Objective To analyse the clinic characteristics of adenovirus pneumonia in children and have a good understanding of the clinical features of adenovirus pneumonia in children .Methods The clinical data of 99 cases with adenovirus pneumonia during January 2011 to June 2013 were reviewed .Clinical manifestation ,auxiliary examination and treatment were analyzed .Results All 99 patients had fever ,heat process was long and were prone to complications ,including :35 cases of respiratory failure ,27 cases of pleu-ral effusion ,11 cases of atelectasis and 52 cases of myocardial damage .Adenovirus pneumonia was easily combined with other path-ogenic infections .Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most common bacterial pathogens and respiratory viruses were the most com-mon virus .The radiographic features of chest of adenovirus pneumonia were in both lungs exudative ,and really variable .Adenovirus pneumonia in bronchoscopy showed bronchial inflammation .Treatment of adenovirus pneumonia was the comprehensive treatment . Conclusion The condition of adenovirus pneumonia is serious and the number of complications is large .Adenovirus pneumonia could easily cause secondary bacterial infection .There is no specific treatment for adenovirus pneumonia .Clinicians should pay more attention .

Objective To investigate the relationship between pleural resonance features and the chest volume and vital capacity in young male adults .Methods A total of 60 healthy young male adults were included in this study .Energy distribution of pleural resonance was measured with the multi-channel voice analysis system when they pronounced /a:/.The frequency spectrums were 0~999 Hz (FR1 ) ,1 000~1 999 Hz (FR2 ) ,2 000~2 999 Hz (FR3 ) ,3 000~4 000 Hz (FR4 ) .Fast 3D reconstruction of chest was detected by multi slice spiral CT to calcu‐late the chest volume .The vital capacity was evaluated by aerodynamics system .SPSS 18 .0 software was used to analyze the data .Results The vital capacity in healthy young male adults was 4 .31 ± 0 .63 L ,the chest volume was 5 .69 ± 0 .52 L .The frequency spectrum of FR1 was 53 .38% ± 2 .14% ,FR2 was 30 .72% ± 1 .59% ,FR3 was 10 . 53% ± 2 .75% ,FR4 was 5 .35% ± 2 .32% ,respectively .There was a highly positive correlation between the chest volume and FR1 (r=0 .854) ,moderately positive correlation between the volume and FR2 (r=0 .740) ,moderately negative correlation between the volume and FR3 (r= -0 .587) ,moderately negative correlation between the volume and FR4 (r= -0 .565);There was a highly positive correlation between the vital capacity and FR1 (r=0 .744) ,mod‐erately positive correlation between the volume and FR2 (r=0 .699) ,moderately negative correlation between thevolume and FR3 (r= -0 .632) ,weakly negative correlation between the volume and FR4 (r= -0 .429) .Conclusion There was a high correlation between the chest volume and pleural resonance ,high correlation between vital capacity and pleural resonance in young male adults ,which may be a influencing factor of pronunciation effect .

Finger Joint ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Humans ; Joint Dislocations ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiography

Objective To investigate the clinical cross infections of myeoplasma pneumoniae(MP)and other viruses in children,providing a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease.Methods Serum specimens of the children hospitalized with fever,respiratory symptom besides positive results of MP-Ab IgM detection were collected.And several common viruses popular in children were investigated within the specimens collected by ELISA kits or indirect immunofluorescence.Results (1)The PCT levels of 385 cases(81.7%)appear to be under 0.5 ng/ml.(2)In the 514 cases detected for Cox-IgG and Cox-IgM,the positive rates are respectively 40.3% and 35.6%.(3)2 cases(0.8%)appear to be irdluenza B virus positive.And the positive rates of parainfluenza virusl,2 and 3 are 0.8%,0,and 9%.4,84 cases(11.8%)are positive for EB-IgM and 451 cages(63.6%)positive for EB-IgG.Conclusion Cross infections rarely occur between MP and common respiratory viruses in Children.The cross-infection rate between Cox-virus and MP iS up to 35.6%.

