"Chronic painter''s syndrome". A reanalysis of psychological test data in a group of diagnosed cases, based on comparisons with matched controls

Twenty solvent-exposed workers, most of them painters, had been diagnosed as cases of toxic encephalopathy in 1978/79. Two years later they were re-examined with an extensive battery of neuropsychological tests. Their performance was unchanged on retesting. We have now compared their test results with those of non-exposed control subjects. Previous impressions of significant intellectual impairment in the solvent-exposed patients could not be confirmed when the influence of age, education, and intelligence was taken into consideration. The present group with presumed toxic encephalopathy is assumed to be representative of other patients who were similarly diagnosed in our department. The presently reanalyzed cases had been diagnosed as brain damaged and reported as such in the literature. Thus, they may have contributed to the formation of the concept of the "chronic painters' syndrome" with dementia.     

美国2021版《妊娠期肾结石诊治-单中心多学科指南》解读——提高临床诊断能力，加强多学科协作管理

妊娠期肾结石是妊娠期患者非产科因素住院的常见病因,容易出现疼痛、恶心、呕吐、肾功能下降、泌尿道感染等并发症,处理不当会导致流产、早产等不良妊娠结局。美国医学中心多学科联合发布《妊娠期肾结石诊治-单中心多学科指南》,以规范妊娠期肾结石的诊治。本指南共形成10个指南推荐意见,其中4个用于指导诊断和影像学检查,6个用于指导临床治疗。值得关注的是,与国内指南相比,该指南提供了循证依据,证实了妊娠期使用低剂量CT平扫的安全性、有效性,并可以在患者病情变化且诊断不明确时优先使用,本文就以上内容对该指南展开深度解读。     

Providing Interdisciplinary Geriatric Team Care: What Does It Really Take?

We concur with Speer and Schneider's arguments (2003 ; this issue) that more psychologists should offer mental health services to older adults and that the primary care system is a good focus of such efforts. Three issues deserve more prominence in their review. First, their argument that older adults are averse to mental health services seems incorrect, given research indicating that older adults prefer psychotherapy to medication for treatment of depression. Second, psychologists working in primary care need to be aware of new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes that allow documentation of psychological work in medical settings. Third, Speer and Schneider allude to interdisciplinary team functioning, but provide little information about models of team care or issues in developing a well-functioning interdisciplinary team; this commentary expands on those topics.     

加强人才队伍建设促进卫生事业发展的途径探索

在卫生事业的发展过程中,应该注重人才队伍的建设,强化人才队伍建设的创新改革力度,转变传统的人才管理工作思维与模式,遵循健康发展、协调发展的基本原则,借助人才队伍的建设促使卫生事业良好发展和进步,形成新时期背景下的卫生事业发展动力,彰显人才队伍的积极作用。该文就当前卫生事业人才队伍的现状,提出加强人才队伍建设促进卫生事业发展的指导思想,并且归纳总结卫生事业发展过程中人才队伍的建设经验、对策,争取可以采用有效的措施建设人才队伍,提升卫生事业发展过程中的核心力量,增强服务工作效果,满足当前的时代发展需求,达到预期的工作目的。     

弘扬科学精神，抵制伪科学对中医的侵害

从科学与伪科学的分界标准出发,探讨了伪科学在中医药领域的具体表现形式,分析了中医伪科学产生的认识、文化、社会和心理根源,并提出了抵御与消除中医伪科学的具体措施。认为弘扬科学精神,特别是倡导科学的理性、敬业、求实、怀疑和批判的精神是抵制中医伪科学的根本。     

The surgical care practitioner: a dual perspective

The ongoing balance of service delivery and training offset with the European Working Time Directive has resulted in a requirement to review the surgical workforce and new ways of working. The extended surgical team can be utilized to support the delivery of surgical services. Surgical care practitioners are trained to care for surgical patients across the whole patient pathway: in clinics, theatre and on the ward. They are continual members of the surgical team and can support both the service and training due to the flexible nature of the role. This article gives an overview of the role of the surgical care practitioner (SCP) and how the role impacts surgical training.     

An update on the management of chronic pelvic pain in women

Chronic pelvic pain represents a major public health problem for women and impacts significantly on their quality of life. Yet it is under-researched and a challenge to manage. Women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain frequently describe their healthcare journey as long, via a variety of specialists and frustrating, with their pain often dismissed. Aetiological factors and associations are best conceptualised using the ‘three P’s’ model of predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors. This integrates the numerous biological, psychological and social contributors to the complex, multifactorial nature of chronic pelvic pain. Overall management involves analgesia, hormonal therapies, physiotherapy, psychological approaches and lifestyle advice, which like other chronic pain conditions relies on a multidisciplinary team approach delivered by professionals experienced and trained in managing chronic pelvic pain.     

肝细胞癌合并胆管癌栓多学科诊治中国专家共识（2020版）

肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC;以下简称肝癌)发病率位居全世界常见恶性肿瘤第六位,每年新发病例约74万,近一半在中国。在我国,肝癌相关死亡率仅次于肺癌和胃癌,高居第三位[1-2]。临床上,肝癌多侵犯血管形成血管癌栓,亦可侵犯胆管形成胆管癌栓(bile ducttumor thrombus,BDTT)。文献[3-5]报道,BDTT发生率为0.5%~2.5%。BDTT可沿肝内胆管向肝门部胆管延伸,甚至阻塞胆总管导致黄疸、胆道出血等。其自然病程约为1~3个月[6-7]。     

肝细胞癌合并胆管癌栓多学科诊治中国专家共识(2020版)

肝细胞癌合并胆管癌栓是肝癌的一种特殊类型,发生率为0.5%~2.5%,疾病进展快、预后差,目前国内外尚无相关的诊断与治疗共识,造成该疾病的治疗极不规范。中国医师协会肝癌专业委员会基于国内外本领域研究获得的循证医学证据,并结合我国临床实践,制订《肝细胞癌合并胆管癌栓多学科诊治中国专家共识(2020版)》。该共识针对肝细胞癌合并胆管癌栓的临床表现、诊断及分型、外科治疗、辅助治疗以及其他局部、区域性和系统性治疗进行系统阐述,旨在规范、普及和提高对肝细胞癌合并胆管癌栓的诊断和多学科治疗水平,改善该疾病总体预后。