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Galgeun-tang, an Herbal Formula, Ameliorates Atopic Dermatitis Responses in Dust Mite Extract-treated NC/Nga Mice

  • Ha, Hyekyung;Lee, Jun Kyoung;Lee, Mee-Young;Lim, Hye-Sun;Shin, Hyeunkyoo
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제34권4호
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2013
  • Objectives: Galgeun-tang (GGT, gegen-tang, kakkon-to), an herbal formula, is used to treat the common cold, fevers, headaches, hangovers and neck and upper back stiffness. The drugs currently used to treat atopic dermatitis (AD) are limited by the significant adverse effects associated with their long-term usage. The need to efficiently manage the AD response while reducing side effects has led to the development of alternative remedies. Methods: To assess the effects of GGT on AD, the anti-inflammatory and anti-AD properties of GGT were evaluated in both in vitro and in vivo systems. Results: Nitric oxide (NO) and histamine production on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW264.7 cells and phorbol-12 myristate 13-acetate (PMA)/A23187-treated MC/9 cells, respectively, were inhibited by GGT. GGT reduced thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC/CCL17) release on TNF-${\alpha}$/IFN-${\gamma}$ stimulated HaCaT cells in a dose-dependent manner. GGT reduced both plasma levels of IgE and histamine and the dermatitis score in house dust mite induced atopic dermatitis-like lesions on NC/Nga mice. However, there were no significant histopathological differences observed between the GGT group and the AD-induced group, such as AD-like lesions in the dorsal skin or ear or mast cell infiltration in the dorsal skin. Conclusions: These results indicate that GGT inhibits chemokine production by keratinocytes and the atopic dermatitis response in NC/Nga mice, suggesting that GGT may be useful as a therapeutic remedy for treating AD and allergic inflammation-related diseases.

한방병원에 입원한 교통사고 환자 34명에 대한 임상적 고찰 (The Clinical Study on 34 Admission Patients to Oriental Medical Hospital due to Traffic Accident)

  • 조성우;고경훈;남정훈;김봉현;이인선
    • 척추신경추나의학회지
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    • 제1권2호
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    • pp.101-109
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    • 2006
  • Objective: The purpose of this study is finding tendencies admission patients to orient medical hospital due to Traffic Accident. Method: We studied 34 cases who were admitted in Dong-eui University Oriental Hospital from 1st, December, 2003 to the 30st, May, 2005. And we came to some conclusion about clinical tendencies as follows. Results and Conclusions: 1. Women had occupied more than men, And 10 persons in 30th were the most distribution of age. 2. Most patients used western medical hospital as primary hospital and after several days they started to search for orient medical treatments. 3. In the diagnosis through radiological test, cervical spine sprain was most(19 cases, 55.6%). The others were lumbar spine sprain(14 cases, 41.2%), fracture of other bone{4 cases, 11.8%), fracture of spine(3 cases, 8.8%), Intercranial hemorrhage(3 cases, 8.8%). 4. In chief complaint, low back pain was most(19 cases, 55.9%), The others were neck stiffness(17 cases, 50.0%), headache(13 cases, 38.2%), lower limb pain(9 cases, 26.5%). 5. Simple Disease had higher than complex disese at effective rate. 6. Both $43{\sim}60$ days admission and $15{\sim}21$ days admission were the best effective. $8{\sim}14$ days admission was next effective. 7. Early visit made more effective.

