Disposition of Tablet and Capsule Formulations of Digoxin in the Elderly

Study Objective . To compare digoxin tablets and liquid-filled capsules with respect to excretion of the drug and its metabolites in urine and feces at steady state. Design . A randomized, crossover trial, each period lasting 3 weeks, with no washout period. Setting . A university hospital. Patients . Six patients, five of whom were elderly, with histories of gastrointestinal disorders, such as hypochlorhydria, intestinal bacterial overgrowth, and inflammatory bowel disease. Interventions . The patients received digoxin once/day in either tablet or capsule form for 3 weeks, and then were switched to the other formulation. Total urinary and fecal excretion from the last 3 days of each regimen were analyzed for the drug and metabolites. Measurements and Main Results . No statistically significant differences were found between tablets and capsules in recovery of digoxin or its metabolites in urine or feces (p=0.05). One subject had a 4-fold increase in urinary drug excretion and 50% decrease in fecal excretion after taking the capsules compared with tablets. Intersubject variability in extent and type of metabolite excretion was greater than intrasubject variability. Conclusions . Fecal analyses may be an accurate way to classify patients as formers of digoxin reduction products.     

高原地区小儿病毒性心肌炎T细胞亚群检测及临床意义

本文对２８例小儿病毒性心肌炎患者进行了Ｔ细胞检测，发现患儿外周血Ｔ细胞亚群有明显改变。提示：小儿病毒性心肌炎患者均有不同程度的一过性细胞免疫功能低下。而体液免疫功能正常，我们在临床给与一般治疗的同时，佐以胸腺因子治疗，明显改善症状，取得良好疗效。     

REGULATING FUNCTION OF COENZYMIZATION AND DECOENZYMIZATION OF THE LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ISOZYMES IN THE MOUSE TISSUES DURING HYPOXIA

Objective. To study the characteristics of changes of LDH enzyme patterns of mice under slight hypoxia.Methods. Mice treated with artificial hypoxia, various tissues were made for the test of LDH enzymatic activity by the specific staining technique. LDH (1 -5) relative percentage enzymatic activity (RPEA) were measured with CS-910 dual-wavelength thin layer chromatography scanner.Results. The RPEA of LDH isozymes of various tissues after slight hypoxia shifted to the isozymes LDH1 and LDH2, whose principal subunits are H subunits, and the RPEA of LDH,(H4), LDH2(H3M) increased, while RPEA of LDH5(M4) in various tissues decreased prominently except the cardiac muscle, and that of LDH4(HM3) decreased as well. After polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) of the hypoxia treated cardiac muscle specimen was made, activity subbands originated regularly in the isozyme patterns of LDH, with the regularity of LDH1 (0 subband), LDH2 (0-1 subbands), LDH3 (0-2 subbands), LDH4 (1-3 subbands), LDH5 (2-4 subbands).     

云南金铁锁的生物学特性及其保护的初步研究

对金铁锁的生物学特征、适应性及其机理进行探讨。结果表明：金铁锁具有旱生植物的结构和特征，耐旱、耐贫瘠能力较细。同时提出了相应的保护措施。为合理的开发、利用和保护金铁锁提供了依据。     

新华社区部分高血压患者危险因素分析

目的 了解本社区高血压患者的危险因素现状，探讨干预对策。方法 采用分层整群抽样的方法，随机抽取社区4个里委2级、3级高血压患者402例作为研究对象，收集各项危险因素如性别、年龄、血脂、血糖、吸烟、饮食、体育锻炼、体重等，并进行统计分析。结果402例高血压患者1年内进行所有相关辅助检查者有14例，占3．48％；1年内进行相关辅助检查一项者306例，占76．12％。饮食控制及进行体育锻炼有300例，占74．43％；吸烟62例，占15．42％。结论 高血压患者对饮食控制及体育锻炼、吸烟有害的知晓率明显提高，而对相关辅助检查认识不足。     

Extraperitoneal endometriosis: a diagnosis to be considered

Summary BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a relatively common pathology in women of childbearing age and of low parity but rarely shows extraperitoneal involvement. The main aim of this paper is to raise the attention of specialists to the necessity of carrying out penetrating diagnosis of nonspecific extraperitoneal masses occurring in women of reproductive age. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of six patients diagnosed with extraperitoneal endometriosis who were treated at the Vega Baja University Hospital (Spain) during the last 5 years. RESULTS: Surgical treatment had positive results in five patients. The preoperative diagnosis was correctly made in only two patients. The accurate aetiology of endometriosis remains unknown and diagnosis is based on clinical and cytopathological findings. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical treatment of extraperitoneal endometriosis is recommended. However, postoperative follow-up is obligatory and hormonal suppressive therapy may be necessary. Medical treatment with gestagens, Danazol, or agonists of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone are ineffective in endometriomas which are bigger than 2 cm.      

纸质病案保存期限的思考

本文作者比较了不同时期的纸质病案的使用率,讨论了旧病案的缺点,如难于保存,占用空间及实用价值不大.作者提出了改进保存病案的办法.     

小儿急性肺损伤的短期肺功能随访

Objective To study the pulmonary functions of pediatric ALI/ARDS(acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome) survivors. Method A prospective cohort study of all survivors of ALI/ARDS in the PICU of Beijing Children's Hospital was performed. Patients were divided into three groups(0-3 years of age,3 ～ 7 years of age, and over 7 years of age) and followed up three months after diagnosis. Results There were 36 survivors in total of 44 ALl patients, three patients lost follow-up, 12 died and 21 survived. Five survivors refused to participate in the study because of asymptomatic, and one was unable to participate because of lymphoma com-bined with sepsis. A total of 15 children completed the whole survey (11 patients were less than 3 years old, andfour were over 7 years of age). Twelve patients had no discomfort in their respiratory tracts. Three months after be-ing enrolled, the pulmonary functions of all children improved, especially in terms of tidal volume and respiratory compliance (P<0.05). Conclusions The abnormal respiratory symptoms and signs in most children disap-peared three months after discharge. Most survivors still have pulmonary dysfunction at 3 monthes after discharge, but better than discharge.     

高原低氧对大鼠学习记忆影响的实验研究

目的：研究高原低氧环境对大鼠学习记忆的影响。方法：利用新生大鼠低氧模型和胎鼠低氧模型，采用爬杆实验和Morris水迷宫实验进行检测.结果：爬杆实验中习得的速度减慢，消退速度加快。Morris水迷宫实验中逃避潜伏期延长，撤除平台后跨越平台次数减少。结论：高原低氧环境下大鼠的学习记忆能力受到抑制，可能与长期低氧后海马NMDA受体数量和功能的下降有关。