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Changes of Activities of Oxygen Free Radical, Generating and Scavenging Enzymes in Rat Liver Induced by Scald Burn Injury (피부화상에 의한 간 조직의 oxygen free radical 생성계 효소와 해독계 효소의 활성변화)

  • Kim Han-Soo;Cho Hyun-Gug;Kim Sang-Soo;Bae Ju-Han;Seo Hyun-Kyu
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.115-121
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    • 1999
  • The effects of scald bum Injury ($40-45\%$ of total body surface area), there were not inhalation and secondary infection, on the histological changes and the levels of oxygen free radical generating and scavenging enzymes have been determined in liver tissue of rat models. It was found that dermal epithelium was left out with edema of dermis layer and hydorpic swelling of hepatocytes, Burn injury increased liver weight (L.W./B.W.) and serum aspartate aminotransferase content (pThe data of this study suggest that liver damage Induced by scald burn injury leads to dysbalance of oxygen free radical generating and scavenging enzymes.

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The Effects of an Asthma Management Education Program for Preschoolers (천식관리 교육 프로그램이 학령전기 아동의 천식치료 적응에 미치는 효과)

  • Yim, Soyoun
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.189-197
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to develop an asthma management education program for preschool children using Roy's adaptation theory as a framework and examining the effects of this program on adaptation to asthma treatment. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pre-post-test design was used with 43 preschool children diagnosed with asthma and required to be hospitalized for inhalation therapy. An intervention group (n=23) participated in the educational program and a control group (n=20) received regular treatment. The education program was conducted and evaluated from June 30 to October 31 2012, a maximum 3 times every 24 hours during hospitalization. Two nurses conducted the program using the teaching method of Gagn$\acute{e}$ and Briggs; instruction design theory through questionnaires to measure perception of disease, behavior of adaptation to treatment with inhalation therapy. Results: Effects of asthma management education program; scores for face-pain rating decreased and time of adaptation to treatment increased significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group but no significant differences were found for perception of the disease's cause and treatment. Conclusion: Results indicate that the asthma management education program has positive effects on adaptation to asthma treatment of preschoolers.

The spinal neuronal activity induced by low power laser stimulation (저출력 레이저 자극에 의한 척수내 신경세포의 활성변화)

  • Oh, Kyung-Hwan;Choi, Young-Deog;Lim, Jong-Soo
    • Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.1005-1013
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    • 2001
  • The present study was designed to investigate the effect of low power GaAlAs laser on spinal Fos expression related to the anti-nociceptive effect of laser stimulation. Low power GaAlAs laser was applied to either acupoint or non-acupoint for 2 hour under light inhalation anesthesia. Spinal Fos expression in the dorsal horn was compared to that obtained in inhalation anesthesia control group. Furthermore, we analyzed the effect of the local treatment of lidocaine on the spinal Fos expression evoked by low power GaAlAs laser stimulation. The results were summarized as follows: 1. In the normal animals, only a few Fos like immunoreactive(Fos-IR) neurons were evident in the lumbar spinal cord dorsal horn. Similarly, following prolonged inhalation anesthesia, Fos-IR neurons were absent in the dorsal horn of the lumbar spinal cord. In animals treated with laser stimulation, Fos immunoreactive neurons were increased mainly in the medial half of ipsilateral laminae I-III at lumbar segments L3-5. These findings directly indicated that prolonged anesthesia used in this study did not affect the Fos expression in the spinal cord dorsal horn of intact animals and low power laser stimulation dramatically produced Fos expression in the spinal cord laminae that are related to the anti-nociceptive effect of laser stimulation. 2. In acupoint stimulated animals, 10mW of laser stimulation, not 3mW and 6mW intensity, significantly increased the number of Fos immunoreactive neurons in the spinal dorsal horn(p<0.05). However, laser stimulation on acupoint more dramatically increased the number of Fos immunoreactive neurons in the spinal cord rather than laser stimulatin on non acupoint. These result suggested that laser stimulatin on acupoint was more effective treatment to activate the spinal neuron than non acupoint stimulation. 3. The local treatment of lidocaine totally suppressed the activity of spinal neurons that were induced by lower power 1aser stimulation. These data indicated that the anti-nociceptive effect of laser stimulation was absolutely dependent upon the peripheral nerve activity in the stimulated location. In conclusion, these data indicate that 10mW of low power laser stimulation into acupoint is capable of inducing the spinal Fos expression in the dorsal horn related to the anti-nociceptive effect of laser stimulation, Furthermore, the induction of spinal Fos expression was totally related to the peripheral nerve activity in the laser stimulated area.

