Blood flow acceleration in the carotid and brachial arteries of healthy volunteers: respective contributions of cardiac performance and local resistance

Summary— The influence of local resistance and cardiac performance on peripheral blood acceleration was investigated in 14 healthy male volunteers. Steady and pulsatile flow was studied in the brachial and in the common carotid arteries, ie, two territories that exhibit marked differences in resistive characteristics. Instantaneous blood velocity (V), mean blood velocity (V_m) and artery diameter (D) were evaluated at rest by an ultrasonic range-gated pulsed Doppler flowmeter using a double transducer probe, thus allowing the calculation of mean blood flow (Q). Mean local resistance (R) was obtained by dividing the mean arterial pressure by Q. The peak value of the local acceleration of the blood was obtained by computer-assisted calculation of the first derivative of instantaneous blood velocity (G_max = +dV/dt_max). Peak aortic blood acceleration (GAo) was simultaneously measured from the suprasternal notch using a pulsed Doppler velocity meter. In the brachial and the common carotid arteries, G_max was of a similar magnitude (551 ±30 and 555 ± 44 cm/s², respectively) despite major differences in the respective D, V_m, Q and R values. In neither artery was there a relationship between G_max and either resting Q or R. At the brachial artery level, G_max was positively related to GAo ( r = 0.79, P = 0.0008). At the common carotid artery level, there was a weak, although non significant relationship between G_max and GAo ( P = 0.08). Our results indicate that the local acceleration of peripheral blood flow in the brachial artery is related rather to upstream central impulse than to downstream hemodynamics, and suggest some regional differences in the hemodynamic determinants of the local acceleration of peripheral blood flow.     

肺功能测定在评价学生身体素质中的意义

对20～25岁的健康学生进行肺功能测定,肺活量(VC)、第一秒时间肺活量(FEV_1)、最大通气量(MBC)存在性别差异;而中期流速(MMEF_(25～75%))和第一秒时间肺活量占用力肺活量的百分比(FEV_1/FVC)无显著性差异。以身高(X_1),体重(X_2)为自变量,VC,FEV_1,MBC分别为应变量进行多元回归分析,显示肺功能指标和身高、体重有密切的相关性(P<0.05)。按体育锻炼指标将机体的素质分为较好、中等、较差3组,计算其肺功能实测值占预计值124.3±11.2％,105.8±13.3％,84.9±11.8％。     

CHILDREN'S CONSENT TO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT: ALL OR NOTHING?

An adolescent with a history of attempted suicide who refused to involve his father in the treatment plan is presented. Issues surrounding consent to psychiatric treatment in childhood are discussed and the assessment process outlined. Contributions by primary healthcare professionals are emphasised.     

PsD007对四株NPC细胞放射敏感性的影响

采用ＭＴＴ方法观察癌光啉结合＾６０Ｃｏγ射线放射对四株人鼻咽癌细胞体外放射增敏作用，结果表明在一定的ＰｓＤ００７浓度范围内，随ＰｓＤ００７浓度的升高，放射对细胞的杀灭作用明显增强，当浓度分别为１．２５，６．２５，１２．５，２５和５０μｇ／ｍｌ时，对四株细胞杀灭增加倍数分别为１．０１－１．０６，１．１５－１．２９，１．２８－１．５９，１．７９－３．１８，２．８６－５．５５；放射量效存活曲线按多靶单击     

济南市德国小蠊对常用化学杀虫剂的敏感性测定

目的 :了解济南市德国小蠊 (BlattellaGermanica)对常用化学杀虫剂的抗药性 ,指导科学、合理使用杀虫剂。方法 :药膜接触法。结果 :野外品系德国小蠊与敏感品系比较 ,对氯氰菊酯、溴氰菊酯、残杀威、DDVP的抗性系数分别为 10 .2 2、3 .2 1、1.18、1.19。结论 :济南市德国小蠊对 4种杀虫剂的敏感性不一 ,在害虫防制时须选择使用适当的杀虫剂     

Investigation of cross-infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit]

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors responsible for Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial cross-infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and provide effective measure for the prevention and management. METHODS: The homology of 7 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from the patients in the ICU and the environment was examined by biological, serological, drug-resistance and plasmid analysis. RESULTS: The results of serological and plasmid analyses had good consistency, which demonstrated that the 7 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains originated from solution in the oxygen humidifier, with uniform serological and plasmid type, and belonged to the same clone with cross-infection by contact between the patients or nursing staff and the objects in the ICU. CONCLUSION: Serological and plasmid analyses are more practical for identifying the sources of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cross-infection, which can be prevented by strict disinfection of the instrument and supervision of the nursing staff in the ICU.     

