Enhancing laboratory report contents to improve outpatient management of test results

In today''s environment, providers are extremely time-constrained. Assembling relevant contextual data to make decisions on laboratory results can take a significant amount of time from the day. The Regenstrief Institute has created a system which leverages data within Indiana Health Information Exchange''s (IHIE''s) repository, the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), to provide well-organized and contextual information on returning laboratory results to outpatient providers. The system described here uses data extracted from INPC to add historical test results, medication-dispensing events, visit information, and clinical reminders to traditional laboratory result reports. These “Enhanced Laboratory Reports” (ELRs) are seamlessly delivered to outpatient practices connected through IHIE via the DOCS4DOCS clinical messaging service. All practices, including those without electronic medical record systems, can receive ELRs. In this paper, the design and implementation issues in creating this system are discussed, and generally favorable preliminary results of attitudes by providers towards ELRs are reported.     

对《诸病源候论》毒邪症状界定的分析

《诸病源侯论》论毒邪篇幅之多,明目之清,发前人所未发,打破传统束缚,注重临床实际。如其提出毒邪判断要以阴阳为纲;毒邪向内为病重,向外为病轻;赤白为轻,青紫黑为重;过肘膝为重,以及伤肠胃心肝脾肾均有不同的症状特征,提示了六淫从化于毒,毒邪与六淫有不同表现等问题,值得一读。     

Analysis of the circumstances at the end of life in children with cancer: Symptoms, suffering and acceptance

BACKGROUND: In an effort to improve the quality of life of children with cancer, this study analyzes the signs and symptoms at the end of life in such children. It is hoped that these data will contribute to the development of appropriate programs to address the challenges faced by these children. PROCEDURE: Between 1994 and 2000, 28 children died after treatment for cancer at Hamamatsu University Hospital, Japan. The circumstances, signs and symptoms at the end of life of these children were analyzed through their medical records. RESULTS: Of the 28 children, the underlying diseases were leukemia/lymphoma (LL group; n=11), brain tumors (BT group; n=7), and other solid tumors (OST group; n=10). Records showed poor appetite (100%), dyspnea (82.1%), pain (75.0%), fatigue (71.4%), nausea/vomiting (57.1%), constipation (46.4%) and diarrhea (21.4%) among these children. Anxiety was reported in 53.6% of the entire group of 28 children; however, no child in the BT group manifested anxiety. However, disturbance of consciousness was reported in all children in the BT group, which was significantly greater than in the other groups. Awareness, fear or acceptance of the imminence of his/her own death as indicated by verbal expression was reported in nine children (32.1%). CONCLUSIONS: Using the data obtained in the present study, we describe situations faced in the terminal care of children. It is important to address the problems revealed by this analysis in order to achieve improvements in both the physical and psychological care of children with terminal cancer.     

颅脑损伤患者脑疝前驱期特征性临床征象的研究

目的分析总结外伤性脑疝前驱期特征性临床征象及意义。方法回顾分析我科近5年238例脑疝发生前2h内的临床表现和辅助检查特点，并与同期198例未发生脑疝的重型颅脑损伤患者进行对比分析。结果脑疝组前驱期征象如昏迷加深、烦躁加重、尿失禁、侧脑室和外侧裂受压变窄伴脑基底池受压变窄、生命体征改变具有特征性，其发生率明显高于非脑疝组，两组差异有显著性意义（P〈0．01）。结论颅脑损伤患者出现脑疝前驱期特征性临床征象应作为超早期开颅的重要依据，是特殊的、迫切的手术指征。     

丹芎瘢痕涂膜的临床应用研究

目的:本文通过769例病人应用丹芎瘢痕涂膜防治瘢痕增生的治疗效果,为烧烫伤后瘢痕增生提供一种新的治疗手段.方法:我们根据中医、中药活血化淤原理,经多年临床实践研制而成的丹芎瘢痕涂膜,由丹参、川芎等复方组成.药物使用,将丹芎瘢痕涂膜直接均匀涂于瘢痕表面上,形成药膜,次日揭去药膜,重新涂药,每日1次,连续用药5个月.疤痕止痒软化膏对照,每日1次,连续用药5个月.结果:(1)创面愈合后瘢痕刚开始增生者,丹芎瘢痕涂膜治疗组共415例,显效77例,有效323例,总有效率96.39%;疤痕止痒软化膏同体对照组51例,显效0例,有效20例,总有效率39.22%,治疗组显著优于对照组.(2)创面愈合后瘢痕已增生者,丹芎瘢痕涂膜治疗组354例,显效88例,有效257例,总有效率97.46%;疤痕止痒软化膏对照组63例,显效4例,有效34例,总有效率60.32%,治疗组显著优于对照组.(3)丹芎瘢痕涂膜治疗组与疤痕止痒软化膏对照组综合疗效比较,丹芎瘢痕涂膜治疗组769例,显效165例,有效580例,总有效率96.88%;疤痕止痒软化膏对照组114例,显效4例,有效54例,总有效率50.88%,治疗组显著优于对照组.(4)60例丹芎瘢痕涂膜治疗组与同体空白对照组比较,治疗组显效25例,有效34例,总有效率98.33%;对照组显效0例,有效11例,总有效率18.33%;治疗组显著优于对照组.(5)未发现不良反应.结论:经769例病人临床应用丹芎瘢痕涂膜,并与已知疤痕止痒软化膏比较,丹芎瘢痕涂膜治疗效果显著优于疤痕止痒软化膏,丹芎瘢痕涂膜是一种安全、有效、新的创面瘢痕外用药.     

