• 제목/요약/키워드: 28-pulse diagnosis

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Lupus anticoagulant hypoprothrombinemia syndrome associated with a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst in a girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report

  • Min Hwa Son;Hyung Eun Yim
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.80-85
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    • 2024
  • Lupus anticoagulant hypoprothrombinemia syndrome (LAHPS) is a rare entity characterized by the presence of lupus anticoagulant (LA) and prothrombin (factor II) deficiency. It may cause severe bleeding contrary to classical antiphospholipid syndrome. Here, we report a case of LAHPS presenting with a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst in a 17-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis. She had been followed up for 8 years. Her first manifestation of SLE was prolonged gingival bleeding after tooth extraction at 9 years of age. During the follow-up period, she had neither severe bleeding nor thrombotic complications despite a positive LA and a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). At this visit, the patient presented with colicky abdominal pain, a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst, a prolonged prothrombin time, a prolonged aPTT, a low factor II level, and a positive LA, leading to the diagnosis of LAHPS. While a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst resolved completely in 3 months, she received oral pill, transfusions of red blood cells and plasma, and intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in combination with glucocorticoids due to persistent menorrhagia, anemia, prolonged aPTT, and lupus flaring. Thus, LAHPS needs to be considered in SLE patients with positive LA and prolonged aPTT.

Reproducibility of Regional Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy Subjects

  • Im Jae-Joong;Lee, Nak-Bum;Rhee Moo-Yong;Na Sang-Hun;Kim, Young-Kwon;Lee, Myoung-Mook;Cockcroft John R.
    • International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2006
  • Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV), which is inversely related to the distensibility of an arterial wall, offers a simple and potentially useful approach for an evaluation of cardiovascular diseases. In spite of the clinical importance and widespread use of PWV, there exist no standard either for pulse sensors or for system requirements for accurate pulse wave measurement. Objective of this study was to assess the reproducibility of PWV values using a newly developed PWV measurement system in healthy subjects prior to a large-scale clinical study. Methods: System used for the study was the PP-1000 (Hanbyul Meditech Co., Korea), which provides regional PWV values based on the measurements of electrocardiography (ECG), phonocardiography (PCG), and pulse waves from four different sites of arteries (carotid, femoral, radial, and dorsalis pedis) simultaneously. Seventeen healthy male subjects with a mean age of 33 years (ranges 22 to 52 years) without any cardiovascular disease were participated for the experiment. Two observers (observer A and B) performed two consecutive measurements from the same subject in a random order. For an evaluation of system reproducibility, two analyses (within-observer and between-observer) were performed, and expressed in terms of mean difference ${\pm}2SD$, as described by Bland and Altman plots. Results: Mean and SD of PWVs for aorta, arm, and leg were $7.07{\pm}1.48m/sec,\;8.43{\pm}1.14m/sec,\;and\;8.09{\pm}0.98m/sec$ measured from observer A and $6.76{\pm}1.00m/sec,\;7.97{\pm}0.80m/sec,\;and\;\7.97{\pm}0.72m/sec$ from observer B, respectively. Between-observer differences ($mean{\pm}2SD$) for aorta, arm, and leg were $0.14{\pm\}0.62m/sec,\;0.18{\pm\}0.84m/sec,\;and\;0.07{\pm}0.86m/sec$, and the correlation coefficients were high especially 0.93 for aortic PWV. Within-observer differences ($mean{\pm}2SD$) for aorta, arm, and leg were $0.01{\pm}0.26m/sec,\;0.02{\pm}0.26m/sec,\;and\;0.08{\pm}0.32m/sec$ from observer A and $0.01{\pm}0.24m/sec,\;0.04{\pm}0.28m/sec,\;and\;0.01{\pm}0.20m/sec$ from observer B, respectively. All the measurements showed significantly high correlation coefficients ranges from 0.94 to 0.99. Conclusion: PWV measurement system used for the study offers comfortable and simple operation and provides accurate analysis results with high reproducibility. Since the reproducibility of the measurement is critical for the diagnosis in clinical use, it is necessary to provide an accurate algorithm for the detection of additional features such as flow wave, reflection wave, and dicrotic notch from a pulse waveform. This study will be extended for the comparison of PWV values from patients with various vascular risks for clinical application. Data acquired from the study could be used for the determination of the appropriate sample size for further studies relating various types of arteriosclerosis-related vascular disease.

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단백뇨를 동반한 IgA 신병증 및 HSP 신염을 가진 소아에서 메틸프레드니솔론 충격요법과 경구 스테로이드 요법의 비교 (Comparison of the Therapeutic Efficacy of Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy and Oral Steroid Therapy in Children with IgA Nephropathy and HSP Nephritis Combined with Proteinuria)

