Diabetes-related macular exudation is a common fundus change associated with diabetes mellitus,charactered by hard exudates of macular area.It is one of main causes of lowing vision in diabetic patients.The incidence of diabetes-related macular exudation is increasing recent years,and therefore the diabetic maculopathy is also a matter of urgent concern.Domestic and international studies suggested that many systemic factors,such as blood glucose level,blood pressure,hypertension,higher blood lipid,inflammatory factors and genetic predisposition,exert impacts in the pathogenesis and development of diabetic retinopathy.However,whether the hard exudates of macular area also is associated with systemic factors mentioned above is unclear up to now.Since the hard exudates of diabetic maculopathy may leads to permanent loss of visual function,it is very important for us to find the effective prevent and managing approaches.This paper aimed to review the progress in this field and summarize the relevant risk factors that must be strictly controlled.

Sepsis is a complex systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by infection.Sepsis can deteriorate to severe sepsis,septic shock,and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.Due to the use of antimicrobial agents,fluid resuscitation and the developments of all kinds of support life,the treatment of sepsis has greatly improved over the past years.However,the mortality rates of sepsis still remain high.Rapid,accurate and early diagnosis of sepsis is a key factor to lower the high mortality rate of sepsis.Recently,it has been found that some biomarkers are closely associated with early diagnosis of sepsis and are helpful for the treatment.These biomarkers for early diagnosis include presepsin(sCD14-subtype),neutrophil CD64,soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1),soluble CD163,microRNAs,copeptin,and so on.Examining these biomarkers alone or in combination will bring new opportunities for the early diagnosis of sepsis,and hopefully provide new ideas for the treatment of sepsis.This article reviews the progress on the current emerging biomarkers for early diagnosis of sepsis.

Staphylococcus aureus continues to be a major pathogen in both community and healthcare associated infections.The pathogenicity of staphylococcus aureus is a complex process involving a variety of extracellular and cell wall components that are coordinately expressed during different stages of infection.Accessory gene regulator (agr)-mediated quorum sensing plays a major role in staphylococcal pathogenesis.However,agr dysfunction strains exist extensively in staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.This review will mainly focus on the influence of agr dysfunction on staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation,clinical course and outcome of infectious diseases,and antibiotic resistance.

By the traditional Chinese medicine obtaining-pulse equipment coupled with pressure living like flexibility transducer and B-ultrasound scarching unit,collecting demic radial artery signal on cunkou,with the key link of four pulse tracings attributes in term of "position","rate","shape" and "force",each detecting indexes were analyzed synchronically with press pulse wave and ultrasound vas dynamic state changing trendgraph.According to the time lock analysis of electrocardiogram marking method and radial artery pulse wave,the theory approach of pulse tracings digitization were undertaken,and the scores of four attributes on pulse tracings were determined as well.

Objective To evaluate the application value of the VATS combined with artificial pneumothorax in extended thymectomy. Methods From March 2013 to November 2014, we completed 45 cases of expanded thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis .According to the choice of patients , the surgeries were divided into two groups .The artificial pneumothorax group (24 cases) was given thoracoscopic expanded resection under artificial pneumothorax , while the conventional surgery group (21 cases) was given conventional thoracoscopic surgery .The operation time , intraoperative bleeding , operative field show ( to expose the offside mediastinal fat and cardiophrenic angle fat fully ) and symptom relief were compared between the two groups . Results The operations were successful in all the 45 cases.As compared with the conventional surgery group , the artificial pneumothorax group had shorter operation time [(93.8 ±16.8) min vs.(119.5 ±23.3) min, t=-4.293, P=0.000], less intraoperative hemorrhage [(54.2 ±43.7) ml vs.(92.9 ±41.0) ml, t=-3.048, P=0.004] and better operation exposure [91.7% (22/24) vs.57.1%(12/21),χ2 =7.228, P=0.007].However, there was no significant difference in symptom remission rate between the two groups . Conclusion VATS under artificial pneumothorax for thymus expanded resection can fully expose the operation field , with shorter operation time and less blood loss .

