The geriatric population i.e. the elderly population is comprised of people older than 65, or, according to some authors, older than 75, which is relative, given the fact that there is often a  mismatch between an individual’s biological age and chronological age. Aging is a rather complex process during which various changes occur ...

By Tatjana Pejčić, Ivanka Đorđević, Ivana Stanković, Desa Nastasijević Borovac, Tatjana Rađenović Petković

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the first non-invasive imaging technique that allows the evaluation of the lumen and walls of the coronary arteries. The sensitivity in defining significant stenosis (>50% caliber reduction) is 93% for the evaluation of single vessels. This is a method for determination of the so-called Calcium s...

By Dejan Hristov, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Katarina Marković, Sanja Stojanović

Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are the most common vascular malformations in the brain, and occur at a rate of approximately 0.6 per 100.000 people. Recognized as familial or sporadic cases, CCMs are characterized as single or multiclusters of enlarged capillary-like channels with a single layer of endothelium and without intervening brain...

By Anuška V. Anđelković

The aim of this study is to present the importance of pharmacologic therapy in an early prevention of bleeding and rebleeding from the oesophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension.Three hundred and fifteen patients with liver cirrhosis have been evaluated and diagnosed in the University Clinic of Gastroenterohepatology. In the evaluatio...

By Nenad Joksimović, Vladimir Andreevski, Magdalena Genadieva, Meri Trajkovska

Numerous comorbidities are frequently associated with asthma and may influence the clinical expression and severity of asthma. The aim of our study was to determine the presence and prevalence of other diseases in children with asthma, both of allergic and non-allergic origin. The study included 974 non - hospital patients, of whom 669 had asthma, ...

By Sanja Dimitrijević, Snežana Živanović, Ljiljana Šaranac

Palpable lymphadenopathy presents a serious diagnostic and therapeutic problem in primary care. The patients are often referred to a specialist with delay and even more often they are referred to unneeded diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Empiric treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids and extraction of often healthy teeth commonly lead...

By Stefan Lukić, Goran Marjanović, Jovana Živanović

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder that is usually diagnosed in children, with the appearance of symptoms up to seven years. The diagnosis was twice more frequently confirmed in boys than in girls. ADHD is characterized by symptoms of inattention and/or impulsiveness and hyperactivity, which ...

By Lydia Sushevska, Nicholas Olumchev, Mirjana Saveska, Hadzhihamza Kadri

Stercoral peritonitis (SP) caused by perforation of the colon due to colorectal carcinoma (CRC) represents one of the most difficult types of peritoneal inflammation with complex clinical presentation. The aim of the study was to establish the frequency of CRC as a cause of stercoral peritonitis, type of treatment, postoperative complicatins, lengt...

By Ivana Đorđević, Goran Stanojević, Dragoslav Miljković, Aleksandar Bogićević, Hadži-Bojan Marjanović

High prevalence of hypertension along with its serious complications in the organs have made this disease an important health problem worldwide. The lack of symptoms is the most important sign of hypertension and the prevalent remedies have not been effective in controlling the disease yet. Meanwhile, monitoring blood pressure at home and at workpl...

By Ivana Ilić, Jovica Jovanović, Mirjana Aranđelović

It is not enough just to do mammography, but perform a quality one. American Association of Radiologists (American College of Radiology - ACR) introduced a unique and a standard terminology in radiological diagnosis of breast disease calling it the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System or abbreviated BIRADS.  The aim of the paper is to pres...

By Rade Babić