OBJECTIVE:To ensure clinical medication safety and avoid medication errors. METHODS: Various errors occurred during 2006～2007 in the pharmacy intravenous admixture service of our hospital were analyzed in accordance with drug package inserts, Chinese Pharmacopeia, and Clinical Medication Information, meanwhile the countermeasures were formulated. RESULTS: The ratio of errors in the pharmacy intravenous admixture service was 0.001%, and the internal ratio of errors was 0.04%. The errors occurred mainly in the following steps: medical orders (by doctors), input of medical orders (by nurses), arrangement of drugs (by pharmacists), allocation of nurses, as well as the check of finished products. CONCLUSIONS: By taking the following measures such as constructing consummate quality safety management system, enhancing pharmacists’ prescription-checking ability, strengthening management on personnel, intensifying checking system etc, the incidence of errors in pharmacy intravenous admixture service can be reduced and the rational clinical medication can be promoted.

Objective: To investigate the principles of rational drug use for the patients suffering from heart failure complicated with diuretic-induced gouty arthritis.Methods: The clinical pharmacist participated in the diagnosis, treatment and drug adjustment of one patient suffering from heart failure complicated with furosemide-induced gouty arthritis.Taking the disease symptoms and potential gouty-inducing drugs into full consideration, clinical pharmacist suggested the withdrawal of related-drugs and the adjustment of treatment plan.Results: Considering the characteristics of the patient, clinical pharmacist adjusted the rational drug treatment.After the adoption of the suggestions, the gouty symptoms were relieved, heart failure was controlled and the condition was improved.Conclusion: Loop diuretics can easily trigger an acute attack of gout, especially for the patients with heart failure and gout history.Clinical pharmacist can make full use of professional advantages to optimize the treatment plan in order to reduce adverse reactions and promote the rational drug use by participating in clinical practice.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the quality differences of Betamethasone tablet from different enterprises,and provide reference for the eventual establishment of the drug relative quality evaluation system. METHODS:According to the principle and steps of the ideal point method,a mathematical model was established. And the perfect point of the 3 inspection parameters (content,content uniformity and dissolution)of Betamethasone tablet was regarded as the upper limit theoretically,and the permis-sible point as the prescribed minimum in the model. After homogenizing the initial data or ones to be quantifiable were translated in-to evaluation parameters;and the evaluation parameters were calculated by ideal point method to receive comprehensive evaluation results. RESULTS:According to variance analysis,there was no significant difference in the comprehensive evaluation results of Betamethasone tablet from different enterprises(P=0.54>0.05),indicating that the overall quality of Betamehasone tablet was good. CONCLUSIONS:The mathematical model of quality evaluation with different drug has certain feasibility and operability.

Objective To investigate prevalence and risk factors of pelvic organ prolapse in women underwent routine gynecologic health care in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH).Methods From Jan.2008 to Aug.2009,972 women underwent gynecological health care in PUMCH Were enrolled in this study.Questionnaires and pelfic examinations were given.The pelvic organ prolapse quantitive examination(POP-Q)system was used as the assessment tool.Results (1)Among all participants,the mean ages were(42±10)years(range 22 to 78 years),the mean height were(162±5)cm(range 142 to 180 cm),and the mean weight were(59±8)kg(range 42 to 91 kg).83.8%(815/972)of women were multipara.The mean total vagihal length(TVL)of 972 women was 8.20 cm.No women met the standard of pelvic organ prolapse, while 35.5% (345/972) of women presented mild posterior vaginal descent and 96. 7% (940/972) presented mild anterior vaginal descent, all of them were asymptomatic. (2) The length of genital hiatus (gh), TVL and C, D proximal to the hymen in nullipara were (2.26 ±0. 32), (8.08 ±0. 30), ( - 7.08 ± 0. 24) and ( - 8. 08 ± 0. 30) cm, which were significantly less than ( 2. 33 ± 0. 39 ),( 8. 22 ± 0. 35 ), ( - 7. 14 ± 0. 28 ) and ( - 8. 22 ± 0. 35 ) cm in multipara ( P < 0. 05 ). Ap and Pb proximal to the hymen of ( - 2. 87 ± 0. 22) and ( - 2. 87 ± 0. 22 ) cm in nullipara were significantly larger than ( -2.81 ±0.25) and ( -2.81 ±0.25) cm in multipara (P<0.05). When compared with nullipara, the incidence of posterior and anterior vaginal wall protrusion were increased ( OR = 1. 819). (3) The index of POP-P were compared among women at groups of 22 -34 years, 35 -49 years and more than 50 years (P <0. 05 ). Those index did not show statistical difference between women at group of 22 - 34 years and group of 35 -49 years (P >0. 05). However, those in women at group of 22 -34 years and 35 -49 years showed statistical difference when compared with women at group of more than 50 years ( P < 0. 05 ). When compared with women at group of 22 - 34 years, the incidence of posterior and anterior vaginal wall protrusion were increased ( OR = 1. 713, 3. 765). (4) Menopause status was associated with severities of all kinds of descent ( P < 0. 05 ) and presence of posterior vaginal protrusion ( OR = 3. 354 ). Conclusions Mild anterior and posterior vaginal descent by POP-Q were common among women in China. The risk of anterior vaginal descent is relatively higher than posterior vaginal descent. However, most of the women with descent are asymptomatic and need no treatment. The most important factors associated with the severity and detectable ratio of descent is parity and age.

