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01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Autoimmune diseases with thousand faces
Introduction: Neuromuscular autoimmune diseases, above all multiple sclerosis, have an increasing prevalence today. They develop with nonspecific symptoms, progress, have consequences on the functioning of the whole organism and are a major cause of disability. Case Report:A70-year old woman with difficulty in walking, cramps and numbness of the limbs seek medical help. The MRI of the brain and the cervical segment shows demyelination changes, typical of the multiple sclerosis, but due to the nonspecific clinical picture and age, the tests are directed to infectious agents, vasculitis. Later, because of swelling of extremities diagnosed the autoimmune polymyositis, but for the treatment is poorly reacted. Conclusion: Due to contradictory findings and a limited number of diagnostic procedures, multiple sclerosis are difficult to diagnose, remains undetectable, progresses and is often fatal, especially in the elderly.
Hajnalka Požar, Čaba Požar
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
New pathophysiological aspects of migratory erythema development in Lyme borreliosis
Migratory erythema is the most common manifestation of the first (early) phase of Lyme borreliosis. It is defined as the spreding rash or redness at the site of the tick bite. Although the occurrence of migratory erythema indicates the presence of local infection with pathogenic strains of bacteria from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, the exact mechanism by which spirochetes conductspreading in human skin has not been elucidated. This paper will review the literature, initially related to tick-pathogen-host interaction, after which the most common theories of the development of specific morphology of migratory erythema will be presented, as well as differential diagnostic problems that may arise from infection with other pathogens or the development of various allergic and autoimmune conditions.
Pavle Banović, Dragana Mijatović, Dušan Lalošević
01.12.2019.
Case Reports
RARE MALPOSITION OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER
Introduction:Although placement of the central venous catheter is a routine procedure carried out by anesthesiologists, it
carries a certain risk of complications. One of the complications is malposition, or inadequate catheter position.
Case report: We present a case of the patient who was admitted to an intensive care unit due to head injury and blood
vomiting. The central venous catheter was inserted through the right internal jugular vein. Due to haemodynamic instability and the need for fluid and blood infusion, a chest x-ray examination was not immediately performed to evaluate the position of the catheter. After the patient was stabilized, the test was performed and revealed that the tip of the catheter was not located in the superior vena cava but in the right subclavian vein.
Conclusion: This case has shown that the misplacement of the central venous catheter tip is not unusual. Once in the venous system, even when it is not located in the superior vena cava, it can be used for initial fluid replacement and drug administration, and after the patient is stabilized, the repositioning or placement of a new catheter should be considered.
Nebojša Videnović, Bojan Stojičević, Ranko Zdravkovic, Jovan Mladenovic
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Extracranial carotid atherosclerosis in genesis infarction brain in the border zones supratentorial localization
Vekoslav Mitrović, Ramil Marić, Snežana Filipović-Danić, Novica Petrović
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Diabetic foot
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder syndrome with the presence of hyperglycemia, which is in turn caused by reduced insulin secretion, reduced biological effect of insulin, or both. It is certainly one of the most common endocrinological diseases of the modern way of life. Diabetes mellitus is a problem for every society. It is a chronic illness that people of all ages suffer from, regardless of their sex. It is believed that there is a "World Epidemic of Diabetes". Diabetes mellitus, with its chronic complications, is the cause of a significant percentage of morbidity and mortality among the population. In 2011, Serbia was among the countries with high rates of of death from diabetes. Case outline: Male, a longtime diabetic and former smoker. The mother was a longtime diabetic and hypertonic. Conclusion: Chronic complications of diabetes represent a major medical, social and economic problem and significantly impair the quality of life of the patient. Screening for the detection of persons at risk of developing diabetic foot is performed at the primary level of health care by mandatory examination at least once a year. Patient education is of particular importance. The patient should be alerted to the reduced protective sensibility (thermal, mechanical and chemical agents), the need for daily foot inspection, adequate foot hygiene, including skin and nails, and wearing appropriate footwear.
Bratislava Đorđević-Janićijević, Mila Dimitrijević
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Assessment of the risk status of diseases associated with overweight in students of the University of Pristina - Kosovska Mitrovica
Nebojša Mitić, Ljiljana Popović
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Testing the correlation between occupational stress and occupational burnout among nurses working in public health institutions
INTRODUCTION: Stress at work is a major problem in the modern world in many areas of work, especially in health care. Occupational burnout of nurses represents a serious problem, not only for themselves. It also affects the quality of the health services provided to patients. OBJECTIVE is to examine the connection between occupational stress and occupational burnout among nurses working in public health institutions. METHODS: An examination was carried out to determine aconnection between occupational burnout and occupational stress among nurses working in the hospital, at the departments of surgery, gynecology and emergency. For the evaluation of professional burnout among nurses, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, MBI-HSS pattern, was used, and Matteson and Ivancevich Questionnaire was used to assess occupational stress. Statistical data processing was done by the SPSS 17 software.RESULTS A total of 60 examinees were included in the study, 20 of them from the Surgery, Gynecology and Emergency department. Of these, 51 (81.7%) arefemale and 9 (18.3%) are male. The average age of nurses is 41.45 years, from which 40.9on Surgery; 41.8 on Emergency; 41.65 on Gynecology, and the average years of serviceare 17.91. Descriptive statistics for the examined variables are shown and it can be seen that there is a low level of occupational stress, i.e. the result is below 21.In the occupational burnout variable, respondents show the medium level of emotional exhaustion (M=24.05), low level depersonalization (M=3.83) and low level of lack of professional achievement subscale (M=38.71). The test results confirm the first hypothesis (H1) that with the increaseof occupational stress levels, the level of occupational burnout among nurses also increases.Occupational stress correlates with occupational burnout (r=0.529, p<0.01), i.e. nurses who have higher results of occupational stress, have more occupational burnout results also. The results of the tests involving correlations between occupational burnout and occupational stress dimensions show that with the increase of occupational stress the dimension of emotional exhaustion also increases (r=0.493, p<0.01), that there is no significant correlation between occupational stress and the dimension of depersonalization, and that the dimension of occupational stress and the dimension of individual realization have significant connection (r=0.393, p=0.01). The results show that there is no statistically significant difference between departments when it comes to occupational burnout, i.e. nurses working in Surgery do not have higher results of occupational burnout than nurses working in Gynecology and Emergency F(0.679) p>0.05, and that there is no statistically significant difference between the departments in terms of occupational stress, i.e. nurses working in Surgery do not have higher occupational stress results than ones working in Gynecology and Emergency department F(0.722) p>0.05. The results do not show significant differences in the level of occupational burnout and occupational stress in relation to nurses' age and years of service. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The results of the study show that with increased occupationalstressoccupational burnout also increases and that nurses have low levels of occupationalstress, low depresonization, low level of lack of personal achievement and a medium level of emotional exhaustion. There were no significant differences in occupationalburnout and occupationalstress between nurses working in surgery, gynecology and emergency departments. No significant differences in occupationalburnout and occupationalstress were found in relation to the age and years of service of nurses working in the departments of surgery, gynecology and emergency.