  • 안지영;문정은;황영주;최봉석;고철우;조민현
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.24-28
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    • 2014
  • 목적: 본 연구는 단백뇨를 동반한 IgA 신병증과 HSP신염을 가진 소아환자에서 메틸프레드니솔론 충격요법의 단백뇨 감소효과를 확인하고자 시행되었다. 방법: 경북대학교병원 소아청소년과에서 신장조직검사를 통해 IgA 신병증 및 HSP 신염으로 진단받은 21명의 환자의 임상기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 총 21명 중 15명 은 IgA 신병증으로, 6명은 HSP 신염으로 진단되었으며 이들 모두 진단 당시 혹은 경과 관찰 중 경도 이상의 단백뇨를 동반하였다. 이들 중 7명(IgA 신병증 5명, HSP 신염 2명; Group 1)에 대해서는 2개월 간격으로 모두 3회의 메틸프레드니솔론 충격요법이 시행되었으며 나머지 14명(IgA 신병 증 10명, HSP 신염 4명; Group 2)에 대해서는 경구 스테로이드요법이 시행되었다. 결과: Group 1의 평균 진단 당시 연령과 조직검사 당시 연령은 Group 2에 비해 어린 경향을 보였으나 통계적인 차이는 없었다. 내원 당시 두 군의 모든 환자는 혈뇨를 동반하였으며 Group 1의 5명(71.4%)과 Group 2의 14명 (100%)은 단백뇨를 동반하였다. 수축기 평균 혈압은 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었으며 안지오텐신 전환효소 억제제는 두 군의 모든 환자에서 사용되었다. 추적관찰 기간 동안 단백뇨가 소실된 환자는 Group 1이 7명(100%), Group 2이 10명(71.4%)이었고 일회 소변 단백/크레아티닌의 비가 각각 0.12 (0.06-0.26) mg/mg, 0.30 (0.09-0.79) mg/mg으로 Group 1의 단백뇨가 통계적으로 유의하게 적었다. 결론: 단백뇨를 동반한 IgA 신병증 및 HSP 신염 환자에서 경구 스테로이드요법에 비해 메틸프레드니솔론 충격요법의 단백뇨 감소 효과가 더 뛰어남을 알 수 있었다. 다수의 환자를 대상으로 장기적인 예후에 대한 효과를 알아보기 위한 전향적인 추가 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

침(鍼)과 한약(韓藥) 그리고 비침습 혈관 레이저를 이용한 두통(頭痛) 치료 효과 (THE EFFECT OF SIMULTANEOUS TREATMENT WITH ACUPUNCTURE, HERB MEDICATION AND NON-INVASIVE LASER IRRADIATION OF BLOOD VESSEL ON HEADACHE)

  • 황선미;이승진;정대규
    • 동의신경정신과학회지
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 2001
  • 1. Purpose : The present study was carried out to evaluate the effects of simultaneous treatment with acupuncture, herb medication and non-invasive laser irradiation of blood vessel on the pain control of primary headache. 2. Methods : 30 outpatients who visited in the oriental medical hospital of Kyungsan University from April 10, 2001 to Oct. 10, 2001, based on symptoms and the results of pulse diagnosis, stress test(ABR-2000) and iridology test, were observed on the pain control of primary headache like tension or stress-induced headache. 1)Acupuncture and herbal medicine : Acupuncture treatment and herb medication widely used for headache were carried out simultaneously. 2)Non-invasive laser irradiation : Laser irradiation was undertaken on brachial vein with Lapex-2000 for 30minutes a day for 5 to 15days. 3. Result and Conclusion: In patients with headache, triglyceride mean values decreased from $168.57{\pm}26.90mg/dL$ to $154.23{\pm}28.66mg/dL$ and total cholesterol mean values decreased from $202.23{\pm}22.17mg/dL$ to $194.57{\pm}19.32mg/dL$, after simultaneous treatment with acupuncture, herb medication and non-invasive laser irradiation of blood vessel. And these results suggest that these simultaneous treatment has significant effects in tension and stress-induced headache.: Experiment subjects considered as shown the validity in the headache estimated 80%.

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미병 정량 지표에 관한 중국의 임상연구 동향 분석 - China National Knowledge Infrastructure를 중심으로 - (Analysis of Clinical Research Trends on Quantitative Indicators of Mibyeong in China - Using China National Knowledge Infrastructure -)

  • 여민경;이영섭
    • 대한예방한의학회지
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.15-28
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    • 2018
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to analyze the trend of clinical research on quantitative indicators of Mibyeong in traditional chinese medicine(TCM). Method : The journal search was performed using china national knowledge infrastructure(CNKI) database. Our inclusion criteria were as following: TCM clinical researches for quantitative indicators of Mibyeong. Exclusion criteria were as following: non-TCM clinical researches, used intervention methods. Results : Eleven clinical researches were analyzed in this study. Four of these researches classify the Mibyeong as a type of pattern identification(PI) and studied the characteristics of the PI quantitative indicators. Mibyeong diagnosis was done through guidelines and questionnaires, each was used at a similar rate. Quantitative indicators mentioned in the selected researches were blood indices, nailfold capillary, complexion, color of tongue substance and coating, pulse wave diagrams and heart rate variability. Among them, seven researches related to blood indices were the most. Blood indicators include whole-blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, fibrinogen, packed cell volume(Hct), triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, glucose, BUN/CREA, luteinzing hormone, estradiol, follicle stimulating hormone, IgA, IgG, etc. Conclusions : Based on this results, in combination with western medicine, it seems necessary to try to interpret the Mibyeong in more various ways. Even if the same Mibyeong, it is necessary to identify the index which changes according to the PI or chief complaint, and to set the Mibyeong standard corresponding thereto.