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Based on the analysis of the existing problems and implementation dilemmas in family doctor contracting and first-return-visits faced by primary medical institutions in China, the authors propose countermeasures to provide reference for managers of primary health care institutions.
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Objective:To explore the effectiveness of 1+N+N team model with family physician as the core for rehabilitation of community-dwelling stroke patients.Methods:Convalescent stroke patients in Fenglin Community of Shanghai Xuhui District, who were followed up and registered from January 2019 to October 2021, were continuously enrolled in this intervention study. The 1+N+N care team consisted of a family doctor as the core (“1”) with the professional and technical team of the community health service center (“N”) and specialists in second or third hospitals (“N”). Patients were randomly divided into 1+N+N intervention group and control group. The control group was treated with traditional stroke management scheme, while the intervention group was treated by the 1+N+N team model. The activities of daily living (ADL), motor function and psychological status scores were evaluated at baseline and 12 months after intervention. Multivariate linear regression model was used to analyze the association of intervention methods with the improvement of ADL score, motor function score and psychological status score of patients.Results:A total of 120 patients were enrolled (60 in each group), including 59 males and 61 females with a mean age of (71.5±6.8) years. Compared with the control group, the age of patients in the intervention group was younger ( P=0.013), and the proportion of patients with coronary heart disease was lower ( P=0.003). There was no significant differences in other variables between the two groups ( P>0.05). After 12 months of intervention, the scores of ADL, motor function and psychological status were significantly improved compared with those before intervention in both groups ( P<0.01). There was no significant difference in motor function scores between the intervention group and the control group before intervention ( P>0.05), but the scores of ADL and psychological status in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.001). After intervention, the above scores in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.01). After adjusting for confounding factors, multivariate linear regression showed that the 1+N+N team model had no significant correlation with ADL score ( t=0.27, P=0.799), but had a positive correlation with motor function score ( t=15.64, P<0.01) and psychological status score ( t=13.70, P<0.01). Conclusion:The 1+N+N team model can effectively improve the daily living ability, motor function and psychological status of stroke patients in the convalescent period, and the intervention effect on the latter two is better than that of the traditional rehabilitation mode.
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Chest compressions are a key component of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The determination of the optimal compression point (OCP) in adult CPR is an indispensable critical factor for high quality chest compressions (CCs). At present, the OCP for adult CPR is still controversial, which still needs further research and discussion. To provide theoretical reference for determining the OCP, this paper reviews the research progress of the OCP of adult CPR from the development process of compression point and hemodynamic mechanism, so as to improve the quality of CCs and the outcome of cardiac arrest (CA) patients.
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Objective:To investigate high resolution CT (HRCT) manifestations and clinical features of patients infected with the novel coronavirus B.1.617.2 variant.Methods:A total of 125 patients with the novel coronavirus B.1.617.2 variant in Guangzhou Eighth People′s Hospital from May 21 to June 9, 2021 was enrolled. There were 52 males and 73 females, aged from 1 to 92 years old with a median age of 47 year. The clinical features and HRCT characteristics were analyzed retrospectively.Results:Of the 125 patients, the main clinical manifestations were fever in 54 patients, cough in 50 patients, pharyngeal discomfort in 39 patients, and diarrhea in 5 patients. HRCT showed pneumonia in 96 cases, which predominantly had ground-glass opacities in 92 cases, ground-glass opacities combined with local consolidation in 22 cases, consolidation in 11 cases, intralobular interstitial thickening in 51 cases, centrilobular structural thickening in 23 cases, and cord-like lesions in 33 cases. One patient had pleural effusion, and no enlarged lymph nodes were observed in all patients. The lesions were distributed in the subpleural and/or peripheral lung in 96 cases and along the bronchovascular bundle (middle and inner zone) in 24 cases. The time interval from onset to positive HRCT was 3 (1, 4) days in 96 patients with pneumonia on HRCT. HRCT showed absorption after the imaging findings reaching the peak in 20 patients, and the time interval between the first positive HRCT findings and the peak imaging was 6 (3, 7) days in these 20 patients.Conclusions:The novel coronavirus B.1.617.2 variant has a strong infectivity, short viral latency. Lung injury is decreaseel. People of all ages are susceptible and the diseasemay have rapid pnegression. HRCT mainly shows ground glass opacities, which are more common in subpleural and/or in the lung periphery, with interlobular thickening.
