Interobserver variation in the evaluation of neurological signs: observer dependent factors.

Introduction - Interobserver variation among four observers in evaluation of eight selected neurological signs was investigated. Material & methods - Two hundred and two consecutive unselected inpatients were examined by two senior neurologists and two trainees, all without knowledge of the neurological case history. The signs examined were: anisocoria, jerky eye movements, facial palsy, elbow extension force, finger-nose test, Barré sign, knee jerk, and extensor plantar reflex. Observed agreement rates and kappa coefficients were calculated in order to compare the interobserver variability among neurologists and trainees, and to evaluate differences in the interobserver variability between signs. Results - Observed agreement rates varied from 0.80 to 0.95 for neurologists and from 0.65 to 0.98 for trainees. For neurologists kappa coefficients ranged from 0.40 to 0.67 and for trainees from 0.22 to 0.81. The neurologists had higher kappa values than the trainees in 5 signs, but this difference was only statistically significant for jerky eye movements. For the individual signs the observed agreement rates were between 0.50 and 0.93 for all four examiners combined, and overall kappa values varied from 0.32 to 0.71 with highest agreement for facial palsy and lowest for knee jerk. Conclusion - The magnitude of the interobserver and intersign variation indicates that the interpretation of the neurological signs tested, without knowledge of the case history, should be done with some caution.     

略论广东农村自学考试发展

高等教育自学考试是我国高等教育的重要组成部分 ,面向农村的自学考试事关我国“三农问题”、全民教育、加速实现“小康”的大局 ,其意义重大 ,任务艰巨。文章回顾了我国及广东省自学考试 2 0多年来的发展历程 ;分析了造成当前广东省农村自学考试面临困境的多种因素 ;探讨了加快广东省面向农村自学考试创新发展的途径。     

主动脉夹层血肿36例的诊治分析

目的　探讨主动脉夹层血肿的临床特点及诊治方法。方法　回顾性分析 3 6例主动脉夹层血肿的临床资料 ,分析其临床特点、误诊情况、影像学诊断及内科治疗。结果　 86.1%的病例有高血压史和现症高血压 ,其中合并冠心病 7例、糖尿病 4例、高脂血症 17例 ;88.9的病例有胸、腰背或腹痛并呈游走性 ;经治疗病情缓解出院 2 8例 ,占 77.8% ;死亡 8例 ,病死率为 2 2 .2 %。结论　结合临床表现和影像学检查 ,发现内膜撕裂口、钙化的内膜内移或真假腔 ,是确诊主动脉夹层血肿的关键     

口服法小肠气钡双对比造影对小肠疾病的影像诊断

目的:探讨口服法小肠双对比造影检查及病变表现特点。方法:辅以高、低张药物,口服80%(w/v)硫酸钡200ml加经肛门逆行注入空气2000ml进行小肠双对比造影检查,显示双对比小肠影像。结果:147次小肠造影检查中118例成功地用该方法进行小肠双对比造影检查,成功率80.27%,年龄14岁至69岁,平均34.3岁。118例中阳性32例,阳性显现率27.12%,病理证实的25例,占阳性病例的78.13%。不能应用高、低张药物和逆行注气失败的共29例,占19.73%。小肠肿瘤、Crohn's病、Meckel's憩室和回肠末段淋巴滤泡增生症小肠疾病的双对比影像具有特征性表现。结论:(1)此法小肠双对比造影检查简便易行,适合各类有电视X线机的放射科开展。(2)小肠病变在双对比影像上表现特征明显,易于诊断。(3)不能应用高、低张药物和肛门括约肌松弛的患者用此法检查将受到限制。     

Does work with visual display units impair visual activities after work?

It is well established that visual display unit (VDU) operators complain of visual fatigue and visual stress during after-work hours. The present study was divided into two parts. In the first part, standard eye examinations were performed on a group of VDU workers (n = 32) and a control group (n = 15); those subjects who were found to have correct vision (n = 16 and 13, respectively) participated in the second part. The eye examinations revealed that on the average, the VDU workers suffered more than twice as many visual impairments as the controls. In those with correct vision, the near point of accommodation was measured at the beginning of the workday at the start of the week, and at the end of the workday, four days later. In the VDU group, the decrease in accommodation was uniformally distributed between zero and 1.0 diopter, whereas among the non-VDU workers, 77% of the decrease was between zero and 0.25 diopter. The dynamic range of accommodation in the VDU workers on the second examination was smaller than on the first. We conclude that some of the visual stress and visual fatigue that developed at work hindered visual activities after work.     

