1.Early differential diagnosis between COVID-19 and mycoplasma pneumonia with chest CT scan.
Xianluo HUO ; Xiaohua XUE ; Shuhui YUAN ; Dianchun ZHANG ; Qing'e GAO ; Tao GONG
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2020;49(4):468-473
OBJECTIVE:
To early differentiate between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and adult mycoplasma pneumonia with chest CT scan.
METHODS:
Twenty-six patients with COVID-19 and 21 patients with adult mycoplasma pneumonia confirmed with RT-PCR test were enrolled from Zibo First Hospital and Lanshan People's Hospital during December 1st 2019 and March 14th 2020. The early chest CT manifestations were analyzed and compared between the two groups.
RESULTS:
The interstitial changes with ground glass density shadow (GGO) were similar in two groups during first chest CT examination (>0.05). There were more lung lobes involved on the first chest CT in COVID-19 patients, which were mostly distributed in the dorsal outer zone (23/26, 88.5%), and nearly half of them (12/26, 46.2%) were accompanied by crazy-paving sign; while the lesions in adult mycoplasma pneumonia patients were mostly distributed along the bronchi, and the bronchial wall was thickened (19/21, 90.5%), accompanied with tree buds / fog signs (19/21, 90.5%). The above CT signs were significantly different between the two kinds of pneumonia (all <0.01). COVID-19 had a longer course compared with mycoplasma pneumonia, the disease peaks of COVID-19 patients was on day (10.5±3.8), while the disease on CT was almost absorbed on day (7.9±2.2) in adult mycoplasma pneumonia. The length of hospital stay in COVID-19 patients was significantly longer than that of mycoplasma pneumonia patients [(19.5±4.3) d vs (7.9±2.2) d, <0.01].
CONCLUSIONS
The lesions of adult mycoplasma pneumonia are mostly distributed along the bronchi with tree buds/fog signs, while the lesions of COVID-19 are mainly distributed in the dorsal outer zone accompanied by crazy-paving sign, which can early distinguish two diseases.
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Betacoronavirus
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Coronavirus Infections
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Lung
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Pandemics
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2.Research progress of mindfulness therapy in the treatment of common mental diseases
Kemeng ZHU ; Xiao WANG ; Qing'e ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2023;49(10):636-640,封3
Mindfulness-based psychotherapy was developed from mindfulness-based psychotherapy,including mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy,mindfulness-based cognitive therapy,dialectical behavior therapy,acceptance and commitment therapy.Mindfulness therapy alleviates the symptoms of mental illness by regulating the cognitive and emotional systems.A large number of studies have shown that mindfulness therapy is helpful in the treatment of depression,anxiety,substance dependence,post-traumatic stress disorder,eating disorder,schizophrenia,bipolar disorder and other mental diseases.The therapeutic effect in depression and anxiety is the same as that of first-line treatment,which provides a new idea for the treatment of mental diseases.
3.Clinical characteristics of late-life depression patients with venous thromboembolism in the elderly ward
Wenfeng ZHEN ; Jing YANG ; Dandi ZHU ; Xianglin MA ; Qing'e ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2024;50(9):546-551
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and related to risk factors of late-life depression patients with venous thromboembolism in the elderly ward.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 143 hospitalized depression patients(aged≥60 years)including 65 depression patients with VTE(VTE group)and 78 depression patients without VTE(control group)in the elderly ward of Beijing Anding Hospital from January 2023 to September 2023.The clinic and laboratory data was collected such as general demographic information,relevant clinical data,VTE history,personal history,thyroid function,hormone levels,blood lipid levels and D-dimer to analyze and compare the clinical characteristics of two group patients,and Logistic regression was used to analyze the related risk factors of VTE in patients with depression.Results Compared with control group,patients in the VTE group were older[(70.94±5.88)years vs.(68.04±4.92)years,P<0.05],had a higher total HAMD score(26.35±9.28 vs.23.19±5.94,P<0.05),a higher proportion of a history of VTE[13 cases(20.0%)vs.6 cases(7.7%),P<0.05],a higher proportion of bedridden for more than 72 hours[42 cases(64.6%)vs.31 cases(39.7%),P<0.05],lower HDL-C levels[(1.27±0.27)mmol/L vs.(1.39±0.28)mmol/L,P<0.05],and higher levels of D-dimer[1.91(0.82,3.51)mg/L FEU vs.0.48(0.25,0.80)mg/L FEU,P<0.05].Logistic regression analysis showed that total HAMD scores(OR=1.077,P=0.018),history of VTE(OR=4.339,P=0.023),bedridden for more than 72 hours(OR=2.449,P=0.044),and D-dimer level(OR=2.404,P<0.001)were risk factors for hospitalized late-life depression patients with VTE in the elderly ward.Conclusions Depression patients with VTE in the elderly ward have several clinical characteristics including older age,more severe depressive symptoms,lower HDL-C levels,higher D-dimer levels,and higher proportion of a history of VTE and bedridden for more than 72 hours.Depressive symptoms,a history of VTE,bedridden for more than 72 hours,and D-dimer levels may be risk factors for late-life depression patients with VTE in the elderly ward.