Gastric cancer ranked fourth for incidence and mortality of all cancers in Vietnam. Clinical symptoms in the early stages are often nonspecific. Patients may have epigastric pain, anorexia or weight loss. Gastroscopy combined with biopsy is a clinical test that helps diagnose gastric cancer. Endoscopic ultrasound, computed tomography of the abdomen and chest are important examinations to assess the stage of the disease. Gastric cancer patients had a high rate of malnutrition, and preoperative nutritional management represents a challenge. Cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted on 88 gastric cancer patients aged over 18 years old to describe preoperative clinical, subclinical characteristics and nutritional status at National Cancer Hospital from January to December 2023.
Phuong Dong Dai Trang tablet is a mixture of medicinal herbs including Hedychium coronarium, Coix lacryma-jobi, Dioscorea persimilis, Cynara Scolymus L., Paeonia lactiflora, and Glochidion eriocarpum. This study was carried out to evaluate the protective and curative effects of Phuong Dong Dai Trang tablets on mustard oil-induced irritable bowel syndrome model in mice. Swiss mice were divided into six groups that were given orally 0.9% sodium chloride (group 1 - 3), Duspatalin (mebeverine) 80 mg/kg b.w./day (group 4), Phuong Dong Dai Trang tablets 1080 mg/kg b.w./day (group 5) and Phuong Dong Dai Trang tablets 3240 mg/kg/b.w./day (group 6). Mice of group 3 - 6 were induced diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome by mustard oil colonic administration before or after oral treatment. The research indices included the intestinal motility measured by charcoal meal test, colon macroscopic and microscopic scores. Our findings showed that Phuong Dong Dai Trang tablets at 3240 mg/kg b.w./day reduced the intestinal motility and the stool score significantly in mice. Phuong Dong Dai Trang tablets at 1080 mg/kg b.w./day improved the stool score and tended to decrease the intestinal motility in mice.
Academic pressure, stress, and associated factors are pervasive throughout education. Lately, depression, anxiety, and stress emerged as alarming mental health issues among health science students. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 2,064 students at Can Tho Medical College to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress, along with associated factors. Data were collected online using the DASS-21 questionnaire via Google Forms. The prevalence rates of depression, anxiety, and stress among college students were 52.4%, 73.1%, and 58.8%, respectively. Factors associated with these conditions included gender, body satisfaction, daily smartphone use, primary smartphone activities, satisfaction with academic performance, ease of forming friendships, and presence of close friends. As depression, anxiety, and stress were significant concerns among medical college students, educators should implement screening programs and develop strategies to improve and enhance students’ mental health.
Vaccines against HPV have been found to be the most effective known method in preventing cervical cancer. University students and young adults have a high prevalence of genital HPV infection because of their risky sexual behavior, lack of knowledge of HPV infection, HPV vaccination and misconception about susceptibility. A cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes about HPV vaccine among 120 fourth - year female nursing students at Hanoi Medical University in 2023. The majority (75.8%) of students had good knowledge. Students who had never been in a relationship had worse knowledge of HPV vaccine than other students who have been or had been in a relationship. Students with income had better knowledge of HPV vaccine than students with no income (p < 0.05). The majority (66.7%) of students had a positive attitude With Kinh people had more positive attitude towards HPV vaccine (p < 0.05). Research showed that most of the 4th year female nursing students at Hanoi Medical University had good knowledge and a positive attitude towards the HPV vaccine. There was a significant association between knowledge of HPV and factors such as income, and relationship status. There was a significant association between attitudes and ethnicity.
The Cardiovascular Center at Hanoi Medical University Hospital (HMUH) routinely employs vital signs monitoring systems for patient in severe conditions, post-intervention, and post-cardiothoracic surgery. However, confining patients to their beds often causes significant inconvenience. Additionally, alarm signals from these systems, while crucial for safety, can often be clinically insignificant, leading to patient anxiety. This study aimed to assess the anxiety levels and experiences of patients connected to continuous monitoring systems. Conducted between February and May 2024 at the Cardiovascular Center (HMUH), the cross-sectional study involved 108 patients who had been continuously monitored for at least 24 hours. Data were collected on demographics, reasons for monitoring, alarm frequency, clinical significance of alarms, and anxiety levels using the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS).