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Unilateral Splanchnic Nerve Block for Gastric Cancer Pain Patients with Orthopnea (만성 폐색성 폐질환의 동반된 위암환자에서의 일측 내장신경차단)

  • Kim, Joung-Ja;Yoon, Duck-Mi;Oh, Hung-Kun
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.42-46
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    • 1991
  • Splanchnic nerve block with neurolytics has been used to control the upper abdominal cancer pain. This gastric cancer case with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complained of upper abdominal pain, severe dyspnea and orthopnea. He maintained a sitting position most of the time with nasal oxygen inhalation because he could not remain in a supine or prone position. We performed the unilateral splanchnic nerve alcohol block under right lateral position at the T12 and L1 vertebral level. For a short time after the block, he required oxygen inhalation therapy. Three months after unilateral alcohol block, he is still alive without severe abdominal pain and severe dyspnea.

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Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by Inhalation of Nitrogen Dioxide (이산화질소(Nitrogen Dioxide ; $NO_2$) 흡입에 의한 폐부종 1예)

  • Doh, Sung-Kyoung;Jeong, Hong-Bae;Koh, Young-Min;Yoon, Yoon-Bo;Chung, Yeon-Tae
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.1408-1413
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    • 1997
  • A 68 year-old male was admitted with complaint of dyspnea and nonproductive cough which developed 6 hours after accidental inhalation of nitrogen dioxide. On admission, acute pulmonary edema and severe hypoxemia were found. With oxygen and bronchodilator therapy, diffuse alveolar consolitation and his dyspnea were improved from the following day. He was discharged at 8th hospital day with prednisolone 30mg daily for prevention of bronchiolitis obliterans. During 6 weeks of follow up, there was no evidence of bronchiolitis obliterans.

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The Effect of Aroma Inhalation Method on the Preoperative Anxiety among Patients with Upper and Lower Limbs Surgery (향기요법이 상하지 수술 환자의 수술 전 불안에 미치는 효과)

  • Shin, Seung-wha;Lee, Eun-Ju;Gwak, Mi-gyeong
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 2018
  • The study was done to analyze the effects of aroma inhalation method on preoperative anxiety of upper and lower surgical patients. The research design was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. The subjects were a total 60 patients of each group 30 patients that were operated on under general anesthesia for upper and lower limbs surgery. The tool of the Amsterdam preoperative anxiety information scale(APAIS), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and pulse rate levels was measured the day before surgery. The data were analyzed by the $x^2$ test Fisher's exact test, paird t-test, and the independent t-test using SPSS 20.0. Study result indicated that Lavender aroma therapy had the effect on reduction of anxiety before surgery and reduction of blood pressure, and pulse rate levels. Therefore, the study result could be used as a scientifical data that can be applied to the nursing interventions that use the aroma inhalation method and contributing to development of the holistic nursing care.

A Study on the Use of Bihoon (鼻熏) Therapy, which focuses on Korean traditional medicine (한국 한의서를 중심으로 살펴본 '비훈(鼻熏)요법'의 활용에 대한 연구)

  • KIM Dong-ryul;Lee Jee Young
    • The Journal of Korean Medical History
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.99-113
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    • 2023
  • This paper is a study to find the philological basis of Bihoon (鼻熏) therapy. There is no separate philological study of Bihoon therapy to date, and for this reason, there is no clear definition or specific treatment manual. In this study, a related database was created and analyzed by examining literature data related to Bihoon therapy, focusing on Korean traditional medical books. There were about 1,000 data points related to Bihoon therapy in 45 kinds of medical books. They were largely classified into 1. Acute diseases such as insensitivity, 2. Diseases that occur in the upper human body such as nose, head, eyes, and throat, 3. Women's diseases related to childbirth, 4. Treatment of skin diseases and prevention of infectious diseases. In the case of insensitivity treatment, the focus was on awakening the patient's mind, and the treatment of diseases such as the nose, head, eyes, etc. was focused on resolving each symptom. Symptoms related to childbirth were mainly treated for uterine escapism or fainting after childbirth, while skin diseases were mainly treated for diseases that did not heal well, such as amniotic fluid. If a multifaceted approach to non-discipline therapy is added in the future, it is expected that clinical utilization will also be increased.

