Correlation Between Hemoglobin A1C Level and Fasting Blood Glucose Level: a Summary on the Reports in the Setting with High Prevalence of Hemoglobin Disorder
The investigation of hemoglobin A1C is presently accepted as a tool for the evaluation of the glycemic control in the diabetic patients. However, due to the high cost, it is limitedly used in many developing countries. The old classical approach, fasting blood glucose determination, is still the standard method in those countries. There are many re...
By Viroj Wiwanitkit
Late Diagnosed Cervical Spine TBC Spondylitis: Case Report
Cervical tuberculosis is a rare disease with a high complication rate. Tuberculosis of the cervical spine is reported in about 6-9% of all cases of spinal tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis is essential in order to prevent neural deficit. Management strategies for spinal tuberculosis range from ambulatory chemotherap...
By Saša Milenković, Jordan Saveski, Ilir Hasani, Neda Trajkovska, Venko Filipče
Lymphocyte Subsets in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Children with Lung Infiltrates
The analysis of the subpopulation of lymphocytes - CD4+, CD8+ lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of paediatric patients can provide useful information related the lung parenchyma. The aim of the paper was to analyze the results of bronchoscopy of patients presenting with persistent lung infiltrates and to find out of the diagnostic y...
By Amina Selimović, Senka Dinarević, Tatjana Pejčić, Ermina Mujičić, Aida Hasanović, Siniša Ristić, Nataša Banjac, Željko Pavlović
Seasonal Variations of the Incidence of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm at the Territory of the South Serbia
Literature data on the association between the incidence of ruptured abdominal aorta and seasons are contradictory. The influence of climatic factors on the rupture of abdominal aorta is geographically dependent. The aim of this research was the investigation of the connection between the incidence of ruptured abdominal aorta and seasons at the ter...
By Zoran Damnjanović, Milan Jovanović, Predrag Đorđević, Nenad Ilić, Irena Janković, Igor Smiljković, Nikola Đorđević, Dragutin Grozdanović
Value of the First Examination for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - Our Experiences
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) means a distinct dislocation (lateralisation and cranialisation) of the femoral head from the poorly developed (hypoplastic and steeper) acetabulum. The aim of the paper was to establish, in a retrospective and prospective study conducted in the period between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2010, th...
By Predrag Grubor, Milan Grubor, Marinko Domuzin, Ivan Golubović
Spermine Oxidation Products Induce Mitochondrial Alterations on Tumor Cells
Spermine Oxidation Products Induce Mitochondrial Alterations on Tumor CellsCytotoxic products of polyamines generatedin situby an enzyme-catalyzed reaction may be useful as a new avenue in combating cancer. This study demonstrates that multidrug resistant (MDR) cancer cells (colon adenocarcinoma and melanoma) are significantly more sensitive than t...
By Enzo Agostinelli
Obsessive‐compulsive Disorder and Treatment—One‐Year Follow up Study
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined by the presence of either obsession or compulsion that is severe enough to be time consuming or to cause marked distress or significant impairment. At some point during the course of the disorder, the person recognizes that the obsessions and compulsions are excessive or unreasonable. Twenty-one patien...
By Lydia Sushevska, Nichola Olumchev, Mirjana Saveska
Treatment of Perforative Peptic Ulcer
Perforation of peptic ulcer (PPU) is the most frequent complication of peptic ulcer disease. PPU is a serious complication which demands urgent diagnostic procedures, reanimation and surgical intervention. The aim of this study was to establish the frequency of PPU, diagnostic and therapy procedures, time and kind of surgical methods, as well as mo...
By Ivana Đorđević, Aleksandar Zlatić, Irena Janković
Clinical Quality of Life and Manometric Findings in Newly Diagnosed Achalasia Patients
Scanty information is available regarding the clinical characteristics, quality of life (QoL) profile and manometric findings in unselected newly diagnosed cases of achalasia. Fifty-six consecutive cases of newly diagnosed achalasia have been characterized regarding the symptoms when a standardized protocol was applied, to which was added a more de...
By Srđan Kostić, Magnus Ruth, Ann Kjellin, Lars Lundell, Erik Svartholm, Mats Andersson, Hans Lönroth
HPLC‐DAD Study of Gallic Acid Autoxidation in Alkaline Aqueous Solutions and the Influence of Mg(II) Ion
High performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC -DAD) was used to study the autoxidation of gallic acid in alkaline aqueous solutions and the influence of Mg(II) ion on this process. At pH 10, one main autoxidation product was determined, and based on the data obtained in this study its structure was proposed to some kind of...
By Goran Nikolić, Aleksandar Veselinović, Žarko Mitić, Slavoljub Živanović