Alterations of serum vitamin D metabolites were observed by competitive protein-binding assay and radioreceptor assay in 46 patients with renal disease inckding chronic renal failure (CRF), nephrotic syndrcme (NS) and nephritis. The results indicated that serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OHD) level decreased 41.2% as compared with the control group (P

Objective To explore the clinical value of serum inhibin B in predicting ovarian stone.Methods 158 patients were divided 3 groups:73 premature ovarian failure(POF) group and 55 decreasing ovarian stone(DOS) group,while 30 nomal women were taken as the control group,their basal serum inhibin B(INHB),estradiol(E2),follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),resistance index(RI),ovary follicle(OVF),ovary diameter(OVD),and symptom point were detected.Results Comparde with the control group,the level of INHB decreased significantly in the POF group and DOS group(P

Objective To establish a comprehensive evaluation system for clinical pathway quality for evaluation and verification.Methods Literature retrieval, clustering mergers and experts consultation method were used to determine indicators for clinical pathway quality evaluation, while gray correlation method was employed to calculate indicators weight coefficient and to evaluate indicators scoring,and sum indicators weighted scoring, so as to establish a clinical pathway quality comprehensive evaluation model.Indicator data of Shanghai′s 18 tertiary hospitals were used for verification.Results A total of 12 evaluation indicators, such as entry rate, mutation rate, completion rate and average length of stay were selected.After the weight calculation and grade scoring, the mathematical model of clinical pathway quality comprehensive evaluation was constructed.Data of these hospitals were put into the evaluation system for assigning ratings calculation, harvesting the overall score and ranking of each hospital.These data can help find out key management and key hospital intervention indicators in the next stage.Conclusions Different hospitals will be put on the same platform for comparison in this clinical pathway evaluation system, and the results can be quantified.The authors suggest that the next stage of health administration focus on the management of the hospitals and the key management of the sectors, making possible the prospective management of clinical pathways.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Buruli Ulcer ; pathology ; surgery ; DNA, Bacterial ; analysis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mycobacterium ulcerans ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Tuberculosis, Cutaneous ; pathology

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility,the safety and the effect of early postoperative enteral nutrition in patients with esophageal cancer.Methods: On the first postoperative day,40 patients were randomly divided into two groups.One group was given isocaloric total parenteral nutrition through central vein(TPN group) and the other group was fed with enteral nutrition through nasoenteric tubes or jejunostomy tubes which were inserted during the operation(EEN group).All variables were measured before operation and on postoperative day 1 and 8.Blood was drawn at different time points to assess albumin,prealbumin and transferrin.Immune response was determined by immunoglobins,total lymphocytes,T-lymphocyte subsets and NK cells. Inflammatory response were determined by C-reactive protein,IL-6 and TNF-?.Morbidity,mortality and length of hospital stay were also evaluated. Results: Tolerance of enteral nutrition was excellent.Neither mortality nor serious morbidity occurred in all patients during the period of study.After the study,the levels of serum prealbumin,total lymphocytes,CD3,CD4 and CD4/CD8 ratio in the EEN group were significantly higher than the levels in the TPN group.The concentrations of IL-6 and the length of hospital stay in the EEN group were significantly lower than in the TPN group.Conclusion: Early postoperative enteral nutrition in patients with esophageal cancer is safe,and also has the benefit effects of enhancing the body status of nutrition and immune function,and reducing the inflammatory response and the length of hospital stay.

Objective To optimize and establish the extractive technology of taxol from Taxus baccatal L.. Methods HPLC was applied to determine the content of taxol. The orthogonal test was adopted to examine the effects of the 4 factors consisting of ethanol concentration,ethanol volume,extractive times and extractive time. Results Ethanol concentration and ethanol volume were essential factors influencing the extraction of taxol. High concentration and amount of ethanol facilitated the extraction. Extractive times and extractive time were also important. By single-factorial effect,2 h and 2 times in each extraction of taxol were the best. Conclusion The optimum extractive condition is T9 (A3B3C2D1) and T8 (A3B2C1D3).

The morphological indexes of the Scuophularia ningpoensis seedlings including the longth, diameter and weight were measured, clustering analysis was used to set up the standard quality grading of seedlings of S. Ningpoensis by SPSS. Field experiment was carried out to measure the indicators of plants growth and development, the yield and the quality. The results showed that the growth and yield of class I seedlings were better than those of class II and III. The content of main active ingredients was affected barely by seedlings classification. To ensure the quality, class II seedlings or above should be used for plantation. The established quality classification standard of S. ningpoensis seedlings was scientific and feasible, and provides the basis for the standardized cultivation of S. ningpoensis.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; standards ; Quality Control ; Scrophularia ; chemistry ; classification ; growth & development ; Seedlings ; chemistry ; growth & development

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Learning guidance in pathology teaching can help to improve the students' learning ability. Learning guidance can be mainly done in two aspects:developing and fostering the students' learning ability on their own and guiding the students to review scientifically.