1.Value of vaginal ultrasound in finding the endometrial cancer in the postmenopausal women with bleedin
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine 1999;233(2):39-46
Diagnostic curettage has for many years been the method of choice to diagnose endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding. In fact, approximately only 10% in this group of women will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer. This study used endometrial thickness as measured by endovaginal ultrasonography as an indicator of endometrial abnormality. The histopathologic diagnosis obtained at curettage is used as the gold standard. 74 women were included in this study. Endometrial cancer was not found with the endometrium= 5 mm thick. The mean endometrial thickness in those women with endometrial cancer was 13.72+/- 8.09 mm compared with 4.3 +/- 2.3 mm in those women with benign endometrium. If the cut off limit for endometrial cancer and hyperplasia was 5 mm, the sensitivity was 100% the specificity was 71.2%, the positive predictive value was 60%, the negative predictive value was 100% and the Kappa ratio was 0.6%. If this limit had been used in this study, 70% of the curettage procedures could have been avoided.
Ultrasonography
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Endometrial Neoplasms
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women
2.Some remarks on simultaneous endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium and ovary
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine 1999;232(1):114-117
Simultaneous endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium and ovary was also called 'endometrioid systematic carcinoma'. This disease was not common with the rate of 5.2% of all endometrial carcinomas. This malignant epithelial neoplasm was presented with high differentiation (Grade 1), and it was often detected at early stages (0; 1A: 1B). Their common symptoms were abnormal metrorrhagia associating with ovarian cyst in young women having low parity. The determined diagnosis based on macroscopic and microscopic description, which could be a key significance in classification of this special lesion
Uterine Neoplasms
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Ovary
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diagnosis
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Carcinoma, Endometrioid
3.Evaluation of thickness of vascular wall and artherosclerosis in patients in Ho Chi Minh center for Hematology and Blood Transfussion.
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine 1999;232(1):30-39
We selected randomly 368 patients including 162 males and 206 females. Mean age are 57.91+/- 11.81 years (41 to 80 years). There are 244 hypertensive patients (66.49%); 312 patients with increase of intima thickness (84.78%); 173 patients with plaque on the arterial wall (47.4%). The intima median thickness is 1.17 +/- 0.347 mm. For patients upon 30 years either the normal or high blood pressure, the older they are, the higher the risk of the injured arteial wall is. An aldult upon 30 years without hypertension is still able to have 73.7% of atherosclerosis (p<0.001). The arterial wall of male is often easily effected more than of female (p<0.001).
Arteriosclerosis
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diagnosis
4.Primarily investigation of progress of artherosclerosis after treatment.
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine 2001;263(9):38-47
We study 101 subjects including 44 men and 60 women who were defined that they got Atherosclerosis by vascular ultrasound. Upper 80% in the population are the middle aged and elderly subjects. The average of age: 61+/-9.32.The important measurable risk factor of atherosclerosis is disorders of lipid metabolism, the second is hypertension, the third is diabetes. The significant clinical event of atherosclerosis vascular disease is myocardial ischemia. The ratio of different cardiovascular and neurological events is relatively low, approximately 4-8%. We use simvastatin, fibrate, acid folic and omega 3 as therapeutic intervention on atherosclotic lesions.
Artherosclerosis
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therapeutics
5.For the past 40 years of development of traditional medicine
Journal of Practical Medicine 1998;344(1):3-4
The traditional medicine has been developing and become an official science. The objectives of traditional medicine are to continue consolidation, and improvement of the organizational network and collaborative collaboration between the health sector and traditional medicine, strengthen investment for modernization of traditional medicine such as training, recovery of the domestic medicinal plant garden in the local level and enhancement of the international cooperation.
Medicine
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Medicine, Traditional
6.Protection of medicinal plants and wild animals used in traditional medicine contributes to the people health protection and care
Pharmaceutical Journal 1999;274(2):10-12
Medicinal plants are not only basis of traditional medicine, but also a important play in modern medicine. Purpose of drug national policy (1996-2000): Guarantee to supply frequent and complete drug for people; The drug are used sensible and safe; to plan development of mission about medicinal resource; combination of growing forest with traditional medicinal plants. Selection, conservation, develops medicinal plant resources and genes. Natural wild medicinal plants, building garden of gender plant, growing medicinal plants on the farmland.
Plants, Medicinal
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Animals, Wild
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Medicine, Traditional
7.Contribution to early diagnosis and effective treatment of bladder rupture due to the close abdominal trauma
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2001;11(4):7-11
Study on 69 patients with bladder rupture due to the abdominal trauma (male: 61; ages of 15-62) in Viet Duc hospital during 1993-1997 diagnosed and treated. The results have found that 39 patients diagnosed as bladder rupture and received emegency operation due to the shock and the intraabdominal bleeding. 20 patients diagnosed timely and 10 patients lately diagnosed within 2-9 days. The mortality rate was 17.4% and the complication rate was 56.5%.
Injuries
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diagnosis
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surgery
8.Some results in study on Japanese peppermint SK-33
Pharmaceutical Journal 1998;272(12):10-11
This paper presents the study on Japanese mint SK-33 (M.arvensis L.) and its essential oil. After 3 years cultivated and observed this mint at CoNhue - TuLiem-Hanoi, we have some following notes: its essential oil content at full flowering stage is about 0.64-0.71% in fresh aerial part of plants, 1.38-1.55% in fresh leaves and flowers, 5.13-5.29% in absolute dry leaves and flowers. The chemical composition of this oil was analyzed by GC/MS, 32 constituents were identified. The main constituents are menthol (81.79%), menthone (7.86%), isomenthone (4.95%). Japanese mint SK-33 has rather high content of essential oil, good quality and can create a large quantity of underground stems. It is prospective new mint form for cultivation at large area in our country.
Plants, Medicinal
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Oils, Volatile
9.Stability of tetanus absorbed vaccine, produced at the Vaccine Institute (IVAC), Nha Trang
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2000;10(4):14-16
Samples of 22 batches of adsorbed tetanus toxoid, produced at IVAC between 1995 and 2000 were checked for their potency at 24, 36, 42, 48 and 60 months after production. The results showed that: the potency did not change after 42 months of storage at 4oC. From 48 months afterward the potency decreased.
Vaccines
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Tetanus
10.Preventation of teeth and jaw defect
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine 1998;225(9, 10):56-57