14 research outputs found
IZBORNA SKUPÅ TINA HRVATSKOG DRUÅ TVA ZA PERINATALNU MEDICINU HRVATSKOGA LIJEÄNIÄKOG ZBORA Hrvatski lijeÄniÄki dom 20. III. 2009.
NaÄin dovrÅ”enja poroÄaja blizanaÄke trudnoÄe
BlizanaÄke trudnoÄe imaju poviÅ”en rizik komplikacija u poroÄaju, zbog intrapartalne asfiksije i malprezentacija plodova. PoroÄaj bikorionskih/ biamnijskih blizanaca treba dovrÅ”iti izmeÄu 38. i 39. tjedna trudnoÄe, a poroÄaj monokorionskih/ biamnijskih blizanaca treba dovrÅ”iti izmeÄu 36. i 37. tjedna. Kod blizanaca u stavu glava-glava, u odsutnosti drugih opstetriÄkih indikacija poroÄaj se treba voditi vaginalno, a kod blizanaca kod kojih vodeÄa Äest prvog blizanca nije glava preporuÄa se uÄiniti carski rez. Kod blizanaca kada je kod prvog vodeÄa Äest glava, a drugog zadak, ili je drugi u popreÄnom ili u kosom položaju, moguÄ je vaginalni poroÄaj u prisutstvu iskusnog opstetriÄara i uz pristanka trudnice/rodilje. Ishodi vaginalnog poroÄaja blizanaca nakon prethodnog carskog reza su podjednako uspjeÅ”ni kao kod jednoplodnih trudnoÄa. Nakon poroÄaja prvog blizanca potreban je intenzivni nadzor drugog blizanca. Kada je kardiotokografski zapis uredan nije ograniÄeno vremensko razdoblje unutar kojeg se treba dovrÅ”iti poroÄaj
NaÄin dovrÅ”enja poroÄaja blizanaÄke trudnoÄe
BlizanaÄke trudnoÄe imaju poviÅ”en rizik komplikacija u poroÄaju, zbog intrapartalne asfiksije i malprezentacija plodova. PoroÄaj bikorionskih/ biamnijskih blizanaca treba dovrÅ”iti izmeÄu 38. i 39. tjedna trudnoÄe, a poroÄaj monokorionskih/ biamnijskih blizanaca treba dovrÅ”iti izmeÄu 36. i 37. tjedna. Kod blizanaca u stavu glava-glava, u odsutnosti drugih opstetriÄkih indikacija poroÄaj se treba voditi vaginalno, a kod blizanaca kod kojih vodeÄa Äest prvog blizanca nije glava preporuÄa se uÄiniti carski rez. Kod blizanaca kada je kod prvog vodeÄa Äest glava, a drugog zadak, ili je drugi u popreÄnom ili u kosom položaju, moguÄ je vaginalni poroÄaj u prisutstvu iskusnog opstetriÄara i uz pristanka trudnice/rodilje. Ishodi vaginalnog poroÄaja blizanaca nakon prethodnog carskog reza su podjednako uspjeÅ”ni kao kod jednoplodnih trudnoÄa. Nakon poroÄaja prvog blizanca potreban je intenzivni nadzor drugog blizanca. Kada je kardiotokografski zapis uredan nije ograniÄeno vremensko razdoblje unutar kojeg se treba dovrÅ”iti poroÄaj
Panhipopituitarizam u 45-godiÅ”nje bolesnice: prikaz sluÄaja
A case of a 45-year-old woman with untreated panhypopituitarism is presented. Hypopituitarism is a rare disorder consisting of multiple deficiencies of hormones originating from the adenohypophysis. It is divided into primary and secondary. Primary disorders manifest at the pituitary level, whereas secondary hypopituitarism implies hypothalamic affection. Partial or total loss of all pituitary hormones is called panhypopituitarism. Hypopituitarism can be slow and insidious or severe and life-threatening. The expression of symptoms largely depends on the patient\u27s age and the hormones involved. The leading symptom is growth retardation when the disorder develops in childhood or puberty. Sometimes years may elapse without accurate diagnosis, as in the case described. To date, only a few cases of untreated hypopituitarism have been published. In our patient, clinical examination revealed short stature and weak osteomuscular constitution, primary amenorrhea and lack of development of secondary sex characteristics. The patient\u27s clinical history revealed signs of hypopituitarism from childhood, which had been untreated until she presented to our clinic. The results of complete testing showed the lack of all pituitary hormones and antidiuretic hormone, which was consistent with panhypopituitarism, including central diabetes insipidus.Prikazuje se sluÄaj 45-godiÅ”nje bolesnice s nelijeÄenim panhipopituitarizmom. Hipopituitarizam je rijedak poremeÄaj koji obilježava manjak viÅ”e hormona prednjega režnja hipofize. Može biti primaran ili sekundaran. Primarni poremeÄaji nastaju na razini hipofize, dok su sekundarni na razini hipotalamusa. DjelomiÄan ili potpun manjak svih hormona hipofize naziva se panhipopituitarizam. Tijek hipopituitarizma može biti spor i podmukao ili nagao i životno ugrožavajuÄi. Izražajnost simptoma