Objective To compare the difference of clinical symptoms and cognitive function between starting young and middle-aged depression patients with and without attempted suicide behavior.Methods Depressive patients were divided into two groups.One group was composed of patients with attempted suicide behavior (n =62),the other group was composed of patients without attempted suicide behavior(n =61).The cognitive function were measured by WAIS-RC,Wechsler Memorv Scale and Wisconsin Card Sorting test(WCST).The patients were evaluated by symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90).Results There were significant differences in the score of depressive factor between tow groups,such as attempted suicide (2.90 ± 1.00,2.51 ± 0.76).There were significant differences in some nenuropsychological test between tow groups,such as long-term memory (35.28 ± 6.87,41.60 ±4.24),short-term memory (51.32 ± 13.41,118.98 ± 10.95),intelligence quotient(107.41 ± 15.78,118.98 ± 10.95),total quizzes number (73.18 ± 27.02,64.14 ± 28.71),perseverative errors (32.77 ± 17.93,23.73 ± 13.64).Conclusions There are certain characteristics on clinical symptoms of depressive patients with attempted suicide.The low cognitive function levels play an important role in the risk of suicide in depressive patients.

ObjectiveTo compare with the difference of cognitive function between first episode young and middle-aged depression patients with and without somatization.Methods 61 depression patients with somatization and 58 depression patients without somatization attended in this comparison assessment.The cognitive function were measured by WAIS-RC,Wechsler memory scale and Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST).ResultsThere were significant differences in some neuropsychological test between tow groups,such as vocabulary(9.74± 2.40,10.74 ± 2.91 ) ; pictures fill in the blank (5.54 ± 1.65,6.30 ± 1.91 ) ; recognition ( 7.07 ± 2.35,8.28 ±2.76) ; understanding (6.41 ± 2.57,8.28 ± 2.23 ) ; persistent number of errors ( 69.02 ± 11.49,53.11 ± 12.92 ),ConclusionThe cognitive function of first episode young and middle-aged depression patients with somatization is worse that of depression without somatization.

This paper outlines some molecular marking technology based on rDNA sequences and several DNA fingerprinting technology (RAPD, ARDRA, AFLP, REP/ERIC-PCR) used in classification, identifica-tion and diversity research in lactic acid bacteria. The principles, methods and progress in recent years of these technologies were also introduced. At the same time, this paper also compares the advantages and dis-advantages of these methods. People should choose suitable method according to their purposes.

Tsutsugamushi disease is an acute infectious rickettsial disease caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi. Due to its variety of clinical signs, this disease is often misdiagnosed. This article examines a total of 4 patients who visited our clinics with fever and sore throat. 3 of them had body temperature of 39.5 Celsius degrees when admitted. The characteristic black eschar occurred on 4 of them. Lymphadenopathy occurred on 2 of them. Cough occurred on 1 of them. Lab tests showed that 3 of them had Leukocytosis, 1 of them had increased bronchovascular markings, and 3 of them had Weil-Felix test positive. After admission, all patients, who were confirmed of diagnosis of tsutsugamushi disease instead of tonsillitis, received the comprehensive treatment and cured afterwards.
Diagnostic Errors ; Humans ; Orientia tsutsugamushi ; Pharyngitis ; etiology ; Scrub Typhus ; complications ; diagnosis ; Tonsillitis ; diagnosis

Objective To investigate the efficacy,side effects and cosmetic effects of breast-conserving operation combined with radiotherapy for patients with breast cancer. Methods Forty-three patients with early stage of breast cancer(n=30 for stage I and n=13 for stage II) were performed extended resection plus axillary lymph node dissection or quadrant resection plus axillary lymph node dissection.After operation,tangential field irradiation was conducted with 50 Gy of X ray,tumor bed was irradiated with additional 10 Gy of electron beam,and supraclavicular field irradiation was also administered with 30 Gy of X ray and 22 Gy of electron beam. Results There was no recurrence during the follow up for 14 to 50 months.The acute side effects of radiotherapy included breast complaints(n=10,grade Ⅰ,23.26%),skin erythema and hyperpigmentation(n=19,grade Ⅰ,44.19%),moist desquamation(n=5,grade Ⅱ,11.63%) and radiation esophagitis(n=4,grade Ⅰ,9.30%),while one patient experienced radiation esophagitis one month after radiotherapy.No such complications as skin fibrosis and necrosis,angiotelectasis,breast and upper extremity edema occurred.The short-term cosmetic effects were satisfactory to 93.02% of all the patients. Conclusion For early stage of breast cancer(stage I and stage Ⅱ),breast-conserving operation combined with radiotherapy may yield satisfactory survival rate and short-term cosmetic effects,as well as low incidences of side effects.

