We observed and analysed relating problems concerned to 21 patients of the acute carbamate intoxications, visited the emergency room of cheonju Presbyterian Medical center, from Oct 1993 to july 1996. The results were as follows : 1) Male was more prevalent than female with a ratio of 2:1 in sex distribution and the highest incidence of age group was in third decade and sixth decade of age in male sex 2) the most common drug of intoxication was deltanet in 7 cases, the remainders were bassa in 3 cases, b.p in 3 cases, huradan, qratel and methomyl in 2 cases, each, in order of frequency. 3)Among the exposed carbamate in 13 patients with respiratory failure, detanet was the most common in 6 cases, b.p in 3 cases, methomyl in 2 cases, bassa and huradan each in 1 case. 4) The serum ChE activity of patients were significantly reduced compare to normal.8 patients were between 20~50% of normal,8 patients were above 50% of normal, 4 patients were between 10~20% of normal, only 1 patient was below 10~20% of normal. 5) In 13 patients with respiratory failure, seam ChE activities were below 50% of normal. 6) In all patients with respiratory failure except 1 case time to recovery of the respiratory failure was below 48hrs. 7) Mean dose of atropine administered within first full atropinization and fist 24 hours was significantly higher in patients with than patients without respiratory failure in staitistics(29.3+/-23.3mg, 54.5+/-49.5mg VS 7.6+/-3.6mg, 13.6+/-6.9m) 8) 3 patients among a total of 21 patients expired. So that motality rate was 14.3%. Among the expired cases, 1 patients discontinued treatment due to economic problems and only 2 patients died in hospital during the treatment.
Atropine ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Methomyl ; Protestantism ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; Sex Distribution

No abstract available.
Down Syndrome* ; Heart Defects, Congenital*

No abstract available.
Angelica*

A Clinical study was done on 90 cases of acute myocardial infarction admitted to Busan Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital from January, 1977 to Febuary, 1983. The following results have been obtained. 1) The ratio of male to female was 2.2:1. The most age group were 5th decades(35.6%) and over 5th decades(5th decades and 6th decades) were two-thirds of all age group. And annual incidency were increasing tendencies, in 1980-1982 than 1977-1979. 2) Between the preceding diseases and the risk factors, the most common cause was the smoking (60%). And other associated diseases and factors were hypertension(54.4%), hypercholesterolemia (43.8%), hyperlipidemia(51.4%) and angina pectoris (34.4%). 3) The most common inducing factor was physical exertion(33.3%). And others were emotional stress(23.3%), alcohol drinking(10%), rest and sleeping(5.6%). 4) The major symptoms of acute myocardial infarction were precordial or epigastric pain(96.7%), dyspnea(53.3%), radiating chest pain (51.7%) and painless infarction(3.3%). 5) On laboratory data, there were leukocytosis in 50.5% increased SGOT in 68.6%, increased serum LDH in 75.9% and cardiomegaly in chest x-ray film were 82 percents. 6) The ratio between the anterior and inferior infarction on EKG was 1.9:1. 7) When admission, normal sinus rhythms on EKG were 59 percents. And the common associated electrocardiographic abnormalities were ventricular premature beat (23.6%), atrial fibrillation(15.7%), first degree A-V block (15.7%), left ventricular hypertrophy(15.7%). The most common abnormality was ventricular premature beat(23.6%). 8) The mortality rate of acute myocardial infarction was 10 percents. The causes of death were heart failure(33.3%), ventricular arrhythmia(33.3%), sudden death (22.2%) and cardiogenic shock(11.1%).
Angina Pectoris ; Aspartate Aminotransferases ; Busan ; Cardiac Complexes, Premature ; Cardiomegaly ; Cause of Death ; Chest Pain ; Death, Sudden ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Heart ; Humans ; Hypercholesterolemia ; Infarction ; Leukocytosis ; Male ; Mortality ; Myocardial Infarction* ; Protestantism ; Risk Factors ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Thorax ; X-Ray Film

No abstract available.
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid*

No abstract available.
Citrobacter freundii* ; Citrobacter* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Meningitis*

In spite of highly advanced technology in orthopaedic field, management of femoral neck fracture presents difficult problems due to frequent non-union or avascular necrosis of femoral head even with adequate treatments. Intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck heals in the same way as other intra-articular fractures only by endosteal and not by periosteal repair. Avascular necrosis occurred in one-third of displaced fractures with more than a two-year follow-up and is the most serious remaining factor affecting the result. Many attempts have been made to achieve early diagnosis of nonunion and avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Yet, there is still no reliable clinical method of early detection of the union of femoral neck fracture and the viability of the femoral head. For the early detection of union and viability of femoral head, we performed femoral trochanteric intra-osseous venographic technique. Intraosseous venography was performed in 19 cases of femoral neck fractures in the orthopaedic department of National Medical Center during the period from Jan. 1979 to Dec. 1981. The results were as follows: l. 19 patients of femoral neck fracture were performed osteomedullography. Intra-osseous venous flow across the fracture line was seen in 11 cases from 19 patients. 2. Intra-osseous venous flow across the fracture line was seen between the 6th and 12th week following fracture treatment in rigid fixation and adequate reduction. 3. Osteomedullography is considered as very important study for the early diagnosis of the fracture healing and non-union.
Early Diagnosis ; Femoral Neck Fractures ; Femur ; Femur Neck ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fracture Healing ; Head ; Humans ; Intra-Articular Fractures ; Methods ; Necrosis ; Phlebography

One may sometimes complicated with non-union of the tibia with intact fibula or comparatively early united fibular fracture during the cause of treatment of crural fractures. So that the fibula is to strut the tibial fragment preventing effective contact. Several authors have sporadically reported the removal of a portion of fibula may increase potential compression force across the tibial fracture site and promote bony union of non-delayed union of the tibia. Partial fibulectomy was performed in 9 patients with established nonunion of the tibia at National Medical Center from 1975 to 1982. The results were as follows: 1. Healing occurred in 8 of the 9 cases, and average time to union was 7.4months after fibulectomy. 2. In one case performed B-K amputation due to intractable infection after partial fibulectomy. 3. The average shortening of the involved lower limb was about 1.9cm. 4. All cases did not have significant symptoms at the fibulectomy site after union. 5. Partial fibulectomy proved to be a relatively effective method for the treatment of nonunion of the tibia.
Amputation ; Fibula ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Methods ; Tibia ; Tibial Fractures

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Polycystic Kidney Diseases*