Abstract A method for determination of trace mercury in water was established. The trace mercury in water was adsorbed quantitatively by activated carbon, and then determined by electrical pyrolysis atomic absorption spectrometry. In comparison with the detection methods of total mercury in water at present, the method avoids the steps of digestion, reduces the mercury pollution and the loss of the mercury, and is simple in operation. The effects of particle size of activated carbon, acid treatment method, acid medium and enrichment time on the enrichment efficiency were investigated. The effect of the pyrolysis temperature and the interfering ions on the determination results was investigated. Three standard addition procedures including activated carbon blank addition, solution blank addition and environmental water samples addition were studied. Regression correlation coefficients of three standard curves drawn by the three methods reached 0 . 9999 . The slope of the three standard curves had no difference by statistical test, indicating that the determination of mercury in environmental water samples under the experiment conditions was not interfered by the coexistent elements, which showed that the activated carbon blank addition method could be directly used for preparing standard curve of the method. The water samples containing 5 ng/L and 50 ng/L mercury were determined by the method, and the relative standard deviation were 7. 2% and 4. 2% (n=11), respectively, with a detection limit of 1. 2 ng/L. The recovery experiment was carried out after adding 10 ng/L mercury to the surface water and tap water samples, and the recoveries were between 92. 0% and 103. 0%. Analysis results were compared with ICP-MS as control and the deviation of the two methods were between 2 . 9% and 3 . 4%, indicating that the method was accurate and reliable, and had good precision.

Objective:To investigate the application of Xiyanping injections ( XYP) in the bone surgery department inpatients in a certain hospital to provide reference for the clinical rational medication. Methods:A retrospective investigation was adopted to randomly survey 180 hospitalized medical recorders with XYP from a certain hospital in 2013. The usage, dosage and medication purpose of XYP were analyzed. Results:The reasonable rate of usage and dosage of XYP was 97. 2%. Among the surgical patients, 82. 8% were giv-en XYP, and among them, 97. 3% was accordance with the medication purpose. Among the nonsurgical patients, 17. 2% were given XYP, and among them, 71. 0% was accordance with the medication purpose. The alone-use rate was 60. 0% and the rate of combina-tion with antibacterials was 40. 0%. The longest treatment course was 20d, the shortest one was 1 d, and the mean value was (7. 7 ± 5. 3) d. Conclusion:Irrational use of XYP exists in clinics, and the use should be strengthened and regulated.

Objective: To provide some experience and help for the pharmaceutical care for drug-induced acute kidney injury through analysis and pharmaceutical care performed by clinical pharmacist for two cases of drug-induced acute kidney injury. Meth-ods:Clinical pharmacist analyzed the mechanism of drug-induced acute kidney injury, provided some suggestions for the medication, helped doctors select hormone drugs reasonably and performed medical education in the patients. Results:The kidney function of the two patients was recovered during the hospitalization after the reasonable treatment and care by doctors and pharmacists. Conclusion:The drug-induced acute kidney injury should be paid high attention, and the medical education should be strengthened in the patients.

Objective To discuss the width of ischiofemoral space (IFS) in asymptomatic adults and the related influence of physiological parameters (including age,sex,height,body weight,intertuberous distance,femoral offset,lesser trochanter height,etc).Methods Pelvic MSCT data of 61 adults without hip pain symptom were analyzed retrospectively.The indexes were measured,including the width of IFS,intertuberous distance,femoral offset,lesser trochanter height,femoral neck long axis,femoral neck angle and ischial angle.The correlation between the width of IFS and the physiological parameters was analyzed.Results The height,body weight,width of IFS,femoral offset,lesser trochanter height and femoral neck long axis of male subjects were larger than those of female subjects (all P＜0.05),while the intertuberous distance and ischial angle of male subjects were smaller than those of female subjects (both P＜0.001).There was positive correlation between the width of IFS and femoral neck long axis (P＜0.001).Negative correlation was found between the width of IFS and the age,intertuberous distance,femoral neck angle,ischial angle,respectively (all P＜0.001).No correlation between IFS and the height,body weight,femoral offset,lesser trochanter height was found (all P＞0.05).Conclusion MSCT can be applied for measurement and evaluation of relative anatomy images of ischiofemoral impingement.The structure of pelvis is different between male and female,and this may be the reason of why female patients are more likely to suffer from ischiofemoral impingement.

