目的:研究腰椎棘突呼吸移动性测试在非特异性腰痛(nonspecific low back pain,NLBP)诊断中的灵敏度、特异度和组内及组间信度,探讨呼吸移动性测试的临床诊断价值。方法:选择非特异性腰痛患者及正常人各50例,先由一位康复科医师(简单受训...目的:研究腰椎棘突呼吸移动性测试在非特异性腰痛(nonspecific low back pain,NLBP)诊断中的灵敏度、特异度和组内及组间信度,探讨呼吸移动性测试的临床诊断价值。方法:选择非特异性腰痛患者及正常人各50例,先由一位康复科医师(简单受训)和一位康复治疗师(充分受训)分别对受试者进行腰椎棘突呼吸移动性测试(breathing mobility testing,BMT),2小时后由医师与治疗师分别再进行第2次BMT。运用卡方检验对治疗师的检查结果进行分析,计算BMT在NLBP诊断中的灵敏度和特异度。使用Kappa值对医师、治疗师第一次的检查结果进行分析,计算BMT测试的组间信度;对医师、治疗师2小时前后的2次检查结果进行分析,分别计算BMT测试的组内信度。结果:BMT对NLBP诊断的灵敏度为68%,特异度为90%。不同评估者间BMT测试结果P值为0.89,表示评估者之间测试不一致的可能性为0.89,表明不同评估者之间的结果存在显著差异。治疗师评价组内信度Kappa值为0.76,医师组内信度Kappa值为0.58,表明组内一致性为中度到高度。结论:BMT组内信度较好,对非特异性腰痛的诊断可能有一定价值。但不同测试者间的测试结果存在显著不同,提示操作者需充分受训,并最好由专人进行。展开更多
目的:通过研究儿童呼吸和哮喘控制测试(test for respiratory and asthma control in kids,TRACK)和儿童哮喘控制测试(childhood asthma control test,C-ACT)与全球哮喘防治创议(global initiative for asthma,GINA)标准哮喘控制水平评...目的:通过研究儿童呼吸和哮喘控制测试(test for respiratory and asthma control in kids,TRACK)和儿童哮喘控制测试(childhood asthma control test,C-ACT)与全球哮喘防治创议(global initiative for asthma,GINA)标准哮喘控制水平评估的一致性、与哮喘儿童肺功能指标的相关性,探讨2种评分方法在儿童哮喘管理中的价值。方法:选择2020年8月至2022年3月重庆市妇幼保健院儿科门诊就诊的哮喘患儿135例为研究对象,用TRACK评分表和C-ACT评分表对相应年龄的患儿及其家长进行问卷调查,分析2种评分方法与GINA标准哮喘控制水平评估分级的一致性、与肺功能指标的相关性,并比较不同评分结果组肺功能指标差异。结果:TRACK评分、C-ACT评分与GINA哮喘控制水平分级一致性检验Kappa值分别为0.517和0.531,均显示一致性一般;TRACK评分与TPF%TE和VPF%VE存在显著的正相关,但TRACK评分、C-ACT评分与FEV1%均没有显著性相关;不同TRACK评分组哮喘患儿的FEV1%差异无统计学意义(F=2.054,P=0.134),但多重比较发现≥80分组与<60分组FEV1%的差异有统计学意义(P=0.048);不同TRACK评分组哮喘患儿的TPTEF/TE(%)(F=3.171,P=0.044)和VPEF/VE(%)(F=3.919,P=0.022)差异有统计学意义,进一步多重比较发现其差异主要来自于≥80分组与60~80分组,其中VPEF/VE(%)(P=0.017)的组间差异较TPTEF/TE(%)(P=0.030)更为明显;比较不同C-ACT评分组哮喘患儿的FEV1%差异无统计学意义(F=1.756,P=0.182)。结论:TRACK评分能更好反映儿童肺功能的差异,可作为5岁以下儿童哮喘管理的一个有效评估工具。展开更多
目的探讨改良中文版儿童呼吸和哮喘控制测试(Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids Chinese Version,TRACK-C)在0~3岁哮喘婴幼儿不同患病时期的应用价值。方法选取2017年8月—2023年1月空军军医大学唐都医院小儿哮喘门诊中...目的探讨改良中文版儿童呼吸和哮喘控制测试(Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids Chinese Version,TRACK-C)在0~3岁哮喘婴幼儿不同患病时期的应用价值。方法选取2017年8月—2023年1月空军军医大学唐都医院小儿哮喘门诊中已建立标准化电子病历的203名0~3岁哮喘患儿作为哮喘组,同期100名健康儿童作为对照组。比较各组的TRACK-C评分、潮气肺功能、呼出气一氧化氮(Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide,FeNO)水平并进行相关性分析。结果哮喘组的FeNO、呼吸频率(Respiratory Rate,RR)和血液IgE水平高于对照组,达峰值时间比(Time to Peak Expirtory Flow/Time of Expiratory,TPTEF/TE)、达峰容积比(Volume to Peak Expiratory Flow/Volume of Expiratory,VPEF/VE)、公斤潮气量(Tidal Volume/kg,VT/KG)、TRACK-C评分水平低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。哮喘组急性期FeNO水平、RR水平高于缓解期,且TPTEF/TE、VPEF/VE、VT/KG、TRACK-C评分水平低于缓解期,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。采用Pearson分析哮喘不同患病时期与各项观察指标的相关性,结果显示哮喘不同患病时期与TPTEF/TE、VPEF/VE、TRACK-C评分呈负相关(r=-0.468、-0.452、-0.289,P均<0.05)。结论TRACK-C评分可充分应用于0~3岁哮喘幼儿的病情评估,与潮气肺功能结合可以更好地对低龄患儿进行哮喘管理。展开更多
AIM: To evaluate and compare the clinical usefulness of 13C-phenylalanine and 13C-methacetin breath tests in quantitating functional hepatic mass in patients with chronic liver disease and to further compare these res...AIM: To evaluate and compare the clinical usefulness of 13C-phenylalanine and 13C-methacetin breath tests in quantitating functional hepatic mass in patients with chronic liver disease and to further compare these results with those of conventional tests, Child-Pugh score and serum bile acid levels.METHODS: One hundred and forty patients (50 HCV-related chronic hepatitis, 90 liver cirrhosis patients) and 40 matched healthy controls were studied. Both breath