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findings ; Laboratories ; Food Poisoning

Lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are common spinal disorders that most of the times are incidental findings or respond favorably to conservative treatment. In a small percentage of the patients, surgical intervention becomes necessary. Because too much attention has been paid to novel surgical techniques and new modern spinal implants, some of fundamental concepts have been forgotten. Identifying that small but important number of patients with lumbar spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis who would really benefit from lumbar surgery is one of those forgotten concepts. In this paper, we have developed an algorithmic approach to determine who is a good candidate for surgery due to lumbar spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis.
Humans ; Incidental Findings ; Lumbosacral Region ; Spondylolisthesis* ; Spondylolysis*

A giant Lingzhi mushroom newly found in DaLat, Central Highland of South of Vietnam (alt. 1330m) was determined as a new species: Ganoderma dalatense Th¸m sp. nov., with laccate crust developed irregularly on the lower surface of the pilei (as chimeras on the hymenium surfaces) as a distinguished macrocharacter from other know Ganoderma species, with extraordinary sizes: 106 cm in length, up to 31 cm in thickness, 31kg in weight. This holotype specimen would be largest in Ganoderma in the world, recorded up to date. Detailed diagnosis was given and thoroughly discussed with related other taxa.
Agaricales ; Incidental Findings ; Plants, Medicinal ; Pharmaceutical Preparations

The first time the Stephania viridiflavens H.S. Lo et M. Yang has been discovered in North Vietnam (SonLa province).
Stephania ; Incidental Findings ; Plants, Medicinal ; Medicine, Traditional

We report on 3 patients who presented with symptoms of Ki obstruction, Ki deficiency, and disorder of the body's fluid metabolism, successfully treated with bukuryoingohangekobokuto. In our experience, bukuryoingohangekobokuto has been effective in 25 of the 30 patients (6 men and 24 women) to whom is has been administered, who also presented with Ki obstructions, Ki deficiencies and disorders of the body's fluid metabolism as mentioned above. The most common subjective symptom in all these effectively-treated patients was hot flashes. Other signs were epigastric pain or discomfort accompanied by chest signs and symptoms, such as palpitations, heartburn, chest oppression or dyspnea. The most common objective findings in these effectively-treated patients were pulsation at the pit of the stomach and navel, and a fluid sound in the stomach upon palpation. Based on our experiences, we believe that prescription of bukuryoingohangekobokuto is best indicated when the presence of the above-mentioned symptoms and findings has been confirmed.
symptoms <1> ; Liquid substance ; Cases ; seconds ; findings

Boiogito, which has been used for obesity, edema and arthritis by using flabby constitution as a clinical indication, is mentioned in Jin Kui Yao Lue (Synopsis of the Golden Chamber). We experienced five cases of wind-wetness syndrome or edema caused by the pathogen Wind successfully treated with boiogito. There were common findings in these cases, i.e., heavy sweating or perspiration while sleeping, chilly feelings and worsening of the evening subjective symptoms and pulse diagnoses, such as floating, string-like and congested pulse in objective findings. On the basis of these cases, we investigated the efficacy of boiogito extract in 10 patients having the all of common findings mentioned above. As a result, boiogito improved symptoms in 8 patients. This suggests that medical examination by interview and distinctive pulsation are important in deciding the Kampo diagnosis for boiogito.
findings ; Clinical ; symptoms <1> ; Indication of ; CONSIDERATION

The literary source of seishitsuketanto, which has been used for intercostal neuralgia, and similar pain in the chest and back, is the text Shou shi bao yuan. We prescribed seishitsuketanto to 5 patients suffering from coldness and/or pain of the thorax. As a result, seishitsuketanto was effective for 4 patients, and not effective for 1 patient. An investigation of the effective cases, an invalid case and references suggest that findings indicating seishitsuketanto have the following features; migratory coldness of the thorax, significant symptoms of disorder in body fluid metabolism, sphygmopalpation without floating pulse, and thoracic pain due to inflammation based on pulmonary insufficiency.
Thorax ; Pain ; Cases ; symptoms <1> ; findings

The chemotherapy unit of our hospital came into existence in April 2002. Since then, we, nurses, have teamed up together in support of cancer patients who visited us for receiving chemotherapy. We investigated the use of the facilities during the first 12 months since the opening of the unit, and made a questionnaire survey to sound out the degree of the patients’ satisfaction and needs. This paper describes our findings.The number of patients who used the chemotherapy unit came to 1,213. The questionnaire survey were conducted on 40 outpatients who initially had visited the department of surgery of our hospital. Of the patient supporting tools, the self-help notebooks were utilized by 27 patients. Those patients who said they took nurses into their confidence numbered 34. They expressed their anguish and uneasy feelings in connection with the condition of their disease and treatment. The same number of patients replied that they wanted to receive chemotherapy even if extra charges were involved. From these findings, it could be said that the patients’satisfaction was great. However, it was also suggested that to obtain the informed consent from the patients there should be explanatory leaflet which explain the therapeutic procedure and additional fees in plain language, that repeated instructions about side effects should be given orally, and that nurses are required to occasionally act as moderators between the unit and other departments in accordance with the patients’wishes. These are some of the patients’needs. To fill them, further studies must be made.
Chemotherapy-Oncologic Procedure ; Unit ; findings ; Satisfaction ; One

As regards the chronic disorders brought about by pesticides to human bodies, attempts have been made to review theses that have been published both at home and abroad in the last several years on the basis of epidemiological studies. The chronic disorders that are found to have something to do with pesticides are neurological disorders (Parkinson's disease, peripheral nervous symptoms, poor coordinations and abnormal deep tendon reflexes), mental disorders (mild cognitive dysfunction and neurosis), pulmonary and bronchial disorders, hematopietic disorders (aplastic anemia), thyroid disorders, ocular disorders, immune disorders, natal disorders and birth defects (teratism, spontaneous abortion, complete transposition of the great arteries and cryptorchism), disorders in childhood growth (disorders in social development and attention deficit disorders, among others), genital disorders (reduction in fertility, erectile dysfunction (ED) and oligozoospermia), oncogenesis and carcinogenesis (childhood cancer, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, others and pulmonary, mammary, cystic, pancreatic, and prostatic cancers).The findings of epidemiological studies do not necessarily produce casual relationships but, as identical findings have come out in many epidemiological studies, it may be argued that they produce findings the casual relationship of which is considerably suspicious. The working of pesticides as chemicals to stir incretion (the working similar to that of estrogen), the working of dioxin contained as a byproduct and the impairment of DNA have something to do with causes to chronic disorders.With not only acute poisoning by pesticides but also chronic disorders, the greatest adverse impacts fall on farmers who are directly engaged in the spraying of pesticides. When it comes to genital disorders, birth defects and tumorigenesis, among others, the spraying of insecticides and the extermination of white ants in and out of the houses ought to be taken into full account.
seconds ; Pesticides ; Chronic Disease ; findings ; epidemiologic