Objective The study aimed to construct and validate a predictive model for pulmonary nodules(PN)nature based on clinicopa-thological features,imaging,and serum biomarkers,so as to provide scientificdecision-making for early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.Methods A retrospective was performed on 816 PN patients with definited pathological diagnosis who received surgical resection analysisor lung biopsy in the Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology of Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from January 2019 to February 2023.Among them,113 cases that did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded,and the remaining 703 cases were included in the study.The study based on the clinicopathologic features(age,gender,smoking history,smoking cessation history and family history of cancer),chest imaging(maximum diameter of nodule,location of lesion,clear border,Lobulation,spiculation,vascular convergence sign,vacuole,calcification,air bronchial sign,emphysema,nodule type and pleural indentation,nodule number)and serum carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA),cytokeratin 19 fragment(CYFRA21-1),squamous cell carcinoma antigen(SCCA)in patients with PN.These cases were randomly divided into a modeling group(n=552,237 benign,315 malignant)and a validation group(n=151,85 benign,66 malignant).First,univariate analysis was performed to screen for statistically significant predictors of nodules nature.Then,multivariate regression analysis was performed to screen for independent predictors of nodules nature.Finally,the prediction model of PN nature was constructed by logistic regression analysis.Subsequently,the validation group data were entered into the proposed model and Mayo clinic(Mayo)model,veterans affairs(VA)model,Brock University(Brock)model,Peking University(PKU)model and Guangzhou Medical University(GZMU)model,respectively.PN malignancy probability was calculated.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were plotted.The diagnostic efficiency of each model was compared according to the area under the curve(AUC).Results There were statistically significant variables including age,family history of cancer,maximum nodule diameter,nodule type,upper lobe of lung,calcification,vascular convergence sign,lobulation,clear border,spiculation,and serum CEA,SCCA,CYFRA21-1 using univariate analysis.Multiple regression analysis showed that age,CEA,clear border,CYFRA21-1,SCCA,upper lobe of lung,maximum nodule diameter,family history of cancer,spiculation and nodule type were independent predictors of PN nature.The prediction model equation constructed in this study is as follows:f(x)= ex/(1+ex),X=(-6.318 8+0.020 8×Age+0.527 4×CEA-0.928 4×clear border+0.294 6×Cyfra21-1+0.294×maximum nodule diameter+1.220 1×family history of cancer +0.573 2×upper lobe of lung +0.064 8×SCCA +1.461 5×Spiculation +1.497 6×nodule type).The AUC(0.799 vs 0.659,0.650)of the proposed model was significantly higher compared with Mayo model and VA model,and there were statistically significant differences(Z=3.029,2.638,P=0.003,0.008).However,compared with Brock model,PKU model and GZMU model,the differences of AUC(0.799 vs 0.762,0.773,0.769)were not statistically significant(Z=1.063,0.686,0.757,P=0.288,0.493,0.449).Conclusion The prediction model for PN nature established in this study is accurate and reliable,which can help clinics with early diagnosis and early intervention,and this prediction model deserves to be popularized.

Objective To optimize the ways of extubation after tracheotomy.Methods From August, 2016 to April, 2018, 118 patients after tracheotomy for brain injury were divided into early extubation group (n=74) and conventional extubation group (n=44). The success rate and tolerance of extubation were compared, and the biochemical markers of blood were tested before and seven days after extubation. The early extubation group was divided into disposable extubation group (n=37) and occlusion tube-extubation group (n=37), and their success rates of extubation were compared.Results There was no significant difference in success rate between the early extubation group and the conventional extubation group (χ2=0.016, P>0.05). The tolerance was less in the early extubation group on the first day of extubation (χ2=4.909, P<0.05), and it was not different seven days and 15 days after extubation (χ2<1.995, P>0.05). The procalcitonin, hypersensitive C reactive protein and white blood cell count decreased (t>2.680, P<0.05), and hemoglobin and albumin increased seven days after extubation (t>11.620, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the success rate between the disposable extubation group and the occlusion tube-extubation group (χ2<2.902, P>0.05).Conclusion Satisfactory cough and deglutition reflex are the core indexes of successful extubation, other indications may not influence on the success of extubation but on tolerance. Extubation may benefit to control the complications of tracheotomy. The disposable extubation is more recommended.