test and routine liver test, serum levels of cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid conjugates were evaluated.RESULTS: Methacetin breath test, expressed as 60 min cumulative percent of oxidation, discriminated the hepatic functional capacity not only between controls and liver disease patients, but also between different categories of chronic liver disease patients. Methacetin breath test was correlated with liver function tests and serum bile acids.Furthermore, methacetin breath test, as well as serum bile acids, were highly predictive of Child-Pugh scores. The diagnostic power of phenylalanine breath test was always less than that of methacetin breath test.CONCLUSION: Methacetin breath test represents a safe and accurate diagnostic tool in the evaluation of hepatic functional mass in chronic liver disease patients.展开更多
AIM: Helicobacter pylori ( H pylofi) resistance after failed eradication has a major impact on the outcome of a further treatment regimen. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of a non-invasive strategy us...AIM: Helicobacter pylori ( H pylofi) resistance after failed eradication has a major impact on the outcome of a further treatment regimen. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of a non-invasive strategy using the 13C-urea breath test (UBT) and the gastric string test in identifying post-treatment resistance of Hpylori.METHODS: The UBT was routinely performed 4 to 6 wk after H pylorieradication therapy. Forty-two patients (24 females, 18 males, mean age 48 years) with a positive UBT were included in the study. A gastric string test using a capsule containing a 90 cm-long nylon fiber was performed.Before the capsule was swallowed, the free end of the string was taped to the cheek. After one hour in the stomach, the string was withdrawn. The distal 20 cm of the string was inoculated onto an agar plate and processed under microaerophilic conditions. Following the string test, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed to obtain gastric biopsies for conventional culture.RESULTS: H pyloriwas successfully cultured from the gastric string in 34 patients (81%), but not in 5 patients due to contamination with oropharyngeal flora. Hpyloriwas cultured from the gastric biopsies obtained at endoscopy in 39 patients (93%).CONCLUSION: The UBT followed by the gastric string test in the case of treatment failure is a valid diagnostic strategy with the aim of determining the post-therapeutic antibiotic resistance of Hpyloriwith little inconvenience to the patient.Upper GI-endoscopy can be avoided in several cases by applying consequently this diagnostic package.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of lactose intolerance (LI) following a load of 12.5 g in patients diagnosed as high-grade malabsorbers using the hydrogen breath test (HBT)-25.METHODS: Ninety patients showing high-gra...AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of lactose intolerance (LI) following a load of 12.5 g in patients diagnosed as high-grade malabsorbers using the hydrogen breath test (HBT)-25.METHODS: Ninety patients showing high-grade malabsorption at HBT-25 were submitted to a second HBT with a lactose load of 12.5 g.Peak hydrogen production,area under the curve of hydrogen excretion and occurrence of symptoms were recorded.RESULTS: Only 16 patients (17.77%) with positive HBT-25 proved positive