Objective:To investigate the value of synthetic MRI for evaluating lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration.Methods:A total of 414 lumbar intervertebral discs from 85 patients were included prospectively from September 2018 to February 2019 in First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University. The T 1, T 2 and proton density (PD) mapping were generated from synthetic MRI. Two doctors measured the T 1, T 2 and PD values to evaluate intraobserver agreement by using ICC. For Pfirrmann grade comparisons, the variables with normal distribution were analyzed with the one-way analysis of variance, whereas those with skewed distribution were analyzed with the Kruskal-Wallis H test. Furthermore, the ROC curves were used on significant parameters to evaluate their diagnostic efficacy. The Z test was used to compare the differences of area under the ROC curves (AUC). Results:The color of the quantitative mapping changed along with the increase of the Pfirrmann grade of the intervertebral discs, which corresponded to the decrease of the T 2WI signal intensity. The ICC values of the quantitative values of nucleus pulposus indicated excellent agreement (ICC>0.900), followed by anterior annulus fibrosus (ICC>0.700) and then the posterior annulus fibrosus (ICC>0.600). The results of the adjacent Pfirrmann grade comparisons were as follows: between Pfirrmann grade Ⅰ and Ⅱ, the differences of T 2 and PD values of nucleus pulposus were statistically significant ( P=0.004 and P<0.001, respectively); between Pfirrmann grade Ⅱ and Ⅲ, the differences of T 1, T 2 and PD values of nucleus pulposus were statistically significant (all P<0.001); between Pfirrmann grade Ⅲ to Ⅳ, the T 1, T 2 and PD values of nucleus pulposus (all P<0.001) and the T 1 and PD values of posterior annulus fibrosus ( P=0.025, P<0.001, respectively) had statistically significant differences; between Pfirrmann grade Ⅳ to Ⅴ, the difference of T 2 values of nucleus pulposus were statistically significant ( P=0.031). The AUC of T 2 values of nucleus pulposus between Pfirrmann grade Ⅱ to Ⅲ and grade Ⅳ to V were higher than those of the PD values ( Z=2.443, 3.591 and P=0.015,<0.001). Conclusions:Synthetic MRI can quantitatively evaluate lumbar disc degeneration, in which the T 2 value of nucleus pulposus may be the most effective parameter with high repeatability.

Objective To investigate the gene sequence and mutations of human papillomavirus(HPV)type16E6E7in patients with HPV infection in Beijing.Methods Sample DNA was extracted from lesions in patients with HPV infection.HPV types were identified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR).E6E7gene,isolated from samples infected with HPV16only,was cloned into plasmid pGEM-3zf and sequenced.Results The recombinant plasmid pGEM/16E6E7was constructed successfully.The whole HPV E6E7gene was776bp in length which was equal to that of the standard strain.Three nucleotides exchanges,i.e.,p60PROE6,p96GLUE6,p565SERE7,were found in E6E7gene.Conclusion The data suggest that there are nucleotide differences of HPV E6E7gene between HPV obtained from Beijing and that of standard sequence.

Objective To investigate the role and the mechanism of ppk1 gene (coding for polyphosphate kinase 1) in oxidative stress resistance in uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC).MethodsMutant strains with ppk1-deletion (△pk1) and complemented strains (△pk1-C) were constructed based on the UPEC strain CFT073.A comparative analysis was conducted to analyze survival rates of CFT073, △pk1 and △pk1-C strains at different time points while they were under oxidative stress.Differences in protein expression between CFT073 and △pk1 strains were analyzed using mass spectrometric analysis.Differences between CFT073 and △pk1 strains in expression of katG and katE genes were analyzed using real-time quantitative RT-PCR.Results The survival rate of △pk1 strains was lower than that of CFT073 strains at every time point, while the survival rate of △pk1-C strains was basically the same as that of CFT073 strains.Gel image analysis and mass spectrometric analysis revealed that six proteins were down-regulated and one was up-regulated in △pk1 strains as compared with those in CFT073 strains.Expression of the catalase-coding genes katG and katE in △pk1 strains were respectively (20.5±8.2)% and (20.9±6.9)% of those in CFT073 strains (P<0.05).Conclusion The ppk1 gene plays an important role in oxidative stress resistance in UPEC by modulating the expression of catalase-coding genes katG and katE.

