Stakeholder Analysis of Primary Diagnosis at Grassroots Level / 中国医院管理

The paper focuses on the (Primary Diagnosis at Grassroots Level,PDGL),and the current pilot situation and consequence of PDGL,analyzes the problems during the progresses,and dissects the conflicts of interest among the relative stakeholders.At last,the paper provides the corresponding countermeasures to the future development of PDGL.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation: impact of an alternative primary diagnosis / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective To explore the impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) recognized at primary diagnosis on clinical features and outcomes of patients with AF in emergency service.Methods Data were collected from consecutive patients admitted in resuscitation room in the Department of Emergency (ED) of a major comprehensive teaching hospital,from January 1,2011 through December 31,2015.Patients were checked by electrocardiogram examination and / or monitored in resuscitation room after admission,and were divided into patients with AF recognized at a primary diagnosis and those with AF judged by alternative primary diagnoses in ED.The main criteria of prognosis were the length of resuscitation room stay,number of repeated ED visits,and outcome scale (such as death,transferred to intensive units,transferred to general wards,or direct discharge).Non-paired student t test,x2,and circular distribution analysis were performed using SPSS 10.0 and EXCEL 2007 software.Results A total of 929 patients with mean age of (70.3 ± 12.7) years,and 502 (54.0％) female were enrolled.There were 122 cases with AF not recognized at primary diagnosis but by an alternative primary diagnosis (non-primary group,NPG),and 807 cases with AF recognized at primary diagnosis (primary group,PG).Compared with the PG,the patients were older [(76.9 ±9.3) vs.(68.7 ± 14.4),P ＜0.01],had more comorbidities [(1.75 ± 1.26) vs.(0.08±0.39),P＜0.01],higher APACHE Ⅱ scores [(17.89±8.19) vs.(8.64±4.15),P＜ 0.01],longer resuscitation room stay (P ＜ 0.01),higher mortality (11.5％ vs.0.2％,OR =52.176,95％ CI:11.698-232.710,x2 =78.928,P ＜ 0.01) and a higher percentage of transferring to intensive careunit (14.8％ vs.5.1％,OR=3.234,95％CI:1.791-5.838,x2 =16.674,P＜0.01) in NPG.There were no significant difference in number of repeated-visits in ED between the PG and the NPG.Conclusion Patients with AF in the ED judged by alternative primary diagnosis are older and have more comorbidities,higher mortality and higher probability to be transferred to intensive care unit than patients with AF directly recognized by a primary diagnosis.This cohort of patients with special characteristics should be meticulously cared for and be distinguished from the patients with AF crystal clear at a primary diagnosis.Future studies are needed to examine the specific impact of AF on outcomes in the setting of primarydiagnoses in ED.

Hiperparatireoidismo primário: apresentação atípica. Relato de caso / Primary hyperparathyroidism: an atypical presentation. Case report

O objetivo deste estudo foi relatar um caso de hiperparatireoidismo primário com características clínicas, laboratoriais e de imagem atípicas, levando a suspeita diagnóstica de carcinoma de para tireoide que é uma causa rara de hiperparatireoidismo primário. Paciente do gênero masculino, 55 anos, apresentava quadro de perda ponderal significativa, astenia e mal estar generalizado. Ao exame físico, foi encontrada uma massa cervical palpável à esquerda. Procedeu-se assim à investigação laboratorial que evidenciou aumento das concentrações de cálcio e de paratormônio. Foi realizada ultrassonografia cervical que confirmou a presença de nódulo cervical e cintilografia por SESTAMIBI-99mTc que mostrou nódulo hipercaptante, de 2,5cm de diâmetro, próximo à tireoide. Outros exames evidenciaram litíase renal e lesões ósseas líticas disseminadas. Tais achados levaram à hipótese de hiperparatireoidismo primário causado por carcinoma de paratireoide. O paciente foi então submetido a procedimento cirúrgico e à biópsia de congelamento da lesão. Esta revelou características benignas, afastando a hipótese de carcinoma e a necessidade de uma ressecção inbloc associada à linfadenectomia, procedimento indicado em caso positivo para malignidade. A análise anatomopatológica do nódulo evidenciou um adenoma. Um ano após o tratamento,o paciente permanece livre de doença. O carcinoma de paratireoide deve ser considerado quando da presença de níveis extremamente elevados de cálcio sérico e paratormônio. Apesar do diagnóstico de carcinoma não ter se confirmado na análise histopatológica, a manutenção desta patologia entre os diagnósticos diferenciais foi essencial para a abordagem adequada do caso e para sua exclusão diagnóstica com maior segurança...

The aim of this article is to report a case of primary hyperparathyroidism with atypical clinical, laboratory and imaging features. These findings raised a diagnostic suspicion for parathyroid carcinoma, a rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. A 55 year-old male patient presented complaints of significant weight loss, weakness and general malaise. He also had a palpable cervical mass. Imagingm studies evidenced nephrolithiasis and diffuse lytic bone lesions. Laboratory tests showed very high levels of serum calcium and parathormone. These findings prompted a neck ultrasonography and SESTAMIBI-99mTc scintigraphy, which revealed a 2.5cm nodule with increased captation near the thyroid gland. The patient was submitted to surgical exploration and a frozen section biopsy of the lesion. The lesion showed benign patterns, and there was, therefore, no need for an in bloc resection and lymphadenectomy, which is the appropriate procedure in malignancy cases. The histopathologic analysis of the nodule revealed an adenoma. At the one year follow-up, the patient remained disease-free. Parathyroid carcinoma must be considered in cases with very high levels of serum calcium and parathormone. Although the diagnosis of carcinoma was not confirmed histologically, keeping this pathology in mind among the differential diagnosis was essential for the appropriate management of the case and the safe diagnostic exclusion of that malignancy...

