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A Case Study on the Interior Environment of Ward in Women's Hospital (여성전문병원 병동부의 실내환경 실태조사)

  • Kim, Yu-Yeon;Hwang, Yeon-Sook
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.79-82
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    • 2006
  • Medical institution has changed into specialized spaces for patients. In particular, women's hospital is the most noticeable change among the medical institutions. The purpose of this study is to provide a basic interior design data through the analysis of case study. For this purpose this study has analyzed of 4 women's hospital built in Seoul since 2000. Especially, environment of ward, resting room, and corridor are analyzed. The results of this study are as follows : Ward needs lighting and room conditioning system which is adjustable for each patient. One-side corridor and alcove-style resting rooms are suitable for patients in general.

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Crossed Renal Ectopia and Aorto-Occlusive Disease: A Management Strategy

  • Ng, Eugene;Campbell, Ian;Choong, Andrew MTL;Dunglison, Nigel;Aziz, Maged
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.48 no.5
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    • pp.371-374
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    • 2015
  • We present a rare case of a patient with aortoiliac occlusive disease on the background of type A crossed renal ectopia, for whom open surgical intervention was required. Aortic exposure in patients with concomitant crossed renal ectopia can present technical challenges to the vascular surgeon. The knowledge of variations in the ectopic renal blood supply is of paramount importance when performing surgery to treat this condition and affects the choice of surgical exposure. We present and discuss the operative details of our patient and outline an approach to this subset of patients.

Predictive Role of the Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio for Invasion with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

  • Guzel, Ali Irfan;Kokanali, Mahmut Kuntay;Erkilinc, Selcuk;Topcu, Hasan Onur;Oz, Murat;Ozgu, Emre;Erkaya, Salim;Gungor, Tayfun
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.10
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    • pp.4203-4206
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the predictive role of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for invasion of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 127 women who were managed at our clinic for GTD. Of all patients, 8 showed invasion according to histological examination. The clinical parameters of patients with invasive GTD (Group 1; n=8) were compared with patients who showed no invasion (Group 2; n=119). All underwent a prior uterine evacuation and followed up by regular assessment of ${\beta}$-hCG titers. Results: Demographic and obstetric history and pre-evacuation hCG levels of the patients showed no statistically significantly difference between the groups (p>0.05). The mean gestational weeks (GW), size of the GTD and NLR levels were statistically significantly higher in the invasive GTD group (p<0.05). Correlations between invasion and gestational weeks, size of GTD, post-evacuation chemotherapy and NLR were evident. ROC curve analysis demonstrated that GW, size of GTD and NLR may be discriminative parameters in predicting invasion of GTD. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating the predictive role of NLR in invasion of GTD. In conclusion, we think that pretreatment NLR can be used as a biomarker of invasion in GTD.

Prenatal diagnosis of the spinal muscular atrophy type I using genetic information from archival slides and paraffin-embedded tissues

  • Choi, Soo-Kyung;Cho, Eun-Hee;Kim, Jin-Woo;Park, So-Yeon;Kim, Young-Mi;Ryu, Hyun-Mee;Kang, Inn-Soo;Jun, Jung-Young;Chi, Je-G.
    • Journal of Genetic Medicine
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.53-57
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    • 1998
  • Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type I is a common severe autosomal recessive inherited neuromuscular disorder that has been mapped to chromosome 5q11.2-13.3. The survival motor neuron (SMN) gene, a candidate gene, is known to be deleted in 96% of patients with SMA type I. Presently, PCR and single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analyses have been made possible for application to both archival slides and paraffin-embedded tissues. Archival materials represent valuable DNA resources for genetic diagnosis. We applied these methods for the identification of SMN gene of SMA type I in archival specimens for the prenatal diagnosis. In this study, we performed the prenatal diagnosis with chorionic villus sampling (CVS) cells on two women who had experienced neonatal death of SMA type I. DNA extraction was done from archival slide and tissue materials and PEP-PCR was performed using CVS cells. In order to identify common deletion region of SMN and neuronal apoptosis-inhibitory protein (NAIP) genes, cold PCR-SSCP and PCR-restriction site assay were carried out. Case 1 had deletions of the exons 7 and 8, and case 2 had exon 7 only on the telomeric SMN gene. Both cases were found to be normal on NAIP gene. These results were the same for both CVS and archival biopsied specimens. In both cases, the fetuses were, therefore, predicted to be at very high risk of being affected and the pregnancy were terminated. These data clearly demonstrate that archival slide and paraffin-embedded tissues can be a valuable source of DNA when the prenatal genetic diagnosis is needed in case any source for genetic analysis is not readily available due to previous death of the fetus or neonate.

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Current Status of Medication Counseling Service at Community and Hospital Pharmacies in Korea Based on Nation-wide Survey Research in 2002

  • Cho, Hea-Kyoung;Kim, Hyun-Jung;Hong, Eun-Joo;Lee, Eui-Kyung;Oh, Jung-Mi;Lee, Suk-Hyang;Shin, Hyun-Taek
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.430.1-430.1
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    • 2002
  • The research was designed to identify the overall environment that the Korean pharmacists face in providing counselling to their patients. A nation-wide survey was conducted for both community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists. The results were used to highlight the environmental factors needed for better patient counselling. School curriculums in pharmacy school in Korea and the US were compared to identify future tasks in building more effective professional pharmacy education in Korea. Regulations in the US and Japan were also researched for this purpose. (omitted)

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HPV Prevalence and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia among HIV-infected Women in Yunnan Province, China: A Pilot Study

  • Zhang, Hong-Yun;Tiggelaar, Sarah M.;Sahasrabuddhe, Vikrant V.;Smith, Jennifer S.;Jiang, Cheng-Qin;Mei, Run-Bo;Wang, Xian-Guo;Li, Zu-An;Qiao, You-Lin
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.91-96
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: To determine the prevalence of HPV and cervical neoplasia among HIV-infected women in southwestern China. Methods: Cervical cytology, HPV detection by Hybrid Capture-$2^{TM}$ assay, and diagnostic colposcopy were followed by cervical biopsy if indicated. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze associations between HPV co-infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and HIV-related clinical and laboratory parameters. Results: Colposcopic-histopathologically proven CIN2+ lesions were present in 7/83 (8.4%) HIV-infected women. Nearly half (41/83, 43%) were co-infected with carcinogenic HPV genotypes. HPV co-infection was higher in women with colposcopic-histopathologically proven CIN2+ lesions than women with $cells/{\mu}L$ had higher CIN2+ prevalence after adjusting for current ART status and age (adjusted OR: 6.3, 95% CI: 1.1, 36.5). Conclusions: HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs should integrate effective cervical cancer prevention services to mitigate the risk of invasive cervical cancer among HIV-infected women in China.