[Effects of Aging and Sex Differences on the Median Nerve: Relationship Between Nerve Conduction Study and Ultrasonographic Cross-Sectional Nerve Area].

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between nerve conduction and sonographic measurements of the median nerve, and to investigate the effects of aging and sex on nerve structure.

Methods: Measurements from both hands of 82 healthy volunteers were included in this study (45 men and 37 women, 38.9 ?17.

[Nutritional assessment using MUST(Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool) in outpatient chemotherapy].

Objective: We set out to see if nutritional assessment(management)using MUST could be useful for patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy.

Methods: The study sample consisted of 197 patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy between June 2010 and November 2010. The results of MUST, serum albumin levels, and nutritional intervention were investigated.