1.Hereditary Angioedema: a Report of Ten Cases
Yao LIU ; Yongmei YU ; Fang WANG ; Yunhua CUI
JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 2025;4(4):490-493
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of skin and/or mucosal edema, with laryngeal edema posing a life-threatening risk. This paper reports the general conditions, diagnostic and therapeutic processes, and current status of 10 patients diagnosed with HAE at the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University between October 2022 and March 2025. Eight cases were type 1 and two were type 2. Patient ages ranged from 17 to 55 years, with a median age at diagnosis of 36 years and a median age at onset of 17 years. The median diagnostic delay was 13.5 years, with the longest delay being 40 years and the shortest 4 years. Clinical presentations were diverse, primarily involving recurrent skin and/or mucosal edema. All 10 patients presented with upper respiratory tract mucosal edema, five cases exhibited prominent gastrointestinal edema accompanied by abdominal pain and distension. By reporting the clinical characteristics of 10 confirmed cases of HAE, this paper aims to provide a reference for clinicians in their diagnosis and treatment.
2.Progress in fetal fraction prediction of placental diseases
Shanshan LI ; Wen LI ; Zhuo WEI ; Yongmei SHEN ; Xiaomin ZHAO ; Liying YAO ; Ying CHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2024;41(9):1032-1038
Placental diseases may affect the outcome of pregnancy and long-term health of the mother and fetus. Fetal fraction is a key indicator for the success of non-invasive prenatal testing, and has been associated with gestational age, body mass index and fetal chromosomal aneuploidies. Many studies have found that fetal fraction is also related to placenta-derived diseases and may become a new predictor for such diseases. This article has summarized the association between the two, with an aim to provide new ideas for the prediction of placental diseases.
3.A case of amniotic band syndrome after fetal reduction by radiofrequency ablation
Xiaomin ZHAO ; Wen LI ; Yongmei SHEN ; Liying YAO ; Lei ZHANG ; Shanshan LI ; Xiuying TIAN ; Ying CHANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2023;26(8):687-690
This article reported a survived case of amniotic band syndrome (ABS) following fetal reduction by radiofrequency ablation. The woman conceived monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy spontaneously. Prenatal ultrasound at 24 weeks of gestation indicated twin-twin transfusion syndrome (stage Ⅲ), and radiofrequency ablation for fetal reduction was successfully performed after formal consent. At 28 +6 weeks, ultrasound reexamination revealed significant edema in the left foot of the fetus, with banding around the ankle, as well as the strangulation mark and narrowing rings. Fetal ABS (ⅡB stage) was diagnosed after multidisciplinary consultation. An immediate emergency cesarean section was performed and a live male baby was born. A thin amniotic band could be seen wrapping around the left ankle of the newborn for several rounds, with obvious strangulation marks about 1 cm deep into the skin, and significant edema on the dorsum and sole of the foot, and the submalleolus area. The amniotic band was released at once, and the edema faded gradually after surgery. After a follow-up of 28 days, the lower limbs of the newborn became normal.
4.Quality evaluation and content analysis of clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus on self-management of patients with high-risk foot diabetes
Huiren ZHUANG ; Wenjing WANG ; Haiping YU ; Yongmei YOU ; Yingjie GU ; Jiali YAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(21):1648-1656
Objective:To retrieve the relevant guidelines and expert consensus on self-management of patients with high-risk foot diabetes, and analyze the content of high-quality guidelines and expert consensus recommendations, so as to provide a reference for the construction of a guidance program for self-management of patients with high-risk foot diabetes.Methods:Computer-retrieved clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus for self-management of patients with high-risk foot for diabetes from databases, guideline networks, and related professional websites. The search period was from January 1, 2012 to June 5, 2022. The quality of the included literature was evaluated and the evidence was extracted and integrated by 2 researchers. Experts were invited to evaluate the summarized evidence.Results:According to the quality of literature, a total of 12 guidelines (10 at level A and 2 at level B) and 3 expert consensus (expert discussion and decision) were included, and 8 themes were defined as regular follow-up, self-assessment, foot and decompression management, exercise management, nutrition management, indicator management, psychological management, and health education, a total of 28 recommendations. Among them, there were 23 A-level recommendations and 5 B-level recommendations.Conclusions:The quality of the guidelines and expert consensus included in this study is high,the recommended level of the summarized evidence is high. This study provides the reference and basis for the clinical staff to construct and guide the clinical practice of self-management of high-risk diabetic foot patients.
