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Vol 10, No 2 (2019)

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Authors in this issue:

Biljana Lakić, Saša Turajlić, Verica Petrović, Tatjana Gavrilović-Elez, Vladimir Čančar, Nada Avram, Biljana Milinković, Dejan Bokonjić, Dragana Stojisavljević, Slađana Šiljak, Ljiljana Stanivuk, Jelena Niškanović, Marin Kvaternik, Jelena Vladičić-Mašić, Ivan Nikolić, Vera Todorović, Marko Jović, Vladimir Petrović, Srđan Mašić, Nikolina Dukić, Snežana Zečević, Natalija Hadživuković, Biljana Mijović, Dragoslava Đerić, Vjeran Saratlić, Vesna Ivanišević, Siniša Ristić, Aleksandra Aleksić, Zorica Novaković, Nataša Guzina-Golac, Vojin Vojnović, Željko Markić, Siniša Šolaja, Mirjana Đermanović, Ljubica Bojanić, Relja Suručić, Vesna Antunović, Ilija Stijepić, Tamara Popović, Dragana Sredić-Cartes, Maksim Kovačević, Nenad Petković, Marijana Kovačević, Snežana Mališ, Verica Prodanović, Olivera Čančar, Siniša Ristić, Ljubica Djukanović, Biljana Stojanović-Jovanović, Stevan Jovanović, Biljana Vuletić,

Published: 01.01.2019.

Contents

28.12.2019. Original Scientific Articles
Numerical areal density of CD34 and CD117 immunoreactive hematopoietic cells in human fetal and embryonic liver

Introduction. Hematopoiesis is the process of developing blood cells and the formed elements of blood. This dynamic process occurs postnatally in the bone marrow, while the prenatal hematopoiesis is scattered over multiple localizations. It begins in the yolk sac, in the intra-embryonic islands of hematopoiesis, and continues in the liver, spleen, ...

By JELENA VLADIČIĆ-MAŠIĆ, IVAN NIKOLIĆ, VERA TODOROVIĆ, MARKO JOVIĆ, VLADIMIR PETROVIĆ, SRĐAN MAŠIĆ, NIKOLINA DUKIĆ, SNEŽANA ZEČEVIĆ

28.12.2018. Original Scientific Articles
Diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: The frequency and risk factors

Introduction. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency and risk factors for diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type 2 diabetes as well as the factors related to kidney function decrease over a three-year period. Methods. The study involved 81 patients with type 2 diabetes, initially classified into two groups: the first group was...

By MAKSIM KOVAČEVIĆ, NENAD PETKOVIĆ, MARIJANA KOVAČEVIĆ, SNEŽANA MALIŠ, VERICA PRODANOVIĆ, OLIVERA ČANČAR, SINIŠA RISTIĆ, LJUBICA DJUKANOVIĆ

28.12.2019. Original Scientific Articles
Detection of peripheral arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in family medicine clinic

Introduction. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive, occlusive and atherosclerotic vascular disease and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing this disease. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of PAD in patients with type 2 DM by measuring the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in the fa...

By BILJANA LAKIĆ, SAŠA TURAJLIĆ, VERICA PETROVIĆ

28.12.2019. Original Scientific Articles
Impact of elapsed time between first symptoms and diagnosis of celiac disease on psycho-physical functioning and social life of children and adolescents

Introduction. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease resulting from an inadequate immune response to gluten in genetically predisposed individuals as a result of consuming gluten and other related proteins present in wheat, rye, barley and oats. The only cure for this specific disease is a strict, carefully controlled and lifelong gluten-free diet...

By BILJANA STOJANOVIĆ-JOVANOVIĆ, STEVAN JOVANOVIĆ, BILJANA VULETIĆ

28.12.2019. Original Scientific Articles
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Republic of Srpska

Introduction. Anemia is an important public health problem recognized worldwide either as an isolated problem or associated with other forms of malnutrition. In 2016, the prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age was 32.0%, that is 613 millions of women, aged 15-49 years. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of anemi...