Ever since its implementation in 1992, the intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technique has been hailed as a game-changer for enhancing the outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in cases of infertility due to male factors. However, ICSI was later widely applied to cases of infertility not due to male factors without evidence proving its effectiveness. According to the 2022 report of the European IVF Monitoring Council (EIM), the rate of fertilization cases using ICSI method accounts for 70% of IVF cases in European countries, meanwhile the conventional IVF method accounts for only 30% and this rate has remained stable from 2006 until recently. The question is whether cases of infertility not due to male factors that are indicated for pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) should be fertilized and create embryos using ICSI or conventional IVF to minimize invasiveness and reduce costs while still ensuring the accuracy of the test results.
Prostate cancer (PC) with bone metastasis has many clinical symptoms that very much affected to the patient’s quality of life (QoL). Improving cancer patient’s QoL is a mission for the health care professional workers. The study using questionaires SF-36 and UCLA-PCI-SF- a simple and common methods to evaluate the progress of orchiectomy treatment for bone metastases PC to assess the QoL and prostate-specific functions before and after orchiectomy. Clinical manifestations such as urinary tract, sexual function symptoms, anxiety, bone pain and insomnia affected the HRQoL (health related quality of life) of 53 participated patients were quite high from 69.8% up to 90.6%. After 1 month of orchiectomy, these symptoms were markedly reduced to less than 20%; Anxiety and Insomnia still affected 50.9% and 47.1% of study participant, respectively. HRQoL of 53 PC patients with bone metastasis after orchiectomy was remarkably improved. All domains of SF-36 and UCLA-PCI-SF after orchiectomy were statistically significantly increased with p-value < 0.05, except sexual bother.
Parathyroid cysts are rare and can be the cause of persistent hypercalcemia leading to kidney stones. The aim of this article is to present a case presenting to the hospital with recurrent kidney stones and incidentally found hypercalcemia. From there, we discovered a cystic lesion in the thyroid gland. Combining ultrasound and cyst fluid aspiration to measure the concentration of parathyroid hormone in the fluid helped us confirm that the cystic lesion belonged to the parathyroid gland. The patient underwent surgery to remove the cyst and the blood calcium and parathyroid hormone levels returned to normal after surgery.
Kiện Lực Hồng Mã ít đường là sản phẩm nước uống có nguồn gốc thảo dược với công thức được xây dựng dựa trên bài thuốc Sinh mạch tán. Nghiên cứu này được tiến hành nhằm mục tiêu đánh giá tác dụng tăng cường thể lực và mức độ an thần của nước Kiện Lực Hồng Mã ít đường trên động vật thực nghiệm. Chuột nhắt chủng Swiss được cho uống Kiện Lực Hồng Mã ít đường ở các mức liều 40 và 80 mL/kg mỗi ngày trong 10 ngày liên tục. Về hiệu quả chống mệt mỏi, Kiện Lực Hồng Mã ít đường đã thể hiện tác dụng cải thiện hiệu suất tập luyện trong các thử nghiệm rotarod và đo sức kéo, cũng như thời gian bơi của động vật thực nghiệm so với nhóm đối chứng. Hơn nữa, Kiện Lực Hồng Mã ít đường không có tác động đáng kể nào đến hoạt động tự phát của chuột nhắt được ghi nhận bằng máy đo hoạt động ký. Do đó, Kiện Lực Hồng Mã ít đường có thể là một loại nước uống để cải thiện hiệu suất tập luyện và giảm bớt sự mệt mỏi về thể chất trong khi không gây tác dụng an thần.
Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang trên 320 nữ sinh viên Y (155 sinh viên Cử nhân Dinh Dưỡng (CNDD) và 165 sinh viên Cử nhân khác (CN khác)) tại Hà Nội từ tháng 3 đến tháng 6/2024. Nghiên cứu được thu thập bằng phương pháp chọn ngẫu nhiên các sinh viên đủ điều kiện tham gia, thực hiện cân đo nhân trắc và phỏng vấn trực tiếp đối tượng nghiên cứu tới khi đủ số lượng.
