No abstract available.
Electric Stimulation Therapy* ; Hemorrhoids*

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Lung* ; Perfusion*

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Adenocarcinoma* ; Rectum*

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate nurses' clinical competence and its relationship with perception of and compliance with standard precautions. METHODS: From January 12 to January 20, 2011, a total of 134 nurses working at a university hospital in Gyeonggi province completed a structured questionnaire on clinical competence and perception of and compliance with standard precautions. The data were analyzed with independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson's correlation analysis. RESULTS: The mean score for clinical competence was 3.53, and showed significant differences according to age, gender, education level, marital status, monthly income, and years of experience. The mean scores for perception of and compliance with standard precautions were 4.67 and 4.00 respectively. Perception of standard precautions showed a significant difference according to years of experience. There were significant positive correlations among clinical competence and perception (r=0.234, P=0.007), clinical competence and compliance (r=0.363, P<0.001), and perception and compliance (r=0.406, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: To improve nurses' compliance with standard precautions educational and administrative policies to improve clinical competence should be considered.
Clinical Competence ; Compliance ; Infection Control ; Marital Status

Infectious disease consultation contributes to optimal antibiotic use as well as improved treatment outcomes in many infectious diseases, especially severe infections like bacteremia. However, communication and language matter in consultations between clinicians. Communication barriers are even more complex among professionals who speak Korean, since there are significant challenges for practicing medicine while relying on language translations. This review aims to address some of the components that should be included in infectious diseases consultations for Korean-speaking specialists.
Bacteremia ; Communicable Diseases* ; Communication Barriers ; Consultants* ; Humans ; Referral and Consultation ; Specialization ; Translations

BACKGROUND: The present study aims to examine the reliability and validity of a Korean version of the CAMCOG-R(CAMCOG-RK) in a clinical setting and an institution, that have been widely used to detect early dementia. METHODS: Study participants included 243 dementia sufferers, 68 mild cognitive impairment(MCI) suffers and 354 non-demented subjects. DSM-IV clinical criteria for dementia and Petersen's criteria for MCI were used as the 'gold' standards. The CAMCOG-R was translated into Korean and then back to English. Six items needed modifications for local usage. RESULTS: Interrater and test-retest scores calculated as intraclass correlation coefficients showed excel- lent for total score and all subscale scores of CAMCOG-RK. A strong concurrent validity was found with the MMSE-K score(r=0.82, p<0.01). Examination of the association between CAMCOG-R scores and socio- demographic variables(age, sex, and education) shows that age and education exerts a significant, and independent, effect upon performance. The eight age and education-specific cutoff point for dementia and MCI provided excellent sensitivity and specificity mostly more than 90%. CONCLUSION: The CAMCOG-RK was found to be an appropriate instrument to discriminate between demented and non-demented individuals and between individuals with MCI and without MCI in a clinical setting. Further studies should examine the psychometric characteristics of the CAMCOG-RK in a more varied sample.
Dementia* ; Diagnosis* ; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ; Education ; Korea ; Psychometrics ; Reproducibility of Results ; Sensitivity and Specificity

A case of lupus miliaris desseminatus faciei, 23 year old male was reported. The multiple minute discrete yellowish brown superficial nodules, 2 to 3 mm in diameter, revealed apple-jelly color under diascopy without any subjective symptoms since June, 1971. The lesions affect lower eyelids, forehead, cheeks, malar region, upper lip, chin and nasolabial folds symmetrically. Histopathological findings revealed conglomerated individual tubercles with prominent central caseation necrosis. He was given 600mg of INH and 12 mg of PAS daily per os for 2 months. The eruptions were healed gradually with pitted scars.
Cheek ; Chin ; Cicatrix ; Eyelids ; Forehead ; Humans ; Lip ; Male ; Nasolabial Fold ; Necrosis ; Young Adult

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Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome* ; Radionuclide Imaging*

Epidermoid Cyst is a very rare benign neoplasm of the testis which represents about 1% of all testicular tumors. Ultrasonography findings of epidermoid cyst are so variable in reported cases that it is not eas y to diagnose preoperatively. The echogenecity of mixed echoic. it may show hyperechoic rim, and rarely shows target apperance. Target appearance may be a specific finding of epidermoid cyst, and it may be helpful to diagnose preoperatively. we describe a case of epidermoid cyst of the testis demonstrating double target sign on ultrasonography.
Epidermal Cyst* ; Testicular Neoplasms ; Testis* ; Ultrasonography

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Diabetes Mellitus* ; Humans ; Lower Extremity* ; Radionuclide Imaging* ; Technetium Tc 99m Medronate* ; Vascular Calcification*