Nursing observation and cooperation during thyroid contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination / 中国基层医药

Objective To sum up the nursing experience of injection of sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles as contrast agent for thyroid contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).Methods The clinical data of 413 cases who injected sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles as a contrast agent for CEUS were retrospectively analyzed.Nursing observation and coordination were done on the CEUS examination process,venous puncture technique,the correct configuration and use of sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles as contrast agents,operating process,the correct treatment of adverse reactions.Results The success rate of thyroid CEUS in 413 cases was 100％.After completion of the CEUS procedure,2 cases revealed slight dizziness,1 case with the contrast agent extravasation,others did not have adverse reactions such as dizziness,the contrast agent extravasation,skin rashes,itching,pain at the injection site.Conclusion The key nursing points including mastery of the whole CEUS process,operator's qualified venous puncture technique,the correct configuration and use of sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles for injection as contrast agent,careful nursing observation in the operating process and correctly treatment of adverse reactions are significant for enhancing success rate of thyroid CEUS and relieving relevant adverse effects.

Examination of gastrointestinal transmitting function with small amount of barium meal and its clinical significance / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To investigate the effect, preponderance and clinical significance of the examination of gastrointestinal transmitting function with small amount of barium meal. Methods Thirty cases of healthy subjects and 50 patients with constipation swallow 40 g barium meal once, then abdominal fluoroscopy or plain films were taken until barium meal being egested totally. Results The transit time of stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum and the whole digestive tract were (189?64)minutes, (330?108)minutes, (2239?659)minutes, (136?49)minutes, (2801?735)minutes in healthy subjects and (212?87)minutes, (366?94)minutes, (3665?1322)minutes, (650?219)minutes, (5973?2341)minutes in constipation patients respectively. The transit time of colon and rectum in constipation patients was obviously longer than that of healthy subjects (P0.05). Conclusion The pictures of the examination with small amount barium meal are clear, precise, reliable, and provide exact data for constipation classification.