The present study assessed the effects of problem-solving (D'Zurilla & Goldfried, 1971) training on two problem-solving tasks. Sixty-one subjects were assigned randomly to and trained in one of the following groups: general orientation (GO)-problem definition (PD)-generation of alternatives (GA)-decision making (DM), GO-PD-GA, GO-PD-DM, GO-GA-DM, GO, and a control group. The six groups did not differ significantly at pretesting on the measures of selecting the best alternative solution and describing problem-solving behaviors used to solve problems. Training was significantly effective on selecting the best alternative solution for all groups compared with the control group at the time of posttesting. The GO-PD-GA-DM and GO-PD-DM groups described significantly more problem-solving behaviors than the GO-PD-GA, GO-GA-DM, and GO groups. All five treatment groups performed significantly better than the control group at the time of post-testing. At follow-up 1 month after posttesting, groups trained with the PD component selected significantly better alternatives than the groups without PD training. Groups trained with the DM component described significantly more problem-solving behaviors at follow-up than the groups trained without the DM component. 相似文献
A 60-year-old Japanese man was hospitalized because of urinary leakage from the anus on October 3, 1994. Retrograde urethrography detected a fistula between the bulbous urethra and the rectum. Urethrocystoscopy revealed a tumor on the urethrorectal fistula. Tumor biopsy showed a well differentiated adenocarcinoma. Cystourethrectomy with fistulectomy, and ileal conduit urinary diversion were performed. Pathological examination revealed primary adenocarcinoma in the fistula with invasion to the prostatic urethra and bladder wall. The patient showed no evidence of a recurrence as of August, 1996. 相似文献
Background. A membrane oxygenator consisting of a microporous polypropylene hollow fiber with a 0.2-μm ultrathin silicone layer (cyclosiloxane) was developed. Animal experimental and preliminary clinical studies evaluated its reliability in bypass procedures.
Methods. Five 24-hour venoarterial bypass periods were conducted on dogs using the oxygenator (group A). In 5 controls, bypass periods were conducted using the same oxygenator without silicone coating (group B). As a preliminary clinical study, 14 patients underwent cardiopulmonary bypass with the silicone-coated oxygenator.
Results. Eight to 16 hours (mean, 12.2 hours) after initiation of bypass, plasma leakage occurred in all group B animals, but none in group A. The O2 and CO2 transfer rates after 24 hours in group A were significantly higher than at termination of bypass in group B (p < 0.005 and p < 0.03, respectively). Scanning electron microscopy of silicone-coated fibers after 24 hours of bypass revealed no damage to the silicone coating of the polypropylene hollow fibers. In the clinical study, the oxygenator showed good gas transfer, acceptable pressure loss, low hemolysis, and good durability.
Conclusions. This oxygenator is more durable and offers greater gas transfer capabilities than the previous generation of oxygenators. 相似文献
Changes in the nerve fibers of the spinal cord were studied in rat experimental epidural tumor models. Light microscopy showed
demyelinization in all with rats paraparesis and paraplegia. Cross-sectional views of nerve fibers stained with 3,3dipentyloxacarbo-cyanine
iodide, obtained by confocal laser scanning microscopy, showed distorted, shrunken fibers with a low fluorescence intensity.
Changes in the electrolyte contents of nerve fibers were studied by electron probe X-ray microanalysis. The K concentration
in axons and the myelin sheath was increased in the paraparesis group, but was decreased in the paraplegia group. These findings
suggest that, in the paraparesis group, compression of the spinal cord damaged cell membrane channels, which subsequently
caused an increase in intracellular K, a decline in the action potential, and low-intensity fluorescence of nerve fibers.
On the other hand, in the paraplegia group, destruction of cell membranes caused a decrease in intracellular K until it approached
the extracellular level. This reduced both the action potential and the fluorescence intensity. As Ca and Mg concentrations
in both axons and the myelin sheath increased in relation to the severity of neurologic damage, it appears that these electrolytes
may also play an important role in damage to nerve fibers. 相似文献
1. In orefer to develop a simple, efficient system for the highlvel expression of dopamine recetors in eukaryotic cells, we have studied the effects of n-butyrate on the expression of rat D1A dopamine receptor cDNA in mouse fibroblast LTK- cells as compared with those of n-butyrate on endogenous D1 receptor levles in opossum kidney cells. 2. In the transfected LTK- cell mebranes with pRc/CMVD1A receptor cDNA, a selective D1 dopamine antagonist, [3H]-SCH 23390, exhibited a Kd of 0.9 ± 0.1 nmol/L and a Bmax of 0.35 ± 0.05 pmol/mg protien (n = 5). 3. Addtion of n-butrate (2–10 mmol/L) to the culture medium for 48h dose-dependently increased the D1A receptor level up to 1.5 ± 0.3 pmol/mg protien (n = 7), although the Kd values were not affected. The increase in receptor level was accompanined by an elevation of selective D1 agoinist-induced adenyly cyclase activity. 4. In contrast, n-butyrate treatment (2–10 mmol/L) did not affect either endogenous D1 receptor levels or fendoldopmainduced adenylyl cyclase activity in possum kidney cells. 5. These results sugges n-butyrate is a sueful tool for obtaining high-level expression of D1A dopamine receptor cDNA in mouse fibroblast LTK- cells. 相似文献
The patient was a 48-year-old male who was diagnosed with unstable angina. He had worsening cardiogenic shock during coronary angiography. Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was performed. He had a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) mediastinitis on day 22 after CABG. Drains were placed in the anterior mediastinum, left thoracic cavity, and abscess cavity, and another drain was placed in the mediastinal space for continuous cleansing with povidone iodine, oxydol. For antibiotics, teicoplanin (TEIC) was administered intravenously and to the local site via the cleansing drain for about one month. No MRSA was detected by culture in discharges from the mediastinal drain. Inflammatory findings were improved, and the patient was discharged and resumed everyday life without recurrence of inflammation as of eight months. Although the number of cases of MRSA mediastinitis is small and accumulation of cases is necessary to investigate therapeutic methods and selection of antibiotics, our department will select closed continuous cleansing and TEIC for antibiotics as the first choice for MRSA mediastinitis, and accumulate cases to investigate its efficacy. 相似文献
Optimal initial palliation and a subsequent staged approach is mandatory for high-risk Fontan candidates. We describe the case of mitral atresia with severe tricuspid regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension successfully managed by repeated palliation from the neonatal period and 2-stage Fontan surgery. A 1-month-old boy diagnosed with mitral atresia and double-outlet right ventricle underwent pulmonary artery banding at 1 month of age, followed by repeated pulmonary artery banding accompanied by tricuspid annuloplasty and atrial septal defect enlargement at 6 months. Because of the presence of pulmonary artery distortion, right ventricular dysfunction, and borderline pulmonary vascular resistance, a hemi-Fontan procedure was conducted with extended pulmonary artery plasty when the boy was 3 years and 8 months old. Cardiac catheterization done 3 months after showed improvement in risk factors, and the final Fontan operation (total cavopulmonary connection) was successfully done in conjunction with repeated tricuspid annuloplasty when the boy was 4 years and 5 months old. The patient remains in excellent clinical condition at the last follow-up 5 years after the final Fontan procedure with sinus rhythm and good ventricular function. 相似文献