ovisi prvenstveno o dobi bolesnika te zahvaÄenim hormonima. VodeÄi simptom je zaostajanje u rastu, kada bolest zahvati bolesnika u djetinjstvu ili pubertetu. Ponekad može proÄi niz godina bez potpune dijagnoze, kao Å”to je opisano i u naÅ”e bolesnice. Do danas je objavljeno svega nekoliko sluÄajeva nelijeÄenog hipopituitarizma. KliniÄkim pregledom naÅ”e bolesnice naÄen je nizak rast i slaba osteomuskularna graÄa, primarna amenoreja i nerazvijene sekundarne spolne znaÄajke. AnamnestiÄki podaci otkrivaju sliku hipopituitarizma od djeÄje dobi, ali bolesnica nije lijeÄena do dolaska u naÅ”u kliniku. Rezultati sveobuhvatne obrade pokazali su manjak svih hormona hipofize i antidiuretiÄnog hormona, Å”to govori u prilog panhipopituitarizma, ukljuÄujuÄi i centralni dijabetes insipidus
Pilot research on the efficacy and tolerability of Cefalexin in the treatment of urinary tract infections
Infekcije mokraÄnog sustava (IMS) najÄeÅ”Äi su opravdan razlog za propisivanje antimikrobnih lijekova. Cilj ovog prospektivnog rada bio je istražiti kliniÄku djelotvornost i podnoÅ”ljivost cefaleksina u lijeÄenju simptomatskih nekompliciranih IMS. U Å”estmjeseÄnom razdoblju u 50 ordinacija obiteljske medicine u gradovima Republike Hrvatske i u UroloÅ”koj ambulanti u Klinici za infektivne bolesti Ā»Dr. Fran MihaljeviÄĀ« u Zagrebu, cefaleksinom u dozi 2Ć1 g po. kroz 8 dana lijeÄeno je 1000 epizoda simptomatskih nekompliciranih IMS u 920 žena starijih od 18 godina. KliniÄka djelotvornost i podnoÅ”ljivost primijenjenog lijeka ocijenjene su 5ā9 dana nakon zavrÅ”enog lijeÄenja. Od ukupno 1000 lijeÄenih epizoda IMS, bilo je 894 epizode akutnog nekompliciranog cistitisa (ANC), 26 epizoda akutnog nekompliciranog pijelonefritisa (ANP), 80 rekurentnih IMS od Äega 61 epizoda rekurentnog ANC i 19 epizoda rekurentnog ANP. KliniÄko izljeÄenje postiglo se u 920 (92 %) epizoda IMS. Od 80 neizlijeÄenih epizoda u 53 je terapija cefaleksinom prekinuta unutar prvih 72 sata lijeÄenja, u 12 radi izoliranog enterokoka, a u 41 epizodi radi kliniÄkih neuspjeha. U 27 je ocjena neizljeÄenja postavljena na redovitoj kontroli. Nije bilo nuspojava lijeÄenja. Urinokultura je prije zapoÄete terapije bila uÄinjena u 380 epizoda. Izolirani uzroÄnici su bili E. coli u 315, P. mirabilis u 10 i Enterococcus u 12 epizoda IMS. Ovo naÅ”e ispitivanje je pokazalo da je cefaleksin u simptomatskim nekompliciranim IMS djelotvorna, dobro podnoÅ”ljiva i farmakoekonomski prihvatljiva terapija, te da zaslužuje mjesto u empirijskoj antimikrobnoj terapiji ANC.Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common reason for justified prescription of antimicrobial drugs. The aim of this prospective research was to investigate clinical efficacy and tolerability of cefalexin in the treatment of symptomatic uncomplicated UTI. In a six month period, in 50 general practitionersāoffices throughout Croatia as well as in the Outpatient Department for Urinary Tract Infections at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Ā»Dr. Fran MihaljevicĀ« in Zagreb, cefalexin 2Ć1 g p.o. was used for 8 days to treat 1000 episodes of symptomatic uncomplicated UTIs in 920 women older than 18 years. Clinical efficacy and tolerability of the drug were rated 5ā9 days after completion of treatment. Out of the total of 1000 treated UTI episodes, 894 accounted for acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC), 26 for acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis (AUP), 80 recurrent UTIs of which 61 episodes of recurrent AUC and 19 episodes of recurrent AUP. Clinical cure was recorded in 920 (92 %) of UTI episodes. Out of 80 uncured episodes, in 53 cefalexin therapy was terminated within the first 72 hours of treatment, in 12 episodes due to an isolated enterococcus, and in 41 due to clinical failure. In 27 episodes the uncured outcome was recorded during regular follow-up visit. There were no treatment side effects recorded. Urine culture was analysed in 380 episodes before the initiation of therapy. Isolated pathogens were E. coli in 315, P. mirabilis in 10 and Enterococcus in 12 episodes of UTI. This research has shown that cefalexin in symptomatic uncomplicated UTIs is an efficacious, well tolerated and pharmacoeconomically acceptable therapy and that it deserves its place in the empirical antimicrobial therapy of AUC