A Case of Cavitary Lung Lesion as a Consequence of Smoke Inhalation Injury (흡입화상 치료과정에서 생긴 공동성 폐 병변)

  • Shin, Hyun Won;Kim, Cheol Hong;Eom, Kwang Seok;Park, Yong Bum;Jang, Seung Hun;Kim, Dong Gyu;Lee, Myung Goo;Hyun, In-Gyu;Jung, Ki-Suck;Lee, Eil Seong
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.60 no.5
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    • pp.564-570
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    • 2006
  • Toxic gases and soot deposition as a consequence of smoke inhalation can cause direct injury to the upper and lower airways and even to the lung parenchyma. A delay in proper and prompt therapy can be detrimental to critically ill burn patients with an inhalation injury. Therefore, serial chest radiography is an important diagnostic tool for pulmonary complications during treatment. The radiographic findings of the chest include normal, consolidation, interstitial and alveolar infiltrates, peribronchial thickening, atelectasis, cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, and a pneumothorax as acute complications of smoke inhalation. In addition, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis obliterans and pulmonary fibrosis can occur as late complications. We encountered a case of 44-year-old male who presented with acute lung injury after an inhalation injury. He required endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation due to respiratory failure. He was managed successfully with conservative treatment. Later, a cavitary lesion of the left upper lobe was observed on the chest radiography and computed tomography, which was complicated by massive hemoptysis during the follow-up. However, the cavitary lesion disappeared spontaneously without any clinical consequences.

Brain Wave Control Effect of Smart-wave via Docking into the Odorant-binding Protein (스마트 웨이브 조성물질의 odorant 결합 단백질에 대한 분자 결합 친화도 비교 분석 및 후각 흡입으로 유도되는 뇌파 변화 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Chan
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.346-352
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    • 2016
  • Aroma inhalation therapy has traditionally been used not only in alternative medicinal treatment but also in psychotherapy. In the first stage of the study, the in silico molecular binding affinity of the major ingredients of Smart-Wave (SW) on the active site of the odorant-binding protein (OBP) was compared with that of citrate anions. The binding affinity of the chemical mixture formula of the major ingredients of SW on the OBP was relatively higher than that of citrate anions. In addition, nasal inhalation of SW had a positive effect upon changes in brain waves. Eighteen healthy volunteers participated in the experiment. The study consisted of measurements of the brain’s meditation level recordings in the pre- and post-SW inhalation periods as compared with negative (EV) and positive (HB) control groups. After SW inhalation, all the subjects stated that they felt “fresher” and that the SW trial group had significantly changed the brain’s meditation in a positive way. SW inhalation also converted EV-induced unstable brain meditation wave patterns into more stable patterns. Collectively, the results of this empirical study strongly suggest that the SW mixture activates the OBP and controls the mental state by regulating brain waves. The results provide scientific evidence that the SW formula has potential as an effective mental-stress controller.

The effect of agarwood inhalation using an electric incense burner on stress and brain waves (전기향로를 이용한 침향 흡입이 스트레스와 뇌파에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Hyun-Duck;Weon, Hee Wook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.536-545
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    • 2021
  • This study was conducted to investigate the effect of agarwood (Thymelaeaceae) inhalation using an electric incense burner on stress and brain waves. Sixteen participants were included in the study during the period from September 2019 to April 2020. Participant recruitment was undertaken by the 'H' center. This paper focused on stress reduction and compared the differences in stress and brain waves before and after agarwood inhalation using an electric incense burner. Electroencephalography was measured by a 19 Channel, Brainmaster Discovery, and analyzed using a NeuroGuide, LORETA (Brain Mapping). The analysis of technical statistics was carried out using SPSS/WIN 21.0 and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The study observed that the stress response index was reduced by a significance level of 0.01 in patients with anxiety, depression, and somatization disorders after agarwood inhalation. Secondly, alpha waves were increased by a significance level of 0.05, in 18 out of 19 regions measured, except FP 1. The difference after agarwood inhalation was the most significant in the region that affects emotion. Thirdly, a LORETA analysis found that alpha waves were increased in the brain region (BA 40) predominantly responsible for memory and emotion. This result clarifies that agarwood inhalation using an electric incense burner reduced stress and had a positive effect on brain waves and hence, has potential as an alternative therapy.