Objective To explore the association between phase angle(PhA)and sarcopenia in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM),and to evaluate its predictive value for the risk of sarcopenia in these patients.Methods We collected data from 356 middle-aged and elderly T2DM patients hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group Suqian Hospital from March 2022 to June 2024,including 274 patients with diabetes only and 82 patients with T2DM combined with sarcopenia.A Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between phase angle and sarcopenia.The predictive value of PhA for sarcopenia in T2DM patients was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve,and the trend of PhA with the severity of sarcopenia in T2DM patients was tested by the Jonckheere-Terpstra method.Results Univariate analysis showed that the PhA value in the T2DM with sarcopenia group was significantly lower than that in the diabetes alone group,with a statistically significant difference(P<0.05).Additionally,height,body mass,body mass index(BMI),waist circumference,arm circumference,calf circumference,fasting insulin,postprandial 2 h insulin,fasting C-peptide,postprandial 2 h C-peptide,triglycerides,albumin,blood urea nitrogen,body composition indicators,6 m walking speed,muscle mass,and muscle strength-related indicators were significantly lower in the T2DM with sarcopenia group compared to the diabetes alone group.Age,duration of diabetes,glycated hemoglobin,25-hydroxyvitamin D[25-(OH)D]were significantly higher in the T2DM with sarcopenia group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that,after adjusting for other factors,PhA remained associated with sarcopenia in T2DM patients(P<0.05),with a decreased PhA increasing the risk of sarcopenia.ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve(AUC)for PhA predicting sarcopenia in T2DM patients was 0.769(95% CI:0.710-0.829),indicating the predictive efficacy of PhA.Trend analysis demonstrated a significant negative correlation between PhA and the severity of sarcopenia in T2DM patients(P<0.05).Conclusion The PhA is significantly associated with sarcopenia in patients with T2DM.It can serve as an early predictive and diagnostic tool for sarcopenia in individuals with T2DM.

A case of 75-year-old male patient was admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University on June ,2024 complaining 'repeated cough for half a year', accompanied by night fever, night sweats, fatigue, weight loss. He was initially diagnosed as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma through chest CT and bronchoscopic biopsy, then confirmed as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with MYD88 genetic aberration with bone marrow inconsistent involvement by PET-CT, bone marrow biopsy, immunohistochemistry(IHC),FISH and other tests. The R-CHOP was given as first-line regimen treatment immediately, but the patient appeared allergyic to Rituximab and Zuberitamab sequencially, therefore we change the plan to CDOP for continued chemotherapy and discharged after remission. In his regular admission, we give G-CHOP regimen for chemotherapy, no adverse reactions were found.

Objective:To compare the diagnostic efficacy of the added 99Tc m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) SPECT/CT imaging (tomography imaging) after early or delayed planar imaging in different types of hyperparathyroidism, and to seek for the optimal timing of preoperative imaging. Methods:A total of 339 patients (148 males, 191 females, age (52±13) years) with primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism and pathological results from January 2016 to June 2024 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into primary early tomography imaging group ( n=63) and delayed tomography imaging group ( n=47), secondary early tomography imaging group ( n=89) and delayed tomography imaging group ( n=140). χ2 test was used to compare the diagnostic efficacies of early and delayed tomography imaging. Results:The difference of accuracy between primary delayed (98.40%(185/188)) and early tomography imaging (94.84%(239/252)) was statistically significant ( χ2=3.90, P=0.048). There were significant differences in sensitivity (77.29%(405/524) and 85.40%(275/322)), accuracy (75.89%(425/560) and 83.99%(299/356)) and negative predictive value (14.39%(20/139) and 33.80%(24/71)) between secondary delayed and early tomography imaging ( χ2 values: 8.33, 8.61, 10.70, all P<0.01). Conclusion:The optimal timing of preoperative 99Tc m-MIBI SPECT/CT imaging for primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism is after delayed planar imaging and after early planar imaging respectively.

