Assessment of the risk status of diseases associated with overweight in students of the University of Pristina - Kosovska Mitrovica
Introduction: Obesity is one of the seven leading risk factors for the occurrence of the most common non infectious diseases. An epidemic model of the obesity prevalence increase is also present in the student population. To identify an overweight person, who has an increased relative risk status and who did not develope clinically manifested cardi...
By Nebojša Mitić, Ljiljana Popović
Most recent advancements in teledentistry
Teledentistry is an applied discipline of telemedicine in dentistry. In recent years, this area has been in the focus of interest of researchers. Their studies predominantly deal with the reliability of the methods of teledentistry and their feasibility in various conditions and situations. The studies based on photography and communication of visu...
By Milan Miladinović, Dušan Živković
The importance and role of echotomographic examinations in malignant altered axillary lymph nodes
Introduction: The presence of malignant altered axillary lymph nodes, and their timely detection is crucial for staging and prognosis of breast cancer. Echotomographic examinations are widely used technique, and represents one of the first tests of diagnostic modalities. Classic B mode, Doppler sonography, and MicroPure testing technique, allow a c...
By Miloš Gašić, Ivan Bogosavljević, Bojan Tomić, Milena Šaranović, Aleksandra Milenković, Sava Stajić
Border zone stroke within the cerebral medial artery vascular territories and cardiovascular risk factors
Introduction: During the course and development of diverse cardiological diseases different central nervous system complications may develop. These are most frequently related to the nature of the cardiovascular entity itself. Aim: To evaluate the association between atherogenesis factors and border zones strokes within the cerebral medial artery v...
By Vekoslav Mitrović, Snežana Lazić, Radmil Marić, Jelena Ćosović-Ivanović, Verica Prodanović
Concentrations of sodium 3α, 7α--dihydroxy-12-oxo 5β cholanate in biological material after its intravenous and intranasal application
Newly synthetized derivative of bile acid, sodium salt of 3α, 7α-dihydroxy-12-oxo 5β cholanic acid (monoketocholanate) expressed a good characteristic as intranasal transport enhancer of xenobiotics.The aim of our sudy was to explore if it has an influence on bile metabolism and to measure its concentration in blood and bile after ...
By Snežana Stević, Momir Mikov, Zorica Stanojević-Ristić, Julijana Rašić, Leonida Vitković
Electromagnetic therapy in treatment of radius fraction on a specific spot
Introduction. Radius fracture at typical site - fractura radii loco typico, is one of the most common fractures (more than 10% of all fractures). It is frequent in the fall on the palm of the hand. It happens at all ages. Objective. To examine the efficacy of electromagnetotherapy in the treatment of patients with radius fracture at typical site in...
By Nebojša Matejić, Milica Lazović, Nenad Milovanović
The most frequent comorbidities at patients with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease with periods of remission and exacerbation and consequential defect of the pulmonary function. It is estimated that around 3 million people die from it annually and predicted that until 2030 the number of deaths will be up to 6 million per year. According to the reports of the World Health O...
By Biljana Krdžić, Jelena Milovanović, Maja Šipić, Zlatica Petković, Biserka Nedeljković
Hiperinsulinemia and ketotic hypoglycemia as the most common forms of hypoglycemic states in childhood
Hypoglycemia is defined asplasma glucose level sufficiently low to result in neurological damage. In the new-born age, the incidence of hypoglycemia ranges from 0.4-11.4%. Etiologically, low levels of plasma glucose can result from the hormonal or metabolic disorders; high doses of insulin, drug poisoning, liver disease or systemic disorders. The m...
By Snežana Marković-Jovanović, Aleksandar Jovanović, Dragica Odalović, Jadranka Mitić, Vanja Nikčević, Perić Vladan
Precision of Moyers table values of predicting C-P2 segment applicable to our population
Introduction: One of the basic tasks of the orthodontist is to establish a proper dental array, to provide a favorable mastication function and an adequate appearance of the maxillofacial complex.Aim: The aim of this paper was to determine whether the values obtained from Moyers' tablets within the 75% probability correspond to the values the width...
By Amila Vujačić, Vladanka Vukićević, Sanja Simić
Self-assessment health state of adults in Kosovo and Metohia
Introduction: A self-assessment health condition provides a general approach to creating a picture of the health status of the population. Aim: The aim of the paper is to show the connection between different categories of self-assessed health with socio-demographic characteristics, risk factors and with the presence of one or more chronic non-comm...
By Jovana Milošević, Aleksandra Ilić, Slađana Đurić, Danijela Ilić, Nenad Milošević