68例社区获得性肺炎病原及临床特征分析

目的　 68例外周血白细胞正常或降低的社区获得性肺炎 (CAP)病原及临床特点分析。方法　检测CAP患者呼吸道及血液标本的常见病原体 ,并分析其临床特点。结果　军团菌属占 2 2 .1 % (1 5/ 68) ,肺炎支原体占 1 1 .8% (8/ 68) ,病毒占 1 6 .2 % (1 1 / 68) ,其中甲型流感病毒 2例、乙型流感病毒 5例 ,副流感病毒 1例 ,腺病毒 1例 ,艾滋病病毒 2例。细菌占 2 .9% (2 / 68) ,有 47.1 % (32 / 68)不能明确病原体 ,混合感染率为 8.8% (6/ 68)。病毒性肺炎、军团菌肺炎及肺炎支原体肺炎的临床症状、体征、外周血白细胞、胸部影像均无特异性 ,其鉴别需靠病原学检查。结论　外周血白细胞正常或降低的CAP病因主要为非典型病原体和病毒 ,对此类CAP的经验治疗应首选大环内酯类抗生素或抗病毒药物。     

医学研究生临床技能培训与和谐医患关系构建的协调发展

临床技能培训与和谐医患关系构建是临床医学教育中两个不可分割的重要组成部分.促进临床技能培训与和谐医患关系的协调发展,达到完美和谐的统一,以提高医学研究生的培养质量.武汉大学人民医院采用具有特色的新型培养方式,加强研究生法律意识、医德教育,注重换位思考,提高专业技能,保持心理健康,改进医患沟通技巧,在研究生教育工作中取得了良好的效果.     

护理导师制教学法的临床应用研究

目的:为培养适应在新医学模式下开展以病人为中心整体护理工作的护理人员,改革传统临床教学模式,采用护理导师教学法,以提高教学质量.方法:制定导师职责,制定导师的选择聘任标准,制定导师培训方案,实施导师制教学法的临床过程,实行双向教学评价,通过以上活动达到提高教学质量的效果.结果:320余名实习学生调查表明,12%的学生认为护理导师教学法形式明显优于其它教学形式,82%的学生认为优于其它教学形式.结论:护理导师教学法提高了临床教学水平和导师的整体素质,也促进了临床护理质量和临床教学质量的不断提高.     

肾结核40例临床分析

目的 分析6年来肾结核的临床表现和诊断方法。方法回顾性分析近6年收治的40例肾结核患者的临床资料。结果表现为膀胱刺激征的典型肾结核占65％，不典型肾结核占35％，其临床症状以腰痛、血尿为主。所有患者尿常规均异常。B超、静脉尿路造影（IVU）、逆行肾盂造影（RP）、磁共振尿路水成像（MRU）确诊率分别为20％、55％、66．7％和77．8％。结论膀胱刺激征仍是肾结核的主要临床表现，不典型肾结核有所增加。IVU是首选诊断方法，MRU对晚期肾结核诊断具有重要价值。     

Voiding patterns in men and women with lower urinary tract symptoms combined with nocturia

AIM: We evaluated differences between men and women with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) combined with nocturia. METHODS: A total of 71 age-matched female-male pairs (median 58, range 20-81 years) who had moderate to severe LUTS and nocturia of more than once per night were enrolled in this study. RESULTS: In the younger group (<50 years), the International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS) results of the sexes were not significantly different. However, although total I-PSS results in the elderly group (> or =50 years) were not significantly different, quality of life index scores for women were higher (P = 0.002). On frequency-volume (FV) charts, mean total daytime voided volume (DVV) was significantly higher in younger men than in younger women (P = 0.017), but the mean nocturnal polyuria index (NPi) for women was higher than that for men (P = 0.047). However, maximum DVV (P = 0.009), mean DVV (P < 0.0001), total DVV (P < 0.0001), and mean nocturnal urine volume (P = 0.009) were significantly higher in elderly men than in elderly women. However, numbers of daytime voids were not different. CONCLUSION: Elderly women with LUTS have lower functional bladder capacities than elderly men, as suggested by their smaller mean voided volumes. However, no significant differences were observed between numbers of daytime voids, which was probably due to the smaller total daytime voided volumes of elderly women. In addition, although NPi for younger women and nocturnal urine volume for elderly men was higher, no other differences were observed in terms of other night-time parameters.