC.
9.Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a Chinese Preventive Health Model instrument for measuring the psychosocial factors in hepatocellular carcinoma screening among patients with hepatitis B
Caixia LI ; Xiling LU ; Cho Lee WONG ; Fei GAO ; Carmen W.H. CHAN
Asian Nursing Research 2022;16(2):94-105
Purpose:
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as an effective instrument to reduce the burden of late diagnoses remains underutilized in China, much of the Asian countries, and in a sense all over the world. Modifiable psychosocial factors should be identified to improve screening utilization and reduce the burden of late diagnoses. However, valid psychosocial measures are unavailable. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the preventive health model (PHM) instrument for measuring psychosocial factors of HCC screening among patients with hepatitis B.
Methods:
This study was conducted from June 2020 to April 2021 in three rigorous phases: (1) committee-based translation from English to Chinese; (2) cognitive interviews (n = 33) and Delphi expert consultations (n = 7) for cultural adaptation; and (3) a cross-sectional study (n = 305) for validation.
Results:
In phase I, two items were reworded, and two retranslated for semantic equivalence. In phase II, issues related to comprehension, sensitive wording, wording clarity, question relevance, and cultural sensitivity were addressed by including pictures, rewording five items, and developing seven items. In phase III, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses suggested a five-factor 20-item solution: it explained 76.9% of the variance; had adequate factor loading (.60–.91), convergent and discriminant validity; satisfactory model fit indices; and reliability (Cronbach's α, .86−.91). Known-group analysis showed that patients with optimal HCC screening behavior had significantly higher scores on each subscale than those not having such.
Conclusion
The Chinese PHM instrument is culturally sensitive, reliable, and valid to measure the psychosocial factors of HCC screening. It can help nurses and researchers to tailor strategies to improve clinical HCC screening practices in high-risk HCC regions.
10.Percutaneous transluminal embolization with coils-treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Xi LIU ; Chengkai ZHOU ; Gansheng FENG ; Caixia KONG
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2002;22(4):350-354
The clinical values of coils embolization in the treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) and related complications were investigated. Eleven patients with PAVMs verified by pulmonary arterial angiography were treated by transcatheter coils embolization. Chest X-ray (11 cases), computer tomography (7 cases) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (2 cases) were performed before embolization. Blood-gas analysis was done in 5 cases before and after embolization. The follow-up materials of 8 patients were collected to evaluate the effect of embolization with coils. The clinical manifestations included cerebral embolus, hemoptysis and decreased oxygenation in 9 patients and the remaining 2 had no symptoms. 9/11 cases were found by chest X-ray and 8 were diagnosed definitely. 7/7, 2/2 cases were diagnosed by CT or MR and diagnosis was made in all cases. Embolization was performed in 29 vessels. Partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood of 5 cases changed significantly before and after embolization. Slight complications occurred in 6 patients, such as low fever, chest pain, pleurisy. The follow-up results showed that 7 cases were cured effectively. No primary and secondary device migration, and no medical paradoxical embolization occurred. It was concluded that coils embolization is a well-established method for treating PAVMs. It is a minimally invasive lung preserving treatment with high efficiency and less complication.
Adolescent
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Adult
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Angiography
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Arteriovenous Malformations
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diagnosis
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therapy
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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instrumentation
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pulmonary Artery
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abnormalities
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Pulmonary Veins
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abnormalities
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Treatment Outcome