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OBJECTIVE:To observe therapeutic efficacy and safety of metoprolol combined with Shensong yangxin capsule in the treatment of ventricular premature beat. METHODS:A total of 104 patients with ventricular premature beat during Jan. 2016-Jan. 2017 were analyzed retrospectively,and they were divided into control group(52 cases)and observation group(52 cases)according to medication plan. Control group was given Metoprolol tartrate tablet 25 mg orally,3 times a day. Observation group was given Shensong yangxin capsule 1.2 g orally,3 times a day,on the basis of control group. Both groups were treated for consecutive 28 d. Clinical efficacies of 2 groups were observed. The electrocardiogram P-R interval and Q-T interval,24 h premature beat times,heart rate,the occurrence of palpitation before and after treatment and ADR were observed. RESULTS:Total response rate of observation group(92.30%)was significantly higher than that of control group(76.92%),with statistical significance(P<0.05).Before treatment, there was no statistical significance in electrocardiogram P-R interval and Q-T interval,24 h premature beat times,heart rate or palpitation times between 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,electrocardiogram P-R interval and Q-T interval of 2 groups were significantly higher than before treatment,and the observation group was significantly higher than the control group. 24 h premature beat times,palpitation times of 2 groups and heart rate of control group were significantly lower than before treatment;and 24 h premature beat times,palpitation times of the observation group was significantly lower than the control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05);there was no statistical significance in heart rate of observation group before and after treatment(P>0.05). There was no statistical significance in the total incidence of ADR between 2 groups(P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:For ventricular premature beat,metoprolol combined with Shensong yangxin capsule show significant therapeutic efficacy,can reduce the times of premature beat and improve patients'electrocardiogram without increasing the occurrence of ADR.
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Objective To evaluate the application effects of mind map in community health education of rheumatoid arthritis patients. Methods 65 rheumatoid arthritis patients from Shunqing district of Nanchong City, Sichuan Province were randomly divided into an observation group (n=33) and a control group(n=32). Both groups received six-month health education. Health educators utilized mind map for the observation group and traditional health education for the control group. Before and after implementation, the two groups' mastery of disease knowledge was compared. During the period of 1, 3, 6 months, two groups received compliance evaluation respectively. During the study period, a questionnaire was given to the observation group to collect their attitude towards the mind map health education and their evaluation about it. Measurement data was represented by x ± s, using group t-test design information and single-sample t-test. χ2test was used in the count data for compar-ison between groups with test levelα=0.05. Results The scores of disease knowledge were as follows. Before implementation there was no statistically significant difference between two groups (P=0.921);After implementation, the score of observation group was(19.97±3.03), while the score of control group was(17.59±3.11), the difference was statistically significant(t=3.122,P=0.003). The difference of 1,3,6-month compliance scores was statistically significant(t=2.173,P=0.034;t=2.371,P=0.021;t=2.615,P=0.011) with the observation group's scores(18.24±3.44),(18.94±3.25),(19.64±3.06) respectively,and the control group's scores(16.47±3.13),(16.97±3.45),(17.44±3.70). Observation group's attitude questionnaire scores of each project are > 3, and there was significant difference be-tween two groups (P=0.000). Conclusion Mind mapping method can be used in community health education for rheumatoid arthritis patients to help patients master the knowledge of the disease and improve the compliance. Its effect is better than traditional methods.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To discuss the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the hospitalized children with hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Yantai area.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Epidemiological and clinical data of HFMD children from 2009 to 2010 were summarized and analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Most of the infected (94.6%) were under 5 years old and the ratio between male and female was 1.5: 1. Oral mucosal pox or ulcer as well as hand and foot rashes were observed in all 931 patients. Fever and neurological disorders occurred in 840 (90.2%) and 121 (13.0%) patients respectively. The incidence was positively correlated with air temperature (r = 0.887, P < 0.001), with a peak in April to September (88.9%). The ratio of children from countryside, total duration of fever, serum concentration of c-reacting protein (CRP) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were significantly higher in severe cases than in those mild ones. Multivariate analysis showed longer mean duration of fever( Odds ratio [OR], 1.491; 95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.170-1.901; P = 0.001) and hyperglycemia (OR, 1.124; 95% CI 1.016-1.245; P = 0.024) were independent risk factors of severity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Children younger than 5 years old are susceptible to HFMD and most cases occur in April to September. The monthly incidence is positively correlated with temperature of that month. Longer duration of fever and hyperglycemia are independent risk factors for severity. Most cases could have a favorable prognosis after timely diagnosis and proper intervention.</p>
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Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , China , Epidemiology , Epidemiologic Studies , Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease , Epidemiology , Incidence , Retrospective Studies , Seasons , TemperatureABSTRACT
Objective To clarify great benefit to prevention of wound infection as well as reduction of economic expenditures by a new method of connecting latex gloves and cigarettes in peritoneal drainage. Methods We randomly selected 121 cases of patients with peritoneal pyogenic infection, divided them into the latex gloves group (64 eases)and the common dressing group (57 cases). The incision infection rate and eco-nomic cost in two groups were comparately studied. Results The latex gloves group's incision infection rate was 10.94% (7 / 64), the common dressing was 31.58% (18/57). Each patient of the latex gloves group spent less cost about 15.70 yuan,changed dressing 5.3 times less than the common dressing group. Conclusions Connecting latex gloves and cigarettes in peritoneal drainage is a new method of reducing economic expandi-tures and the chances of incision infection. Clinical application of this method should be fully prospected.