Medicinski glasnik : official publication of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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To investigate serum creatinine and electrolyte status of children with diarrhea-related hyponatremic or hypernatremic dehydration. ⋯ The children with severe diarrhea should be closely followed-up as to clinical examination, serum electrolytes, creatinine and blood gases, and because no single intravenous fluid management is optimal for all children, intravenous fluid therapy should be individualized for each patient.
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To determine whether D-dimer in patients with communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) can predict mortality risk better than standard biomarkers. ⋯ Coagulation abnormalities were presented in older patients with severe infections and comorbidity. Plasma D-dimer correlated better than standard inflammatory markers with severity of disease and risk of mortality in patients with CAP. In predicting mortality risk, D-dimer did not show difference among the PSI score.
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Biography Historical Article
Lorenz Heister's handbook of surgery in the Franciscan monastery in Pazin.
The oldest library in Istria (Croatia) is located in the Franciscan Monastery of Pazin, with a rich fund of worthy old books. Our attention was attracted by the book "Chirurgie" written by the German physician, surgeon and anatomist Lorenz Heister in the first half of the 18th century. This worthy book is relatively scanty known in Croatian history of surgery. ⋯ Among the instruments different types of pincers, needles, scissors, knives, saws, hammers, chisels and others can be found. The description of different surgical procedures reveals great advancement in the surgical technique. The book was very popular in Europe for a century.
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To determine if obese asthmatics represent a distinct clinical phenotype than non-obese and the level of asthma control in obese asthmatics. ⋯ Results confirmed that obese asthmatics represent a different phenotype of asthma, more severe and poorly controlled.
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The glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme BB (GPBB), as an ischemic marker, has not yet been investigated after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ose aim of the study was to monitor GPBB, creatine kinase myocardial isoform (CK-MB) mass) and troponin I (TnI) value after PCI in correlation with ischemic incidents. ⋯ Only significant increases in TnI were observed after elective PCI with ischemic incidents predicted using GPBB and CK-MB mass measurements.