The emergency medicine training needs of rural general practitioners

This study aimed to identify the emergency medicine training needs of rural general practitioners (GPs) in the catchment area of the Hunter Rural Division of General Practice. The GPs were surveyed using a questionnaire in which they were asked about their confidence levels in a number of specific emergency medicine skills, and about the areas of emergency medicine that they saw as priorities for upskilling. More than a third of GPs who were responsible for on-call work at the hospital indicated that they had low levels of confidence in a number of their emergency medicine skills, in particular skills relating to paediatric emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, and respiratory emergencies. These emergency medicine domains were also seen as high priorities for upskilling by the majority of the respondents. The study shows that rural doctors need the opportunity to access emergency medicine training that provides upskilling not only in the management of clinical problems, but also in practical procedures.     

Pediatric surgery in the Renaissance period

The emergence of surgery during the Renaissance marked the birth of surgery as a discipline based on clinical observation and improvement of technical skill. Some of the most experienced surgeons dealing with pediatric problems were Paré, Phaer, Würtz and, especially, Hildanus, who described more than 150 cases in children. Some minor malformations were curable, and some major anomalies were described for the first time. Renaissance surgeons had no explanations for the etiology of diseases and malformations. In many instances, the imaginatio was considered to be responsible.     

A Medieval Medical View on Obesity

Medieval medical views on obesity are presented from Avicenna's Canon of Medicine. Health risks associated with obesity were appreciated, including respiratory and cardiovascular problems, infertility and even sudden death.     

Bone involvement pattern in hypervascular lesions

The pattern of the focal bone lesion which consists partly or wholly of rounded holes with comparatively smooth edges is discussed.Twenty-two bone lesions were studied by angiography. The hypervascular pattern occurred in five cases of widely different histology, all with strong intraosseous hypervascularity. Different pathogenic mechanisms in the creation of this pattern are discussed. It is probably the result of both destructive and reparative processes in the bone.     

纳洛酮加清开灵治疗野生蕈中毒30例疗效观察

目的：观察纳洛酮与清开灵合用治疗急性野生蕈中毒的临床疗效。方法：采用随机数字表法将86例患者随机分为3组。治疗组30例以纳络酮加清开灵治疗，纳洛酮组26例单用纳洛酮治疗，清开灵组30例单用清开灵治疗。观察3组患者症状好转时间、症状消失时间、重症清醒时间。治疗5天为1疗程，共治2－8疗程。结果：治疗组在症状好转时间、症状消失时间、清醒时间均明显短于纳洛酮组和清开灵组（P＜0．05，P＜0．01）。结论：纳洛酮与清开灵合用，可以从不同途径作用于脑组织，尽快改善中毒症状，减少脑损伤，二者合用尚可减少纳洛酮的用量，从而减少纳洛酮的心血管效应。     

中医药治疗间质性肺病的研究概况

通过对近10年来相关文献的整理和分析，显示中医药对间质性肺病（ILD）防治的研究进展。目前中医学对ILD病症、病因病机以及临床治疗的认识和研究都有了显著的提高，无率是单味中药还是组方用药，其疗效优于单用西药。在延长生存期、改善生存质量、缓解临床症状等方面效果尤为明显。     

436例小儿肺炎的中西医结合治疗

对436例肺炎患儿在抗生素治疗的同时，给予清热宣肺，化痰平喘，健脾益气，养阴清肺中药口服，结果总有效率达97．25％。中西医结合治疗小儿肺炎可以缩短病程，减少抗生素的使用。     

针药结合治疗周围性面瘫200例

目的观察针药结合治疗周围性面瘫的疗效。方法将200例周围性面瘫病人按病位、病程、年龄、是否用药饼灸分为4组。观察以上闪素对疗效的影响。结果病位越低、病程越短、年龄越小。用药饼灸疗效越好。     

糖尿病患者白内障超声乳化术后的中药调理

将108例糖尿病白内障患者随机分成两组,经白内障超声乳化及人工晶体植入术后,中药组51例给予口服益气补肝肾及活血化瘀的方药,每日1剂,14天为1个疗程;西药组57人口服强的松30mg,每日1次,逐日递减,一周后改服消炎痛25mg,连服一周.结果:两组疗效比较无显著性差异,但中药解除了糖尿病患者手术后用激素治疗所致的血糖增高的后患.