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Based on the requirements of military professional education reform and in view of the problems existing in the operation and maintenance of first-aid medical equipment in grass-roots forces. We put forward a construction scheme of online course which named operation and maintenance of first-aid medical equipment in grass-roots forces, and then expound the scheme from teaching content construction and teaching mode construction. The teaching content construction consists of two parts: the management theory of conventional medical equipments and the operation and maintenance teaching of specific first-aid medical equipments. In the construction of teaching mode, we elaborate on the organization forms of teaching, answering questions, training and examination units in detail. The design scheme of the online course is in line with the learning characteristics and meets the demand of learning the knowledge of the operation and maintenance of first-aid medical equipment systematically, so as to improve the post competency of the grass-roots forces.
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Objective:To investigate the initial high resolution CT (HRCT) manifestations and clinical features of imported COVID-19 in Guangzhou.Methods:A retrospective analysis of 91 COVID-19 patients admitted to the Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital from January 22 to 30, 2020 was performed including 39 males and 52 females, with a median age of 50 (33-62) years,then their clinical features and HRCT characteristics were analyzed.Results:The main clinical presentations included fever in 70 cases and cough in 57 cases(mainly dry cough in 39 cases). The first time HRCT showed that 24 cases with COVID-19 were normal, however other 67 cases were abnormal. The ground glass opacity in the lung on HRCT was found in 65 cases, including 64 cases with dilated blood vessel crossing the lesion, 50 cases with thickened adjacent pleura, and 47 cases with thickening of interstitial septum. The patchy opacity was seen in 42 cases, and no enlarged lymph nodes were observed in all patients. As for the lesion distribution, there were two cases with bilateral diffuse changes, 57 cases with multiple lesions, 8 cases with the lesion in only one lobe. The lesions were mainly located under the pleura area in 46 cases, including 39 cases in the lower lobe and other 7 cases in the upper lobe. And there were 13 cases without characteristic distribution in the lung.Conclusion:The initial images of COVID-19 in Guangzhou mainly showed multiple ground glass opacity, which were mostly seen in the subpleural and lower lung fields, most of them with thickened pulmonary interstitium. Guangzhou has a higher proportion of COVID-19 patients with mild and general patients, and some confirmed patients show negative HRCT for the first time. Patients without HRCT changes should be reviewed in a timely manner.
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Objective@#To investigate the initial HRCT manifestations and clinical features of imported novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) in Guangzhou.@*Methods@#A retrospective analysis of 91 NCP patients admitted to the Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital from January 22 to 30, 2020 was performed including 39 males and 52 females, with a median age of 50 (33-62) years, then their clinical features and HRCT characteristics were analyzed.@*Results@#The main clinical presentations included fever in 70 cases and cough in 57 cases(mainly dry coughin39 cases). The first time HRCT showed that 24 cases with NCP were normal, however other 67 cases were abnormal. The ground glass opacity in the lung on HRCT was found in 65 cases, including 64 cases with dilated blood vessel crossing the lesion, 50 cases with thickened adjacent pleura, and 47 cases with thickening of interstitial septum. The patchy opacity was seen in 42 cases, and no enlarged lymph nodes were observed in all patients. As for the lesion distribution, there were two cases with bilateral diffuse changes, 57 cases with multiple lesions, 8 cases with the lesion in only one lobe. The lesions were mainly located under the pleura area in 46 cases, including 39 cases in the lower lobe and other 7 cases in the upper lobe. And there were 13 cases without characteristic distribution in the lung.@*Conclusions@#The initial images of NCP in Guangzhou mainly showed multiple ground glass opacity, which were mostly seen in the subpleural and lower lung fields, most of them with thickened pulmonary interstitium. Guangzhou has a higher proportion of NCP patients with mild and general patients, and some confirmed patients show negative HRCT for the first time. Patients without HRCT changes should be reviewed in a timely manner.