Objective To discuss the safety management of hemodialysis equipment for safe and effective treatment to patients.Methods The management methods were summarized in aspects of the installation,utilization and maintenance of hemodialysis equipment.Results The hemodialysis patients received the safe and effective treatment through the strict management and the standardized system.Conclusion The standardized management can not only reduce the unnecessary failures of the equipment,and prolong the service life,but also increase the utilization rate of the equipment,and provide the best,safest and most satisfactory treatment for patients.

The liver specific contrast agent gadolinium ethoxybenzyldiethylenetriaminepe ntaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) is routinely used in clinical magnetic resonance imaging. It combines assessment of tissue perfusion during the vascular phase with hepatocyte specific imaging during the hepatobiliary phase. This combination of imaging properties has been shown to provide excellent results in the detection and differentiation of liver lesions. The enhancement characteristics of Gd-EOB-DTPA in hepatocellular carcinoma, regenerative nodules and degenerated nodules were summarized in this review. Liver cell specific contrast agent can further improve the diagnostic ability.

Objective:To investigate the correlation of ABCB1 polymorphisms and the synergistic effect of Wuzhi capsules on ta-crolimus. Methods:The ABCB11236C>T(rs1128503), ABCB12677G>T/A(rs2032582) and ABCB13435C>T(rs1045642) genotypes were determined by restriction fragment length polymorphism ( RFLP) analysis. The whole blood levels of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients were measured by chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. Analysis of covariance ( ANCOVA) was per-formed to determine the difference of tacrolimus C0/D among the various groups. Results: Whether co-administeration of Wuzhi cap-sules and tacrolimus or not, tacrolimus C0/D of ABCB11236C>T, ABCB12677G>T/A and ABCB13435C>T genotype and haplo-type was without significant difference. Conclusion:When combined with Wuzhi capsules, ABCB11236C>T, ABCB12677G>T/A and ABCB13435C>T mutation is not associated with tacrolimus C0/D.

Sclerosing cholangitis includes a spectrum of chronic, variably progressive cholestatic liver disease characterized by inflammation, fibrosis and stricture of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. Sclerosing cholangitis can be divided into primary sclerosing cholangitis of unidentified etiology and secondary sclerosing cholangitis caused by various identifiable etiologies, including immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis, recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, ischemic cholangitis, acquired immunodeficiency syndromerelated cholangitis and eosinophilic cholangitis. In this article, we describe the imaging findings of the various spectrums of sclerosing cholangitis with anemphasis on a systemic approach in differential diagnosis. It is very important for magnetic resonance cholangiography and endoscopic cholangiography in imaging diagnosis and differential diagnosis of sclerosing cholangitis. We also discuss the clinical significance and therapeutic options for treating sclerosing cholangitis.

Objectives To provide outline for the Research & Development department of hospitals making research strategy by analyzing the quantity of publications and their cited status for the top 20 hospitals in SCI and MEDLINE, and the top 100 hospitals in domestic publications in 2008. Methods The number of publications and their cited times for the first 20 hospitals in SCI and MEDLINE, and the top 100hospitals in domestic publications in 2008 were analyzed with bibliometric analysis. Results Compared with 2007, the increased number and ratio of publications in SCI and MEDLINE for the top 20 hospitals were 1050, 51.19% and 658, 15.04%, respectively; for top 100 hospitals, the average decreased number of domestic publications was 2.08, and the number of cited publications was increased 202.52 and the increased ratio was 13.51%. Conclusions The SCI publications from top 20 hospitals increase sharply, the increase of the MEDLINE articles from the top 20 hospitals is slowly. The negative growth is showed in the number of domestic articles for the top 100 hospitals. In addition, the increase of cited articles is slowly and disproportion.