Work is a very important factor in the development of one's personality. The loss of ability to work is therefore painfully reflected in the disease itself. Gainful employment or some…

The methods hitherto used to substitute the missing information about the position or weight transfer in spinal cord injured patients are presented, with a special emphasis being placed on the…

The methods of urinary bladder augmentation and substitution are described. Either partial or radical cystectomy is used, depending on the extent of the underlying disease. The authors describe postoperative complications…

The article shows that with introduction of new, refined methods of treating urolithiasis the number of patients treated by classical procedures has been notably reduced. The dihidrotestosteron theory of the…

The paper reviews the most common
 sexually transmitted infections, and stresses some problems generally connected with these disorders. They represent an important medical issue worldwide. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and
 Treponema pallidum,…

The article provides basic information about the incidence and etiopathogenesis
 of endometriosis, and describes its mycroscopic and macroscopic appearance. Clinical 
picture and the available treatment modalities 
are presented. The authors…

The third phase of the peritoneal cavity development with fusions of peritoneal 
layers is described. The fixation and relations among abdominal organs are presented and compared with the first two…

Influence of lithium on peripheral nervous function was evaluated by measuring 
of electrophysiological parameters in two 
groups of psychiatric patients (20 lithium treated
 and 20 affective-psychotic patients without the
 lithium…

In late pregnancy and during delivery, blood fibrinolytic activity significantly changes. Those changes may be caused by changed levels of oxytocin and prolactin during 
and after delivery. Changes in oxytocin…

Finger nailfold skin blood flow was monitored by laser-Doppler flowmeter in 18
 healthy volunteers after the occlusion of digital
arteries. The primary aim of the study was to characterize the microcirculatory…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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.

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…

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…