Palpable lymphadenopathy presents a serious diagnostic and therapeutic problem in primary care. The patients are often referred to a specialist with delay and even more often they are referred to unneeded diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Empiric treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids and extraction of often healthy teeth commonly lead...

By Stefan Lukić, Goran Marjanović, Jovana Živanović

It is not enough just to do mammography, but perform a quality one. American Association of Radiologists (American College of Radiology - ACR) introduced a unique and a standard terminology in radiological diagnosis of breast disease calling it the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System or abbreviated BIRADS. The aim of the paper is to present a ...

By Rade Babić

High prevalence of hypertension along with its serious complications in the organs have made this disease an important health problem worldwide. The lack of symptoms is the most important sign of hypertension and the prevalent remedies have not been effective in controlling the disease yet. Meanwhile, monitoring blood pressure at home and at workpl...

By Ivana Ilić, Jovica Jovanović, Mirjana Aranđelović

Starting from reduced definition of health in terms of absence of disease and invalidity, the paper explains the applicability of three cardinal principles of economics (scarcity of resources and imperative of choice, opportunity costs, marginal analysis) on extremely sensitive area of economic evaluation of health care. An attempt was made to reco...

By Slobodan Cvetanović

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common cause of death among infectious diseases. During the management of pneumonia, it is often uncertain when the disease may turn into severe form. The first definition of severe CAP was provided by the ATS Guidelines. Definition was built up around simple clinical and radiographic criteria reflecti...

By Desa Nastasijević Borovac, Tatjana Pejčić, Tatjana Rađenović Petković, Vidosava Đorđević, Ivanka Đorđević, Ivana Stanković, Milan Rančić

Sarcoidosis is characterized by granulomatous inflammation developing in the affected organs. The ethiopathogenesis of the disease is still unknown. The lungs are most commonly affected, and uncontrolled, long-lasting inflammation can result in pulmonary fibrosis. Many different mediators, such as cytokines, chemokines, and other proteins with vari...

By Tatjana Rađenović Petković, Tatjana Pejčić, Desa Nastasijević Borovac, Danijela Radojković, Sonja Cekić

Open tibial shaft fractures rank as the most common fractures of the locomotor system. External skeletal fixation, after primary open fracture wound management, stands for a good method in the management of open tibial shaft fractures, as it does not poses an additional threat to the bone vascularisation in the fracture area, which is important for...

By Ivan Golubović, Zoran Golubović, Aleksandar Višnjić, Stevo Najman, Nenad Ilić, Goran Đorđević, Nebojša Krstić, Milan Grubor

The aim of the paper was to examine the neuroendocrine differentiation of endocrine cells and neurons of myenteric plexus of fetal duodenum. The material consisted of duodenums of 14 fetuses of different gender, in the third and fifth month of gestational age. Fetal duodenal tissue was fixed in the Bouin solution, routinely processed and embedded i...

By Ivan Nikolić, Vera Todorović, Aleksandar Petrović, Dejan Mitić

Monitoring of antibiotic prescribing promotes rational use of drugs, reduces costs and slows down the development of resistance. Upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) are common conditions managed in primary health care (PHC). The aim of this study was to evaluate prescribing of antibiotics, especially in the treatment of URIs in PHC of Ni&scar...

By Radmila Veličković-Radovanović, Biljana Kodela, Jasmina Petrović, Radmila Mitić, Milan Rančić

The literature data suggest an inverse relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP), implying rare simultaneous existence in the same patient and the fact that OA and OP represent two extremes, i.e. two different patient populations. The data about the association of increased bone mineral density (BMD) and OA, and increased bone ...

By Valentina Živković, Bojana Stamenković, Jovan Nedović, Aleksandar Dimić, Katarina Marković