Objective To study the variation of gross tumor volume (GTV) and clinical target volume (CTV) definition for lung cancer between different doctors.Methods Ten lung cancer patients with PET-CT simulation were selected from January 2008 to December 2009.GTV and CTV of these patients were defined by four professors or associate professors of radiotherapy independently.Results The mean ratios of largest to smallest GTV and CTV were 1.66 and 1.65, respectively.The mean coefficients of variation for GTV and CTV were 0.20 and 0.17, respectively.System errors of CTV definition in three dimension were less than 5 mm, which was the largest in inferior and superior (0.48 cm,0.37 cm,0.32 cm;F=0.40,0.60,0.15,P=0.755,0.618,0.928).Conclusions The variation of GTV and CTV definition for lung cancer between different doctors exist.The mean ratios of largest to smallest GTV and CTV were less than 1.7.The variation was in hilar and mediastinum lymphanode regions.System error of CTV definition was the largest (<5 mm) in cranio-caudal direction.

The present study aimed to explore whether the stretch of ischemic myocardium could modulate the electrophysiological characteristics via mechanoelectric feedback (MEF), as well as the effect of phalloidin on the electrophysiological changes. Thirty-two Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group (n=9), phalloidin group (n=7), myocardial infarction (MI) group (n=9), MI + phalloidin group (n=7). The acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was conducted by ligation of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery for 30 min in isolated rat heart. The volume alternation of a water-filled latex balloon in the left ventricle produced the stretch of myocardium. After perfused on Langendorff, the isolated hearts were stretched for 5 s by an inflation of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mL separately and the effect of stretch was observed for 30 s, including the left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), ±dp/dt(max), monophasic action potential duration at 90% repolarization (MAPD90), and occurrence of premature ventricular beats (PVB) and ventricular tachycardia (VT). The stretch caused an increase of MAPD(90) in both control and MI rats (P<0.05, P<0.01). Moreover, MAPD(90) in MI group increased more significantly than that in the control group at the same degree of stretch (P<0.05, P<0.01). Phalloidin (1 μmol/L) had no effect on MAPD(90) in basal state. After stretch, MAPD(90) in phalloidin group slightly increased but was not significantly different from that in the control group. However, phalloidin reduced MAPD(90) in infarcted myocardium, especially when ΔV=0.3 mL (P<0.05). The incidence rates of PVB and VT in MI group were higher than that in the control group (both P<0.01). And there was no significant difference in the incidence rates of PVB and VT between phalloidin group and control group. Phalloidin inhibited the occurrence of PVB and VT in infarcted hearts (both P<0.01). LVSP and +dp/dt(max) in MI group obviously decreased (P<0.01 vs control). With application of phalloidin, LVSP slightly, but not significantly increased in infarcted hearts, while -dp/dt(max) significantly increased (P<0.05). It is suggested that MI facilitates the generation and maintenance of malignant arrhythmias, while phalloidin obviously inhibits the occurrence of arrhythmias.
Action Potentials ; Animals ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; prevention & control ; Coronary Vessels ; Heart ; drug effects ; physiopathology ; Heart Ventricles ; Myocardial Infarction ; physiopathology ; Phalloidine ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Limitations of polyacrylamide gel or agarose gel electrophoretic methods in genotyping research affect the interpreting of detection results. In order to develop a simple and reliable method for appraising results of ABO genotyping detection, the microfluidic chip analysis system was established by using microfluidic chip to replace the gel electrophoresis and combining with multiplex-PCR-RFLP technique. 150 blood samples were tested by this microfluidic chip analysis system with multiplex-PCR-RFLP technique to evaluate its stability and accuracy. The results showed that all the testing results were consistent with serologic ABO genotyping results and 1 blood sample with decrease of B antigen caused by CML was identified. In conclusion, the established microfluidic chip analysis system is stable and reliable technique. Application of this technique enables the ABO genotyping results to be more objective and accurate.
ABO Blood-Group System ; genetics ; Blood Grouping and Crossmatching ; methods ; DNA Primers ; genetics ; Genotype ; Humans ; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques ; Microfluidics ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis

OBJECTIVETo implement simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy(SIB-IMRT) plans for upper esophageal carcinoma and investigate the dose profiles of tumor and electively treated region and the dose to organs at risk (OARs).