5.Application of case-based learning based on network resources in standardized residency training for nuclear medicine
Jinshan ZHANG ; Yongmei DENG ; Yuan LI ; Hongxia YAO ; Ge WEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(11):1698-1701
Objective:To explore the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of case-based learning (CBL) teaching based on network resources in standardized residency training for nuclear medicine.Methods:Open network resources of CBL curriculum (13 sessions in total) were used to perform the collective teaching of 21 residents who received training in our professional base, with a total of 61 person-times. The residents received the test on objective questions before class, immediately after class, and at 1 week after class (7-10 days) to assess the learning effect of residents at these time points, and an evaluation form of teaching effectiveness was used after each class to assess the teaching effect. SPSS 23.0 was used to perform a one-way analysis of variance.Results:As for the test score of objective questions, there were 61 valid scores before class, 61 valid scores immediately after class, and 51 valid scores at 1 week after class (7-10 days), with a mean score of (49.43±13.37), (84.43±14.44), and (80.88±10.04), respectively (with 100 points as the total score), which showed a significant difference ( F=105.80, P<0.01). As for the evaluation of teaching effectiveness, a total of 61 valid forms were received, and the results of "very satisfied, satisfied, fairly good, and dissatisfied" accounted for 34.4% (21/61), 52.5% (32/61), 9.84% (6/61), and 3.28% (2/61), respectively, with an overall satisfaction rate (very satisfied+satisfied) of 86.9% (53/61). Conclusion:It is feasible and effective to make full use of network resources to carry out CBL teaching in standardized residency training for nuclear medicine, which has achieved a good preliminary effect.
6.A multicenter study of brain T 2WI lesions radiomics machine learning models distinguishing multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
Ting HE ; Yi MAO ; Zhi ZHANG ; Zhizheng ZHUO ; Yunyun DUAN ; Lin WU ; Yuxin LI ; Ningnannan ZHANG ; Xuemei HAN ; Yanyan ZHU ; Yao WANG ; Xiao LIANG ; Yongmei LI ; Haiqing LI ; Fuqing ZHOU ; Ya′ou LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2022;56(12):1332-1338
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of a machine learning model based on radiomics of brain lesions on T 2WI in differentiating multiple sclerosis (MS) from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). Methods:Totally 223 MS and NMOSD patients who were treated from January 2009 to September 2018 in Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Donghu Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, and Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University were analyzed retrospectively, and according to the proportion of 7∶3, 223 patients were completely randomly divided into training set (156 cases) and test set (67 cases). A total of 74 patients with MS and NMOSD who were treated in Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University and China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University from January 2009 to September 2018 and in Xianghu Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from March 2020 to September 2021 were collected as an independent external validation set. All patients underwent brain cross-sectional MR T 2WI, radiomics features were extracted from T 2WI, and features were selected by max-relevance and min-redundancy and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithms. Then various machine learning classifier models (logistic regression, decision tree, AdaBoost, random forest or support vector machine) were constructed to differentiate MS from NMOSD. The area under curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristics was used to evaluate the performance of each classifier model in the training set, test set and external validation set. Results:Based on multi-center T 2WI, a total of 11 radiomics features related to the discrimination between MS and NMOSD were extracted and classifier models were constructed. Among them, the random forest model had the best efficiency in distinguishing MS from NMOSD, and its AUC values for distinguishing MS from NMOSD in the training set, test set and external validation set were 1.000, 0.944 and 0.902, with specificity of 100%, 76.9% and 86.0%, and sensitivity of 100%, 92.1% and 79.7%, respectively. Conclusion:The random forest model based on the radiomic features of T 2WI of brain lesions can effectively distinguish MS from NMOSD.
7.LINC00662 Promotes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Growth and Metastasis through miR-144-3p/EZH2 Axis
Yongmei YAO ; Yang LIU ; Fengqin JIN ; Zhaohua MENG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2021;62(7):640-649
Purpose:
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is identified as an important regulator involved in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) tumorigenesis. This study aimed to investigate the functional role and underlying mechanism of LINC00662 in OSCC.
Materials and Methods:
The expression levels of LINC00662, miR-144-3p, and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) mRNA were quantified with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in OSCC tissues and cell lines. Western blot analysis was used to assay the expression levels of E-cadherin, Vimentin, and EZH2. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were monitored by cell counting kit-8 and Transwell assays. Dual-luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation assays were employed to verify the regulatory relationship between LINC00662 and miR-144-3p.
