Objective:To analyze the advantages of the pressure-regulated volume control (PRVC) mode compared with the traditional continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV) mode about mechanical ventilation efficiency of ventilator.Methods: For the mechanical ventilation situations, the parameters of PRVC mode, V-CMV mode and P-CMV mode under same detecting conditions were tested by using gas analyzer, which based on the ventilation principle of PRVC mode. And then the differences between PRVC mode and CMV modes were analyzed. Results: PRVC mode can supply the almost same tidal volume, and provide lower pressure and higher compliance compare with the V–CMV mode under the same conditions. On the other hand, PRVC mode can supply more tidal volume and slightly higher compliance compare with the P–CMV mode under the same pressure.Conclusion: PRVC mode has combined with the advantages of CMV mode, and it can make sure the target tidal volume, at the same time, reduce the pressure of airway, and improve the compliance for circuit. It also can make the mechanical ventilation to got more efficiency and more safety.

Objective To evaluate the precipitating factor,mortality,complications of myasthenia gravis crisis and risk factors of prolonged intubation.Methods Totally 82 case records of patients who had been adimitted for having 87 episodes of myasthenia crisis over a period of 15 years from January 1985 to February 2000 and their age, gender, precipitating factors, complications of intubation, and prolonged intubation factors were retrospectively reviewed. Results In 75% of myasthenic crisis patients having precipitating factors, infection was the most often served as the precipitating factors, and then the wound, fatigue, manopause and delivery came the next, 24% of precipitating factors were related to medication. Nine were identified with independent predictors of prolonged intubation. Among the 82 myasthenia crisis patients, 12 died, with a mortality of 14%.Conclusion The prevention and treatment for intubation complications may be the best way for further shortening intubation time and reducing the mortality.

Objective To observe influence of salmeterol xinafoate and fluticasone propionate powder applied in asthmatic exacerbated period on relieving efficacy of a fast-acting beta2-agonist.Methods Eighty-nine children with asthma in exacerbated period were randomly assigned into two groups.Thirty-nine cases in treatment group inhaled salmeterol xinafoate and fluticasone propionate powder, compared with 50 cases in control group treated with budesonide aerosol. Two groups were all given Bricanyl aerolised inhalation in same way at meanwhile.Results The improvement of peak expinatory flow in two groups was evident. The disappearing time of main symptoms and signs, the duration of staying in hospital of two groups were no difference (all P

Objective To study the effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)therapy on shoulder hand syndrome(SHS).Methods 50 patients with SHS were divided into rehabilitation group and control group.The patients in rehabilitation group accepted physiotherapy and TCM therapy,which include marinate in traditional herb,pulsed electromagnetic therapy,massage and stimulate point.The patients in control group accepted physiotherapy only.They were evaluated after 1 month.Results The cured rate and the improved rate in rehabilitation group were higher than those in control group(P<0.05).Conclusion The TCM therapy is effective on SHS.

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Objective To explore the clinical manifestations and the deletion mutation in NEMO gene in incontinentia pigmenti. Methods The clinical manifestations of one neonatal infant were analyzed. By long PCR ampliifcation, the deletion mutations in NEMO gene and pseudogene ΔNEMO were detected. Results The clinical manifestations were typical skin lesions. Histopathological examination showed focal edema sponge and gathered or scattered eosinophilic granulocytes. The deletion of exons 4-10 in both NEMO andΔNEMO genes were detected in the patient. Conclusions Incontinentia pigmenti is a rare X chromosome linked dominant genetic disease. It has typical clinical manifestations and pathological changes, and deletion mutation in NEMO gene.

[Summary] During the past 10 years, the prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM) worldwide has increased greatly.Western dietary pattern is often regarded as the primary causes of the metabolic diseases like obesity and T2DM.A number of other diets have been shown to be effective for the management of obesity and T2DM, such as the Mediterranean diet, the vegetarian diet, the low-calorie diet and the macrobiotic diet.In addition, recent studies have suggested that an imbalance of the intestinal microbiota may be involved in the development of obesity and T2DM.The main regulator of the intestinal microbiota is diet, and the composition of microbiota is impacted by long time diet pattern.This article reviews the recent advance in the influence of different diet patterns on human metabolism and gut microbiota.

