• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.16-25
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• 2010

Objectives: Compliance of herbal medicine is extremely important in Korean oriental medicine, since herbal medicine is main approach to the most of outpatients in Korean pediatrics. The more compliant to the medication, the more effective care is given to children. Thus, we conducted this research to evaluate the compliance of herbal medicine, and factors associated with compliance in children. Methods: 61 children (men 28, women 33) were participated who visited the Korean Oriental Medicine Department in university hospital for two weeks. We used Morisky's self-reported questionnaire which is consisted of four questions. Also, we checked medical records and researched respondent to acquire more factors. We defined as a "full compliant" if answers were 'No' to all of the questions. We analyzed the compliance and associated factors with Pearson's $x^2$-test and Fisher's exact test, and Spearman correlation coefficient. Compliance and associated factors were analyzed with linear regression. Results: Compliance of herbal medicine was not related to respondent, and 34 children (55.7%) were non-compliant. The best compliant type of herbal medicine was granule medication (p=0.046). However, there was no relationship between compliance and age, sex, sibling, purpose of medication, period of disease, frequency of medication, and medication duration. The age, frequency of medication, medication duration, and purpose of medications(period of disease) had correlation(p<0.01). Also, older children tended to forget to take herbal medicine(p=0.004). Conclusions: Over an half of the total subjects (55.7%) were non-compliant, so we should improve compliance of herbal medicine. Since granule form of medication was shown to have the best compliance, we should try to use granule form of medication instead of liquid medications. Also, we can also improve compliance with giving attention to the patients, especially older children in order to improve their compliance.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2012

Objectives : This study was carried out to investigate trends of using Shihogayonggolmoryo-tang granule on neuropsychiatry fields. And suggest that using herbal extracts change non-prescription medicine to prescription medicine. Methods : I researched 86 outpatients who treated with Shihogayonggolmoryo-tang granule at oriental medicine hospital. And I analyzed their medical records of chart review study. Results : 1. Average medication time in this research was 14.9 days and the main usage was supplementary to herbal medicine, such cases amounted to 62%. 2. There are 52 patients out of 86 who are much better, such cases amounted to 55%. 3. The improved diagnosis is Syndrome of heart-fire flaring up, Syndrome of upper energizer dryness-heat, headache, and tinnitus. The improved symptom is anxiety, headache, dizziness, tic disorders, and chest discomfort. Conclusions : I expect to using herbal extracts change non-prescription medicine to prescription medicine based on this study.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.315-317
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• 2002

방선균증이 폐를 침범하여 수술을 시행하는 경우는 매우 드물며 본 저자들은 반복적인 객혈을 주소로 내원한 남자 환자에서 폐결핵 의심하에 폐절제 수술을 하였으며 병리소견상 폐 방선균증으로 진단되었기에 보고한다. 환자는 49세 남자로 내원 전 임상증상과 단순 흉부 촬영에서 폐결핵으로 진단 후 결핵약을 복용 중이었으나 지속적인 결핵약 복용에도 증상의 호전이 없고 단순 흉부 촬영 및 흉부 컴퓨터 촬영 상 좌폐 상엽에 동공 형성을 보여 결핵약에 반응을 보이지 않는 폐결핵으로 의심하고 외과적 절제술을 시행하였다. 외과적 절제술 후 병리조직학적 검사 상 sulfur granule을 확인하여 방선균증을 진단하였다. 환자는 수술 후 문제없이 퇴원하여 6개월간 항생제 치료를 받을 예정이다.