MODS Culture for Primary Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis and HIV-Associated Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Indonesia.

Aims: To compare the microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) culture with microscopy and solid culture for diagnosis of TB meningitis and HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Clinical Pathology, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia, between 2010 and 2012. Methodology: Two groups of patients were included. The first group consisted of 167 consecutive HIV-infected patients presenting with suspected pulmonary TB. The second group consisted of 88 patients with clinical suspicion of TB meningitis. Sputum samples from HIV-associated pulmonary TB patients and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with TB meningitis were analyzed using microscopy of Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stained smears, culture on solid medium (Ogawa), and MODS culture. Results: MODS showed the highest detection rate in both patient groups. Among HIV-associated pulmonary TB patients, positivity of MODS was 31.2% compared with 26.9% for Ogawa and 20.6% for ZN. Among TB meningitis patients, positivity of MODS was 41.2% compared with 38.8% for Ogawa and 8.3% for ZN. The median time to culture positivity was significantly shorter for MODS compared to Ogawa, both for sputum (median 11 vs 21 days) and CSF (14 vs 33 days). In 14 days, MODS detected significantly more cases compared with Ogawa in both patients group (79.2% vs 2.4% and 68.6% vs 0%, respectively). Laboratory staff readily used MODS after two weeks of training. Conclusion: We were able to implement MODS culture as a robust, sensitive, and rapid method for diagnosis of HIV-assoicated pulmonary TB and TB meningitis in a hospital setting in Indonesia. Further studies may be needed to assess the feasibility of MODS culture in other settings and assess its impact on case detection and timely treatment of both forms of TB.

Carcinoma escamocelular bucal diagnosticado precozmente / Oral squamocellular carcinoma with early diagnosis

El carcinoma escamocelular es la neoplasia maligna más común en la cavidad bucal. Los sitios anatómicos más frecuentemente afectados son el labio inferior, los bordes laterales de lengua y el suelo de la boca. Su etiología es multifactorial, aunque está íntimamente relacionada con factores ambientales como el tabaquismo y el alcoholismo. El cuadro clínico se caracteriza generalmente por la presencia de placas blancas, placas eritematosas, placas entre eritematosas y blancas, úlceras de bordes levantados y masas exofíticas. El tratamiento consiste en la extirpación quirúrgica, la radioterapia, quimioterapia o ambos tratamientos. Este artículo presenta un caso de carcinoma escamocelular bucal en un paciente del sexo masculino, de 70 años de edad. En el mismo se describen los hallazgos clínicos, histopatológicos y el tratamiento correspondiente del caso. El diagnóstico precoz y correcto posibilitó la cura en este caso(AU)

The squamocellular carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm commonest in the buccal cavity. The more frequently involved anatomical sites are the lower lip, the tongue's lateral edges and the mouth floor. Its etiology is multifactor although it is closely related to smoking and alcoholism. Clinical picture is generally characterized by the presence of different types of white, erythematous, between erythematous and white plaques, ulcers with raised edges and exophytic masses. Treatment includes surgical removal, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or both. In present paper the case of a man aged 70 presenting with buccal squamous carcinoma describing the clinical, and the histopathologic findings and its corresponding treatment. The early and appropriate diagnosis allowed the cure of this case(AU)

Early diagnosis and treatment of multi-primary esophageal cancer and double primary esophageal and cardiac cancer / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective: To study early diagnosis and treatment of multi-primary esophageal cancer and esophageal and cardiac double primary cancer. Methods: The data of 71 cases patients of multi-primary esophageal, double primary esophageal and cardiac cancer were collected. The diagnosis was made by dye staining through gastroscopy and X-ray. Pathological examination after operation was analyzed. Results: 14 patients were diagnosed by X-ray(14/71), 69 by endoscopy (69/71), 54 early foci and 6 early stage patients were found. All of them were operated. The resection rate is 100% with no operative death. 3-year survival rate was 40 5%. Conclusion: Routine X-ray examination of esophagus or stomach, and esophageal dye-staining and/or biopsy through endoscopy are important measures for early diagnosis of multi-primary cancer or esophageal and double primary cardiac cancer prompt surgery is advised.

Assessing the degree of evidence based therapeutic intervention in a university based family medicine outpatient clinic

BACKGROUND: Despite the development of medical knowledge and technology, it has long been pointed out that the treatment guidelines are not sufficiently based on evidence. It has not been yet studied how evidence based medicine is implemented when physicians make their therapeutic decision. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of evidence based interventions in a university based family medicine outpatient clinic. METHODS: The degree of evidence based practice was evaluated using Ellis and Gills' method developed by the Evidence - Based Medicine Center in Oxford. The Patients' records of an outpatient clinic of a university hospital were reviewed on the primary diagnosis - intervention. The evidence based guidelines were defined as traditional textbooks and the results of randomized controlled trials found on databases such as Medicine, Clinical evidence, Best evidence, and Cochrane. ln case where there were no guidelines, consultation with the specialists was done. The degree of the evidence based therapeutic interventions was assessed by three levels. RESULTS: There were 179 primary diagnosis - intervention pairs, among them, 125 pairs (69.8%) of interventions were based on randomized controlled trial evidence and 19 pairs (10.6%) based on convincing non-experimental evidence. No evidence was found for 35 pairs (19.6%) . As a result, 80.4% of the total 144 pairs were regarded as evidence - based medicine. CONCLUSIONS: The result showed that considerable portion of the total cases were evaluated as based on clinical evidence, which is similar to the conclusions of the previous studies in other countries. We hope that future similar studies will be conducted in other institutions as well as in other specialities.