1.POEMS syndrome with hepatosplenomegaly as the initial manifestation: A report of two cases
Ye ZHANG ; Wenqing WANG ; Jing LI ; Qianrong BAI ; Jiayu LI ; Yan CHENG ; Miaomiao FANG ; Nana GAO ; Changxing HUANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(1):127-132
POEMS syndrome is a rare condition associated with plasma cell disorders, and it often involves multiple systems and has diverse clinical manifestations. This article reports two cases of POEMS syndrome with hepatosplenomegaly as the initial manifestation. During the course of the disease, the patients presented with lower limb weakness, hepatosplenomegaly, lymph node enlargement, ascites, hypothyroidism, positive M protein, and skin hyperpigmentation, and 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging revealed bone lesions mainly characterized by osteolytic changes and plasma cell tumors. There was an increase in the serum level of vascular endothelial growth factor. The patients were finally diagnosed with POEMS syndrome, and the symptoms were relieved after immunomodulatory treatment.
2.Correlation between driver gene mutation and environmental exposure factors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer in Xi'an City
Yang HU ; Qianrong WANG ; Mengxue WANG ; Na CHENG ; Meijuan WU ; Xianna WU ; Juanhua SUN
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2025;36(1):114-117
Objective To understand the driver gene mutation status in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Xi'an City, and to analyze the association with environmental exposure factors. Methods A total of 305 NSCLC patients admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University from January 2019 to December 2023 were included. The driver gene mutation status was observed, and the relationship with environmental exposure factors was analyzed. Results The driver gene mutation rate of 305 patients was 46.89%, with EGFR gene mutation accounting for the highest proportion, and 4 cases of gene co-mutations were detected. There was a difference in gender among patients with different single drive gene mutations (P<0.05), and the proportion of EGFR in women was significantly higher (P<0.05). Univariate analysis showed that there were statistical differences in family history, smoking history, long-term cooking history, and fried smoked food intake between patients with driver gene mutation and patients without driver gene mutation (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis suggested that long-term cooking history (OR=2.392), and fried smoked food intake (OR=2.849) were the environmental exposure factors affecting EGFR gene mutation (P<0.05), and smoking history (OR=1.377) was an environmental exposure factor of KRAS gene mutation (P<0.05). Conclusion EGFR gene mutation accounts for the highest proportion of NSCLC patients in Xi'an City, and is mainly female. Long-term cooking history, and fried smoked food intake are related to EGFR gene mutation. There is a certain association between smoking history and KRAS gene mutation.
3.Distribution of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and its association with perinatal outcomes
Jin CHEN ; Dan YANG ; Qianrong LI ; Yan SANG ; Zhi YU ; Jiao XU ; Xuemei WANG ; Heying HUANG ; Xue TANG ; Lin ZHUANG ; Xiaoyin WANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(11):2343-2350
ObjectiveTo investigate the distribution of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and its association with perinatal outcomes, and to provide a basis for precise treatment based on TCM syndrome differentiation. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 275 patients with ICP who were admitted to The Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from April 2023 to April 2025. A hierarchical cluster analysis was used to summarize TCM syndromes. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. A multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the clinical features significantly associated with TCM syndrome. ResultsThe cluster analysis identified three core TCM syndromes among the 275 patients with ICP, i.e., liver-gallbladder damp-heat syndrome (45.8%), syndrome of blood deficiency generating wind (30.9%), and liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome (23.3%). There was a significant difference in the distribution of TCM syndromes between different groups stratified by maternal age at delivery, parity, history of ICP recurrence, gestational weeks at disease onset, total bile acid (TBA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and comorbidity with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (all P<0.05). The multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that<34 gestational weeks at disease onset was significantly associated with all three syndromes (damp-heat: odds ratio [OR]=3.769, P<0.001; blood deficiency: OR=4.031, P<0.001; liver stagnation: OR=3.552, P<0.001). Liver-gallbladder damp-heat syndrome was associated with maternal age ≥35 years at disease onset (OR=2.048, P=0.014), parity ≥2 times (OR=1.921, P=0.034), history of ICP recurrence (OR=2.404, P=0.030), ALT ≥200 U/L (OR=2.051, P=0.018), comorbidity with GDM (OR=1.944, P=0.029), and TBA ≥40 μmol/L (OR=2.542, P=0.024). The syndrome of blood deficiency generating wind syndrome was associated with maternal age ≥35 years (OR=2.939, P=0.003), parity ≥2 time (OR=3.222, P=0.003), history of ICP recurrence (OR=3.809, P=0.010), ALT ≥200 U/L (OR=2.889, P=0.006), comorbidity with GDM (OR=3.711, P=0.001), and comorbidity with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (OR=4.472, P=0.011). Liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome was associated with TBA ≥40 μmol/L (OR=2.995, P=0.044). The analysis of perinatal outcomes showed that there were significant differences in mode of delivery, gestational weeks at the time of delivery, postpartum blood loss, and neonatal birth weight between the three groups with different TCM syndromes (all P<0.05). ConclusionLiver-gallbladder damp-heat syndrome, syndrome of blood deficiency generating wind, and liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome are the main TCM syndrome types in ICP, and the distribution of TCM syndromes is closely associated with clinical factors and perinatal outcomes, which provides a basis for precise TCM syndrome differentiation and individualized treatment.
