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Analysis of synovial fluid

Analysis of synovial fluid is of extreme importance for diagnosis and treatment 
of joint diseases. It is divided into general and 
special analysis. Analyses regarding colour, quantity, viscosity, transparency and…
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Vomiting and regurgitation in children

The paper deals with vomiting and 
regurgitation in systematic and didactic way. In 
several section of the paper the following aspects of the disease are discussed: pathophysiology, causes and purposes…
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The role of general practitioner in the prevention of complications of atherosclerosis

By means of the matched pair method the difference in the frequency of the risk
 factor between a group of 46 patients with 
peripheral arterial occlusive disease and a group…
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Insulin resistance and arterial hypertension

This review presents the role of insulin in the regulation of blood pressure, lipid and 
protein metabolism, body weight and transmembraneous transport of sodium, magnesium and calcium. Insulin resistance may…
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Angina pectoris with normal coronary angiography (Microvascular angina pectoris)

In this article the main features of
 microvascular angina pectoris are discussed in
 detail. The disease is characterized by angina
pectoris in the presence of arteriographically 
normal coronary arteries. This syndrome…
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Pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus can be explained
 pathophysiologically as a disorder impairing 
mechanisms responsible for normoglycemia. In
 the first part of the paper, entitled "Mechanisms
 underlying preservation of normoglycemia" these mechanisms are…
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The pharmacology of calcium antagonists

Calcium antagonists constitute a chemically 
and pharmacologically diverse group of drugs. Chemically, at least four major types of calcium antagonists can 
be distinguished; they include phenylalkylamines, dihydropyridines, benzothiazepines and piperazines.…
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Early development of peritoneal cavity

Two early phases of peritoneal cavity
 development are described: the primitive midline arrangement and shifts of viscera with their
mesenteries. The importance of these phases for the abdominal situs is presented.
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Psychosocial characteristics of suicidal adolescents

Psychosocial characteristics of 60 secondary school adolescent female suicide attempters 
were determined in the present study. We compared 
them with 60 secondary school females, representing a normal population. The data…
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Models of wound healing

This paper deals with the issue of
 wound healing. The physiological aspect of this
 process is described. The authors introduce 
some simplifications and terms denoting combinations of several different wound…
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