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대구 시내 한방병원(韓方病院) 수련의의 스트레스 양상(樣相)에 관(關)한 조사(調査) 연구(硏究) (A Study on the stress condition of apprentice doctorf who were in Oriental Medical Hospital)

  • 우주영;정대규
    • 동의신경정신과학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.65-75
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    • 1996
  • This paper is for studying stress condition of apprentice doctors who were in Oriental Medical Hospital. This study was done on 35 apprentice doctors who were in Kyungsang University Oriental Medical Hospital and Bulgy Oriental Medical Hospital. The Seven-Minute Stress Test of Thomas E. Sttats and 10 questions which were made by the present writer shows the following results.1. The Body stress scale was the highest point. In order of high percent, this shows Whole scale, Mind scale, Situation scale. 2. In comparison of the stress scale of men and women doctors, all the stress scale of women doctors were higher than men doctors. 3. In comparison of the stress scale of Interne and Resident doctors, Whole and Situation stress scale of Resident doctors were higher than Interne doctors, Body and Mind stress scale of Interne doctors were higher than Resident doctors. 4. The personal relation with other people was harmonious, the worst relation of the other colleague was the administrative staff, the next were nurses, senior apprentice doctors orderly. 5. In order of high percent of stressors, this shows personal relation, many works and troubles of care, the lack of private life, unsatisfactory administration system and equipment, the class system and overbearing atmospheres, education and continuous stress, bad conditions and fatigue, economic problems. 6. In order of high percent of systemic stress diseases, this shows musculo- skeletal disease, nervous disease, digestive disease, neurosis, urinary and genital disorder, opthalomo-otolaryngo disease, immunity disorder and vascular disease. In order of high percent of stress symptom, this show headache, fatigue, shoulder pain, back and leg pain, pantalgia and abdominal pain, diarrhea and dismenorrhea, stiffness of neck dizziness indigestion languor after a meal insomnia, neurasthenia lacking interest constipation menorrhalgia bloodshot eyes otitis media allergy thirst flushing edema. 7. In order of the seven mode of emotions in relation to stress, this shows anger, anxiety, isolation, melancholy, fright, sorrow, terror, overjoy.

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대하증(帶下症)의 형상의학적 치료 (Treatment of morbid leukorrhea with Hyungsang Medicine)

  • 김혜경;강경화;이용태
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.539-542
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    • 2007
  • After analyzing the cases of treating female patients troubled with morbid leukorrhea, the writer drew the conclusions as follows. The shapes of patients with morbid leukorrhea show a large number of shapes of Gi type, Sin type or being inclined to be vigorous Gi, to have depressive syndrome due to disorder of Gi, to be Fire's nature flared upward, to become retention of phlegm and fluid, to become retention of Gi or to become retention of heat, or San syndromes. Accompanied syndromes of morbid leukorrhea appear over the body of upper, middle or lowe portion. In lower cho, the symptoms are menopathy, menstrual irregularities, menstrual irregularities, oligomenorrhea, itching of external genitals, San syndromes, infertility, lumbago which are connected with uterus. And in the middle cho, those are indigestion, nausea, distress in the stomach, vomiting, swallowing acid connected with digestive organs. And also in the upper cho, globus hystericus, chest distress, headache, dizziness, neck stiffness, heat in the upper, pimples connected with upper cho are appeared. Among the prescriptions of treatment for morbid leukorrhea, Ijintang was applied with the widest range of all. Besides that there were mainly prescribed for symptoms such as Gamisachil-tang, Haenggihyangso-san, Gamigwibi-tang, hyangsapyeongwi-san, Onkyung-tang, Banchong-san, Yongdamsagan-tang, Sogampaedok-san, Ojeok-etc.

유한요소 모델을 이용한 중이의 소리전달 특성 해석 (Finite Element Analysis of Sound Transfer Characteristics for Middle Ear)

  • 갈영민;백무진;이두호
    • 대한기계학회논문집A
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    • 제35권12호
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    • pp.1563-1571
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구에서는 인간중이의 소리전달특성 계산을 위한 유한요소모델을 개발하였다. 이소골의 형상을 얻기 위하여 한국인 사체에서 추출한 측두골을 마이크로 CT 촬영하여 3 차원 입체모델로 변환하였다. 유한요소모델은 이소골, 고막, 인대와 근육 등을 포함하여 구성하였다. 유한요소모델을 이용하여 고막에서 등골족판까지의 응답함수를 계산한 후 측정값을 갖는 선행연구와 비교하였고 그 결과 10 kHz 주파수 대역까지 소리전달특성을 잘 표현하고 있음을 보였다. 또한 유한요소 모델을 구성하는 주요 물성인자의 변화에 대한 소리전달특성의 변화를 살피고 침등골관절의 강성값이 중이의 소리전달특성에 큰 영향을 미침을 보였다.

