Letní čas, biologické rytmy a lidské zdraví

doc. MUDr. Petr Smolík CSc

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 423  

Complications accompanying surgery of varicose veins in the legs

doc. MUDr. Jiří Herman Ph.D

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 427-429  

Complications accompanying surgery of the legs varices are rather rare and mostly not serious. The article gives the list of complications and suggested treatment.

Sex steroids and lipid spectrum in women

MUDr. Jana Vrbíková Ph.D

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 430-432  

Summary: Long-term risks of PCOS (diabetes mellitus type 2, ischemic heart disease and endometrial cancer) are now frequently discussed. Lipid levels were focused the most frequently. The common finding in PCOS is the decrease in HDL-cholesterol, increase in triglycerides and in LDL-cholesterol. We discuss the determinants of lipid spectrum in PCOS.

Probiotics in therapy of digestive diseases

prof. MUDr. Přemysl Frič DrSc

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 434-437  

Probiotics are nonpathogenic microorganisms mostly of human origin which, when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host and enable to prevent or improve some diseases. Probiotics may constitute a temporary component of intestinal microflora, but their concentration is not sufficient for therapeutic purposes. The viability of intestinal microflora (including probiotic strains) requires the availability of nutritional substrates (prebiotics), i.e. various types of fiber and oligosaccharides. Prebiotics are cleaved by microbial enzymes to various substances indispensable for metabolic and functional activities of the intestinal...

Thrombocytopenia as a complication of continuos renal replacement therapy

MUDr. Jan Stašek

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 438-439  

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) are widely used therapeutic procedures in critically ill patients nowadays, especially in the setting of acute renal failure with hemodynamical unstability. Either systematic or regional anticoagulation is usually one of the presumptions of succesfully performed CRRT. However, patients in the need of this form of organ support are often at risk of bleeding because of coagulation or platelet disorders including thrombocytopenia. Heparin itself as the most widely used anticoagulant can cause serious thrombocytopenia often with thrombosis, which should be considered and treated specifically. CRRT without anticoagulation...

Imunological laboratory tests in suspect of celiac disease

MUDr. Karin Malíčková, RNDr. Ivana Janatková, Ing. Petra Šandová, prof. MUDr. Terezie Fučíková DrSc

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 440-443  

Celiac disease is an autoimmune enteropathy induced by the gliadin intolerance. In the sera of untreated patients, antibodies against gliadin (AGA), reticulin (ARA), endomysium (EMA) and tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) may be found. The aim of this study was to develop optimal algorithm for screening laboratory tests. The retrospective analysis of our celiac laboratory test results from the year 2004 was done. Both sensitivity and specificity of anti-tTG for the diagnosis of celiac disease was excellent (100%). Sensitivity and specificity AGA was considerable lower (sensitivity AGA IgA 60%, AGA IgG 70%, specificity AGA IgA 60%, AGA IgG 35%). Except...

SOLITARY PLASMACYTOMA

MUDr. Jaroslav Bačovský CSc

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 444-446  

Solitary plasmacytomas are localized malignant tumors arising by local proliferation of plasma cell. They rare and amount to 3 to 5% of all malignant plasmacytoma disorders. The most important feature for the examination of solitary plasmacytoma is a sure diagnosis of the really solitary lesion, because its therapeutic modality differs from that of a generalized disease. Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma usually displays a local expansive character but show a low tendency to generalization. Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma occur in the nasopharynx, oropharynx, tonsils, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, very rarely in the nodes, subcutis, pleura...

ASCOT - Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial

prof. MUDr. Jindřich Špinar CSc., FESC, prof. MUDr. Jiří Vítovec CSc., FESC

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 454-456  

Importované nákazy břišním tyfem a paratyfem

doc. MUDr. Jiří Vaništa CSc

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 458-460  

NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMENTIA AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CARE

MUDr. Iva Holmerová Ph.D, PhDr. Hana Janečková Ph.D, MUDr. Hana Vaňková, Mgr. Petr Veleta

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 449-453  

The authors present an overview of non-pharmacological methods in the management of dementia and they suggest their classification according to the main problems in the context of Alzheimer´s disease and other causes of dementia.

HELLP syndrom

doc. MUDr. Věra Krčová CSc, MUDr. Antonín Hluší

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 462-463  

Letošní Zlín lékařům v praxi - Kongres „Pokroky ve farmakoterapii pro lékaře v praxi“ s mezinárodní účastí (7.-9. září 2005)

prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Rybka DrSc

Interní Med. 2005; 7(10): 465-466