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Objective@#To investigate the initial HRCT manifestations and clinical features of imported novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) in Guangzhou.@*Methods@#A retrospective analysis of 91 NCP patients admitted to the Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital from January 22 to 30, 2020 was performed including 39 males and 52 females, with a median age of 50 (33-62) years, then their clinical features and HRCT characteristics were analyzed.@*Results@#The main clinical presentations included fever in 70 cases and cough in 57 cases(mainly dry coughin39 cases). The first time HRCT showed that 24 cases with NCP were normal, however other 67 cases were abnormal. The ground glass opacity in the lung on HRCT was found in 65 cases, including 64 cases with dilated blood vessel crossing the lesion, 50 cases with thickened adjacent pleura, and 47 cases with thickening of interstitial septum. The patchy opacity was seen in 42 cases, and no enlarged lymph nodes were observed in all patients. As for the lesion distribution, there were two cases with bilateral diffuse changes, 57 cases with multiple lesions, 8 cases with the lesion in only one lobe. The lesions were mainly located under the pleura area in 46 cases, including 39 cases in the lower lobe and other 7 cases in the upper lobe. And there were 13 cases without characteristic distribution in the lung.@*Conclusions@#The initial images of NCP in Guangzhou mainly showed multiple ground glass opacity, which were mostly seen in the subpleural and lower lung fields, most of them with thickened pulmonary interstitium. Guangzhou has a higher proportion of NCP patients with mild and general patients, and some confirmed patients show negative HRCT for the first time. Patients without HRCT changes should be reviewed in a timely manner.
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Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and adverse effects of alternating triple therapy with CHOP-B, MINE and GELOXD in the treatment of primary peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) by a single-center study. Methods: From January 2012 to December 2016, the pathological data of fifty-four patients with PTCLs admitted to Hunan Cancer Hospital were enrolled in this retrospective analysis.The last follow-up period was up to June 20, 2018. All patients underwent alternating triple therapy regimens with CHOP-B, MINE and GELOXD, and then the complete clinical data were collected. Survival was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariate COX analysis was performed to explore the related factors affecting prognosis. Results: Among 54 patients with PTCLs, twenty-six patients were diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymph-non-specific lymphoma (PTCL-NOS), while there is one patient with angioimmunoblastic lymphoma, fifty patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALK+ALCL), and twelve patients with ALK negtive ALCL (ALKALCL). The stage of EI-IV was demonstrated in 77.8% cases, the elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was observed in 40.7% of the patients, and 31.5% of the patients were in the lower risk group of prognostic index for PTCL-NOS (PIT) score. Following the initial therapy, 20 of 54 (37.0%) cases achieved complete remission, 22 (40.7%) achieved partial remission, 1 (1.9%) had stable disease, and 11 (20.4%) had disease progression. The objective remission rate (ORR) was 77.3%. The 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 58.3% and 71.7%, respectively. The median PFS was 41.3 months, but the median OS was not achieved. Univariate analysis showed that age, bone marrow involvement, high body mass index (BMI), elevated LDH, PIT score, and clinical stage (El-IV)were associated with OS. Multivariate analysis showed PIT score ≥ 2(P < 0.001) and BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 (P = 0.025) were the independent prognostic factor for the patients with PTCLs. Haemocytopenia was the predominant adverse effect. The incidence of degree 3-4 leukopenia in CHOP-B, MINE, GELOXD regimens was 4.6%, 10.1% and 17.5%, respectively; the incidence of degree 3-4 anemia was 4.6%, 5.1% and 0.9%, respectively; the incidence of degree 3-4 thrombocytopenia was 2.7%, 0.0% and 0.9%, respectively. Conclusion: The combination of CHOP-B, MINE and GELOXD regimens is efficacy and safety in the treatment of PTCLs, so it is worth popularizing in more cases.