4.Correlation between parental emotional regulation difficulties and emotional regulation in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Xinxin YUE ; Ruonan LIU ; Qianrong LIU ; Haimei LI ; Yufeng WANG ; Lu LIU ; Qiujin QIAN
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(7):553-558
Objective:To explore the characteristics of parental emotional regulation(ER)and its influence on the ER of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD).Methods:A total of 140 children with ADHD meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ)criteria and their parents,68 normal controls and their parents were recruited.ER was assessed using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale(DERS),Emotion Regulation Questionnaire(ERQ)and Emotion Regulation Checklist(ERC).Re-sults:Higher scores of DERS in emotion regulation strategies,impulse control and goal-directed behavior were found in parents of children with ADHD compared with parents of normal controls(Ps<0.05).The higher emo-tional lability(EL)of ERC and lower ER of ERC detected in children with ADHD were correlated with the emo-tion regulation strategies,impulse control and goal-directed behavior of their parents(Ps<0.01).The mediation an-alyses suggested that ER in children with ADHD may mediate the relationship of parental emotion regulation strate-gies and parental impulse control with children's EL.Conclusion:Parents of children with ADHD may exhibit emo-tional dysregulation in multiple subdimensions which might affect emotional regulation and aggravate the emotional lability of children with ADHD.
5.The role of emotional dysregulation between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder based on symptom network analysis
Yuan GAO ; Qianrong LIU ; Haimei LI ; Meirong PAN ; Ziqing ZHU ; Feifei SI ; Mengjie ZHAO ; Xinxin YUE ; Yufeng WANG ; Qiujin QIAN ; Lu LIU
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2024;57(9):586-594
Objective:This study explores the relationship between emotional dysregulation, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms using network models.Method:A total of 967 children with ADHD comorbid ODD were recruited from the outpatient department of Peking University Sixth Hospital from September 2002 to June 2022. All subjects were rated for the ADHD symptom severity using the ADHD symptom rating scale. ODD symptoms and emotional dysregulation symptoms were assessed by the Children′s Clinical Diagnostic Interview Scale, and the Conners′ Parent Symptom Questionnaire. R (version 4.2.1) packages mgm, qgraph, bnlearn, etc. were used for network analysis, and centrality indices were calculated to define central symptoms and bridge symptoms. Results:The relationship between emotional dysregulation and ODD symptoms was closer. ODD symptoms had higher strength indices, especially the items "gets annoyed or irritated by the behavior of adults"(strength=3.57) and "loses temper or gets angry with adults when does not get his or her own way"(strength=2.32). Emotional dysregulation symptoms had a higher bridge strength indices, with "temper outbursts, explosive and unpredictable behavior" (bridge strength=2.64) as the most prominent item. Bayesian network analysis showed that ADHD symptoms were at the upper of DAG, directly linked with emotional dysregulation symptoms and indirectly linked with ODD symptoms through emotional dysregulation symptoms.Conclusion:Emotional dysregulation symptoms were more closely associated with ODD symptoms than ADHD symptoms, and might potentially acted as bridge symptoms between ADHD and ODD. ADHD symptoms might drive ODD symptoms indirectly through emotional dysregulation symptoms.
