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Lege Artis Medicinae - 2014;24(07)
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Lege Artis Medicinae
JULY 20, 2014
[The risk of non steroid antiinflammatory drugs]
[Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most frequently used medicines all over the world. In the year 2012 in the LAM, we summarized data on cardiovascular (CV) safety of these drugs. We emphasized that all NSAIDs may potentially be harmful on the CV system, as they can increase the blood pressure, the risk of coronary events (angina, myocardial infarction), and that of stroke, as well as they may deteriorate renal functions. We also outlined that in this respect there are substantial differences between different compounds, and the CV risk does not depend on the ratio of COX- 1/COX-2 selectivity. The newly available data of original papers and metaanalyses shed light on further details. Even naproxen which drug was previously considered the less harmful on CV system can increase the risk of blood pressure, stroke, and gastrointestinal (GI) complications. We have to emphasize that the most important risk of NSAIDs is still the GI bleeding. This adverse effect is significantly less for drugs which are more selective for COX-2 than COX-1 enzyme, but other, pleiotropic effects can also beneficially modify the GI as well as the CV risk. E.g. the aceclofenac was found to be among NSAIDs with the less adverse effects on GI system and is also among those having the less CV risk.]
Lege Artis Medicinae
JULY 20, 2014
[In vitro diagnostic medical testing laboratories and EU standards; basic elements]
[In the “in vitro diagnostic testing medical laboratories” particular attention should be paid to the confidental and reliable operation as to 60-75% of the information for medical decisions are derived from laboratory tests. The high-quality laboratory work is based on the standards created by the national professional boards. Laboratories in Hungary (as any other country around the world) should comply with the various directives and/or standards set out requirements: MSZ EN ISO 15189:2013, MSZ EN ISO 22870:2006, MSZ EN ISO 15197:2013, Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurements (GUM), guidelines of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), etc. Special attention should be devoted to the quality of the work (internal and external quality assurance). Participation in proficiency testing (MSZ EN ISO 17043:2010) is a must, where the results are evaluated by statistical methods as defined by the ISO 13528:2005 standard. Some aspects are summarized how to select appropriate laboratory services.]
Lege Artis Medicinae
JULY 20, 2014
[News in the therapy of age-related macular degeneration]
[Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of serious visual deterioration in elderly people. The progressive, degenerative maculopathy involves both eyes. The serious visual impairment is caused by geographic atrophy and subretinal neovascularization. Interaction between environmental and genetic factors is fundamental in the development of this multifactorial disease. Significant risk factors are the age, positive familiy history and smoking. In early stages, prevention and vitamin supplementation play important role. Modern therapy of subretinal neovascularization is the inhibition of VEGF. No known treatment has been yet available for geographic atrophy.]
Lege Artis Medicinae
JULY 20, 2014
Lege Artis Medicinae
JULY 20, 2014
[Amlodipine/atorvastatin fix combination in general practice]
[In total 50 patients with hypertension and dyslipidaemia received combined antihypertensive and antilipid treatment. The main component of therapy was a fixed combination of amlodipine/ atorvastatin in different dose variations. The goal of the observation was to achieve optimal target blood pressure and lipid profile. During the six- month therapy, the baseline average blood pressure value was 161/90 mmHg and it decreased to 133/84 mmHg. The lipid profile also changed successfully. The average value of total cholesterol decreased from 5.9 mmol/l to 4.76 mmol/l. Over the six month period, amlodipine/ ator vastatin usage not only decreased the number of the heart and vascular system events, but increased the patients medicine compliance and therapy loyalty.]
Lege Artis Medicinae
JULY 20, 2014
[Accident prevention and first aid knowledge among kindergarten children’s parents]
[INTRODUCTION - Based on statistics, accidents from various mechanisms are among the most common causes of death all over the world. Children are mostly affected in this situations. Our aim was to examine the first aid and accident prevention knowledge and attitude of the parents. PATIENTS AND METHODS - In this study parents of 3-7 years old children were involved in six kindergarten located in Hungary. A self-fill-in questionnaire was used to collect data. In the investigation 307 parents (N=307) were included. Out of them 234 respondents filled out the questionnaire correctly. The statistical analysis was made with SPSS 20.0 statistical software. For analyses deescriptive statistics, Chisquare- test and ANOVA were used. RESULTS - Three-quarters of the children have suffered at least one accident earlier (74.3%). Most of the accidents occured at home (88.5%). 174 parents attended first aid course earlier (74.4%), the previous knowledge is based mainly on the driving license (81.6%). Based on the answers it is important to teach children first aid (70.5%) and prevention (89.7%) knowledge in the kindergarten. There were only 10 parents, who answered all the situation questions correctly (4.3%). Between the subjective judgment of the financial status and the correct answers we found a significant correlation (p=0.03). The previously accomplished first aid training (p<0.05) and the educational attainment (p=0,029) had a positive impact on the results. CONCLUSION - The level of first aid knowledge of parents is lower than expected. Participate in first aid courses the level of knowledge could increase. It would be important, because some of the accidents can be prevented by acquiring proper knowledge.]
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Clinical Neuroscience
[Headache registry in Szeged: Experiences regarding to migraine patients]
21. MAY
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Clinical Neuroscience
[The new target population of stroke awareness campaign: Kindergarten students ]
21. MAY
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Clinical Neuroscience
Is there any difference in mortality rates of atrial fibrillation detected before or after ischemic stroke?
27. NOV
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Clinical Neuroscience
Factors influencing the level of stigma in Parkinson’s disease in western Turkey
27. SEP
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Clinical Neuroscience
[The effects of demographic and clinical factors on the severity of poststroke aphasia]
18. JUL
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Clinical Oncology
[Pancreatic cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up]
29. AUG
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Clinical Oncology
[Pharmacovigilance landscape – Lessons from the past and opportunities for future]
29. AUG
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