We present a 33-year-old patient, born in Sri Lanka and living in Switzerland for 12 years, who complained of acute pain in the right shoulder and the right upper abdomen.…

Unexpected results of laboratory tests may be due to various factors. These include drug effects, which may be either biological, or due to analytical interferences. The more com­mon biological effects…

Fractures of the acetabulum are high-energy injuries. They mostly affect young adults and can cause severe disability. The type of fracture depends on the mechanism of trau­ma and the position…

Children with mental retardation con­stitute a group with special medical needs. There are several hundred known etiological (mostly biomedical) factors, that can influence the development of a child's brain. We…

Pain is frequently one of the most dis­turbing symptoms of multiple sclerosis. It is caused by the disease process or its conse­quences, and may be one of the first symptorms…

Topography and contents of the axil­la and its relations to the neighbouring regions are presented. The axilla is a pyramidal region. Its apex continues into the lateral region of the…

Tests of cardiovascular reflexes and heart rate variability are reliable and noninvasive and therefore useful in children with suspected autonomic nerve dysfunction. The aim of this study was to calculate…

Bacterial vaginosis is characterized by the presence of large amounts of anaerobic bac­teria, Gardnerella vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis in the vagina, where they replace the nor­mally present lactobacilli. The condition…

Microcystins damage liver tissue by disorganizing the cytoskeleton and inhibiting serine/threonine protein phosphatases. Liver cells shrink and blood penetrates the liver tissue. Internal bleeding may lead to haemorrhagic shock. Water…

The authors present a patient with severe coronary artery disease who suffered acute inferoposterior myocardial infarction. The first three days of rehabilitation were uneventful, but on the fourth day the…

Respect for autonomy – one of the four basic ethical principles – is based on the right for self-determination. An autonomous individual should be offered all relevant information so that he/she can…

This paper was written to mark the 175th anniversary of birth of Arnold Rikli, famous Swiss healer, who is credited with pioneering mo­dern health tourism in Slovenia. In 1855, Rikli…

The article defines and explains so­me terms and concepts of quality assurance and quality improvement of health care.

Physical principles of the description of fluid flow through a system of pipes and so­me mechanical properties of the blood circula­tion are put forward. As an example, the velocity field…

Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm is a potentially fatal event, occuring quite frequently in older men with uncontrolled hypertension. Because of nonspecific symptoms, such as abdominal and back pain, the…

The paper gives some basic informa­tion about the legislation governing obligations and benefits related to sick leave. The methods of sick leave data collection and analysis are presented, as well…

The mechanisms of deleterious effects of exposure to low and high frequency electro­magnetic fields (electromagnetic effects) in humans, especially hypersensitivity to 50 Hz electromagnetic fields with field power under 50…

Clinical hematology is the field of med­icine most closely related to immunology, since pathologically altered cells and other components of the immune response circulating in the blood form the basis…

Preterm delivery is still one of the main causes contributing a great deal to the perina­tal morbidity and mortality. Preterm birth of the child can be postponed, or at least…

The paper presents the metabolism of bilirubin and consequences of its toxic effect on new-born's brain. Increased production or decreased excretion of bilirubin, or a combina­tion of both, may be…

Electroporation is a process, which causes transient high-permeability of the cell membrane due to application of electric field. In the state of high-permeability, membrane allows different kinds of small and…

The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the potential effects of various factors on blood pressure (BP) levels in 40 pa­tients treated by haemodialysis. A 48-hour non-in­vasive ambulatory…

Antidepressants are known to influence the kinetics of histamine. The purpose of this study was twofold: to determine the influence of various doses of antidepressants fluvoxamine and mapro­tiline on induced…

The author reports a patient with acute liver and kidney failure diagnosed on his retur­ning from 14-day trip to Brasil, where he had been exposed to various risk factors for…