6.The role of emotional dysregulation between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder based on symptom network analysis
Yuan GAO ; Qianrong LIU ; Haimei LI ; Meirong PAN ; Ziqing ZHU ; Feifei SI ; Mengjie ZHAO ; Xinxin YUE ; Yufeng WANG ; Qiujin QIAN ; Lu LIU
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry 2024;57(9):586-594
Objective:This study explores the relationship between emotional dysregulation, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms using network models.Method:A total of 967 children with ADHD comorbid ODD were recruited from the outpatient department of Peking University Sixth Hospital from September 2002 to June 2022. All subjects were rated for the ADHD symptom severity using the ADHD symptom rating scale. ODD symptoms and emotional dysregulation symptoms were assessed by the Children′s Clinical Diagnostic Interview Scale, and the Conners′ Parent Symptom Questionnaire. R (version 4.2.1) packages mgm, qgraph, bnlearn, etc. were used for network analysis, and centrality indices were calculated to define central symptoms and bridge symptoms. Results:The relationship between emotional dysregulation and ODD symptoms was closer. ODD symptoms had higher strength indices, especially the items "gets annoyed or irritated by the behavior of adults"(strength=3.57) and "loses temper or gets angry with adults when does not get his or her own way"(strength=2.32). Emotional dysregulation symptoms had a higher bridge strength indices, with "temper outbursts, explosive and unpredictable behavior" (bridge strength=2.64) as the most prominent item. Bayesian network analysis showed that ADHD symptoms were at the upper of DAG, directly linked with emotional dysregulation symptoms and indirectly linked with ODD symptoms through emotional dysregulation symptoms.Conclusion:Emotional dysregulation symptoms were more closely associated with ODD symptoms than ADHD symptoms, and might potentially acted as bridge symptoms between ADHD and ODD. ADHD symptoms might drive ODD symptoms indirectly through emotional dysregulation symptoms.
7.Nursing standards of clinical practice of critical care ultrasonography
Jianhua SUN ; Qing ZHANG ; Xin LI ; Tingting ZHANG ; Meishan LU ; Lan CAO ; Qianrong DING ; Weiqing ZHANG ; Na GUO ; Xiaohui LIN ; Mingxi ZHAO ; Wei HE ; Yangong CHAO ; Yufen MA ; Xiaoting WANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(16):2101-2112
Objective:To formulate the Nursing standards of clinical practice of critical care ultrasonography (referred to as the Standards), so as to provide recommendations for the application of ultrasound in intensive care nursing practice. Methods:Based on the experience of intensive care ultrasound nursing practice and literature research, combined with the consensus recommendations of intensive care ultrasound, the critical care ultrasound study group formed the first draft of the Standards. After expert interview, consensus discussion, two rounds of Delphi expert letter consultation and other methods, the content of the Standards was revised and improved, and the final draft of the Standards was formed. Results:The Standards included four parts, such as basic application of intensive care ultrasound, nursing evaluation standard of intensive care ultrasound guidance, nursing operation process guided by ultrasound and intensive care ultrasound training. Conclusions:The establishment of Standards is scientific and practical, which can provide guidance for nursing practice of clinical operation technology of critical care ultrasonography.
8.Factors influencing changes in total radioactivity in differentiated thyroid cancer patients after 131I treatment
Liuyan GAO ; Wei HE ; Yunbo LI ; Haili TANG ; Menghui YUAN ; Junyan WANG ; Qianrong BAI ; Guangming WEI
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2022;42(12):973-979
Objective:To investigate the changes in total radioactivity in patient body with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) after 131I treatment and the factors influencing its metabolism. Methods:The clinical data from 218 patients after DTC treatment in the Department of Nuclear Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University from September 2021 to April 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Based on administrated 131I dose, 171 patients were divided into low-dose group (≤ 3.7 GBq) and 47 into high-dose group (>3.7 GBq) . A whole body dynamic radiation monitoring system was used to measure the in vivo residual activity of 131I 24, 48 and 72 h after 131I administration and to explore their influencing factors. Results:24, 48 and 72 h after adimination of 131I, the residual activity of 131I in the low-dose group patients was significantly lower than in the high-dose group patients ( t= -7.46, -3.31, -2.01, P<0.05) . The discharge compliance rate at 24 and 48 h in the low-dose group was significantly higher than that in the high-dose group (21.0% vs. 4.3%, 98.2% vs. 89.4%, χ2 = 7.23, 5.91, P<0.05) , and all patients could meet the discharge criteria at 72 h. Univariate analysis showed that the residual 131I activity at 24 and 48 h was dependent on age, body mass index (BMI) , basal metabolism rate (BMR) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) . As have been shown by multiple linear regression analysis, in the low-dose group, the older age, the higher BMR and the higher TSH level at 24 h tended to the higher 131I residual activity in the body. At 48 h, the higher BMI and the higher TSH level lead to the higher 131I residual activity in patient body. Meanwhile, in the high-dose group, the higher age and BMR at 24 h, tended to the higher in vivo131I residual activity. The influencing factors were analyzed in terms that 131I residual activity reaching 400 MBq in patient body at 24 and 36 h. The result showed that at 24 h the lower TSH level leaded to the lower 131I residual activity in patient body. At 36 h, the younger age, the lower TSH level, and the smaller 131I treatment dose tended to the lower in vivo131I residual activity. Conclusions:Age, BMI, BMR and TSH levels are the influencing factors for the change in total activity in patient body after 131I treatment of DTC. Radiation dose assessment based on the above indicators can provide a reference for adjusting the length of hospitalization time.
