Chronic fatigue of the small enterprise workers participating in an occupational health checkup center in southern Taiwan

Purpose  There has been increasing interest in the occupational health of workers in small enterprises, especially in developing countries. This study examines the association between psychosocial job characteristics and fatigue, and attempts to identify risk factors for fatigue among workers of small enterprises in southern Taiwan. Methods  A structured questionnaire was administered to workers receiving regular health examinations between August 2005 and January 2006. The questionnaire collected demographic information and data on working conditions, personal health status and life styles. It also collected information on psychosocial job characteristics, fatigue and psychological distress using three instruments. Results  A total of 647 workers with mean age of 43.7 were completed. Probable fatigue was found in 34.6% of the sample. Fatigue was found by multiple logistic regressions to be associated with the lack of exercise, working in shifts, depression score and lack of social support at workplace. Conclusions  This study found associations between life style, psychosocial job characteristics and fatigue. Because the high prevalence of probable fatigue was found in such small enterprises, the authors suggest that a short interview with some quick questionnaires in health checkup for these small enterprise workers are helpful to early detect psychosocial and fatigue problems.     

赵进喜治疗糖尿病性胃轻瘫经验

北京中医药大学东直门医院主任医师、博士生导师赵进喜教授长期从事中医药治疗糖尿病及其并发症的临床科研工作,积累了丰富经验.笔者有幸随师临证,在此谨对赵教授治疗糖尿病性胃轻瘫(Diabetic gastroparedis,DGP)的经验予以介绍,以飨读者.     

猫颈部食管的交感神经支配—HRP法

用5只猫于左侧颈部食管壁内注入 HRP 溶液,通过 HRP 逆行追踪法研究颈部食管的交感神经支配,结果表明:1.长轴突型交感节前神经元直接分布到食管壁内,其标记细胞位于双侧脊髓的胸1～3节段,以胸2节段最多(占标记细胞总数的66.45％),注射侧占优势。标记细胞主要位于中间带外侧核(约占95.02%),其次为侧索、中介核、前角腹后外侧核。其细胞形态不一,以中小型细胞为主(占标记细胞总数的90.4％)。2.支配颈部食管的交感节后神经元主要位于星状神经节(约占61.99％),余者位于双侧颈前、中和2～5胸交感节内、以小细胞最多。     

Barotrauma in guinea pigs--stimulated tests of diving

For a systematic understanding of the effect of diving on hearing ability and middle and inner ear morphology, we have carried out simulated tests on 65 healthy guinea pigs, under water 60 meters deep, and then decompress rapidly. The tests proved that hearing ability changed most significantly 7 days after diving. After diving, all tympanogram curves, except those in 3 ears, changed to type B. Thirty-nine (37.85%) middle ears had been damaged, 4 (3.88%) had inner ears injured, as seen under light microscope. During decompression, three animals had nystagmus. Screen electronmicroscopy showed hair cell destruction and hair derangement. Transmission electronmicroscopy showed mitochondria damage. The results showed that damages in middle and inner ears were mainly mechanical, sometimes metabolic.     

应用电子计算机计算血液流变学的正常值及分析

为评价血流粘滞诸因素生理与病理的异常,对济南地区338例正常人血液流变学的各项指标进行了检测,统计了血液流变学各项指标的总平均及男女的平均值和正常范围,并计算了血液流变学各项指标间的相关系数。     

Intrathecal morphine for post-thoracotomy pain

We wished to investigate possible differences in the duration of postoperative analgesia and the incidence of respiratory depression after the intrathecal injection in the lumbar area of 10 micrograms/kg morphine in hypobaric and hyperbaric solution for relief of post-thoracotomy pain. Twenty-nine patients received morphine plus dextrose (hyperbaric) and 21 received morphine in preservative-free normal saline. The duration of analgesia was longer with the morphine in the normal saline group than in the hyperbaric group (P less than 0.04). One patient developed delayed respiratory depression. Our data support the use of morphine in normal saline mixtures for greater duration of analgesia after thoracic operations.     

五倍南星膏外敷治疗颌下淋巴结炎26例

自1998年2月-2004年12月共应用五倍南星膏治疗颌下淋巴结炎病人26例，收到良好的临床效果，现报告如下：     

Kindergarten children's representation and understanding of written number symbols

Two samples of kindergarten children's representation and understanding of written number symbols were examined in two time points in one academic year. About 85% of Chinese five year olds (mean = 5 years 10 months) were able to use conventional number symbols to represent the quantity of 30 or larger. At the end of the kindergarten year, 94% of Chinese six year olds (mean = 6 years 4 months) were able to use conventional number symbols to represent the quantity of 100 or larger. Some Chinese six year olds had problems in representing written addition and subtraction tasks. Children's ability to represent written number symbols, ability to represent written addition and subtraction formula and their performance on written addition and subtraction were closely related. The performance of children in a university-affiliated childcare center was better than that of the center serving working-class families in Time 1, but the performance reversed at the end of the kindergarten year.     

分步延期切开复位内固定治疗胫骨Pilon骨折29例

目的 :介绍采用分步延期切开复位内固定治疗 Pilon骨折的经验 ,并进行评估。方法 :采用分步延期切开复位内固定治疗 2 9例 Pilon骨折 ,先用跨踝关节外固定支架临时固定 ,若同时有腓骨骨折一期行切开复位内固定腓骨 ,软组织肿胀消退后 ,再行切开复位内固定胫骨 ,采用影像学与 Helfet标准来评定疗效。结果 :术后 2 5例获得优良关节面复位 ( 86.2 % ) ,2 6例下肢力线恢复良好 ( 89.7% ) ,所有病例均获得随访 ,随访时间 1 2～ 40个月。采用Helfet标准评定疗效 :优 9例 ( 31 % ) ,良 1 3例 ( 4 4.8% ) ,差 7例 ( 2 4 .1 % ) ;优良率 75 .9% ;切口感染 3例 ,切口边缘皮肤坏死 1例 ,通过换药创口愈合 ;关节退行性变 1 1例 ;关节强直 1例。结论 :采用分步延期切开复位内固定治疗胫骨 Pilon骨折能有效降低并发症的发生率 ,获得良好的踝关节功能 ,是治疗胫骨 Pilon骨折一种有效的方法。