at HBT-12.5.Hydrogen production was lower as compared to HBT-25 (peak value 21.55 parts per million (ppm) ± 29.54 SD vs 99.43 ppm ± 40.01 SD; P < 0.001).Symptoms were present in only 13 patients.The absence of symptoms during the high-dose test has a high negative predictive value (0.84) for a negative low-dose test.The presence of symptoms during the first test was not useful for predicting a positive low-dose test (positive predictive value 0.06-0.31).CONCLUSION: Most patients with a positive HBT-25 normally absorb a lower dose of lactose and a strict lactose restriction on the basis of a "standard" HBT is,in most instances,unnecessary.Thus,the 25 g lactose tolerance test should probably be substituted by the 12.5 g test in the diagnosis of LI,and in providing dietary guidelines to patients with suspected lactose malabsorption/intolerance.展开更多
文摘目的:通过研究儿童呼吸和哮喘控制测试(test for respiratory and asthma control in kids,TRACK)和儿童哮喘控制测试(childhood asthma control test,C-ACT)与全球哮喘防治创议(global initiative for asthma,GINA)标准哮喘控制水平评估的一致性、与哮喘儿童肺功能指标的相关性,探讨2种评分方法在儿童哮喘管理中的价值。方法:选择2020年8月至2022年3月重庆市妇幼保健院儿科门诊就诊的哮喘患儿135例为研究对象,用TRACK评分表和C-ACT评分表对相应年龄的患儿及其家长进行问卷调查,分析2种评分方法与GINA标准哮喘控制水平评估分级的一致性、与肺功能指标的相关性,并比较不同评分结果组肺功能指标差异。结果:TRACK评分、C-ACT评分与GINA哮喘控制水平分级一致性检验Kappa值分别为0.517和0.531,均显示一致性一般;TRACK评分与TPF%TE和VPF%VE存在显著的正相关,但TRACK评分、C-ACT评分与FEV1%均没有显著性相关;不同TRACK评分组哮喘患儿的FEV1%差异无统计学意义(F=2.054,P=0.134),但多重比较发现≥80分组与<60分组FEV1%的差异有统计学意义(P=0.048);不同TRACK评分组哮喘患儿的TPTEF/TE(%)(F=3.171,P=0.044)和VPEF/VE(%)(F=3.919,P=0.022)差异有统计学意义,进一步多重比较发现其差异主要来自于≥80分组与60~80分组,其中VPEF/VE(%)(P=0.017)的组间差异较TPTEF/TE(%)(P=0.030)更为明显;比较不同C-ACT评分组哮喘患儿的FEV1%差异无统计学意义(F=1.756,P=0.182)。结论:TRACK评分能更好反映儿童肺功能的差异,可作为5岁以下儿童哮喘管理的一个有效评估工具。
文摘目的探讨改良中文版儿童呼吸和哮喘控制测试(Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids Chinese Version,TRACK-C)在0~3岁哮喘婴幼儿不同患病时期的应用价值。方法选取2017年8月—2023年1月空军军医大学唐都医院小儿哮喘门诊中已建立标准化电子病历的203名0~3岁哮喘患儿作为哮喘组,同期100名健康儿童作为对照组。比较各组的TRACK-C评分、潮气肺功能、呼出气一氧化氮(Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide,FeNO)水平并进行相关性分析。结果哮喘组的FeNO、呼吸频率(Respiratory Rate,RR)和血液IgE水平高于对照组,达峰值时间比(Time to Peak Expirtory Flow/Time of Expiratory,TPTEF/TE)、达峰容积比(Volume to Peak Expiratory Flow/Volume of Expiratory,VPEF/VE)、公斤潮气量(Tidal Volume/kg,VT/KG)、TRACK-C评分水平低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。哮喘组急性期FeNO水平、RR水平高于缓解期,且TPTEF/TE、VPEF/VE、VT/KG、TRACK-C评分水平低于缓解期,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。采用Pearson分析哮喘不同患病时期与各项观察指标的相关性,结果显示哮喘不同患病时期与TPTEF/TE、VPEF/VE、TRACK-C评分呈负相关(r=-0.468、-0.452、-0.289,P均<0.05)。结论TRACK-C评分可充分应用于0~3岁哮喘幼儿的病情评估,与潮气肺功能结合可以更好地对低龄患儿进行哮喘管理。
文摘AIM: To evaluate and compare the clinical usefulness of 13C-phenylalanine and 13C-methacetin breath tests in quantitating functional hepatic mass in patients with chronic liver disease and to further compare these results with those of conventional tests, Child-Pugh score and serum bile acid levels.METHODS: One hundred and forty patients (50 HCV-related chronic hepatitis, 90 liver cirrhosis patients) and 40 matched healthy controls were studied. Both breath test and routine liver test, serum levels of cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid conjugates were evaluated.RESULTS: Methacetin breath test, expressed as 60 min cumulative percent of oxidation, discriminated the hepatic functional capacity not only between controls and liver disease patients, but also between different categories of chronic liver disease patients. Methacetin breath test was correlated with liver function tests and serum bile acids.Furthermore, methacetin breath test, as well as serum bile acids, were highly predictive of Child-Pugh scores. The diagnostic power of phenylalanine breath test was always less than that of methacetin breath test.CONCLUSION: Methacetin breath test represents a safe and accurate diagnostic tool in the evaluation of hepatic functional mass in chronic liver disease patients.