Etiology of Chronic Prostatitis Syndrome in Patients Treated at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Ā»Dr. Fran Mihaljevi}Ā« from 2003 to 2005
A total of 835 patients with symptoms of chronic prostatitis syndrome and no evidence of structural or functional
lower genitourinary tract abnormalities were examined in a three year period at the Outpatient Department for Urogenital
Infections, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Ā»Dr Fran Mihaljevi}Ā« Zagreb, Croatia. Disease etiology was
determined in 482 (57.72%) patients. Chlamydia trachomatis was proved to be the causative pathogen in 161 patients,
Trichomonas vaginalis in 85, Escherichia coli in 68, Enterococcus in 51, Proteus mirabilis in 20, Klebsiella pneumoniae
in 9, Streptococcus agalactiae in 15, Ureaplasma urealyticum in 49 patients with chronic prostatitis. Other patients had
mixed infection. In 257 (53.32%) of 482 patients, the inflammatory finding (>10 WBCs/hpf) was found in EPS or VB3.
Normal WBCs/hpf (<10) was found in 103 (63.98%) of 161 patients with symptoms of chronic prostatitis in whom C.
trachomatis was detected in EPS or VB3, in 50 (58.82%) of 85 patients in whom Trichomonas vaginalis was isolated, and
in 23 (46.94%) of 49 patients in whom Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated
Aortic dilatation and miscarriages as a main presentation of FLNA mutation in a Croatian family ā case report, part two
Panhipopituitarizam u 45-godiÅ”nje bolesnice: prikaz sluÄaja
A case of a 45-year-old woman with untreated panhypopituitarism is presented. Hypopituitarism is a rare disorder consisting of multiple deficiencies of hormones originating from the adenohypophysis. It is divided into primary and secondary. Primary disorders manifest at the pituitary level, whereas secondary hypopituitarism implies hypothalamic affection. Partial or total loss of all pituitary hormones is called panhypopituitarism. Hypopituitarism can be slow and insidious or severe and life-threatening. The expression of symptoms largely depends on the patient\u27s age and the hormones involved. The leading symptom is growth retardation when the disorder develops in childhood or puberty. Sometimes years may elapse without accurate diagnosis, as in the case described. To date, only a few cases of untreated hypopituitarism have been published. In our patient, clinical examination revealed short stature and weak osteomuscular constitution, primary amenorrhea and lack of development of secondary sex characteristics. The patient\u27s clinical history revealed signs of hypopituitarism from childhood, which had been untreated until she presented to our clinic. The results of complete testing showed the lack of all pituitary hormones and antidiuretic hormone, which was consistent with panhypopituitarism, including central diabetes insipidus.Prikazuje se sluÄaj 45-godiÅ”nje bolesnice s nelijeÄenim panhipopituitarizmom. Hipopituitarizam je rijedak poremeÄaj koji obilježava manjak viÅ”e hormona prednjega režnja hipofize. Može biti primaran ili sekundaran. Primarni poremeÄaji nastaju na razini hipofize, dok su sekundarni na razini hipotalamusa. DjelomiÄan ili potpun manjak svih hormona hipofize naziva se panhipopituitarizam. Tijek hipopituitarizma može biti spor i podmukao ili nagao i životno ugrožavajuÄi. Izražajnost simptoma ovisi prvenstveno o dobi bolesnika te zahvaÄenim hormonima. VodeÄi simptom je zaostajanje u rastu, kada bolest zahvati bolesnika u djetinjstvu ili pubertetu. Ponekad može proÄi niz godina bez potpune dijagnoze, kao Å”to je opisano i u naÅ”e bolesnice. Do danas je objavljeno svega nekoliko sluÄajeva nelijeÄenog hipopituitarizma. KliniÄkim pregledom naÅ”e bolesnice naÄen je nizak rast i slaba osteomuskularna graÄa, primarna amenoreja i nerazvijene sekundarne spolne znaÄajke. AnamnestiÄki podaci otkrivaju sliku hipopituitarizma od djeÄje dobi, ali bolesnica nije lijeÄena do dolaska u naÅ”u kliniku. Rezultati sveobuhvatne obrade pokazali su manjak svih hormona hipofize i antidiuretiÄnog hormona, Å”to govori u prilog panhipopituitarizma, ukljuÄujuÄi i centralni dijabetes insipidus