[Comparison of value of GRACE, APACHEII and REMS for early prognosis of death in patients with acute myocardial infarction].

Objective: To evaluate and compare the predictive value of short-term risk of death of global registry of acute coronary events (GRACE) risk scores, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHEII) scores and rapid emergency medicine score (REMS) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: A retrospective review of clinical data of 390 patients with AMI admitted from October 2012 to March 2013 in emergency department and cardiology care unit (CCU) in Guizhou People's Hospital were performed. The lowest scores within 24 hours of GRACE risk score, APACHEII risk score, and REMS risk score, respectively, for each patient were recorded.

[A discussion about the tactics of mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress occurring in the first case of influenza A (H5N1) in Guizhou Province].

Objective: To discuss the tactics of mechanical ventilation in a human severe case of influenza A (H5N1) complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods: The data of the patient infected by the influenza A (H5N1) admitted to People's Hospital of Guizhou Province on January 15, 2009, were analyzed and summarized.

Results: The patient, a 29-year-old man, had been healthy in the past, but had exposed to the environment of bird flu before illness.