The article presents a patient who developed severe acute hyponatremia during transuret­hral prostate gland resection. This case is interesting because of the sudden onset as well as the severity of…

Acute kidney injury, a rapid decline in glomerular filtration, is shown as increase in serum urea and creatinine concentrations and reduction of urine excretion. There are many known causes, but…

We are introducing pain as a very personal sensation, which is very difficult to define precisely due to its multidimensional nature. Not solely the biological side of sensation, but also…

Femoral neck fractures are common fractures, appearing on a larger scale in older patients with osteoporosis, accompanying falls from standing heights. Clinical appearance can be typical: pain and a lower…

Inversion injuries of the ankle are common and most are managed adequately by functional treatment. A significant number will, however, remain symptomatic. Ankle impingement syndrome is clinicaly evident as pain, which…

Over the past few years, several studies have shown that elastic properties of arteries independently correlate with the risk of various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions. Furthermore, increased stiffness of the arterial…

Bipolar disorder is very prevalent in general population. According to Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth revision – DSM-IV, four types of bipolar disorder are distinguished: bipolar disorder…

Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome that may appear in the first month of life. It is characterized by systemic signs of infection and accompanied by invasion of the bloodstream.…

Infections with Aspergillus spp. are most typically associated with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients. However, an increasing number of reports deal with unusual manifestations of invasive aspergillosis. In the…

Cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Besides well-known classical risk factors for atherosclerosis, more and more intention has in recent years…

The Golgi apparatus is a cellular organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. In addition to its participation in protein and lipid glycosylation, the Golgi apparatus also sorts and directs vesicular…

In the past medicinal mushrooms have been widely used in Asia, but over the past several years dietary supplements containing medicinal mushrooms have also been introduced on the pharmaceutical and food market…

Skeletal muscle is the most abundant of the human body's tissues and it represents a substantial percentage of body mass. Its main function is contraction, which produces force for different types…

This paper presents a review of the most documented currently used psychotherapeutic methods in clinical work with the elderly. Psychological interventions in the elderly are used in addition to psychotropic drugs…

Chemical warfare agents are defined as any chemical substance whose toxic properties are utilized to kill, injure or incapacitate an enemy in warfare and associated military operations. There has been a legislative…

BACKGROUNDS. Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women in Slovenia. At the end of the treatement breast cancer patients encount problems on multiple areas of functioning, this is why…

BACKGROUNDS. The frequency of preterm deliveries is increasing and late preterm newborns (from 34 to 36 weeks of gestation) represent the majority of preterm infants. There was therefore a need…

BACKGROUNDS. Celiac disease is a systemic, immune-mediated disease, triggered by the ingestion of gluten-containing grains in susceptible individuals. Recently there have been changes in diagnosis of celiac disease, mainly due to…

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are mental disorders that pose a real problem to the public health care system. Early diagnosis and treatment is instrumental in a relatively good management and…

Choanal atresia is a rare congenital malformation which occurs in every 5000 to 8000 live newborns. Clinically, it may present as an isolated form or in association with other malformations. In…

The etiology and pathophysiology of spontaneous cervical artery dissection are largely unknown. Its etiology is likely multifactorial, and primary arteriopathy is most probably involved. An association with migraine has also…

Keratoacanthoma is an epidermal malignancy, which histopathologically resembles to squamous cell carcinoma. Multiple keratoacanthomas are a heterogeneous group of inherited or acquired disorders. Several different mechanisms may be responsible for their development, including…

Despite profound advances in the treatment of ischemic heart disease with medications or invasive procedures during the past 30 years, ischemic heart disease remains the main cause of mortality and morbidity…

In view of increased prevalence of heart failure and the persistent unacceptably high morbidity and mortality associated with this condition despite current pharmacological treatments, novel therapeutic approaches have been sought.…