深圳市龙岗区坪地外来工亚健康状态的研究

目的 :探讨深圳市龙岗区坪地外来工亚健康状况及其影响因素 ,为预防亚健康提供科学依据。方法 :采用统一表格对 12 68深圳市龙岗区坪地外来工进行调查。结果 :外来工的平均年龄为 ( 2 4.96± 6.10 )a ,其亚健康状态总体发生率为 65 .3 0 %,男性亚健康状态发生率为 63 .2 1%,女性为 67.91%,男性和女性之间差异无统计学意义。亚健康状态主要影响因素为 :结婚与否、睡眠时间、工作时间、加班时间以及工作是否有压力和居住环境差等因素 ,而与吸烟、饮酒、文化程度等因素无相关。结论 :深圳龙岗区坪地外来工中普遍存在亚健康状态 ,其发生较高且与工作环境、工作时间、加班时间有密切关系 ,故应引起政府部门及社会各界高度重视 ,加强对外来工的健康保护     

医科院校师生对考试现状看法的调查与分析

医科院校的考试主要是学科考试。调查显示，教师和学生对目前的学科考试模式评价均不高，存在的最主要弊端是考试方法单一，考试管理不够科学、严谨，考风不好；认为作弊的主要原因在于学生自己学习不努力、社会风气影响以及学校对教师和学生要求不够严格。因此，要搞好考试改革，提高考试质量，必须着重从改革考试方法、加强考试管理的改革与研究、整顿考风、制定科学的成绩评定方法、加强能力考核、实施教考分离等方面进行探索与实践。     

汉语失写检查法及其在失写症检查中的临床应用

根据汉语文字的特点，书写行为的相关因素及我国文化背景的具体情况，设计了一套用于评定汉语失写症患者书写能力的方法，包括自动书写、抄写、听写、看图书写、主动书写及书写相关能力检查６个部分。通过临床应用，初步显示了该检查法在失写症评估中的可靠性和实用性。     

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目的 探讨辅助检查在诊断亚急性甲状腺炎中的作用。方法 回顾分析372例亚急性甲状腺炎病人所做的各项辅助检查结果。结果 血沉，B超，彩色多普勒，甲状腺核素扫描，甲状腺吸^131I率测定，细针穿刺细胞学，TMA，TGA等项检查诊断本病的阳性率分别为93.75%,81.63%,95.62%,89.66%,69.70%,89.41%,13.46%和9.62%。T3，T4，TSH检查结果随着病程的进展变化较大。结论 血沉检查对诊断本病缺乏特异性；彩色多普勒，细针穿刺细胞学检查诊断率高，特异性强，是首选的检查手段；甲状腺核素扫描可以准确地反映甲状腺功能状态；检测血清中T3，T4，TSH水平可以协助诊断本病，判断疾病所处时期。     

The Impact of Exacerbations on the Asthmatic Patient's Preference Scores

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of exacerbations on mild to moderate asthmatic patients' preference-based, health-related, quality of life scores and also to describe the effect of these exacerbations on daily life. In a survey, 100 mild to moderate asthmatic patients in the United Kingdom were asked to rate three different health marker states on a scale between 0 (death) and 100 (perfect health), defined as: your asthma of today, a mild exacerbation, and a severe exacerbation of asthma. They were also asked to describe their symptoms and what they did when experiencing an exacerbation. During exacerbations the vast majority of asthmatic patients have significant symptoms and consume a considerable amount of health care resources, which often overlap. The health marker state “your asthma of today” was given a mean score of 81.0, a mild exacerbation a score of 62.1, and a severe exacerbation a score of 25.6, indicating a large impact on patients' daily life and their health-related quality of life. In conclusion, asthmatic patients are severely affected in their health and daily living by mild and severe exacerbations. Considerable effort should be made to reduce the number and severity of exacerbations.