Proposal of Applying the Exercise Program for the Prevention of Work-related Chronic Low Back Pain

  • Yang, Yeong-Ae;Kim, Seong-Su;Hur, Jin-Gang;An, Sun-Joung;Kim, Hee-Soo;Cha, Su-Min;Heo, Jun;Park, Yun-Hee;Park, Bo-Ra
    • 대한인간공학회지
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    • 제30권5호
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    • pp.571-579
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    • 2011
  • Objective: The purpose of this research is to provide exercise programs for the prevention of work related chronic back pain. Background: In order to prevent musculoskeletal disease, including proper medical care health promotion programs are needed. Method: This is a research of musculoskeletal disease looking at 618 workers working at a car engine manufacturing factory from April to July of 2008. Through questionnaire specific areas of musculoskeletal diseases experienced by the workers were identified and preventative exercise program for chronic low back pain was recommended. Result: Research showed that of the musculoskeletal disease experienced by the workers, 197 presented with low back pain, 171 presented with shoulder pain, 64 presented with neck pain and 44 presented with knee pain. The symptoms of low back pain included stiffness(143), twinge and burning sensation(24) and absence of sensation(19). Using this result 4 types of exercise programs were recommended for prevention of chronic low back pain. Conclusion: Preventative exercise programs recommended for the workers in this research is easily accessible for the workers. Use of the suggested exercise programs will inevitably decrease work related low back pain. Also 2 other recommendations were made: 1) Internal structural change may be necessary using ergonomics. 2) More exercise programs to be used to increase adaptation and tolerance of joints and muscles that are constantly used for repetitive work. Application: This study can be used to provide for the prevention of work-related Chronic Low Back pain.

종합병원 간호사들의 피로자각증상과 요통 (Industrial Fatigue and Low Back Pain of the Nurses in General Hospital)

  • 김순례;조동란
    • 한국직업건강간호학회지
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.162-168
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    • 1999
  • To investigate industrial fatigue and low back pain, the questionaire survey for subjective symptoms of fatigue and low back pain was carried out 305 nurses in general hospital in Korea. Nurses participated to this study were divided into low back pain group(LBP) and control group, according to the self-reports by written questionaires. The subjective sysptoms of fatigue comprised three groups of 10 items each, representing dullness and sleepiness(level of cerebral activation), difficulty in concentration(level of motivation) and bodily projection of fatigue. The resultant data were processed for $x^2$-test, t-test to confirm the associations. The results were as follows: 1. 28 items of fatigue subjective symptoms exept two item, 'feel thirsty and 'feel ill', were directly associated with low back pain. 2. The percentage of fatigue complaint were significantly higher in LBP group than control. 3. Of the 30 items of fatigue subjective symptoms, the highest percentage was accounted for 'legs feel heavy', 'eye strain', 'feel stiffness in the neck or the shoulders' followed by 'feel like lying', 'whole body feels tired', 'feel a pain in the low back', 'feel drowsy' and in the order of sequence. 4. The average weighted score for the first group of fatigue items(dullness and sleepiness) was the largest among three groups and was followed by the second group(difficulty in concentration) and the third group (bodily projection of fatigue) in the order of sequence, suggesting the heavier mental and shift work stress of the female workers.