Objective:To understand the epidemiological characteristics of injury deaths in local residents in Nanjing from 2009 to 2023, and provide evidence for the development of injury prevention and control strategies.Methods:The injury mortality data in Nanjing from 2009 to 2023 were analyzed based on the death cause surveillance system. In the recorded 33 542 injury death cases, 19 906 (59.35%) were men, and 13 636 (40.65%) were women. The crude mortality rate, age-standardized mortality rate, age-specific mortality rate, cause-eliminated life expectancy (CELE), potential gains in life expectancy (PGLEs) and life loss rate, were calculated. Joinpoint 5.0 software was used to estimate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) and its 95% CI to assess temporal trends of injury deaths. Results:In Nanjing, the crude injury mortality rate showed an upward trend (AAPC=2.11%), while the age-standardized mortality rate exhibited a downward trend (AAPC=-1.27%) from 2009 to 2023. The ranking of injury deaths in all causes of death declined from the 4 th in 2009 to the 6 th in 2023. The crude and age-standardized injury mortality rates in men were consistently higher than those in women. The primary cause of injury deaths was fall (31.42%). Drowning was the primary cause of injury deaths in age group 0-14 years (35.94%), while traffic accident was the primary cause in age group 15-64 years. For residents aged ≥65 years, fall was the primary cause of injury deaths. From 2009 to 2023, the CELE (AAPC=0.61%, 95% CI: 0.34%-0.89%, P<0.05) and the PGLEs (AAPC=1.73%, 95% CI: 0.21%-3.29%, P<0.05) showed increasing trends. The PGLEs and life loss rate due to injury were consistently higher in men than in women, but the AAPC of PGLEs and life loss rate was higher in women. Conclusions:From 2009 to 2023, the age-standardized injury mortality rate decreased, but the life loss due to injury deaths showed an upward trend in Nanjing, indicating that injury still has non-negligible negative impact on life expectancy.

Objective:To investigate the association between serum uric acid trajectories and the risk of renal function decline and diabetic kidney disease(DKD) incidence in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods:This retrospective cohort study included 5 037 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus aged 60 years and above who underwent at least three health examinations between 2019 and 2023, with 2019 as the baseline. Latent growth mixture modeling(LGMM) was employed to identify distinct serum uric acid trajectories. Renal function changes and DKD incidence were followed from 2020 to 2023. Binary logistic regression models were used to assess the association between serum uric acid trajectories and the risks of renal function decline and DKD.Results:Two distinct serum uric acid trajectory groups were identified based on model selection criteria: A stable group( n=4 485, 89.04%) and an inverted U-shaped group( n=552, 10.96%). After adjusting for potential confounders, compared with the stable trajectory group, the inverted U-shaped group showed a significantly increased risk of estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR) <60 mL·min -1·(1.73 m 2) -1, ≥25% decline in eGFR, doubling of serum creatinine, and DKD events, with OR(95% CI) of 1.99(1.28-3.09), 2.27(1.65-3.13), 1.52(1.09-3.02), and 1.52(1.27-1.82), respectively(all P<0.05). In addition, multivariate analysis indicated that elevated baseline serum uric acid levels were also associated with an increased risk of adverse renal outcomes and DKD incidence; However, the magnitude of the associations was lower than that observed for serum uric acid trajectory groups. Conclusions:An inverted U-shaped serum uric acid trajectory is significantly associated with an increased risk of renal function progression and DKD in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. These findings highlight the importance of long-term dynamic monitoring of serum uric acid levels to facilitate early identification and intervention for high-risk individuals.