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Objective To systematically evaluate the effects of mechanical chest compression (CC) combined with manual CC and single-manual CC on the outcome indexes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). Methods The relevant publicly published literatures about the effects of mechanical CC combined with manual CC and single-manual CC on the outcome of CPR were searched by using the following Chinese keywords for retrieval: "cardiac arrest, asystole, sudden death, artificial recovery, artificial press, artificial CC, unarmed CPR, unarmed resuscitation, unarmed compressions, unarmed chest compressions, unarmed, artificial, resuscitation instrument, resuscitation machine, resuscitator, CPR, LUCAS, Autopulse, Thumper, MSCPR-1A"in databases such as China Biomedical Literature (CBM), VIP, Wanfang, and China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) from their dates of foundation to March 11, 2019, and using the following key words in English "heart arrest, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Resuscitation, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, compression, mechanical, automatic, automated, load distributing band, LBD, Autopulse, LUCAS" to retrieve all the published articles especially concerning the topics on the application effects of mechanical combined with manual CC for IHCA patients' CPR in the America National Library database (PubMed), Excerpta Medica (EMbase), Web of Science, and Cochrane Library from the establishment of the databases to March 11, 2019. The indexes of outcomes included return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rate, survival rate after hospital discharge and incidence of complications. The literatures were extracted independently by two reviewers, the qualities of the included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were evaluated according to the Cochrane bias risk assessment tool, and the qualities of the included observational studies were evaluated according to the literature quality assessment form (NOS). Meta analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software, and publication bias was assessed by using funnel plot. Results Twenty-one studies were enrolled, including 11 RCT articles and 10 observational studies; there were 2 005 participants. The results of this Meta-analysis showed that compared with manual CC, the ROSC rate and after discharge survival rate of IHCA patients were obviously higher in combined CC group [ROSC: odds ratio (OR) = 2.50, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 2.03-3.09, P < 0.000 01; discharge survival rate: OR = 2.71, 95%CI = 1.91-3.85, P < 0.000 01]; the incidence of complications of combined CC was lower than that in single manual CC (OR = 0.30, 95%CI = 0.13-0.68, P = 0.004). The funnel plots indicated that there was no apparent bias in the ROSC; because the enrolled studies were relatively few, it was difficult to evaluate the symmetrical characteristics of the funnel plots for discharge survival rate and the complication rate. Conclusions For IHCA patients, combined CC can improve ROSC, discharge survival rate, and reduce the occurrence of complications. It is suggested that during the actual rescue of IHCA patients, it is better to use combined CC, that is to say, manual CC should be adopted immediately in the early stage and then replace the mechanical CC device as soon as possible.
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Objective To comprehensively evaluate and compare the resuscitation efficacy of chest-compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR) and standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (SCPR) for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods Databases such as PubMed, Embase, Ovid, Cochrane Library, Wanfang, CNKI, VIP, CBM were searched from the date of their foundation to March 2nd 2018, and the studies on the difference of effects between CCPR and SCPR for patients with OHCA were retrieved. The outcomes included the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rate, survival to hospital discharge, neurological function completion rate. Two reviewers independently screened the literature meeting the inclusion criteria, independently collected information and evaluated the literature quality. Meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.3 software, and sensitivity analysis was conducted by selecting model analysis method and removing single research method. Funnel plot was used to evaluate publication bias. Results A total of 10 cohort studies were included, including 174 163 patients with OHCA, of which 95 157 undergone CCPR and 79 006 undergone SCPR. The scores of the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) were 8-9, indicating that the quality of the literatures included was high. It was shown by the Meta-analysis that CCPR had the higher rate of survival to hospital discharge [relative risk (RR) = 1.04, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.00-1.08, P = 0.04] and neurological function completion (RR = 1.11, 95%CI = 1.06-1.17, P < 0.000 1) than SCPR, but there was no significant difference in ROSC rate between the two groups (RR = 1.01, 95%CI = 0.98-1.04, P = 0.52). In the subgroup, there was no statistical significance between CCPR and SCPR in the rate of survival to hospital discharge in cardiac OHCA patients (RR = 1.13, 95%CI = 0.82-1.57, P = 0.45). However, in non-cardiac OHCA group, SCPR showed more benefits than CCPR in improving the rate of survival to hospital discharge (RR = 0.88, 95%CI = 0.80-0.96, P = 0.004). The above analysis results were consistent in the fixed effect model and random effect model, indicating that the results were reliable and stable. It was shown by the funnel plot that most of the studies were left-right inverted funnel type, indicating a low publication bias. However, the bias could not be completely excluded due to the small number of included literatures. Conclusions For patients without OHCA etiological classification, CCPR was not less than SCPR in improving ROSC rate, discharge survival rate and good neurological function, and CCPR was more advantageous in learning and the willingness of bystanders to implement. However, when non-cardiogenic OHCA could be identified, SCPR should be recommended when conditions permit.
