• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2001

Geometric mean of airborne welding fume concentration at technical high schools was 4.80mg/㎥)N.D~35.39 mg/ ㎥ and the percentage of samples exceeded TLV of the Korean ministry of labor was 43.6%, Geometric mean of airborne Mn concentration was 0.06 mg/㎥(N.D~0.42mg/㎥) and the percentage of samples exceeded TLV of ACGIH was 15.4 % In case of airborne Me concentration, there is a significant difference among schools (p<0.05) Mn concentrations in blood of the exposed and control groups were 1.84$\mu\textrm{g}$/dl and 1.91 mg/dl respectively. Mn concentrations in urine of the exposed and control groups were 1.36$\mu\textrm{g}$/ιand 0.57$\mu\textrm{g}$/ι respectively. In case of Mn concentrations in urine there is a significant difference between both groups(P<0.001) and among schools(p<0.05) Mn concentrations in blood and urine of exposed group were not over BEIs of the Korean ministry of labor. Mn levels in blood and urine were not significantly affected by smoking, drinking and residence, There was no correlation between Mn concentration in air and blood but there was a statistically significant correlation between Mn concentration in air urine(r=0.323). There was no a statistically significant correlation between Mn concentration in blood and urine.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권12호
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• pp.433-437
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• 2019

Acute pyelonephritis (APN) should be detected and treated as soon as possible to reduce the risk of the development of acquired renal scarring. However, in the medical field, urine culture results are not available or considered when the prompt discrimination of APN is necessary and empirical treatment is started. Furthermore, urine culture cannot discriminate APN among children with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) (pyelitis, lower UTI with other fever focus). Therefore, the usefulness of urine culture for diagnostic purposes is small and the sampling procedure is invasive. Congenital hypoplastic kidney is the most common cause of chronic kidney injury in children. Thus, it is desirable that a main target be detected as early as possible when imaging studies are performed in children with APN. However, if APN does not recur, no medical or surgical treatment or imaging studies would be needed because the acquired renal scar would not progress further. Therefore, the long-term prognosis of APN in young children, particularly infants, depends on the number of recurrent APN, not other febrile UTI. New methods that enable prompt, practical, and comfortable APN diagnosis in children are needed as alternatives to urinary catheterization for urine culture sampling.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.81-90
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• 1992

Five buffaloes kept in normal ambient temperature ($30^{\circ}C$) showed no significant changes in the heart rate, respiratory rate, packed cell volume, plasma constituents and renal hemodymics during intravenous infusion of urea for 4 h. The rate of urine flow, fractional urea excretion, urinary potassium excretion and osmolar clearance significantly decreased while the renal urea reabsorption markedly increased during urea infusion. The decrease of fractional potassium excretion was concomitant with the reduction of the rate of urine flow and urine pH. In animals exposed to heat ($40^{\circ}C$) the rectal temperature heart rate and respiratory rate significantly increased while no significant changes in GFR and ERPF were observed. An intravenous infusion of urea in heat exposed animals caused the reduction of the rate of urine flow with no changes in renal urea reabsorption, urine pH and fractional electrolyte excretions. During heat exposure, there were marked increases in concentrations of total plasma protein and plasma creatinine whereas plasma inorganic phosphorus concentration significantly decreased. It is concluded that an increase in renal urea reabsorption during urea infusion in buffaloes kept in normal ambient temperature depends on the rate of urine flow which affect by an osmotic diuretic effect of electrolytes. The limitation of renal urea reabsorption in heat stressed animals would be attributed to an increases in either plasma pool size of nitrogenous substance or body metabolism.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.563-568
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• 1986

Tissue 02 tension is an important guide in detection of the general condition in critical patients. The tissue 0, is more difficult to measure with 0, sensor in skeletal muscle and subcutaneous tissues to present. But it is much easier to measure 0, tension in bladder urine with Censini catheter in Foley catheter than in tissue. We have measured 0, tension in bladder urine, main pulmonary artery and radial artery in 16 patients in chest surgical department of Yonsei University. College of Medicine from September 26 to December 22, 1981. Six patients were male and ten patients were female. Their ages ranged from 8 to 43 years. The correlation equation between the simultaneously measured PuO2 and PvO2 was found to be Ypvo2=4.04 + 0.88 Xpuo2 [r=0.88, p<0.0001] in regression curve with computer [HP/3,000, Program: SPSS] in the Yonsei University. Measurement of 0, tension in bladder urine and MPA will be rather simple, rapid and reproducible method than that of the 0, tension in tissues. But the speed of 0, consumption in urine is fast and so the 0, tensions in bladder urine were measured as soon as possible after they were collected. They were no complications or morbidity during measurement of 0, tension in these procedures except spontaneous removal of radial arterial cannulas in 2 patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.951-959
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• 1991