By DRAGANA STOJISAVLJEVIĆ, SLAĐANA ŠILJAK, LJILJANA STANIVUK, JELENA NIŠKANOVIĆ, MARIN KVATERNIK

01.12.2018. Original Scientific Articles
Investigation of factors associated with symptom severity in patients with sinonasal polyposis

Introduction. Chronic rhinosinusitis with sinonasal polyposis is a chronic inflammatory process of the mucous membranes of the nasal and paranasal sinuses, clinically manifested by the appearance of polyps in the nasal cavity. The presence of polyps in the nose and sinuses is the cause of the characteristic symptoms that affect the quality of life ...

By ALEKSANDRA ALEKSIĆ, ZORICA NOVAKOVIĆ, NATAŠA GUZINA-GOLAC, VOJIN VOJNOVIĆ, ŽELJKO MARKIĆ, SINIŠA ŠOLAJA

28.12.2019. Reviews
Measures of prevention of operative field infections caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Introduction. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) represent a major healthcare problem all around the world. The most effective methods for the control and prevention of these infections, as well as the methods controlling the growth of hospital-acquired VRE, have not been established yet. The aim of this systematic review of the literature was ...

By NATALIJA HADŽIVUKOVIĆ, BILJANA MIJOVIĆ

28.12.2019. Original Scientific Articles
Determination of arsenic content in tea samples available on Republic of Srpska market by atomic absorption spectrophotometry

Introduction. Arsenic exists in various forms in nature and living organisms. Toxic elements, including arsenic, which are present in some plants, can severely damage haemopoietic, immune, nervous and reproductive systems. For this reason, a content of heavy metals is one of the criteria for the assessment of the safe use of plant material in the p...

By MIRJANA ĐERMANOVIĆ, LJUBICA BOJANIĆ, RELJA SURUČIĆ, VESNA ANTUNOVIĆ

28.12.2019. Original Scientific Articles
Functional ability of men aged 65 or more

Introduction. Aging is a biological process leading to the decrease in functional ability which is defined as an ability to perform activities of daily living in a secure, independent and effective way. The aim of the study was to examine the functional ability of men aged ≥ 65 years as well as to determine the differences in functional ability ...

By ILIJA STIJEPIĆ, TAMARA POPOVIĆ, DRAGANA SREDIĆ-CARTES

28.12.2019. Reviews
Carcinoma of middle ear

Carcinoma of the middle ear is a rare otologic disease. The development of malignancy is most commonly associated with chronic inflammation of the middle ear, although the mechanisms of this development have not been clarified yet. The symptoms of the carcinoma are not always specific and the cancer is frequently diagnosed in its advanced stage. Ea...

By DRAGOSLAVA ĐERIĆ

28.12.2019. Reviews
Functional magnetic resonance imaging of kidneys

Tendency of modern diagnostic visualization development in biomedicine is focused on the integration of detection and quantification of molecular, functional and morphological events in the biological systems. The increasing number of patients with chronic kidney disease stimulated the development of new diagnostic methods. The development of magne...

By SINIŠA RISTIĆ

28.12.2019. For Practice
Inflammatory heart diseases in children

Myocarditis is a limited or diffuse inflammation of the heart muscle, the cause of which might be infectious (viruses, bacteria, fungi, rickettsiae, parasites, protozoas) or non-infectious (systemic diseases, metabolic diseases, toxins). There are types of myocarditis the etiological factor of which cannot be determined and therefore are classified...

By TATJANA GAVRILOVIĆ-ELEZ, VLADIMIR ČANČAR, NADA AVRAM, BILJANA MILINKOVIĆ, DEJAN BOKONJIĆ

28.12.2019. For Practice
Causes, classification, diagnostics and treatment of hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus is a hydrodynamic disorder of the cerebrospinal cortex causing an enlargement of the ventricular system and increased pressure around the brain. Hydrocephalus can be divided into congenital and acquired, and, based on occurrence mechanism, into communicative (non-obstructive) and non-communicative (obstructive which can be congenital ...

By VJERAN SARATLIĆ, VESNA IVANIŠEVIĆ

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