Objective To provide evidence for the application of nutritional intervention strategy by analyzing perioperative nutritional status of retroperitoneal liposarcoma patients.Methods 60retroperitoneal liposarcoma patients were divided into primary group (27 cases) and relapse group (33cases).These patients were put on nutritional risk evaluation using nutritional risk screening (2002)(NRS2002) within 24 hours of admission,and the serum albumin (ALB) value was recorded.Results Preoperative NRS2002 score showed that relapse group had a higher chance of cacotrophy.Serum albumin level from different time point showed that patients in relapse group were more prone to cacotrophy (respectively t =9.174,4.720,10.950,8.772,10.960,all P ＜ 0.05) and subject to slower recovery of gastrointestinal function [(86 ± 15) h vs.(61 ± 6) h] (t =7.903,P ＜ 0.05),prolonged antibiotic use [(15.5 ± 5.6) d vs.(7.3 ± 0.7) d],t =7.55,P ＜ 0.05),the average length of hospital stay was longer [(25.5±6.0) d vs.(14.1 ± 1.7)d] (t =9.571,P＜0.05),and higher inhospita cost [(13.2±5.6) × 104 yuan vs.(6.8 ± 0.9) × 104 yuan] (t =5.871,P ＜ 0.05).Though there was no difference between the two groups in incision complication rates (x2 =2.625,P ＞ 0.05)Conclusions Retroperitoneal liposarcoma patients has perioperative nutritional risk.Compared with the primary group,patients from relapse group have higher chance to got cacotrophy.NRS2002 scoring system is simple,it could be used in predicting nutritional risk for those patients.

Chromosome Aberrations ; Environmental Exposure ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Magnetic Fields

