American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021

  • Clinical Data on Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Acute Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning

    Hu Feng, Wujian Peng, Chen Jie, Du Han, Zhang He, Jianrong Huang, Xiaona Shi, Hanhan Kong, Guixia Li

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021
    Pages: 135-141
    Received: 23 February 2021
    Accepted: 12 March 2021
    Published: 10 September 2021
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    Abstract: Background: Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are widely used in China and some developed countries because they are powerful pesticides with minimal damage to crops. However, OPs are highly toxic, especially to the human lungs, heart, brain, kidneys. Research on the pathogenesis and risk factors of acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by OP poisoning ... Show More
  • A Novel Approach to Treatment of Pinguecula Using Atmospheric Low-temperature Plasma: A Clinical Case Series

    Farhad Nejat, Khosrow Jadidi, Mohammad Amin Nejat, Nazanin-Sadat Nabavi, Seyede-Yasamin Adnani, Shima Eghtedari

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021
    Pages: 142-146
    Received: 26 August 2021
    Accepted: 13 September 2021
    Published: 30 September 2021
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    Abstract: Background: In recent years plasma medicine, played an important role in treating several ocular surface disorders. This study will introduce atmospheric low-temperature plasma (ALTP) for removing the pinguecula. Methods: In the clinical case series, five eyes of five patients (2 patients OD, 3 patients OS) with pinguecula were included. The pingue... Show More
  • Infection in the Post-Caesarean Section Surgical Wound in the Obstetric Gynecology Service

    Katiuska Cecilia Garcia Mariño, Lourdes Margarita Exposito Boue, Luis Antonio Gan Fong, Edith Mercedes Arias Alvarez

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021
    Pages: 147-150
    Received: 19 April 2021
    Accepted: 25 May 2021
    Published: 5 October 2021
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    Abstract: Surgical resolution of obstetric events through cesarean section represents one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide and at the same time it has contributed to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. However, it hasincreased the potential risks of the surgical site infections due to the colonization of microorganism. A desc... Show More
  • Process Study on Surface Modification of Coral Hydroxyapatite

    Chang Jiahe, Su Jun, Zhang Wenyun

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021
    Pages: 151-156
    Received: 9 September 2021
    Accepted: 4 October 2021
    Published: 12 October 2021
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    Abstract: Objective: To explore process of modifying coral hydroxyapatite by nmZnO under different conditions, the final plan is to develop a porous artificial bone composite that combines the antibacterial properties of nano zinc oxide with the porous biodegradability of coral hydroxyapatite. Methods: Coral hydroxyapatite was modified by zinc nitrate sol-ge... Show More
  • Neuronal Hyperexcitability: Significance, Cause, and Diversity of Clinical Expression

    Michael Raymond Binder

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021
    Pages: 157-167
    Received: 8 September 2021
    Accepted: 30 September 2021
    Published: 15 October 2021
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    Abstract: Although the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders remains unclear, an emerging hypothesis contends that most of the common psychiatric disorders are rooted in an inherent hyperexcitability of the neurological system. Particularly under the influence of stress, too many neurons fire for too long, resulting in pathologically severe and persistent... Show More
  • Maintenance Therapy with Tegafur-gimeracil-oteracil After First-line Chemotherapy in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Study

    Kena Zhou, Anjing Zhao, Bin Wang, Jie Li, Yingyi Zhang, Meihong Wu, Xianbao Zhan

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021
    Pages: 168-173
    Received: 22 September 2021
    Accepted: 15 October 2021
    Published: 19 October 2021
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    Abstract: Introduction: The feasibility, efficacy and safety of maintenance chemotherapy (MCT) after first-line therapy in advanced gastric cancer (AGC) remain obscure. This study aims to explore the efficacy and safety of tegafur-gimeracil-oteracil MCT in stage IV GC. Methods: Seventeen patients with stage IV GC had been involved in this study from the Depa... Show More
  • Anticonvulsants: The Psychotropic and Medically Protective Drugs of the Future

    Michael Raymond Binder

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 5, September 2021
    Pages: 174-182
    Received: 28 September 2021
    Accepted: 18 October 2021
    Published: 28 October 2021
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    Abstract: After more than a century of scientific study and philosophical debate, the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders is still unclear. However, an emerging hypothesis contends that psychiatric and related functional symptoms are rooted in an inherent hyperexcitability of the neurological system. Particularly under the influence of stress, too many neu... Show More