Oliver Bojčeski, Milivoje Galjak, Ljiljana Kulić, Slađana Đurić, Momčilo Mirković, Jovana Milošević
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Patient with tyroid nodules in the family medicine
Introduction: Thyroid nodules are defined as limited changes in the thyroid structure. A smaller number of thyroid nodules are palpable, only 10% in women and 2% in males. The prevalence of non-imperfect nodules visualized by ultrasound exploration of the structure of the neck (thyroid incidents) is 50%. Not malignant nodes can be found in people with thyroid hyperplasia, inflammatory and autoimmune thyroid diseases, granulomas, hemorrhagic or colloid cysts. Follicular carcinomas include follicular (papillary, follicular, anaplastic and insular carcinoma) and parafollicular carcinoma (medullary carcinoma). Case report:Apatient born in 1965 appears in a family medicine clinic for heart palpitations, malaise, and mood swings. Due to right-sided vetriculomegaly, diffuse reductive changes of the brain parenchyma, sensorimotor neuropathy of the right median nerve, sensory neuropathy of the right ulnaris and radial nerve, depression and arterial hypertension, it is under the supervision of a neurologist, physiatrist, psychiatrist and cardiologist. Physical examination reveals an enlarged, squamous thyroid gland, an ultrasonographically heterogeneous calcified malignantly suspected nodule in the lower poleleft lobe, 18x15 mm in size. The patient is referred to the Department of Nuclear Medicine where an FNAB is done indicating the presence of malignant cells. At the decision of the Oncology Consulium, a total thyroidectomy is performed at the Thoracic Surgery Clinic, followed by radioiodine therapy (131-I). The histopathological findings are: carcinoma papillare lobblateralis sinistri glandulae thyreoideae gradus II-classic type, T1N0. After 24 months, the patient without signs of relapse of malignancy. Conclusion: Educating family medicine physicians in the field of thyroid ultrasound diagnostics and incorporating it into everyday practice would allow significant advances in the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules at the primary care level.
Marijana Jandrić-Kočić
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Clinical-morphological characteristics of pathological changes in the prostate
Aleksandra Ilić, Dejan Denović
01.12.2018.
Professional paper
Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma
Uvod: Primarni medijastinalni B krupnoćelijski limfom je redak, visoko agresivan oblik non Hodgkinovog limfoma i javlja se u 5-7 % svih difuznih velikoćelijskih B limfoma i 2% svih non Hodgkinovih limfoma. Vodi poreklo od medularnih ćelija timusa i ima sopstvenu histogenezu. Tipično obolevaju mlade žene u trećoj i četvrtoj dekadi života. Sindrom gornje šuplje vene je prisutan u više od 50% slučajeva, sa otokom lica, ruku, dubokim venskim trombozama, dispnejom, disfagijom, bolom u grudima, glavoboljom i kašljem. Dijagnoza se postavlja patohistološkom i imunohistohemjskom analizom hirurškog bioptata dobijenog medijastinoskopijom. Blagovremena terapija ciklusima monoklonskih antitela i polihemioterapijom omogućava stabilan relaps bolesti. Prikaz bolesnika: Pacijentkinja, stara 37 godina, javlja se prvi put na pregled kod svog izabranog lekara jer je već u nekoliko navrata posećivala Službu hitne medicinske pomoći zbog kašlja, osećaja da je nešto davi, nedostatka vazduha, pritiska i bolova u glavi kao i otečenosti vrata i lica. Započeta detaljna dijagnostika. Radiološki utvrđen tumor medijastinuma, kompjuterizovana tomografija potvrdila i poslata na referentni Institut gde je videoasistiranom torakoskopskom hirurgijom i patohistološkom analizom dijagnostikovan PMBCL CSII AM+. Ordinirano šest ciklusa rituksimab, ciklofosfamid, doksorubicin, vinkristin i prednizolon terapijskog protokola koje je podnela sa očekivanim neželjenim dejstvima. Kontrolna pozitronska emisiona tomografija utvrdila da se tumorska masa u potpunosti povukla. U remisiji je dve godine, dobro se oseća i javlja se na redovne kontrolne preglede. Zaključak: Na izabranom lekaru je velika odgovornost u prepoznavanju ranih simptoma maligne bolesti što ubrzava postavljanje konačne dijagnoze i blagovremeni početak lečenja.
Snežana Knežević, Z.I. Gajović, M.N. Petrović