1.Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Inpatients with Medical Health Problems.
Eun Sook HWANG ; Ju Sung KIM ; Jae Shin SHIN
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing 2003;6(1):14-25
PURPOSE: To investigate nutritional status of inpatients by using subjective. and objective evaluation methods and to find the relationship between them. METHOD: The subjects were 101 inpatients with medical health problems at a university hospital. Nutritional status was evaluated by the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) and physical assessment including percentage of weight loss, serum albumin, hemogloin, and hematocrit. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, Kendall's tau. RESULTS: Grouping by the SGA, 61.4% were classified as severe malnutrition group. When applying the objective methods{physical assessment). 1.9~42.6% were diagnosed as malnutrition each item. The percentage of weight loss during previous 1-6month(r=.43~.54. P=.0001), serum albumin(r=-.26, P=.0003), hemoglobin of male(r=-.38, P=.0001), and hematocrit of male(r=-.34, P=.0001) were significantly correlated with SGA score. The coincidence rate of nutrition evaluation between the objective methods and SGA were 27.7 35.6%, 20.8%, 47.5%, 58.4% in percentage of weight loss, albumin, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. CONCLUSION: These findings showed a majority of inpatients were exposed to the risk of malnutrition. We recommend to evaluate inpatients' nutritional status periodically and to develop nursing intervention to solve their nutritional problems.
Hematocrit
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Humans
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Inpatients*
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Malnutrition
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Nursing
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Nutritional Status*
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Serum Albumin
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Weight Loss
2.Differential Regulation of Antioxidant Enzymes during Monocyte Differentiation.
Young Sup LEE ; Shin Sung KANG ; Eun Jie KIM
Korean Journal of Immunology 1997;19(1):121-128
Antioxidant enzymes levels were determined in monocytes during phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-induced differentiation. PMA induced the differentiation of a human monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 into macrophage-like cells as indicated by activity of acid phosphatase and morphological changes. The level of Mn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) was selectively increased in PMA-treated THP-1 cells after one day of culture, while the levels of Cu/Zn-SOD and catalase were progressively decreased by Western blot analysis. In contrast, levels of Cu/Zn-SOD and catalase protein and enzyme activitiy remained unchanged in THP-1 cells after transforming growth factor-p, treatment. Cu/Zn-SOD is oxidatively inactivated by exposure to H,O, which is produced by PMA-treated THP-1 cells, and then the inactivated enzyme undergoes proteolysis and fragmentation as analyzed by radiolabeled method. Thus monocytes have a coordinated system for synthesis and degradation of antioxidant enzymes during PMA-induced differentiation.
Acid Phosphatase
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Blotting, Western
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Catalase
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Cell Line
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Humans
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Leukemia
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Monocytes*
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Proteolysis
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Superoxide Dismutase
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Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
3.Squamous cell carcinoma arising in eccrine poroma.
Sung Yurl YANG ; Paik Kwon LEE ; Sung Shin WEE ; Eun Joo SUH
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1993;20(4):875-879
No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*
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Poroma*
4.Clinical analysis on sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Bo Sung JANG ; Sung Lee SHIN ; Seung Mo HONG ; Hee Young YOON ; Eun Chang CHOI
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1991;34(5):913-920
No abstract available.
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural*
5.In silico evaluation of the acute occlusion effect of coronary artery on cardiac electrophysiology and the body surface potential map.
Ah Jin RYU ; Kyung Eun LEE ; Soon Sung KWON ; Eun Seok SHIN ; Eun Bo SHIM
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2019;23(1):71-79
Body surface potential map, an electric potential distribution on the body torso surface, enables us to infer the electrical activities of the heart. Therefore, observing electric potential projected to the torso surface can be highly useful for diagnosing heart diseases such as coronary occlusion. The BSPM for the heart of a patient show a higher level of sensitivity than 12-lead ECG. Relevant research has been mostly based on clinical statistics obtained from patients, and, therefore, a simulation for a variety of pathological phenomena of the heart is required. In this study, by using computer simulation, a body surface potential map was implemented according to various occlusion locations (distal, mid, proximal occlusion) in the left anterior descending coronary artery. Electrophysiological characteristics of the body surface during the ST segment period were observed and analyzed based on an ST isointegral map. We developed an integrated system that takes into account the cellular to organ levels, and performed simulation regarding the electrophysiological phenomena of the heart that occur during the first 5 minutes (stage 1) and 10 minutes (stage 2) after commencement of coronary occlusion. Subsequently, we calculated the bipolar angle and amplitude of the ST isointegral map, and observed the correlation between the relevant characteristics and the location of coronary occlusion. In the result, in the ventricle model during the stage 1, a wider area of ischemia led to counterclockwise rotation of the bipolar angle; and, during the stage 2, the amplitude increased when the ischemia area exceeded a certain size.
Cardiac Electrophysiology*
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Computer Simulation*
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Coronary Occlusion
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Coronary Vessels*
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Electrocardiography
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Electrophysiological Phenomena
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Electrophysiology
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Heart
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Heart Diseases
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Humans
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Ischemia
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Torso
6.Cutaneous B-Cell Pseudolymphoma: Report of Two Cases.
