Acute exacerbations of asthma are the major cause of morbidity and mortality of the disease and are difficult to prevent and treat. Asthma exacerbations are associated with several factors, including allergen exposure, air pollution and stress, but the major cause of exacerbations is respiratory virus infection. Respiratory viral infections cause &...

By Ivana Stanković, Zorica Ćirić, Milan Radović

Open tibial shaft fractures rank as the most common fractures of the locomotor system. External skeletal fixation, after primary open fracture wound management, stands for a good method in the management of open tibial shaft fractures, as it does not poses an additional threat to the bone vascularisation in the fracture area, which is important for...

By Ivan Golubović, Zoran Golubović, Aleksandar Višnjić, Stevo Najman, Nenad Ilić, Goran Đorđević, Nebojša Krstić, Milan Grubor

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) between the external iliac artery (AIE) and external iliac vein (VIE) after trauma is rare. Rarely, it occurs that fistula is accompanied by an aneurysm of external iliac artery. Two thirds of AVF occur after stab wounds, one third after puncture wounds and only one percent after blunt injuries. A 32-year-old male visite...

By Nenad Ilić, Milan Jovanović, Zoran Damnjanović, Goran Stanojević

Monitoring of antibiotic prescribing promotes rational use of drugs, reduces costs and slows down the development of resistance. Upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) are common conditions managed in primary health care (PHC).  The aim of this study was to evaluate prescribing of antibiotics, especially in the treatment of URIs in PHC of N...

By Radmila Veličković-Radovanović, Biljana Kodela, Jasmina Petrović, Radmila Mitić, Milan Rančić

Preventive, legally prescribed medical examinations of the population under sanitary supervision, with the aim of diagnosing asymptomatic lambliasis, include the application of conventional microscopic examination (CVM) with concentration technique (CT)of one stool sample.  The aim of the paper was to compare the results obtained by the enzyme...

By Nataša Miladinović-Tasić, Suzana Tasić, Aleksandar Tasić, Dragan Zdravković, Jovana Đorđević, Tatjana Micić

Functional recovery is a key determinant of post-stroke rehabilitation. The aim of the paper was to show the importance of sitting balance measuring in post-stroke rehabilitation. Prospective cohort study involved 25 (9 men and 16 women) patients who suffered from the first stroke. The study was conducted in the Clinic for Physical Medicine and Reh...

By Milan Mandić, Nataša Rančić

A 38-year-old female gravida 2, para 2, sterilized patient was presented to the hospital with acute urinary retention and severe lower abdominal pain. Clinical and ultrasonographical examination revealed a marked distention of urinary bladder, enlarged uterus with posterior wall fibroid impacted in the pouch of Douglas. Intravenous pyelography reve...

By Nirmala Jaget Lakkawar, Suriya Desikan, Thirupurasundari Rangaswamy

The aim of the paper was to examine the neuroendocrine differentiation of endocrine cells and neurons of myenteric plexus of fetal duodenum.   The material consisted of duodenums of 14 fetuses of different gender, in the third and fifth month of gestational age. Fetal duodenal tissue was fixed in the Bouin solution, routinely processed an...

By Ivan Nikolić, Vera Todorović, Vladimir Petrović, Aleksandar Petrović, Dejan Mitić

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of simvastatin therapy on bone mineral density in hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women. Fifty-three women, mean age 62,92  +6,08 years treated at the Institute for Treatment and Rehabilitation Niška Banja were included into this study. All patients were divided into two groups: I gro...

By Todorka Savić, Dimitrije Janković, Irena Janković, Vladmila Bojanić, Boris Đinđić, Nataša Miladinović Tasić, Ivan Tasić

The aim of this paper was to determine how the needs of the Serbian health sector have been identified by the main donor and its implementation partners. The conceptual and analytical framework was synthesized and developed from the literature review and based on The Sphere Project, WHO and World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine prot...

By Sonja Novak