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전기화상 환자에서 나타난 파상풍-증례보고 (TETANUS TRISMUS ASSOCIATED WITH FACIAL ELETRICAL BURN)

  • 하태영;강진한;신미란;안병근;김미자
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.380-383
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    • 2006
  • Tetanus is rare in Korea due to the introduction of vaccination programs and the advancement in public health. Its common signs are trismus, voice disturbance, neck stiffness, and difficulty in swallowing, etc. A 56 years old man was injured by grasping a high voltage electric cable. After the accident, he fell down on a steel plate and had a head trauma. When he visited Emergency Department, there was multiple electric burn wound on left arm and left facial area. He was hospitalized on a department of neurosurgery, because intra cranial hemorrhage was presumed. 12 days later, he was referred to department of OMFS with developed painful masseter spasms and trismus. That night he violently bit his tongue with his denture. Because masseter muscle and temporal muscle constriction was involuntary, tongue was lacerated and denture was distorted. At first we supposed that the symptom was related with neurologic disturbance following head trauma or electric shock. But it was revealed that trismus was caused by tetanus on an electrophysiological test. By using mechanical ventilation and administration of tetanus immunoglobulin, muscle-relaxant, and sedatives at ICU, symptoms had subsided (4-weeks). Because tetanus is rare disease, we rarely suppose tetanus infection to be a cause of a trismus. Especially it is more difficult to diagnose in patient who has head trauma, burn and neurologic problem as in this case.

지속적 경막외 차단중 발생한 세균성 뇌막염 (Bacterial Meningitis during Continuous Epidural Block)

  • 이정구;정정길
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.113-115
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    • 1994
  • 통증치료를 목적으로 통증치료실에서 경막외 카테타 거치술의 빈도가 증가하고 있으며 현재 지속적 경막외 차단은 통증치료실에서 가장 필수적인 치료수단으로 알려져 있다. 암성통증, 대상포진, 혈관폐쇄성질환, 요하지통 등 여러가지 질환에 따라 수일에서 수개월간 경막외 카테터를 거치하여 치료하고 있다. 합병증으로 장기간의 경막외 카테터 유치로 인한 경막외 감염의 가능성이 항상 존재하고 있고 경막외 농양 동의 경막외 감염중이 드물게 발생하며 세균성 뇌막염의 발생은 매우 희귀하다고 한다. 본원에서는 당뇨병환자로서 우하지의 당뇨병성 말초 신경염으로 인한 통증의 치료를 위해 시술한 지속적 경막외 차단 도중 발생한 세균성 뇌막염을 1예 경험하였으며 이와 같은 합병증을 예방하기 위하여 경막외 천자시, 경막외 카테터 거치후에 지속적인 카테터 관리와 약물주입시 무균조작의 중요성을 절감하여 문헌적 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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강아지 고리뼈의 치아돌기 골절 진단과 치료 (Diagnosis and treatment of the odontoid process fracture of the axis in a dog)

  • 박형준;이신호;김충희;원청길;조재현
    • 한국동물위생학회지
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    • 제46권1호
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    • pp.87-92
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    • 2023
  • A 7-year-old dog weighing 3.9 kg visited the hospital with symptoms of inability to stand and quadriparesis. There were seizure symptoms 2 months before admission to the hospital, and the symptoms of stiffness and rigidity appeared. Radiographs showed normal vertebrae in cervical vertebral column. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) were performed immediately to diagnose vertebral lameness. As a result of the CT, it was possible to observe the fracture of the odontoid process of the axis, and the exact location of the damage was identified. The odontoid process was fractured and separated from the body of the 2nd cervical vertebra (axis), and fragment of the process was observed inside the vertebral arch of the first cervical vertebra (atlas), and the body of the axis was lifted to the dorsal side. The MRI examination reflected the CT findings and confirmed severe spinal cord compression due to the fracture of the odontoid process. The patient was applied by neck brace and medical management including Mycophenolate mofetil administration was performed. The patient was able to move legs and tail after 2 weeks, and was able to voluntarily defecate, urinate and stand up after 4 weeks of administration.