This paper re-analyzes and gives new geo-historical interpretations of parts of the travel report Shenjianlu（ 身见录; literally, Report About What I Saw in Person） , written by Chinese Christian Priest Fan Shou-yi ...This paper re-analyzes and gives new geo-historical interpretations of parts of the travel report Shenjianlu（ 身见录; literally, Report About What I Saw in Person） , written by Chinese Christian Priest Fan Shou-yi 樊守义（1682-1753） and focuses on his long stay in Europe（1708-19） , while he was retinue for the Italian Jesuit Antonio Francesco Provana 艾若瑟.（1662-1720）. The original document, unknown today or perhaps lost, was drafted once Fan returned to China and submitted it to the Emperor Kangxi康熙帝（ 1654-1722）. Currently, the Shenjianlu is known only thanks to a manuscript copy kept in the National Library of Rome. New notes and identifications of specific monuments or places seen or toured by Fan are here critically discussed, with particular regard to Portugal and Italy, at that time divided into several regional independent countries.展开更多
During winter outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis from 2002 to 2004, three infants presented with a presumptive diagnosis of lower respirat ory tract infection and wheezing. The clinical condition i...During winter outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis from 2002 to 2004, three infants presented with a presumptive diagnosis of lower respirat ory tract infection and wheezing. The clinical condition in two cases was rapidl y progressive and precipitated into intractable shock; clinical and instrumental examinations revealed a cardiac origin of their illness. A subacute presentatio n permitted a cardiological assessment and a proper treatment in the third infan t. An abnormal origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk was d emonstrated in all cases. The concurrent acute airway infection had a catastroph ic effect on the underlying cardiovascular anomaly leading to refractory cardiog enic shock and death. Conclusion:Admission chest X-ray film and arterial gas an alysis can raise the suspicion of cardiac involvement when treating a severe whe ezing episode in young infants. Paediatric cardiological evaluation with two-di mensional echocardiography may eventually reveal this rare condition, whereas ca rdiac catheterisation with aortography remains the standard means of diagnosis.展开更多
文摘This paper re-analyzes and gives new geo-historical interpretations of parts of the travel report Shenjianlu（ 身见录; literally, Report About What I Saw in Person） , written by Chinese Christian Priest Fan Shou-yi 樊守义（1682-1753） and focuses on his long stay in Europe（1708-19） , while he was retinue for the Italian Jesuit Antonio Francesco Provana 艾若瑟.（1662-1720）. The original document, unknown today or perhaps lost, was drafted once Fan returned to China and submitted it to the Emperor Kangxi康熙帝（ 1654-1722）. Currently, the Shenjianlu is known only thanks to a manuscript copy kept in the National Library of Rome. New notes and identifications of specific monuments or places seen or toured by Fan are here critically discussed, with particular regard to Portugal and Italy, at that time divided into several regional independent countries.
文摘During winter outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis from 2002 to 2004, three infants presented with a presumptive diagnosis of lower respirat ory tract infection and wheezing. The clinical condition in two cases was rapidl y progressive and precipitated into intractable shock; clinical and instrumental examinations revealed a cardiac origin of their illness. A subacute presentatio n permitted a cardiological assessment and a proper treatment in the third infan t. An abnormal origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk was d emonstrated in all cases. The concurrent acute airway infection had a catastroph ic effect on the underlying cardiovascular anomaly leading to refractory cardiog enic shock and death. Conclusion:Admission chest X-ray film and arterial gas an alysis can raise the suspicion of cardiac involvement when treating a severe whe ezing episode in young infants. Paediatric cardiological evaluation with two-di mensional echocardiography may eventually reveal this rare condition, whereas ca rdiac catheterisation with aortography remains the standard means of diagnosis.