9.Two cases of unicornuate uterus with ectopic ovary in IVF-ET and literature review
Yaqin WANG ; Qianrong QI ; Wangming XU ; Xiaoyan ZHOU ; Jing YANG
Chinese Journal of Reproduction and Contraception 2022;42(6):621-625
Objective:To summarize the management of unicornuate uterus with ectopic ovary during in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Methods:The clinical data of 2 rare cases of uniangular uterus with ectopic ovary undergoing IVF-ET were retrospectively analyzed and the related literatures were reviewed.Results:Two patients were diagnosed as unicornuate uterus with unilateral ovary missing by vaginal ultrasound, subsequent abdominal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results indicated follicular structure in the peritoneal area, suggesting ectopic ovary. Case 1 showed flank pain as well as discrepancy between serum estradiol level and follicle numbers during ovarian hyperstimulation. The patient received trans-abdominal combined with trans-vaginal oocyte retrieval and successfully delivered a healthy baby at 36 weeks by transferring frozen blastocyst embryo. Case 2 was diagnosed as unicornuate uterus with lateral ectopic ovary by abdominal ultrasound before IVF treatment. We performed synchronized monitoring of bilateral ovarian follicular development and oocytes retrieval by transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound, and then the two blastocysts were cryopreserved. However, the patient experienced spontaneous abortion following single frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer.Conclusion:Ectopic ovaries present no obvious clinical manifestation and is easy to be ignored in diagnosis. For patients with unicornuate uterus treated by assisted reproductive technology, if vaginal ultrasound fails to detect ovary, we should further perform abdominal ultrasound or MRI to screen for ectopic ovary. If diagnosed with ectopic ovary, the patients should simultaneously be monitored the follicullar development of bilateral ovaries during the process of ovarian hyperstimulation and adopt both transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration to maximize the numbers of oocyte and pregnancy chance.
10.Two cases of unicornuate uterus with ectopic ovary in IVF-ET and literature review
Yaqin WANG ; Qianrong QI ; Wangming XU ; Xiaoyan ZHOU ; Jing YANG
Chinese Journal of Reproduction and Contraception 2022;42(6):621-625
Objective:To summarize the management of unicornuate uterus with ectopic ovary during in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Methods:The clinical data of 2 rare cases of uniangular uterus with ectopic ovary undergoing IVF-ET were retrospectively analyzed and the related literatures were reviewed.Results:Two patients were diagnosed as unicornuate uterus with unilateral ovary missing by vaginal ultrasound, subsequent abdominal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results indicated follicular structure in the peritoneal area, suggesting ectopic ovary. Case 1 showed flank pain as well as discrepancy between serum estradiol level and follicle numbers during ovarian hyperstimulation. The patient received trans-abdominal combined with trans-vaginal oocyte retrieval and successfully delivered a healthy baby at 36 weeks by transferring frozen blastocyst embryo. Case 2 was diagnosed as unicornuate uterus with lateral ectopic ovary by abdominal ultrasound before IVF treatment. We performed synchronized monitoring of bilateral ovarian follicular development and oocytes retrieval by transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound, and then the two blastocysts were cryopreserved. However, the patient experienced spontaneous abortion following single frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer.Conclusion:Ectopic ovaries present no obvious clinical manifestation and is easy to be ignored in diagnosis. For patients with unicornuate uterus treated by assisted reproductive technology, if vaginal ultrasound fails to detect ovary, we should further perform abdominal ultrasound or MRI to screen for ectopic ovary. If diagnosed with ectopic ovary, the patients should simultaneously be monitored the follicullar development of bilateral ovaries during the process of ovarian hyperstimulation and adopt both transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration to maximize the numbers of oocyte and pregnancy chance.


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