Purpose To analyze and discuss the clinicopathological,molecular pathological characteristics,as well as diagnostic and prognostic features of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma(PXA)according to the new WHO classifi-cation.Methods 79 cases of PXA were collected to analyze their pathological and clinical data.Immunohistochemis-try using the EnVision method was employed to detect the expression of CD34,ATRX,Rb,Olig-2,H3K27M,H3K27me3,IDH1 R132H,BRAF VE1 and Ki67.Sanger sequencing was used to detect mutations in H3F3A and IDH1/2.Fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the BRAF V600E mutation and TERT promoter region al-terations.Fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH)was used to detect CDKN2A and EGFR alterations.The relation-ship between clinical,pathological,molecular genetics data,and prognosis was analyzed.Results The patients'ages ranged from 9 to 69 years,with an average age of 36.4 years.Most tumors were located in the temporal lobe,frontal lobe and parietal lobe.Among the 79 cases,42 were classified as grade 2 PXA and 37 as grade 3 PXA.The tumor cells exhibited pleomorphic changes,with perivascular lymphocytic sheaths and eosinophilic bodies frequently ob-served.Grade 3 PXA exhibited more mitotic figures(average of 11.8/10 HPF),and was usually accompanied by nec-rosis,focal marginal infiltration and microvascular proliferation.Immunohistochemistry and molecular characteristics revealed frequent positivity for CD34,BRAF V600E mutation(68.1％),and CDKN2A homozygous deletion(36.8％)in PXA.Some cases showed TERT gene mutation and absent Rb expression.Univariate survival analysis in-dicated that necrosis,focal marginal infiltration,and CNS WHO grade were related to overall survival,while focal infil-tration and CNS WHO grade were the independent risk factors.Conclusion The prognosis of CNS WHO grade 3 PXA is wrose than that of grade 2 PXA.Accurate diagnosis of PXA requires the combination of the morphological features,immunohistochemical staining,and multiple molecular tests.

Objective:To explore the application of bridge-in, objective, pre-assessment, participatory learning, post-assessment, and summary (BOPPPS) combined with knowledge point auction-based learning in the internship teaching of pediatric general surgery nursing students.Methods:Ninety nursing students completing internships in the General Surgery Department of Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine from July 2022 to April 2024 were selected as the research subjects. According to the order of admission, they were divided into control group (July 2022 to May 2023) and experimental group (June 2023 to April 2024), with 45 students in each group. The control group received conventional teaching, while the experimental group received BOPPPS teaching combined with knowledge point auction-based learning. Theoretical and practical training assessment scores were compared between the two groups. Additionally, a survey on the degree of satisfaction with the teaching was administered upon internship completion . Data were analyzed using t-tests with SPSS 26.0. Results:The theoretical scores of nursing students in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant; The performance of the experimental group's nursing students in practical training assessment was higher than that of the control group [peripheral venous puncture catheterization: (27.62±2.10) vs. (22.41±3.80)]; Gastrointestinal decompression technique: (22.82±1.70) vs. (18.21±2.91); Rescue of anaphylactic shock: (16.52±3.13) vs. (21.32±2.41); There was a statistically significant difference in the evaluation of teacher guidance ability between the two groups of nursing students in terms of intestinal fistula nursing (14.11±2.70) vs. (17.90±1.93). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the satisfaction score of the experimental group nursing students in other aspects of teaching compared to the control group, and the difference was statistically significant.Conclusions:BOPPPS combined with knowledge point auction-based learning improves knowledge mastery in clinical teaching for pediatric general surgery interns, enhance operational confidence, and is readily accepted by students.

Purpose To analyze and discuss the clinicopathological,molecular pathological characteristics,as well as diagnostic and prognostic features of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma(PXA)according to the new WHO classifi-cation.Methods 79 cases of PXA were collected to analyze their pathological and clinical data.Immunohistochemis-try using the EnVision method was employed to detect the expression of CD34,ATRX,Rb,Olig-2,H3K27M,H3K27me3,IDH1 R132H,BRAF VE1 and Ki67.Sanger sequencing was used to detect mutations in H3F3A and IDH1/2.Fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the BRAF V600E mutation and TERT promoter region al-terations.Fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH)was used to detect CDKN2A and EGFR alterations.The relation-ship between clinical,pathological,molecular genetics data,and prognosis was analyzed.Results The patients'ages ranged from 9 to 69 years,with an average age of 36.4 years.Most tumors were located in the temporal lobe,frontal lobe and parietal lobe.Among the 79 cases,42 were classified as grade 2 PXA and 37 as grade 3 PXA.The tumor cells exhibited pleomorphic changes,with perivascular lymphocytic sheaths and eosinophilic bodies frequently ob-served.Grade 3 PXA exhibited more mitotic figures(average of 11.8/10 HPF),and was usually accompanied by nec-rosis,focal marginal infiltration and microvascular proliferation.Immunohistochemistry and molecular characteristics revealed frequent positivity for CD34,BRAF V600E mutation(68.1％),and CDKN2A homozygous deletion(36.8％)in PXA.Some cases showed TERT gene mutation and absent Rb expression.Univariate survival analysis in-dicated that necrosis,focal marginal infiltration,and CNS WHO grade were related to overall survival,while focal infil-tration and CNS WHO grade were the independent risk factors.Conclusion The prognosis of CNS WHO grade 3 PXA is wrose than that of grade 2 PXA.Accurate diagnosis of PXA requires the combination of the morphological features,immunohistochemical staining,and multiple molecular tests.

