Family history of hypertension,gender, and cardiovascular reactivity and stereotypy during stress

Thirty subjects with a family history of hypertension and 28 subjects without such a history performed a Stroop Color-Word Interference task, a mental arithmetic task (serial subtraction of sevens), and a shock avoidance task (repeating digits backward while expecting to be shocked for mistakes). Systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded while subjects anticipated, undertook, and recovered from the shock avoidance task and undertook and recovered from the Stroop and mental arithmetic tasks. It was found that compared to nonfamily history subjects, family history subjects manifested reliably greater cardiovascular reactivity during each task and in anticipation of the shock avoidance task. These results are congruent with the notion that excessive sympathetic nervous system reactivity—possibly genetically determined—is involved in the development of some form(s) of essential hypertension. Further, the results indicated that family history subjects manifested greater consistency, or stereotypy, of cardiovascular response across the experimental tasks than nonfamily history subjects. The possible role of cardiovascular stereotypy in the development of essential hypertension is also discussed.This investigation was supported by University of Kansas General Research Allocation 3115-xO-0038 to B. Kent Houston.     

ADHD儿童在钟表绘画测验中的执行功能特征

目的研究ADHD儿童在钟表绘画(CDT)测试中体现出的执行功能特征。方法对60例ADHD儿童和60例正常对照儿童进行CDT测试,综合分析两组儿童的大脑额叶执行功能的差异。结果ADHD儿童在CDT测试中的时间总分和构造总分低于对照组(3.23±1.40/4.15±0.78,11.2±1.48/11.90±0.76,t=7.742、5.073,P<0.01)。在给定十字位相标定点(3、6、9、12点)后ADHD儿童的钟面构造得分高于给定标定点之前(11.93±0.95/11.19±1.48,t=5.645,P<0.001),但时间设置评分却没有明显的提高(P>0.05)。结论ADHD儿童CDT测试得分偏低体现了其存在计划性、注意调控功能和工作记忆的缺陷,这些缺陷的核心问题是执行功能的缺陷。     

原发性肝癌患者抑郁症状与不成熟防御机制的关系

目的：了解原发性肝癌（PLC）患者的抑郁症状和不成熟防御机制（IDM）的水平，探讨PLC患者的抑郁症状与IDM的关系。方法：采用流调用抑郁自评量表（CES－D）和防御式方式问卷（DSQ）对PLC患者和健康组各100例进行调查。结果：1）PLC患者中49％可能或肯定有抑郁症状，其中23％肯定有抑郁症状，其发生率高于健康组；2）PLC组的CES－D总分高于健康组；3）PLC组比健康组采用较多分裂和潜意显现机制，采用较少抱怨机制；4）肯定有抑郁症状者比无抑郁症状者采用较多IDM；5）两组CES－D总分与IDM均分呈显著正相关，Pearson r为0.473-0.776，其中PLC组为0．473。结论：抑郁症状是PLC患者常见的负性情绪，医护人员应引起重视，并指导患者采用成熟的防御机制代替不成熟防御机制，预防并减轻患者的抑郁症状，以提高患者的生活质量。     

182例肺癌病人癌症家族史的分析

本文调查了182例肺癌病人及200例非肿瘤病人及200例非肿瘤病人（对照组）的癌症家庭史，分析结果：①肺癌组家庭患癌率为19.2%，其中直系亲属占94%，对照组家庭患癌率为20%，其中直系亲属占85%，肺癌组直系亲属患癌比例大于对照组，提示：肺癌的发病与遗传因素可能有相关性。②将三种不同组织类型肺癌病人的家庭患癌率作了比较，小细胞肺癌（Sclc）组最高为26.6%，其次是腺癌21%，鳞癌最低为10%，提示Sclc很可能与癌遗传因素有关。     

Mild Brachmann–de Lange syndrome: Changes of phenotype with age

We present a girl with mild manifestations of the Brachmann-de Lange syndrome (BDLS) with gradual change of the phenotype. Her findings support the hypothosis of variability of the phenotypic spectrum of the disorder.     

Histopathological characterization of aortic intimal sarcoma with multiple tumor emboli

A case of aortic intimal sarcoma with multiple tumor emboli and distal metastasis is reported. All metastasis (adrenal, spleen) were via the arteries. This case also had independent lung cancer. Macroscopically, the aortic tumor did not form a bulged mass, but had linear ulceration with abundant mural thrombi. Poorly cohesive large atypical cells were seen in the intima of the abdominal aorta without invasion into the media. Tumor cells were disseminated into the mural thrombi on the aorta and embolized its branches. In the metastatic tumor or tumor emboli of the distal artery, there were not only large atypical cells, but also the foci of spindle-shaped cells or epithelioid differentiation. Tumor cells in the aorta were immunohistochemically positive for only vimentin. Muscle-specific actin was positive focally for spindle-shaped cells of tumor emboli and metastatic tumors. Furthermore, cytokeratin-positive cells were scatteredly seen. All tumor cells were negative for factor VIII and did not have a histologic or phenotypic analogy with lung cancer. The primary intimal sarcoma in the present case was of undifferentiated non-endothelial intimal stromal cell origin, and may have had multipotential for differentiation. Investigation of the metastatic site was useful for recognizing the features of this tumor.     

Model building on the basis of Dutch cervical cancer screening data

A mass screening programme for cervical cancer is in progress in three pilot regions in The Netherlands. All women living in these regions aged 35-53 are invited to undergo screening at three-year intervals. The MISCAN simulation model was developed for the analysis and optimization of screening programmes. In this paper the model-based approach to evaluation is first outlined and then illustrated by analysing data from the first two screening rounds in the pilot regions. This analysis resulted in a rather restricted range of data-compatible assumptions for the mean duration of preclinical disease (14-19 yr) and the frequency of spontaneous regression of preinvasive lesions (45-65%), as well as a rather wide sensitivity range for the Pap smear (50-90%). These preliminary findings are compared with those of a previous MISCAN analysis of cervical cancer screening in British Columbia. On the basis of an assumed 18-yr duration, 50% regression and 70% sensitivity, a number of screening policies relating to the same age ranges but with different intervals are compared. Both the analysis and the policy comparisons are preliminary, but the findings are nevertheless reasonable and consistent with those of previous studies. A more complete MISCAN-based analysis of the Dutch screening programme and subsequent optimization of screening policies will be possible when further results become available and a cost-effectiveness analysis procedure has been incorporated into the MISCAN programme.     

"军字1号"工程使用前后病案首页质量对照统计分析

为探讨“军字1号”工程使用前后的病案首页质量变化,本文通过作者所在医院近八年病案首页的质量调查统计,对“军字1号”工程使用前后的病案首页质量作了详细的对照分析比较,为进一步加强“军字1号”工程中的病案首页质量管理提供经验。