The level of serum potassium concentration is very important aspect in postoperative cardiac patients The postoperative cardiac arrhythmia and digitalis intoxication are known to be closely related with hypokalemia and also to cause the irreversible cardiac dysfunction. In this study, the changes of the level in serum and urine concentrations during, after extracorporeal circulation[EGG], Predict and Postdict periods are analyzed and compared statistically with postoperative cardiac patients 46 persons according to divided 8 groups. 1. There was no difference significantly in concentrations of serum and urine potassium in each period according to age, sex and disease types. 2. There was no difference significantly in concentrations of serum and urine potassium in each period according to the use of normothermia and hypothermia. 3. There was no difference significantly in concentrations of serum and urine potassium in each period according to the length of extracorporeal circulation time and aortic cross clamping time. 4. There was no difference significantly in concentrations of serum and urine potassium in each period according to the amount of the infused cardioplegic solution and level of Hct.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1995

The exposure levels of chromium and nickel for chromeplating workers were evaluated. Chromium and nickel concentrations in urine and serum from 82 exposed workers and 69 controls, who were not exposed occupationally to metals, were analyzed by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results were as follows: 1. Chromium concentrations in urine of exposed group and control were $3.49{\pm}1.83g/g$ of creatinine, $5.59{\pm}2.83g/g$ of creatinine, and in serum were $0.69{\pm}0.30g/l$, $2.31{\pm}1.16g/l$ respectively. There were significant difference of concentrations for chromium in urine and serum by group respectively. 2. Nickel concentrations in urine of exposed group and control were $0.92{\pm}0.23g/g$ of creatinine, $2.20{\pm}1.93g/g$ of creatinine, and serum concentrations were $0.52{\pm}0.34g/l$, $1.41{\pm}0.74g/l$ respectively. There were significant difference of concentrations for nickel in serum by groups statistically. 3. Chromium and nickel concentrations in urine and serum of exposed groups were not significant by workplaces(grinding, electroplants, packaging).

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.78-83
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• 2021

Background: Uric acid levels in urine are measured using urine specimens 24 hours or by uric acid glomerular filtration rate (UAGFR) with spot urine, which additionally requires a blood sample. This study aimed to investigate whether urinary uric acid creatinine ratio (UUACr) obtained by spot urine alone could be recognized as a substitute for UAGFR value, and hyperuricosuria can be screened by UUACr. UUACr is known to vary with age and regional differences. This study focused on the reference value of each value in Korean young populations. Method: We enrolled Korean subjects 1-20 years with normal kidney function, from a single hospital, classified into 5 age groups, 1-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-15 years, and 16-20 years. We checked spot urine uric acid, creatinine and serum uric acid, creatinine levels on the same day from February 2014 to December 2018. We measured the average of UAGFR and UUACr in each groups. The UUACr cut-off value of the upper 2 standard deviation (SD) of UAGFR were taken. Results: The upper 2 SD of UUACr (mg/mg) and UAGFR (mg/dL) were determined in all age groups. UUACr decreased with grown up (P=0.000), but UAGFR were not statistically different among the groups. UUACr and UAGFR were not significantly different by gender. UUACr and UAGFR were positively correlated; UUACr cut-off value of upper 2 SD UAGFR (0.54 mg/dL) was 0.65 mg/mg in total age. Conclusions: UUACr could potentially be used to screen for hyperuricosuria.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.128-136
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• 2005

