加拿大机构养老体系对我国医养结合发展的启示

结合加拿大多层次、高质量、广覆盖的机构养老体系优势,总结我国医养结合的4种主要模式,分析在开展医养结合探索中存在的如资金投入不足、社会力量参与度低、评估体系不完善、机构职能融合不足、缺乏完善的老年护理人才培养机制等问题,提出完善养老保险、构建标准化需求评估体系、促进医养信息融合、培养护理人才等建议。     

重庆市新结防模式下MDR-TB患者治疗现状及经济负担调查研究

本研究评估重庆市在新结防模式下MDR-TB患者的治疗现状及经济负担,为MDR-TB控制提供决策依据。研究表明患者接受正规治疗的比例较高,医保覆盖率也较高,但也还存在相关卫生服务可及性差、治疗副反应普遍、患者经济负担较重等问题。后续应加强重点人群和弱势人群MDR-TB的筛查,提升相关卫生服务的可及性,同时需要加强对患者的经济支持。     

肺音信号的自回归谱谱阵分析

本文应用自回归模型方法研究了各种肺音信号的ＡＲ谱谱阵，并与傅里叶功率谱谱阵作了对比，探讨了两种谱阵的特点与差异，实验结果表明：肺泡呼吸音ＡＲ模型阶次为６阶，气管音ＡＲ模型阶次为１４阶，哮鸣音与喘鸣音的ＡＲ模型阶次分别为１２阶与６阶，正常呼吸音（肺泡呼吸音与气管音）功率谱为连续谱，异常连续性肺音（哮鸣音与喘鸣音）功率谱为离散线状谱，音肺信号谱阵方法可显示出肺音的时变特性，有利于对肺音作动态分析。     

Hypertrophic mononeuritis clinically presenting with painful legs and moving toes

A 40-year-old woman presented with progressive lower leg pain and spontaneous toe movement. The EMG showed a posterior tibial nerve mononeuropathy and continuous myokymic discharges in posterior tibial-innervated muscles. The MRI revealed a markedly enlarged posterior tibial nerve. Toe movements and myokymia were unaffected by the proximal transection of the lesion but ceased abruptly when the distal end of the fusiform "tumor" was resected, suggesting that spontaneous electrical foci may have been located along the nerve lesion. The markedly enlarged nerve segment contained edematous, swollen fascicles with marked Schwann cell onion-bulb lesions and angiocentric, lymphocytic, and lymphofollicular infiltration. This nerve lesion is an example of a newly recognized entity called hypertrophic mononeuritis.     

移动平均数质控法在凝血试验中的应用

目的：建立凝血试验移动平均数质控法。方法：用移动平均数代替算术平均数,选择凝血验凝血酶原时间（ＰＴ）,活化的部分凝血激酶时间和纤维蛋白原３个项目,比较两种质控方法,同时用标准血浆作为质控。结果：当用适当的移动平滑系数时,移动平均数质控法既能排除病人标本非随机必的干扰,又能很好地反映试验前因素的影响。结论 ;移动平均数空法可用于凝血试验的实验室质控。     

Classification of normal and pathological tremors using a multidimensional electromagnetic system

A new multidimensional movement analysis system was used to record limb tremor over six degrees-of-freedom, and signal processing techniques were explored to develop a suitable classification method to distinguish between different types of tremor. The specific aims were to investigate the ability of the system to screen for differences between normal subjects and a group of neurological patients, and then to differentiate between three diagnostic groups of patients.

Postural tremor at the hand was recorded in normal subjects (n=24) and patients with essential tremor (n=21), multiple sclerosis (n=17) and parkinsonism (n=19). Data were collected using a 3Space Fastrak^® (Polhemus, Inc.) over six degrees-of-freedom (three translational directions and three rotations). Spectral estimates produced measures of tremor frequency and amplitude. Mathematical models of the data, using autoregressive modelling and K-nearest neighbour classification, produced parameters used to classify, (1) the normal subjects and 24 patients (using the three rotational movements), and (2) the three patient groups (using all six movement directions). Results were given in terms of the probability of each subject belonging to the groups being classified.