Results:
The expression of LINC00662, positively associated with the increased TNM stage and lymph node metastasis of the patients, was up-regulated in OSCC tissues and cells. The overexpression of LINC00662 facilitated the proliferation, migration, and invasion of OSCC cells. MiR-144-3p could bind to LINC00662, and the promoting effect of LINC00662 overexpression was counteracted by miR-144-3p mimic. Moreover, EZH2 expression was negatively regulated by miR-144-3p and positively regulated by LINC00662. The silencing of EZH2 attenuated the promoting effects of overexpression of LINC00662 on cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Conclusion
LINC00662, as an oncogenic lncRNA of OSCC, accelerates OSCC progression by repressing miR-144-3p expression and increasing EZH2 expression.
8.LINC00662 Promotes Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Growth and Metastasis through miR-144-3p/EZH2 Axis
Yongmei YAO ; Yang LIU ; Fengqin JIN ; Zhaohua MENG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2021;62(7):640-649
Purpose:
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is identified as an important regulator involved in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) tumorigenesis. This study aimed to investigate the functional role and underlying mechanism of LINC00662 in OSCC.
Materials and Methods:
The expression levels of LINC00662, miR-144-3p, and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) mRNA were quantified with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in OSCC tissues and cell lines. Western blot analysis was used to assay the expression levels of E-cadherin, Vimentin, and EZH2. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were monitored by cell counting kit-8 and Transwell assays. Dual-luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation assays were employed to verify the regulatory relationship between LINC00662 and miR-144-3p.
Results:
The expression of LINC00662, positively associated with the increased TNM stage and lymph node metastasis of the patients, was up-regulated in OSCC tissues and cells. The overexpression of LINC00662 facilitated the proliferation, migration, and invasion of OSCC cells. MiR-144-3p could bind to LINC00662, and the promoting effect of LINC00662 overexpression was counteracted by miR-144-3p mimic. Moreover, EZH2 expression was negatively regulated by miR-144-3p and positively regulated by LINC00662. The silencing of EZH2 attenuated the promoting effects of overexpression of LINC00662 on cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Conclusion
LINC00662, as an oncogenic lncRNA of OSCC, accelerates OSCC progression by repressing miR-144-3p expression and increasing EZH2 expression.
9.Construction and management of Parkinson's care and nursing studio based on multidisciplinary collaboration
Xin LIU ; Jinglian LI ; Zhike YIN ; Yao WANG ; Yongmei DENG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2020;26(7):962-966
Objective:To provide Parkinson's patients with health education consultation and personalized rehabilitation programs through the construction and standardized management of Parkinson's care and nursing studio, and to improve the quality of continuous rehabilitation of Parkinson's patients after discharge.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, 168 patients who attended the Parkinson Care and Nursing Studio in Beijing Tiantan Hospital from April 2018 to June 2019 were selected as the subjects. Parkinson's care and nursing studio was set reasonably, a standardized management system was established, the service objects in the process of diagnosis and treatment were clarified, and the work content of the nursing studio was determined. The Parkinson's care and nursing studio team was led by the head nurse of the Department of Dyskinesia. Multidisciplinary collaboration was adopted, and there were 12 members in this team. An electronic file of the visited patient was established, and the patient's physical function and structure, the individual ability to complete tasks or actions, and the ability to participate in family and society were fully evaluated. Based on this, an objective and individualized rehabilitation training program was developed. Analyze studio workload and patients' satisfacation rate, comepare patient's medication compliance before and after intervention.Results:Since the opening of the Parkinson's Care Studio in April 2018, 12 members have been sent out in rotation, and a total of 168 patients have been treated. Parkinson's nursing care studio has a high evaluation and the very satisfied rate was 95.6%. After the intervention, the patient's medication compliance increased, and the difference was statistically significant before and after the intervention ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The construction and standardized management of Parkinson's care and nursing studio will help improve the disease management and medication compliance of patients with Parkinson's disease, and it will be beneficial to the improvement of nurses' own value.
10.Effects of mobile APP on health education in inpatients with stroke
Hui YAO ; Hong CHANG ; Jie ZHAO ; Yongmei GENG ; Juanmin LI
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2018;24(6):626-628
Objective To explore the effects of mobile APP on health education in inpatients with stroke. Methods From August to December, a total of 260 stroke patients in the Neurology Department of Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medcical University were selected by convenience sampling method. All the patients were asked to install the mobile APP and given health education using the health education module. The mastery degree of stroke related knowledge and nurse satisfaction were investigated before the installation of the APP and before discharge. Results The overall hits of health education mode was 1 989 times. After using APP intervention, the awareness of stroke patients was higher than that before intervention, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). The nurse satisfaction of health education module in the APP was 100%. Conclusions The effects of the mobile APP on stroke patients' health education are optimal, which could be further promoted in clinical practice, providing a foundation for effective stroke secondary prevention.

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