Objective To investigate the CT imaging features of urinary tract ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis.Methods The CT imaging data of three patients with ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis were collected from August,2008 to April,2012.Their data combined with related literatures were used to review CT imaging features of urinary tract pseudolithiasis.Those three patients,including 2 males and 1 female,were 9,21 and 55 years old,respectively.Ceftriaxone sodium was administrated to one patient due to appendicitis and the other two patients due to urinary tract infection.After ceftriaxone treatment,1 case began to have backache and abdominal pain on day 13,1 case presented backache with floc in the urine on day 2 and progressed to anuria,and the other one had cotton-like material in the urine on day 5.Urinary tract high density shadows were found in all patients by CT scan.The patient with anuria was treated with ureteroscopic lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy.The other 2 cases were arranged to be followed up with CT scan.In those cases,the CT showed that the high density shadow in one patient disappeared 16 days after drug discontinuation.The high density shadow was significantly reduced 12 days after ceftriaxone withdrawal in the other one.However,no follow-up was performed afterwards.Results All the urinary tract ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis presented the high density shadows on CT,with CT value 47-667 HU.The density of CT results is homogenic,except one ureteral stone.The pseudolithiasis,existed in kidney,ureter and bladder simultaneously,were found in two patients.And the other patient was found that the pseudolithiasis existed in both kidney and bladder.Two cases were accompanied with hydroureter and hydronephrosis and the other case were accompanied with cholecystolithiasis.The multiple renal pseudolithiasis was noticed in 2 cases,which exhibited the nodular shape.And one patient with hydronephrosis presented both sand-like and nodular stones.Ureteral pseudolithiasis was found in 1 case with 4 stones and the other one with 2 stones.In those pseudolithiasis,5 appeared column morphology and one showed nodular shape.The single nodular stone in bladder was found in one case.And the multiple bladder stones were found in 2 cases.Conclusions The CT imaging characters of urinary tract ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis are high homogenic density shadows in multiple parts of bilateral urinary tracts.The ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis is column shape in ureter and sand-like or nodular shape in kidney and bladder.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1 )in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).Methods Sixty-one PBC patients and 59 AIH patients,who were hos-pitalized or visited the outpatient department from June 2012 to September 2013,as well as 50 healthy controls,were included in the study. The PBC patients included 29 incipient cases,21 cases in remission,and 11 recurrent cases;the AIH patients included 26 incipient cases, 20 cases in remission,and 13 recurrent cases.Serum sICAM-1 level was measured by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immu-nosorbent assay,and serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT)and total bilirubin (TBil)were determined by biochemical enzyme as-say.Comparison between groups was made by analysis of variance;Pearson correlation analysis was performed.Results Among PBC pa-tients,the incipient group and recurrent group had significantly higher serum sICAM-1 levels than the remission group and control group (P=0.000 for all);there was no significant difference in serum sICAM-1 level between the incipient group and recurrent group (P=0.484);the remission group had a significantly higher serum sICAM-1 level than the control group (P=0.000).Among AIH patients, the incipient group and recurrent group had significantly higher serum sICAM-1 levels than the remission group and control group (P=0.000 for all);there was no significant difference in serum sICAM-1 level between the incipient group and recurrent group (P=0.802);no significant difference in serum sICAM-1 level was seen between the remission group and control group (P=0.281).For patients with PBC and AIH,serum sICAM-1 level was positively correlated with serum levels of ALT (r=0.664,P=0.000;r=0.784,P=0.000) and TBil (r=0.715,P=0.000;r=0.580,P=0.000).Conclusion Serum sICAM-1 may be involved in the immunologic injury in PBC and AIH.In patients with PBC and AIH,the elevation of serum sICAM-1 level is closely correlated with the severity of liver damage. Clinical monitoring of serum sICAM-1 level may play an important role in severity assessment,prognostic evaluation,and therapy guidance among patients with autoimmune liver diseases.

Objective To analyze the influence of vasoactive drugs on hemodynamics in septic shock patients and to explore the guiding value of systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) for the application of vasoactive drugs .Methods 21 cases of septic shock in ICU from March 2010 to April 2012 were retrospectively analyzed .The PiCCO monitor technique was applied to monitor the he-modynamic parameters including the cardiac index (CI) ,intrathoracic blood volume index (ITBI) ,systemic cenous resistance index (SVRI) and mean arterial pressure(MAP) ,once per 6-8 h .ITBI>850 mL/m2 was taken as the normal criterion .The data of 202 cases meeting the criterion were collected .These cases were divided into two groups according to whether MAP reach 65 mm Hg , the differences of hemodynamic parameters between the two groups were compared .The MAP≥65 mm Hg group was redivided in-to the group 1 ,2 and 3 according to SVRI .Blood characteristics of pressure ,CI and ITBI were compared among these 3 groups .Re-sults The ITBI value in the MAP<65 mm Hg group and the MAP≥65 mm Hg group was higher than the normal value .The CI and SVRI values in the MAP≥65 mm Hg group were higher than those in the MAP< 65 mm Hg group(P<0 .05) ,while the ITBI value had no difference between the two groups .The ITBI values in the three groups with different SVRI all were higher than the upper normal limit ,furthermore ,in the comparisons among 3 groups ,only comparison between the group 1 and the group 3 had sta-tistical difference(P= 0 .47) .When SVRI was lower ,the CI value was higher than the normal value .Along with the increase of SVRI ,MAP increased gradually ,and CI gradually declined .When SVRI was too high ,MAP had no significant increase ,but the CI value was lower than the lower limit .Conclusion The SVRI monitoring by PiCCO can help to guide the application of vasoactive drugs in septic shock patients ,lower SVRI means the declined vascular reaction and higher SVRI indicates the low cardiac function , moreover blood pressure can not be further enhanced by vascular excessive contraction .