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Eyelids* ; Transplants*

BACKGROUND: Many of the major life events that appear to affect biologic system and health occur within the context of the family and can have a profound psychosocial and biologic impact on family memebers. So, the present study attempted to examine the relations of family function with stressful life events, depression, and physical and psychological symptoms reported by patients. METHODS: Design : Cross sectional, observational study. Participants : 41 healthy adult males from a family medicine ambulatory care unit in a tertiary hospital located in Guro completed a series of psychometric instruments that include the Family APGAR(Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve), FACESIII(Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale), Modified 46-item Stressful Life Events Scale, Lee's 98 items Stressful Life Event Scale, Korean version of BEPSI(Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument) and BDI(Beck's Depression Inventory Scale). RESULTS: Family APGAR was negatively correlated with stress related life events(both in total and negative events, -0.30, -0.37, respectively; p<0.05) and BEPSI(-0.56; p<0.0001). No significant correlation could be found between family function and positive life events. Family APGAR also revealed significant negative correlation with BDI(-0.61; p<0.0001). Among the three family types, severe dysfunctional family demonstrated highest level of stressful life events score, perceived stress, and depression(p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The higher the assessment of the family function(Family APGAR), the lower the level of stressful life events, perceived stress and depression. There, knowledge of the family function, stress, and coping could be useful to family physicians in the whole person approach of their patients.
Adult* ; Ambulatory Care ; Depression* ; Humans ; Male* ; Observational Study ; Physicians, Family ; Psychometrics ; Tertiary Care Centers

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Blood Donors* ; Humans

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Blood Donors* ; Humans

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Humans

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the selective deficits of executive function in patients with mild traumatic brain injury that in normal range of general intelligence level and aimed to analysis of the correlation between K-WAIS result and executive function. METHODS: 59 subjects were included in this study, who were diagnosed as mild traumatic brain injury(MTBI) and they have visited in neuropsychiatric department of Wonkwang University Hospital during from March, 2005 to September, 2010. For measurement of general intelligence quotient, the Korean-Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale(K-WAIS) was administered and for measurement of executive intelligence quotient(EIQ), Executive Intelligence Test(EXIT) was administered. RESULTS: Of patients, 50.8% included at abnormal EIQ group. The patients of abnormal EIQ showed poorer full scale IQ(FIQ), performance IQ(PIQ) and in subscale that picture arrangement, digit symbol, digit span, block design, object assembly and comprehension were significantly different. In terms of relationships between K-WAIS and EIQ, FIQ and PIQ have positive correlation with EIQ. And in subscale, picture arrangement, digit symbol, digit span, block design, object assembly and comprehension show positive correlation with EIQ. CONCLUSION: This study suggest that MTBI patients with have normal range of general intelligence level may have deficit of executive function is common. The decline of FIQ, PIQ and some subscales of K-WAIS may suggest executive dysfunction in MTBI patients.
Adult ; Brain ; Brain Injuries ; Comprehension ; Executive Function ; Humans ; Intelligence ; Reference Values ; Wechsler Scales

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Chorion* ; Chorionic Villi Sampling* ; Chorionic Villi* ; Female ; Fetus* ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Diagnosis* ; Trisomy*

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Hepatitis* ; Humans

Serum CA 125 was measured during early chemotherapy in 34 patients from January, 1991 to December, 1994 with ovarian cancer to investigate if serial measurmemts of antigen level could be used as a prognostic parameter. Serum CA 125 was determined after the first, second, and third course of chemotherapy. There was significant correlation between high serum CA 125 levels(>35U/ml) after the third course of chemotherapy and advanced FIGO stage, large residual tumor volume after cytoreductive surgery, but there was no significant correlation with patient age, tumor differentiation, and hitologic type. And high serum level of CA 125 after the third course of chemotherapy was significantly correlate with poor response to chemotherapy(p<0.0001), but there was no significant correlation with the finding of second-look laparotomy. CA 125 was a significant parameter in all three courses of chemotherapy but its correlation with 5-year survival was improved with the number of courses of the chemotherapy. Patientswith high serum CA 125 level(>35U/ml) after the third course had a 0% 5-year survival. This should be compared with a 89.5% 5-year survival in patients who had serum CA 125 level of 35U/ml or less(p<0.0001). As a consequence of this study, chemotherapy of patients with high CA 125 levels after the third course may be discontinued and replaced by other chemotherapy or palliative therapy.
Drug Therapy* ; Humans ; Laparotomy ; Neoplasm, Residual ; Ovarian Neoplasms* ; Palliative Care

Systemic sclerosis is a generalized connective tissue disorder. It is characterized by fibrosis, degenerative changes and vascular lesions affecting the skin, joints, skeletal muscles and multiple internal organs. Clinical renal disease in systemic sclerosis ranges from scleroderma renal crisis to more subtle abnormalities. Scleroderma renal crisis is characterized by malignant hypertension and rapidly progressive renal failure. It can be successfully treated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, but remains the most feared complication of systemic sclerosis. We have experienced a 57 year old female patient who visited emergency room with a sudden onset of mental deterioration, azotemia and oliguria. She was under symptomatic treatment for Raynaud's phenomenon for 2 years. Renal biopsy of the patient showed onion-skin configuration in the interlobular arteries which is characteristic of scleroderma renal crisis. She proceded to maintenance hemodialysis despite a angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor treatment. We report a case of SRC with a brief review of literature.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ; Arteries ; Azotemia ; Biopsy ; Connective Tissue ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Female ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Hypertension, Malignant ; Joints ; Middle Aged ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Oliguria ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ; Renal Dialysis ; Renal Insufficiency ; Scleroderma, Systemic ; Skin