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Based on the capacitance coupling principle, we studied a capacitive way of non-contact electrocardiogram (EGG) monitoring, making it possible to obtain ECG on the condition that a patient is habilimented. Conductive fabric with a good electrical conductivity was used as electrodes. The electrodes fixed on a bed sheet is presented in this paper. A capacitance comes into being as long as the body gets close to the surface of electrode, sandwiching the cotton cushion, which acts as dielectric. The surface potential generated by heart is coupled to electrodes through the capacitance. After being processed, the signal is suitable for monitoring. The test results show that 93.5% of R wave could be detected for 9 volunteers and ECG with good signal quality could be acquired for 2 burnt patients. Non-contact ECG is harmless to skin, and it has advantages for those patients to whom stickup electrodes are not suitable. On the other hand, it is convenient to use and good for permanent monitoring.
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Humains , Conductivité électrique , Électrocardiographie , ÉlectrodesRésumé
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease which progresses slowly, and its pathogenesis remains unclear. A total of 29 papers reporting the risk factors for PBC from different perspectives were obtained through Google Scholar search and screening, consisting of 19 reviews and 10 reports of investigational studies. By summarizing the objects and methods in 10 investigational studies and the conclusions of all the 29 papers, the induction mechanism of risk factors for PBC is clarified, and the control strategy for PBC is put forward. Since the literature included was studies on foreign populations conducted by foreign scholars, the applicability of these findings in China should be further investigated.
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Serum anti-M2 mitochondrial antibody (AMA-M2) was screened with immune colloidal gold technique in 6 008 individuals aged over 60 years who underwent health check-up in Xuhui District of Shanghai,the positive samples were retested with ELISA method.The results showed that 1.31% (79/6 008) individuals were AMA-M2 positive; the positive rate was 0.82% (18/2 186) in males and 1.60% (61/3 822) in females.Eleven subjects with positive AMA-M2 underwent further investigation,8 cases were diagnosed as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and the remaining 3 were highly suspected as PBC.All 11 individuals were abnormal in biochemical tests of liver function and/or clinical symptoms.
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This paper introduces the development and animal tests of a miniaturized electrical chest compression device. Based on pulse width modulation technology produced by micro control unit, the device can control the frequency and depth of the compression accurately, as well as perform real-time adjustment. Therefore, it can perform continuous and stable chest compression for long time, which may increase the successful rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Besides, the device can also produce different types of compression waveforms, including trapezoidal and triangular waveforms. Then, the performance and efficacy of the device was assessed with a rat model of asphyxial cardiac arrest (CA).
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Animaux , Rats , Réanimation cardiopulmonaire , Modèles animaux de maladie humaine , Électricité , Arrêt cardiaque , Thérapeutique , Rythme cardiaque , Pression , ThoraxRésumé
An automatic urine monitoring system is presented to replace manual operation. The system is composed of the flow sensor, MSP430f149 single chip microcomputer, human-computer interaction module, LCD module, clock module and memory module. The signal of urine volume is captured when the urine flows through the flow sensor and then displayed on the LCD after data processing. The experiment results suggest that the design of the monitor provides a high stability, accurate measurement and good real-time, and meets the demand of the clinical application.