文摘AIM: Helicobacter pylori ( H pylofi) resistance after failed eradication has a major impact on the outcome of a further treatment regimen. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of a non-invasive strategy using the 13C-urea breath test (UBT) and the gastric string test in identifying post-treatment resistance of Hpylori.METHODS: The UBT was routinely performed 4 to 6 wk after H pylorieradication therapy. Forty-two patients (24 females, 18 males, mean age 48 years) with a positive UBT were included in the study. A gastric string test using a capsule containing a 90 cm-long nylon fiber was performed.Before the capsule was swallowed, the free end of the string was taped to the cheek. After one hour in the stomach, the string was withdrawn. The distal 20 cm of the string was inoculated onto an agar plate and processed under microaerophilic conditions. Following the string test, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed to obtain gastric biopsies for conventional culture.RESULTS: H pyloriwas successfully cultured from the gastric string in 34 patients (81%), but not in 5 patients due to contamination with oropharyngeal flora. Hpyloriwas cultured from the gastric biopsies obtained at endoscopy in 39 patients (93%).CONCLUSION: The UBT followed by the gastric string test in the case of treatment failure is a valid diagnostic strategy with the aim of determining the post-therapeutic antibiotic resistance of Hpyloriwith little inconvenience to the patient.Upper GI-endoscopy can be avoided in several cases by applying consequently this diagnostic package.
文摘AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of lactose intolerance (LI) following a load of 12.5 g in patients diagnosed as high-grade malabsorbers using the hydrogen breath test (HBT)-25.METHODS: Ninety patients showing high-grade malabsorption at HBT-25 were submitted to a second HBT with a lactose load of 12.5 g.Peak hydrogen production,area under the curve of hydrogen excretion and occurrence of symptoms were recorded.RESULTS: Only 16 patients (17.77%) with positive HBT-25 proved positive at HBT-12.5.Hydrogen production was lower as compared to HBT-25 (peak value 21.55 parts per million (ppm) ± 29.54 SD vs 99.43 ppm ± 40.01 SD; P < 0.001).Symptoms were present in only 13 patients.The absence of symptoms during the high-dose test has a high negative predictive value (0.84) for a negative low-dose test.The presence of symptoms during the first test was not useful for predicting a positive low-dose test (positive predictive value 0.06-0.31).CONCLUSION: Most patients with a positive HBT-25 normally absorb a lower dose of lactose and a strict lactose restriction on the basis of a "standard" HBT is,in most instances,unnecessary.Thus,the 25 g lactose tolerance test should probably be substituted by the 12.5 g test in the diagnosis of LI,and in providing dietary guidelines to patients with suspected lactose malabsorption/intolerance.