Objective:To understand the epidemiological characteristics of injury deaths in local residents in Nanjing from 2009 to 2023, and provide evidence for the development of injury prevention and control strategies.Methods:The injury mortality data in Nanjing from 2009 to 2023 were analyzed based on the death cause surveillance system. In the recorded 33 542 injury death cases, 19 906 (59.35%) were men, and 13 636 (40.65%) were women. The crude mortality rate, age-standardized mortality rate, age-specific mortality rate, cause-eliminated life expectancy (CELE), potential gains in life expectancy (PGLEs) and life loss rate, were calculated. Joinpoint 5.0 software was used to estimate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) and its 95% CI to assess temporal trends of injury deaths. Results:In Nanjing, the crude injury mortality rate showed an upward trend (AAPC=2.11%), while the age-standardized mortality rate exhibited a downward trend (AAPC=-1.27%) from 2009 to 2023. The ranking of injury deaths in all causes of death declined from the 4 th in 2009 to the 6 th in 2023. The crude and age-standardized injury mortality rates in men were consistently higher than those in women. The primary cause of injury deaths was fall (31.42%). Drowning was the primary cause of injury deaths in age group 0-14 years (35.94%), while traffic accident was the primary cause in age group 15-64 years. For residents aged ≥65 years, fall was the primary cause of injury deaths. From 2009 to 2023, the CELE (AAPC=0.61%, 95% CI: 0.34%-0.89%, P<0.05) and the PGLEs (AAPC=1.73%, 95% CI: 0.21%-3.29%, P<0.05) showed increasing trends. The PGLEs and life loss rate due to injury were consistently higher in men than in women, but the AAPC of PGLEs and life loss rate was higher in women. Conclusions:From 2009 to 2023, the age-standardized injury mortality rate decreased, but the life loss due to injury deaths showed an upward trend in Nanjing, indicating that injury still has non-negligible negative impact on life expectancy.

Objective To explore the association between phase angle(PhA)and sarcopenia in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM),and to evaluate its predictive value for the risk of sarcopenia in these patients.Methods We collected data from 356 middle-aged and elderly T2DM patients hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology,Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group Suqian Hospital from March 2022 to June 2024,including 274 patients with diabetes only and 82 patients with T2DM combined with sarcopenia.A Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between phase angle and sarcopenia.The predictive value of PhA for sarcopenia in T2DM patients was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve,and the trend of PhA with the severity of sarcopenia in T2DM patients was tested by the Jonckheere-Terpstra method.Results Univariate analysis showed that the PhA value in the T2DM with sarcopenia group was significantly lower than that in the diabetes alone group,with a statistically significant difference(P<0.05).Additionally,height,body mass,body mass index(BMI),waist circumference,arm circumference,calf circumference,fasting insulin,postprandial 2 h insulin,fasting C-peptide,postprandial 2 h C-peptide,triglycerides,albumin,blood urea nitrogen,body composition indicators,6 m walking speed,muscle mass,and muscle strength-related indicators were significantly lower in the T2DM with sarcopenia group compared to the diabetes alone group.Age,duration of diabetes,glycated hemoglobin,25-hydroxyvitamin D[25-(OH)D]were significantly higher in the T2DM with sarcopenia group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that,after adjusting for other factors,PhA remained associated with sarcopenia in T2DM patients(P<0.05),with a decreased PhA increasing the risk of sarcopenia.ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve(AUC)for PhA predicting sarcopenia in T2DM patients was 0.769(95% CI:0.710-0.829),indicating the predictive efficacy of PhA.Trend analysis demonstrated a significant negative correlation between PhA and the severity of sarcopenia in T2DM patients(P<0.05).Conclusion The PhA is significantly associated with sarcopenia in patients with T2DM.It can serve as an early predictive and diagnostic tool for sarcopenia in individuals with T2DM.