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Analyse automatique , Conception d'appareillage , Monitorage physiologique , MictionRésumé
Objective To evaluate the etiology and CT features of thoracic lymphadenopathy in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).Methods CT features of thoracic lymphadenopathy in 178 AIDS patients were retrospectively analyzed.Results Of 668 AIDS patients with thoracic lymphadenopathy,174 were proved to be infections including Penicilliosis marneffei (n =117),tuberculosis (n =42),cryptococcosis (n =10) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (n =5).Four were proved to be tumors including 3 Kaposi's sarcomas and 1 lymphoma.The enlarged mediastinal and hilar lymph node presented as homogeneous soft-tissue density in 140 patients,with central low attenuation in 29 patients,as extreme low attenuation in 9 patients on plain CT scan and showed homogeneous enhancement in 28 patients,rim enhancement in 19 patients,non enhancement in 2 patients on enhanced CT scan.Accompanied CT findings included diffuse pulmonary micro-nodules (n =45),primary complex or similar primary complex (n =13),pleural effusion (n =59),pericardial effusion (n =24),sandwich sign in the small bowel mesentery (n =31).The CT findings of penicilliosis marneffei and tuberculosis were compared with chisquare test.There were significant differences on homogeneous soft-tissue density,central low attenuation,homogeneous enhancement,rim enhancement,diffuse pulmonary micro-nodules,primary complex or similar primary complex,sandwich sign,pleural effusion (x2 =32.62,43.82,12.13,15.72,11.76,11.06,5.44,4.07,P < 0.05).Conclusions Thoracic lymphadenopathy can be caused by infections and tumors in AIDS.CT plays an important role for the differential diagnosis.
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This Paper presents a portable dynamic ECG monitor system based on MSP430F149 microcontroller. The electrocardiogram detecting system consists of ECG detecting circuit, man-machine interaction module, MSP430F149 and upper computer software. The ECG detecting circuit including a preamplifier, second-order Butterworth low-pass filter, high-pass filter, and 50Hz trap circuit to detects electrocardiogram and depresses various kinds of interference effectively. A microcontroller is used to collect three channel analog signals which can be displayed on TFT LCD. A SD card is used to record real-time data continuously and implement the FTA16 file system. In the end, a host computer system interface is also designed to analyze the ECG signal and the analysis results can provide diagnosis references to clinical doctors.
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Électrocardiographie ambulatoire , Conception d'appareillage , Traitement du signal assisté par ordinateurRésumé
ObjectiveTo summarize X-ray and CT findings of soft tissue and bone infections secondary to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).MethodsThe data of X-ray and CT findings of soft tissue and bone infections in 18 patients with AIDS were retrospectively collected and analyzed.ResultsOf 18 patients with AIDS,the CT features of soft tissue demonstrated that subcutaneous patchy high density in 1 case which considered as cellulitis,round low density lesions with ring enhancement in 6 cases which considered as soft tissue abscesses,heterogeneous density lesions with peripheral enhancement in 1 case which considered as pyomyositis.Of 18 patients with AIDS,septic arthritis was found in 4 cases involving knee lesion in 3 cases and hip lesion.In the 4 case,the X-ray films showed bony destruction in 2 cases and the CT showed bone destruction in 3 cases and arthroedema in 4 cases.Of 18 patients with AIDS,osteomyelitis was found in 9 cases of which tuberculosis was considered in 8 cases and vertebral involvement in 6 cases.In the 9 cases,the X-ray films and CT displayed bony destruction,hyperostosis,small sequestra,and intervertebral space narrowing.Of 18 patients with AIDS,costal lesions were found in 3 cases in which the CT showed expandable bony destruction.Of 18 patients with AIDS,ilium and cacroihac joint lesions were found in 1 case in which the X-ray films and CT showed bony destruction,sequestra,and joint widening.Of 18 patients with AIDS,chronic pyogenic osteomyelitis of femur was found in 1 case in which the X-ray films showed bony destruction,hyperostosis osteosclerosis,and periosteal reaction.Conclusion The X-ray and CT features of soft tissue and bone infections secondary to AIDS are characterized.The X-ray and CT are useful tools to early diagnose soft tissue and bone infections secondary to AIDS.
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Objective To study the imaging appearances of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in three patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS). Methods Thoracic imaging appearances of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in three patients with AIDS were retrospectively analyzed. Results The chest radiograph showed patchy consolidations and small nodules ( n = 3 ), large consolidations with multiple cavitations ( n = 2). CT showed large lobar or segmental consolidations with multiple cavitations (n=2),patchy consolidations (n=2), bronchiectasis (n=1), multiple small centrilobular nodules ( n = 2) and tree-in-bud patterns (n = 2). Conclusion The most common radiological findings in AIDS patients with Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infection are large consolidations with multiple cavitations and multiple centrilobular nodules.