목 적 : 기저귀를 사용하는 어린 유소아들의 소변검체를 얻기 위해 멸균 비닐백을 이용하고 있으나 현실적인 불편함 때문에 보다 간단한 채뇨방법을 모색하게 되었다. 본 연구에서는 일차적인 선별검사를 위해 일회용 기저귀를 이용한 소변채취 방법이 기존의 멸균 비닐백을 이용한 방법을 대체할 수 있는지 알아보았다. 방 법 : 99명의 환자들을 대상으로 중간뇨(이하 신선뇨) 60 mL을 채취하여 절반은 고분자 흡수체가 포함되지 않은 일회용 기저귀에 흡수시킨 다음 압착하여 소변검체(이하 재수거뇨)를 얻고 나머지 신선뇨와 함께 일반 소변검사, 현미경적 요 세포검사 및 요 화학검사 등을 시험하였다. 결 과 : 신선뇨 99개와 재수거뇨 99개를 검사하였으며 요 비중, 요 산도, 요 당, 요 단백, 요 잠혈 등은 상관분석 결과 높은 상관관계(R>0.930, P<0.001)를 보였으며 요 백혈구(R=0.738, P<0.001)는 상대적으로 상관관계가 낮았지만 요 나트륨, 요 칼륨, 요 염소 및 요 크레아티닌 등은 두 방법간의 차이가 거의 없었다(R>0.995, P<0.001). 현미경적 요 세포검사에서는 적혈구(R=0.740, P<0.001)와 백혈구(R=0.602, P<0.001) 모두 상대적으로 상관관계가 낮았지만 통계적으로 유의한 수준이었다. 결 론 : 일회용 기저귀를 이용해 채취한 재수거뇨는 신선뇨보다 세포성분의 손실은 있지만 신선뇨의 일반 소변검사 및 요 화학검사 결과를 잘 반영하고 있어 일차적인 선별검사 목적의 채뇨방법으로 유용할 것이다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2014

목적: 요로감염은 특별한 가 없는 영아나 소아에서 흔한 세균 감염으로 요로감염은 소변배양검사를 통하여 진단되며, 빠르고 정확한 진단과 치료가 중요하다. 하지만 배뇨조절이 잘 안되는 소아에서 진단 과정에서 오류가 발생하기 쉽다. Urine Endothelin-1 (ET-1)은 사구체 혈관 손상 시 사구체간질 세포에서 나오는 물질로 이를 통하여서 요로감염의 조기 진단의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2012년 7월부터 2013년 7월까지 13개월간 발열을 주소로 중앙대학교 병원 소아청소년과에 내원한 18세 미만의 70명의 환자를 대상으로 전향적으로 비교 분석하였다. 소변배양검사상 요로감염으로 진단된 실험군과 요로감염으로 진단되지 않은 대조군으로 나누었으며, 0.3 mL의 소변을 이용하여 Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 방법을 통해 urine ET-1을 정량적으로 측정하였다. 결과: 실험군은 45명이었고, 대조군은 25명이었으며, 실험군의 소변배양검사에서 Escherichia coli 42명, Klebsiella pneumonia 2명, Enterococcus faecalis 1명이 배양되었으며, 상부요로감염은 19명, 하부요로감염은 26명이었다. Urine ET-1은 실험군에서 평균 $1.41{\pm}0.35$ pg/mL, 대조군에서 $0.33{\pm}0.07$ pg/mL으로 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였으며(P=0.04), 상부와 하부 요로감염간의 정량적 수치에서 유의성은 없었다(P=0.552). Urine ET-1과 혈청 C-reactive protein, 혈청 내 백혈구 간의 연관성은 없었다(pearson 상관계수: 0.24, 0.19). 결론: Urine ET-1은 적은 양의 소변으로도 검사 할 수 있으며, 요로감염을 진단하는 데에 유의한 결과를 보였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제73권4호
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• pp.210-218
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• 2012

Background: The level of urine cotinine is an indicator of tobacco smoke exposure. The purpose of this study is to investigate urine cotinine for the purpose of assessing the smoking status of Korean smokers and non-smokers exposed to tobacco smoke. Methods: The subjects were identified from the 2007-2009 and the 2010 data sets of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). They were assigned as non-smokers, current smokers and ex-smokers. Non-smokers were also divided into three subset groups according to the duration of smoke exposure. Each group was stratified by gender prior to analysis. Results: The median value of urine cotinine in the male current smokers was 1,221.93 ng/mL which was the highest among all groups. The difference between levels of urine cotinine for male and the female groups was statistically significant (p<0.01). In the female group, passive smoke exposure groups reported higher urine cotinine levels than non-exposure groups (p=0.01). The cutoff point for the discrimination of current smokers from non-smokers was 95.6 ng/mL in males and 96.8 ng/mL in females. The sensitivity and specificity were 95.2% and 97.1%, respectively, in males, 96.1% and 96.5% in females. However, the determination of urine cotinine level was not useful in distinguishing between passive smoke exposure groups and non-exposure groups. Conclusion: Urine cotinine concentration is a useful biomarker for discriminating non-smokers from current smokers. However, careful interpretation is necessary for assessing passive smoke exposure by urine cotinine concentration.