METHODSSIB-IMRT plans were designed for two patients with upper esophageal carcinoma. Two target volumes were predefined: PTV1, the target volume of the primary lesion, which was given to 67.2 Gy, and PTV2, the target volume of electively treated region, which was given to 50.4 Gy. With the same dose-volume constraints, but different beams arrangements (3, 5, 7, or 9 equispaced coplanar beams), four plans were generated. Indices, including dose distribution, dose volume histogram (DVH) and conformity index, were used for comparison of these plans.

RESULTSThe plan with three intensity-modulated beams could produce good dose distribution for the two target volumes. The dose conformity to targets and the dose to OARs were improved as the beam number increased. The dose distributions in targets changed little when the beam number increased from 7 to 9.

CONCLUSIONSFive to seven intensity-modulated beams can produce desirable dose distributions for simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) treatment for upper esophageal carcinoma. The primary tumor can get higher equivalent dose by SIB treatments. It is easier and more efficient to design plans with equispaced coplanar beams. The efficacy of SIB-IMRT remains to be determined by the clinical outcome.

Aged ; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; radiotherapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Radiation Dosage ; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted ; methods

OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of endometrial carcinoma in young, middle-aged and elderly women. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 82 cases of endometrial carcinoma in young, middle-aged women and 33 cases of endometrial cacinoma in elderly women. RESULTS: The rates of adenocarcinoma in young, middle-aged and elderly groups were 74.4% and 75.5%, respectively. The young,middle-aged and elderly patients with Stage I endometrial cancer were 64.6% and 69.7%, and those with Stage III and IV were 15.9% and 15.2%, respectively. The histological Grade 1 carcinoma of endometrium in young,middle-aged and elderly women were 70.7% and 60.6%, respectively. The young, middle-aged women without myometrial invasion were more than the elderly women (42.8% vs 15.6%, P < 0.01). The young, middle-aged women with myometrial invasion more than half of myometrial wall were less than the elderly women (10.4% vs 40.6%, P < 0.01). The rate of chemical treatment after the surgery in the elderly women was more than that of the young, middle-aged women (P < 0.05). The 5-year survival rate of the young, middle-aged women was obviously higher than that of the elderly women (92.79% vs 72.21%, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Adenocarcinoma and well-differentiated cells are the main pathological characteristics of endometrial carcinoma both in the young, middle-aged and the elderly women. Most young, middle-aged and el-derly patients can be diagnosed and treated in the early stage. Early diagnosis and reasonable treatment can improve the prognosis. The prognosis of the young, middle-aged patients is obviously better than that of the elderly patients, and the myometrial invasion depth may be the main difference.
Adenocarcinoma ; diagnosis ; mortality ; therapy ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Endometrial Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; mortality ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate

Objective To investigate the clinical features and neuroimaging features of patients with osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS).Methods The clinical features and examination results ,including the clinical manifestations,the data of cranial MRI/CT,changes of EEG,treatment and prognosis,were analyzed in 4 patients with ODS.Results All the 4 patients had the history of hyponatraemia.The common clinical manifestations included psychiatric disorder,altered consciousness,dysphasia,dysphagia,quadriplegia and dystonia.Severe transient abnormal EEG was found in these patients,and all the brain CT scanning and CSF were negative.MRI features could only be noted 10 d after the appearing of clinical manifestations and all the first time MRI was negative in these 4 patients.Four patients were diagnosed as having extrapontine myelinolysis,showing symmetrical low T1-weighted signal and high T2-weighted signal within the pons,the basal ganglia,the thalami,the insular cortex and the hippocampal head.Three patients were also diagnosed as having central pontine myelinolysis,showing symmetrical T1 low signal and T2 high signal in the basilar part of pons; much clear imaging could be noted with the help of weighing the abnormal signals.Three patients got improvement with 1 having dystonia sequel.Conclusion ODS is correlated with chronic hyponatraemia,and both hypokalaemia and hypochloremia may be the 2 possible triggers; when they appear,quick correction is not needed.MRI features may be significantly delayed,thus,repeated imaging study is necessary.