Contemporary management and treatment of most malignant diseases are conducted in multidisciplinary teams. New knowledge in the field of tumor biology and about molecular mechanisms related to function of chemotherapeutics,…

Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a hereditary and at birth manifested disease, which is characterized by complete or partial insensitivity of the kidney collecting duct to antidiuretic hormone and its…

Malnutrition presents a major problem in several patients treated in intensive care unit (ICU). Extreme body reserve exhaustion influence s morbidity and mortality and prolongs hospi­tal stay. Therefore nutrition of…

The article discusses the significance of various natural science discoveries in the develop­ment of medicine during the first half of the 20th century. Discoveries in various areas of natural science,…

The article presents the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive lung disease. It is written depending on the Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease conducted by US National…

The ankle-brachial index is the ratio between systolic arterial pressures measured on the arms and the ankles. It is a highly sensitive and specific test for detecting peripheral arterial occ­lusive…

Long term athletic training is associated with an increase in left ventricular diastolic cavity dimensions, wall thickness, and mass. These changes are described as the »athlete's heart«. In men, athlete's…

Background. Dilatative atherosclerosis is a rare form of degenerative process manifested by arterial aneurysms. It is believed that endothelial dysfunction is involved in dilatative athero­sclerosis. For estimation of systemic endothelial…