海水浸泡弹烧复合伤血细菌学与内脏病理学的变化

目的 探讨海水浸泡弹烧复合伤伤后血液细菌学变化与内脏病理学变化之间的关系。方法 建立海水浸泡弹烧复合伤模型后，依模型将15只成年杂种犬随机分为单纯弹烧复合伤组(简称非浸泡组，7只)和海水浸泡弹烧复合伤组(简称浸泡组，8只)，于伤后即刻和4、7、10、20、28h共6个时相点抽取静脉血进行血细菌培养。另于伤后28h和濒死期将动物活杀，取心、肝、肺、肾行病理学观察。结果 浸泡组动物菌血症出现较早且严重。导致菌血症的细菌来源复杂，不仅有肠道菌群，还有海水特有菌群和皮肤常驻菌群。在内脏器官组织病理学上，不仅有不同程度的血液循环障碍及退行性变，还有严重的炎症反应。结论 在海水浸泡弹烧复合伤中，伤后出现的严重菌血症进一步加重了内脏器官损伤。     

Survivin expression predicts poorer prognosis in anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.

PURPOSE: Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) family, is not detected in normal adult tissues but is overexpressed in various cancers, including some types of lymphoma. The frequency and prognostic significance of survivin expression in anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) is unknown. Materials and METHODS: We assessed for survivin expression in 62 ALCL tumors (30 anaplastic lymphoma kinase [ALK]-positive and 32 ALK-negative) obtained before doxorubicin-based chemotherapy. Given that survivin is a target of the STAT3 signaling pathway and STAT3 is activated in ALCL, survivin expression was also correlated with STAT3 activation. RESULTS: Survivin was expressed in 34 tumors (55%) and did not correlate with ALK. A significant association between survivin expression and STAT3 activation was observed (P =.007, Fisher's exact test). For the ALK-positive group, the 5-year failure-free survival (FFS) was 34% for patients with survivin-positive ALCL compared with 100% for patients with survivin-negative ALCL (P =.009, log-rank test). For the ALK-negative group, the 5-year FFS was 46% for patients with survivin-positive tumors compared with 89% for patients with survivin-negative tumors (P =.03, log-rank test). Overall survival was similarly worse for patients with survivin-positive tumors in both the ALK-positive and ALK-negative groups. Furthermore, multivariate analysis confirmed the independent prognostic value of survivin expression, along with age older than 60 years and Ann Arbor stage III or IV. CONCLUSION: Survivin is expressed in approximately half of ALCL tumors and independently predicts unfavorable clinical outcome. Modulation of survivin expression or function may provide a novel target for experimental therapy in patients with ALCL.     

Iotrol versus metrizamide in lumbar myelography: a double-blind study

In a prospective, randomized, double-blind study, 49 patients underwent lumbar myelography using iotrol (24 patients) or metrizamide (25 patients). The diagnostic imaging adequacy of iotrol was comparable with that of metrizamide. After iotrol myelography, adverse reactions were fewer, less severe, and of shorter duration than were those following metrizamide myelography. Thirteen of 24 patients (54%) receiving iotrol reported some adverse reactions compared with 24 of 25 patients (96%) receiving metrizamide. Five moderate and one severe adverse reaction occurred in the group receiving iotrol. Fourteen moderate and eight severe adverse reactions occurred in the group receiving metrizamide. Thirty-eight patients underwent electroencephalography both before and after myelography (19 iotrol and 19 metrizamide). None of the EEGs obtained after iotrol myelography changed from baseline, while seven of the EEGs obtained after metrizamide myelography showed changes from baseline. Iotrol was judged superior to metrizamide as a contrast medium in this patient population.