Thyroid hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine, affect the work of all organs and organ systems. Whether they are in excess or in deficit, they lead to significant disturbances in the homeostasis of the organism, changing first of all the metabolic processes and leading to significant clinical manifestations, primarily in the cardiovascular, but ...

By Radomir Mitić, Nina Dimitrijević Jovanović, Hristina Ugrinović, Jelena Vulović, Milena Šibalić, Nevena Kalezić

The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clinical entity of substantial heterogeneity, represented by the combination of obesity (especially central obesity),insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, atherogenic dyslipidemia (high triglyceride levels and low levels of HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C)), and hypertension. Childhood obesity has become more commo...

By Snezana Markovic Jovanovic, Aleksandar Jovanović, Jadranka Mitić, Slavica Pajovic, Danijela Jovanovic, Emin Bajramlic

Objective: To investigate correlation between ultrasonically calculated urinary bladder weight and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Methods: 3D and 2D measurement of parameters necessary to determine bladder weight: Inner and outer radius of the bladder, in 10 male and 10 female patients with LUTS, with urinary bladder filled to at least 200...

By Petar Jovanović

Introduction: Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a disease that occurs due to inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone from the pituitary, or as a result of disorder in which the level of the kidneys cannot adequately respond to the secretion of this hormone. Also, it is known as central diabetes insipidus. The most common causes are head traumas,...

By Danijela Jovanović, Snezana Marković- Jovanović, Teodora Tubić

The discovery that sunlight can cure rickets was first scientifically confirmed in 1919. Shortly thereafter, in 1924, it was found that inactive lipids in the diet and skin are converted into antirachitic substances under the influence of UV light. Vitamin D (Vit D), also known as the "sunshine vitamin,"was first identified in 1931. In recent decad...

By Milijana Relić, Snežana Relić, Tanja Kostić Grujić, Marijana Trajković, Zorica Timotijević, Tamara Jovanovic, Goran Relić

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a hemodynamic condition characterized by a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) ≥ 25 mmHg at rest, pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) ≤ 15 mmHg, and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) > 240 dyn·s·cm⁻⁵. The annual incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is approximately 3&ndash...

By Kristina Bulatović, Vladan Perić, Maja Šipić, Jovana Milošević, Erdin Mehmedi, Sanja Jovanović

Background: People with diabetes more often experienced severe clinical forms of COVID-19. However, it has been hypothesized that certain antidiabetic drugs may be associated with better outcomes in COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study was to analyze whether the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the change in consumption of antidiabetic drugs in Ser...

By Jelena Filimonovic

Introduction/Objective The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between use of psychoactive substances among University students and diagnosed somatic or mental disorders. Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of 2,000 students of the Belgrade University. Four faculties (Medicine, Geography, Economics...

By Mirjana Stojanovic-Tasic, Mirjana Virijevic, Kristina Rakic, Emilija Novakovic, Ivana Stasevic Karlicic, Nenad Milosevic, Jelena Aritonovic Pribakovic, Jovana Milosevic, Milica Bogdanovic, Suzana Adzic, Katarina Bisevac, Mary Vuksa

Introduction: Paraneoplastic pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous and erosive mucocutaneous syndrome associated with malignancy. First of all, it is associated with lymphoproliferative disorders, but also with solid tumors. Case report: We present a 73-year-old female patient who developed polymorphic lesions on the skin and mucous membranes after t...

By Tamara Jovanović, Srđan Tanasilović, Milijana Relić, Zorica Sojević, Dubravka Živanović

Introduction: Presence mesiodens is not uncommon in clinic practice. It is cause of impacted permanent maxillary central incisors. Diagnosis of the delayed tooth is usually made on the basis of clinical and radiographic findings. The treatment include surgical exposure of the impacted maxillary central incisors and extraction of supernumerary too...

By Sanja Simić, Branko Mihailović, Jasna Pavlović, Amila Vujačić, Vladanka Vukićević, Jelena Stanišić Zindović, Zoran Arsić