Objective:To design Keap1-tat peptide and explore its neuroprotective role on hipocampal CA1 neuron,as well as the effect on spacial learning and memory function following global cerebral ische-mia.Methods:Adult male Sprague Dawley (SD)rats were subjected to global cerebral ischemia (GCI) by four-vessel occlusion for 1 5 min and randomly divided into five groups:sham,sham+Keap1-tat,is-chemia/reperfusion (I/R),Keap1-tat peptide-and vehicle-administrated groups.For Keap1-tat or vehi-cle groups,the rats were treated with Keap1-tat (30,50,1 00 μg in 5 μL 0.9%saline)or the same vo-lume vehicle by intracerebroventricular injection (icv)30 min prior to ischemia.Cresyl violet staining was used to observe the surviving neurons and 4-hydroxy-2-noneal (4-HNE ) and 8-hydroxy-2′-deox-yguanosine (8-OHdG)immunostaining were used to detect the change of markers response to oxidative stress in hippocampal CA1 region.The spatial learning and memory function of the rats was evaluated using Morris water maze.Results:Compared with sham group,the number of surviving neurons in ische-mia-reperfusion and vehicle groups significantly decreased in the hippocampal CA1 region (P<0.05 ), while administration of Keap1-tat significantly decreased the damage following GCI (P<0.05),and the dose of 50 μg existed the most effective neuroprotective role.Furthermore,immunostaining intensity of 4-HNE and 8-OHdG,markers of oxidative stress damage attenuated by Keap1-tat peptide as compared with vehicle group in CA1 region.Of significant interest,the time of finding underwater platform in Keap1-tat group animals was significantly short,and after removing the platform,the probe time of Keap1-tat group animals in the original quadrant where the platform was significantly increased compared with that of vehi-cle and I/R group animals (P<0.05).Conclusion:Keap1-tat peptide can effectively attenuate neuro-nal damage in hippocampal CA1 region and improve learning and memory function,which might bedue to the attenuation of oxidative stress caused by GCI.

BACKGROUND:There is a lack of study on material properties and parameters of foot finite element models in China. Vernier caliper is a common method for measuring the width and thickness of ligaments and tendons to calculate the cross-sectional area.
OBJECTIVE:To design a new ligament cross-sectional area measuring instrument to improve the measurement accuracy.
METHODS:The cross-sectional area of the five fresh cadaver ankle ligaments was respectively measured using the new instrument and vernier caliper, and then a comparative analysis of the two measurement methods was performend.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The cross-sectional area of anterior talofibular ligament, calcaneofibular ligament, tibionavicular ligament and calcaneotibial ligament was (20.61±7.52), (22.38±11. 49), (33.09±9.91) and (28.20±10.88) mm2, respectively measured by the vernier caliper, and (17.59±4.03), (20.77±7.91), (28.08±8.14) and (30.39±7.98) mm2 by the new ligament cross-sectional area measuring instrument. These results suggest that this new measuring instrument is accurate, reliable and easy to operate, which can be used as a special instrument to measure ligament cross-sectional area, but further studies wil be necessary.

Objective To explore the neuroprotective role of Genistein (GEN) on hippocampal CA1 neurons and the possible mechanism following global cerebral ischemia ( GCI) in rats.Methods Seventy five rats were subjected to global cerebral ischemia ( GCI ) by four-vessel occlusion and randomly divided into five groups , sham, ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), GEN, ICI 182,780 and vehicle groups.Fluoro-Jade B and neuron-specific nuclear-binding protein ( NeuN) staining was used to observe CA 1 neuronal survival .TUNEL was used to detect apoptotic neurons .Spatial learning and memory function of the rats were evaluated by Morris water maze .Results The best dose of neuroprotective role of GEN was 1.0mg/kg body weight.Compared with sham, TUNEL-positive neurons in the hippocampal CA1 region increased significantly in I/R and vehicle groups (P<0.01), while post-treatment with GEN (1.0mg/kg) at 5min after ischemia by tail vein injection decreased markedly (P<0.01).Treatment of 1.0mg/kg GEN markedly attenuated spatial learning and memory deficits of the rats after ischemic insult compared to I /R group.Furthermore, ICI 182,780 significantly abolished the neuroprotective role of GEN (P <0.01).Conclusion The low-dose (1.0mg/kg) GEN significantly attenuates neuronal damage and cognitive deficits following GCI in rats , and the mechanism may be involved in estrogen receptor activity.