Tremor frequency and amplitude showed large overlap between the groups. The screening classification produced high probabilities of correctly classifying normal subjects (>70%) and patients (>70%). The diagnostic classification produced clear differences between the patient groups (60% for essential tremor, 80% for multiple sclerosis and 60% for parkinsonism).

The ability of this assessment technique to distinguish between postural tremor in normal subjects and neurological patients suggests that it could be developed as a screening tool. Classification of tremors between the patients groups, with a high degree of sensitivity, indicates the potential for further development of the system as a diagnostic aid.     

Proposal of a new electromechanical total artificial heart: the TAH Serpentina

A new type of energy converter for an electro-mechanical total artificial heart (TAH) based on the principle of a unidirectional moving motor is described. Named the TAH Serpentina, the concept consists of 2 major parts, a pendulum shaped movable element fixed on one side using a joint bearing and a special shaped drum cam. Pusher plates are mounted flexibly to the crossbar of the pendulum. A motor drives the special shaped drum cam linked to the pendulum through a ball bearing. The circular motion of the unidirectional moving brushless DC motor is transferred into the linear motion of the pendulum to drive the pusher plates. Using a crossbar with a variable length, the stroke of the pendulum and therefore the displaced blood volume is alterable. To achieve a variable length, an electric driven screw thread or a hydraulic system is possible. Comparable to the natural heart, cardiac output would be determined by frequency and stroke volume.     

Total purchasing, community and continuing care: lessons for future policy developments in the NHS

The introduction of total purchasing pilots (TPPs) into the National Health Service (NHS) gave general practitioners (GPs) significant new opportunities to take responsibility for the development of community and continuing care (CCC) services. Based on five case studies of TPPs involved in developing CCC this paper asks three questions: (1) to what extent were the TPP’s involvement in CCC informed by an awareness of CCC policy?; (2) were TPPs involved in joint commissioning to develop integrated purchasing or provision which was informed by population based needs assessment?; (3) were TPPs seeking to involve users, carers and voluntary agencies in their plans? The findings indicate that TPPs showed little awareness of national or local policy for CCC, although their project initiatives did address some of the policy issues (in particular a recognition of the need for joint working at the practice level). At the time of fieldwork, four of the case study TPPs had begun to investigate the potential for integrated purchasing, and three of them had relatively sophisticated models of both horizontally and vertically integrated provision of care. However, the TPPs developments were not based on systematic population based needs assessment. The paper concludes that there is potential for the primary care led groups proposed in the recent white papers in England, Scotland and Wales to improve integration of care both horizontally and vertically. However, they may need policy guidance and push to: encourage them to put CCC high on their agenda for action; to work with people with expertise in population based, prevention focused, needs assessment; and to find innovative ways to include users, carers and voluntary agencies. Incentives or levers (such as control over budgets) may be needed to promote joint working between staff in different agencies.     

如何从体质中寻找中医病因--兼述一个中西医结合方法

体质，是对个体生命结构及生命活动基本特点的概括。体质异常是遗传和遗传倾向性疾病发生的根本原因，因此确定了体质类型也就找到了这种疾病的病因。具体讲，我们目前所用的方法是：1、以现代医学病名定中医病名。先确定一定样本病人发病前体质的共有特点，即某种疾病的易患体质，找出体质中的不正常成分（按中医理论）；2、分析发病后的证候演变规律，审证求因；3、将发病前体质的不正常成分与病后证候演变综合分析，找出其中的因果关系，并与审计所求之因对照，初步确定病因；4、通过四诊微观化／四诊延伸方法，将西医的病理指标、细菌／分子生物学诊断指标和研究成果等纳入中医诊断体系，再与发病后中医诊断及审证求因结果综合分析，将病因诊断细致化，并确定病机；5、在此病机基础上确定治则治法，并在实验室和临床进行反证。以急性白血病病因病机的确定过程为例进行了演示，同时论述了体质学检验方法对疾病和亚健康状态病因诊断的普遍适用价值。