Serum vasopressin (AVP) levels in polyuric brain-dead organ donors

Summary Hydromineral metabolism and serum arginine-vasopressin (AVP) levels were investigated in 11 patients who sustained brain death. They showed various degrees of polyuria with low osmolality and low fractional sodium excretion. Urine osmolality was always below that of serum, and AVP levels were between 1.3 and 50.0 pg/ml vs 0.7–8.0 pg/ml in ten normal subjects. Thus central diabetes insipidus was excluded. A renal mechanism inducing water diuresis has to be assumed. The type of renal lesion, however, remains unclear.This work was supported by the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, project no. 3100, Vienna     

正交试验法优选心脑安胶囊提取工艺

用正交试验法对心脑安胶囊的制备工艺进行了探讨。用正丁醇浸出物含量为指标,考察了加水量、浸泡时间、煎煮时间、煎煮次数４种因素对其提取效果的影响。结果表明,加水量的多少是影响切药材煎煮效果的主要因素,为了保证有效成分的煎出,心脑安胶囊拟采用１３倍量水,浸泡１２ｈ,煎煮２次,每次１．５ｈ为宜。     

冠心病患者血清总胆红素浓度变化及意义

目的：探讨血清总胆红素浓度变化与冠心病的关系。方法：检测经选择性冠脉造影确诊的１２８例冠心病患者及１０３例冠脉正常人空腹状态下血清总胆红素浓度,分析冠心病患者血清总胆红素浓度变化。结果：冠心病患者血清总胆红素浓度明显低于冠脉正常者（Ｐ〈０．０１）,且冠心病发病年龄愈低,胆红素水平也愈低（Ｐ〈０．０５）,但冠脉病变支数似与胆红素水平无关（Ｐ〉０．０５）。结论：低血清胆红素水平可能是冠心病发生的原因之     

肾细胞癌患者血清中血管内皮生长因子的表达

目的　据认为血管内皮生长因子是实体肿瘤血管生成和生长的重要成分。本实验通过研究VEGF在肾细胞癌的表达 ,探讨其在肾细胞癌中的作用。方法　肾细胞癌患者血清标本 2 4例 ,健康对照 2 0例 ,定量SABC ELISA法行血清中VEGF测定。结果　肾细胞癌患者血清VEGF中值 ( 4 76pg/ml)较对照组( 312pg/ml)明显增高 (P <0 0 1)。结论　血清VEGF值于肾细胞癌相关 ,可作为肾细胞癌的监控指标。     

现代信息技术对高校图书馆的影响与对策

现代信息技术的应用为我国高校图书馆事业的发展创造了机遇,同时也向图书馆传统服务方式、馆员队伍提出了挑战。本文论述了面向知识经济与现代信息技术的挑战,高校图书馆建设与发展趋势及应采取的对策。     

A rapid method for detecting barbiturates in serum using EI-SIM

A simple and rapid method for analysis of barbiturates in serum has been developed. In order to extract and clean barbiturates in serum, a separation column packed with Extrelut and Florisil was used, and the eluate was directly analyzed by means of electron impact selected ion monitoring (EI-SIM). Selected ions used were base peak ions of 10 barbituartes, and the internal standard used was allobarbital or secobarbital. The calibration curves were linear over the range 0.5–5 ng. Extraction of replicate serum samples containing 20 g/1.5 ml and 5 g/1.5 ml resulted in a recovery of 87.2–105.2% and 81.6–104.6%, respectively, with the exception of phenobarbital, which was 151.9% and 172.1%, respectively. Secobarbital was also analyzed in the serum of 13 patients who had been given secobarbital intravenously. In 3 out of 10 cases, Secobarbital levels greater than 1 g/ml were detected more than 72 h after administration. This method seems to have possibilities for clinical use.Paper presented at the 2nd International Symposium ADVANCES IN LEGAL MEDICINE, Berlin, Germany, August 30–September 1, 1993     

Percutaneous retrieval of an impacted ureteric T-tube

An impacted ureteric T-tube was removed percutaneously, using an Amplatz goose-neck snare. This new snare has advantages over conventional snares, particularly in situation where atraumatic manipulation is essential. Correspondence to: R. D. Edwards     

Recurrent breast cancer at 21 years after resection detected by serum tumor markers and manifested as dermatomyositis

A 52-year-old Japanese woman developed dermatomyositis. She had undergone a standard radical mastectomy for left breast cancer 21 years earlier. Though no physical sign of recurrent breast cancer appeared clinically, levels of tumor markers were abnormally elevated. Therefore, tamoxifen and CAF therapy were given. Further, the clinical course of dermatomyositis almost paralleled the level of serum tumor markers and the clinical course of her recurrent breast cancer. These markers were useful for detecting the recurrence, following the metastatic disease, and monitoring her response to therapy.     

Haematologic consequences of viral infections including serum iron status

Twenty-seven children with mumps or chickenpox were taken as a model to evaluate the haematological consequences of viral infections including serum iron status. Blood samples were obtained from all patients at presentation and on the 21 st day of the disease. While haemoglobin, haematocrit, and meam corpuscular volume levels were similar in two measurements (P>0.05), the mean leucocyte, absolute lymphocyte and thrombocyte counts, mean serum iron, serum iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation levels were lower at presentation than on the 21 st day of the disease. The serum iron levels were below 30 g/dl in 16 (59.2%) patients at presentation while only 4 (14.8%) had low values on 21 st day. Twenty-four (88.9%) patients had an increment in the serum iron binding capacity levels and 2 (7.6%) reached values above the normal range on the 21 st day. Int 21 (77.8%) patients, the transferrin saturation levels were below the expected ranges at presentation but 26 (96.3%) showed an increment on the 21 st day. However, the mean ferritin level was higher at presentation. Therefore, during the evaluation of patients for anaemia, the presence of a recent acute viral infection should be documented so as to avoid unnecessary iron medication.