Purpose To investigate the correlation between BRAF V600E mutation and clinicopathologic parameters in bilateral welldifferentiated thyroid carcinoma.Method Collected 80 patients with papillary thyoid carcinoma (PTC) (67 patients with classical type,8 patients with follicular variant,3 patients with oncocytic variant,2 patients with tall cell variant),5 patients with follicular carcinoma and 30 normal tissues near the tumor,BRAF V600E mutation was detected via polymerase chain reaction.Result The presence of BRAF V600E mutation was found in 52 patients with PTC (65.0％),the mutation was not in the 5 patients with ollicular carcinoma as well as in the 30 normal tissues near the tumor.The BRAF V600E mutation was positively correlated with age,capsule invasion,lymph node metastasis,tumor clinical stage.In the histological variant of PTC,the BRAF V600E mutation rate of classical type and tall cell variant is very high (70.1％,100.0％),but the BRAF V600E mutation rate of follicular variant is very low (33.3％).Conclusion The BRAF V600E mutation rates are different in different age groups.The BRAF V600E mutation was positively correlated with capsule invasion,lymph node metastasis,tumor clinical stage.The BRAF V600E mutation rate of classical type and tall cell variant is very higher than follicular variant.

Objective To investigate the role of electromyography(EMG) in diagnosis of nervous system diseases in children.(Met)-hods EMG tests were carried out in 354 patients with nervous system diseases,and the data and results of EMG tests were analyzed.Results One hundred and sixty-six patients′ results of EMG were abnormal.Among these abnormalities,36 cases were myogenic,47 cases were neurogenic,abnormalities of 69 cases were located in peripheral nerves,3 cases got positive in repetitive nerve stimulation(RNS),and 11 cases were on the borderline.In 36 myogenic patients,clinical diagnosis were as follow: progressive muscular dystrophy(PMD,18 cases),polymyositis(2 cases),mitochondrial encephalomyopathy(1 case), and the other 15 cases had no definite diagnosis.In 47 neurogenic patients,the diagnosis were spinal muscular atrophy(SMA,29 cases),sequela of poliomyelitis(2 cases),acute transverse myelitis(ATM,4 cases),and the other 12 patients had no definite diagnosis.In 69 cases of peripheral nerve abnormality,diagnosis were injury of brachial nerve(23 cases),hereditary motor sensory neuropathy(HMSN,2 cases),Guillain-Barre syndrome(GBS,9(ca)-ses),chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy(CIDP,1 case),injury of facial nerve(4 cases),injury of common(pe)-roneal nerve(6 cases),metachromatic leukodystrophy(MLD,1 case),and the other 23 patients had no definite diagnosis.Three patients who got RNS positive were all diagnosed myasthenia gravis(MG),and ocular type(1 case),general type(2 cases).Eleven patients whose EMG results were borderline were all diagnosed indefinitely.One hundred and eighty-eight patients had normal results of EMG test.The diagnosis of these patients were included ocular MG(21 cases),cerebral palsy(CP,5 cases),ATM(2 cases),polymyositis((1 case)),and some other nervous system diseases(21 cases),and the other 138 were diagnosed indefinitely.Conclusions 1.EMG plays an important role in definite diagnosis of PMD,SMA,poliomyelitis and nerve injury;2.EMG can provide clue or basis in the differential(dia)gnosis of nervous system diseases which involved lower motor unit;3.EMG test has very low positive results in children with MG;(4.EMG) has little help in diagnosis of diseases involved upper motor unit only.

Objective To investigate the expression of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in local advanced esophageal carcinoma patients,and to explore the relationship between its change rule and the recent curative effect and significance.Methods The serum levels of VEGF in 46 patients with local advanced esophageal carcinoma were detected by ELISA before and after concurrent chemoradiotherapy,the serum levels of VEGF in 46 healthy people were detected at the same time.Results The serum VEGF levels of local advanced esophageal carcinoma patients before treatment and health control group were (264.66±62.11) ng/L and (101.96±39.53) ng/L,and the difference was statistically significant (t =23.367,P =0.000).After treatment,the serum VEGF level of patients with esophageal cancer was decreased to (127.50±49.07) ng/L (t =19.086,P =0.000).After the treatment,the serum VEGF levels of complete remission (CR) and partial remission (PR) patients were decreased [(94.03±38.86) ng/L vs (248.79±47.84) ng/L,(117.06±20.68) ng/L vs (295.26±67.20) ng/L,both P =0.000],the level of the stable disease (SD) patients was decreased,too [(235.63±26.05) ng/L vs (385.67±26.50) ng/L,P =0.017].Conclusions The recent curative effects of docetaxel and nedaplatin chemotherapy combined with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for the local advanced esophageal carcinoma patients are significant.The levels of serum VEGF before and after treatment can be used as an important index to judge the treatment effect.