Sung Eun CHANG ; Kyoung Jin KIM ; Sung Eun CHANG ; Yong Hee SHIN ; Jee Ho CHOI ; Kyung Jeh SUNG ; Kee Chan MOON ; Jai Kyoung KOH
Annals of Dermatology 2002;14(2):110-113
Cutaneous pseudolymphoma (CPL) has a microscopic appearance that resembles that of cutaneous lymphoma, but shows a clinically benign course. The differential diagnosis of CPL with cutaneous lymphoma is very important because clinical outcomes of them are quite different. We herein describe two cases of B-cell pseudolymphoma, which were difficult to differentiate from cutaneous B-cell lymphlma. All of two cases, Polymerase chain reaction of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement showed polyclonal pattern.
B-Lymphocytes*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Gene Rearrangement
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Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
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Lymphoma
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Pseudolymphoma*
7.Urological Manifestations and Laboratory Finding in Patients wits Tethered Cord Syndrome.
Tae Sung JUNG ; Eun Jung KIM ; Eun Sil LEE ; Son Moon SHIN ; Han Ku MOON ; Yong Hoon PARK
Journal of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology 1997;1(2):155-160
The cytologic findings in fine needle aspiration of a case of myxoid liposarcoma of the mediastinum are described. The smear and cell block of the aspirate revealed solid clusters with background of amorphous material and scattered single tumor cells. The clusters were moderately cellular and consisted of atypical lipoblasts in varying stages of differentiation and delicate plexiform capillaries. Good correlation was found between the histologic and cytologic findings in the fine needle aspirates. The differential diagnosis between myxoid liposarcoma and other myxoid soft tissue tumors is discussed,
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Capillaries
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Liposarcoma, Myxoid
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Mediastinum
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Needles
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Neural Tube Defects*
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Urological Manifestations*
8.Meconium as an Iron Source for the Growth of Staphylococcus Aureus in Amniotic Fluid.
Sung Heui SHIN ; Nam Woong YANG ; Myung Hee LEE ; Eun Woo LEE ; Eun Suk YANG ; Sang Kee PARK ; Yong LIM
Korean Journal of Perinatology 2000;11(3):335-342
No abstract available.
Amniotic Fluid*
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Female
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Iron*
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Meconium*
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Staphylococcus aureus*
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Staphylococcus*
9.Measuring the efficiency of dental hospitals with measurement of the service quality.
Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2012;36(1):46-54
OBJECTIVES: Traditional nonparametric efficiency analysis was based on the relationship between the quantitative input and output measures. This study performed nonparametric efficiency analysis, which uses the results of dental hospital accreditation with quantitative output measures. METHODS: Data came from 35 hospitals between 2008 and 2010 that participated in the demonstration projects of dental hospital accreditation. The study employed two-stage double bootstrapping (TSDB) method to overcome the shortcomings and biased results of the traditional Data Envelope Analysis (DEA). Input measures included staffs, dental hygienists, other chair-side assistants, and administrative personnel, as well as dental equipment (dental chairs). Production measures were total revenues and the number of patients that visited the participating hospitals. We considered the environmental variables, which would affect the efficiency score of dental hospitals, dental hospital types, accreditation scores, and patients' satisfaction scores. RESULTS: There was a large split between the traditional DEA scores and TSDB scores. A total of 22 out of 35 hospitals had perfect efficiency in the traditional method, but none of those showed 100% efficiency in the TSDB. Overall efficiency score was the highest in the dental facility of general hospitals (71% mean efficiency), and dental teaching hospitals were the lowest (55% mean efficiency score). The factors that affected the efficiency of dental hospitals were the types of the dental hospital and the accreditation score. CONCLUSIONS: Traditional DEA scores had biased estimates and tended to be higher. The study found that organizational efforts for improving service qualities and patient safety would affect the efficiency, as well as the accreditation results.
Accreditation
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Administrative Personnel
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Bias (Epidemiology)
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Dental Equipment
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Dental Facilities
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Dental Staff
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Hospitals, General
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Hospitals, Teaching
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Humans
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Patient Safety
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Porphyrins
10.Two Cases of Segmantal Dilatation of the Intestine in Newborn Infants.
Tai Sung JUNG ; Eun Sil LEE ; Son Moon SHIN ; Young Soo HUH
Korean Journal of Perinatology 1997;8(3):315-323
Segmental dilatation of small intestine or colon can induce signs of intestinal obstruction, such as abdominal distension, vomiting and constipation. There are no anatomical gross obstructive lesions, and moreover, ganglion cells are observed in both dilated and undilated distal segments of the intestine. It often accompanied by other congenital anomalies. We reported two cases of segmental dilatation of the intestine in the newborn infants, one in small intestine and the other in colon, with brief review of the related literatures.
Colon
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Constipation
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Dilatation*
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Ganglion Cysts
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
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Intestinal Obstruction
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Intestine, Small
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Intestines*
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Vomiting