Acupuncture Therapy ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; blood supply ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Varicose Ulcer ; therapy

A multi-channel meridian impedance detector used to the 3D meridian visualization positioning is presented. The detector is designed with the four-electrode method based on current driving according to low impedance of the meridian. The detector consists of power-supply module, sinusoidal signal generator, voltage-controlled current source, isolation amplifiers, filter circuit, amplitude detectors and so on.
Amplifiers, Electronic ; Electric Impedance ; Electrodes ; Meridians

A portable instrument for arteriosclerosis assessment containing sensor module, acquisition board and embedded module was developed for home care in this paper. The sensor module consists of one ECG module and three pulse wave extraction modules, synchronously acquiring human ECG and pulse wave signal of carotid, radial, and dorsal, respectively. The acquisition board converts the sensor module's analog output signals into digital signals and transmits them to the embedded module. The embedded module realizes the functions including signal display, storage and the calculation and output of pulse wave velocity. The structure of the proposed portable instrument is simple, easy to use, and easy to expand. Small size, low cost, and low power consumption are also the advantages of this device. Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed portable instrument for arteriosclerosis assessment has high accuracy, good repeatability and can assess the degree of atherosclerosis appropriately.
Arteriosclerosis ; diagnosis ; Equipment Design ; Humans ; Monitoring, Ambulatory ; instrumentation

Objective To explore the effect of dexmedetomidine preconditioning on antioxidant ability in Rats Brain with focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion.Methods Forty-two healthy male SD rats,weighted 250-280 g,were randomly divided into three groups (n = 14):sham-operation group (group Sham):in which carotid artery was exposed but MCAO was not performed;ischemia/reper-fusion group(group IR):NS were injected intraperitoneally at 30 minutes before the MCAO;dexme-detomidine group (group Dex):dexmedetomidine 100 μg/kg were injected intraperitioneally injected at 30 minutes before the MCAO.Focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (IR)model in rats was made by transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)using a nylon thread with rounded tip inserted into internal carotid artery and advanced cranially until resistance was met.MCAO was maintained for 2 hours followed by 24 hours reperfusion.Neurologic deficit scores(NDS),the infarc-tion volume as well as the activities of endogenous antioxidants (such as superoxide dismutase(SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-PX),glutathione reductase (GR),catalase (CAT))in ischemic brain were evaluated 24 h after reperfusion.Results Compared to group Sham,the neurologic deficit scores and the infarction volume in group Dex and IR were significantly higher,but the concentration of SOD,GSH-PX,GR,CAT were significantly lower(P <0.05).Compared to group IR,however,the neurologic deficit scores and the infarction volume in group Dex were significantly lower,but the concentra-tion of SOD,GSH-PX,GR,CAT were significantly higher (P <0.05).Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can protect the brain from focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury,and its mechanism maybe relate to preserving the activities of endogenous antioxidants.

Objective To observe the adsorption of fentanyl by different materials of the analgesic pump reservoir. Methods The concentrations of fentanyl in pump reservoirs,which were made by different materials （glass,silica gel,polyvinyl chloride,non polyvinyl chloride） were detected with the time by high-performance liquid chromatography. The measurement was repeated three times.Results Fentanyl concentration in these reservoirs decreased with time,which decreased 6.3% in silica gel reservoir （P0.05）,2.7% in non polyvinyl chloride（P0.05）,1.5% in PVC and 1.2% in glass bottles.Conclusion Fentanyl citrate will be adsorbed by different materials of analgesia pump reservoir within 72 h,and the adsorption sequence was silica capsule,non polyvinyl chloride,polyvinyl chloride,and glass bottles.

Precision medicine significantly promotes the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases,which also induces the revolution of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines,as well as multimodality therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).In the application of the concept of precision medicine and evidence-based medicine,surgeons will concretize the precise surgery,establish an improved multimodality therapy for HCC,and ultimately achieve the goal of overall benefit.This is also a new task of surgeons in the precision medicine era.

Objective Identifying the factors of psychological pressure from medical disputes on clinical doctors and possible solutions. Methods Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI) were called into play, to study 52 clinical doctors in a tertiary hospital in a city, who had encountered medical disputes in recent two years. In parallel, 63 clinical doctors without such disputes and 50 non-clinical workers were randomly selected as the control group for questionnaires. Results Clinical doctors with such an experience were commonly found to be anxious, and their SAS score (58. 27±11.38)averaged higher than those in the control group. Doctor-patient relationship, legal liabilities and clinical positions were found to be positively correlated to psychological pressure of clinical doctors. Conclusions Medical disputes tend to add to psychological pressure of the doctors. Clinical doctors deserve psychological counseling and training and improvement of their working conditions.

Translational medicine is a new term recently which aims to eliminate the barrier between preclinical and clinical medicine,to efficiendy and effectively translate basic scientific findings into drugs and medical devices that benefits patients.This article discussed the meaning of translational medicine in cultivating postgraduates of neurology.According to the preliminary attempt,it is beneficial for postgraduates to form translational medicine philosophy and be high-quality medical talents.

Objective To explore the clinical value of prenatal screening by detecting α-fetoprotein(AFP),β-human chorionic gonadotrophin(β-HCG)and free estriol(u-E3)levels in the second trimester of pregnancy.Methods AFP,β-HCG and u-E3 were de-tected in 3 595 second trimester pregnant women by chemiluminescence.The risk value was calculated by combining with the factors of age,pregnant weeks,body weight,etc.Then the high-risk pregnant women were carried out the amniotic fluid cells chromosome karyotype analysis and B-ultrasonic examination.Results Among 3 595 pregnant women,the screening positive rates of Down′s syndrome(DS),Edward′s syndrome(ES)and neural tube defects(NTD)were 3.70%(133/3 595),0.11%(4/3 595)and 1.44%(52/3 595)respectively.In the prenatal screening,there were 189 cases of high risk pregnant women,among them 87 cases were per-formed the prenatal diagnosis of amniotic fluid cells chromosome karyotype analysis and B-ultrasonic examination,6 cases were defi-nitely diagnosed,in which 3 cases were DS,2 cases were NTD and 1 case was ES.Conclusion Prenatal screening is a non-invasive detection method and has the important clinical application value for avoiding the birth of DS,ES and NTD neonates.