TORZSA Péter, OLÁH Ilona, HARGITTAY Csenge, KALABAY László
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Lege Artis Medicinae - 2018;28(11-12)
[The 2017 National Guidelines of the Hungarian Diabetes Association emphasize the individual treatment of diabetic patients and the strong, goal-oriented regulation of carbohydrate metabolism from recognition on. Beside monotherapy, primary dual or triple combination therapy may be applied in the treatment of patients. In primary care it’s the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes where there is a lot to be done. We hope that the everyday use of the Professional Guidelines will contribute to a more successful diabetic care by General Practitioners (GPs). The holistic care of the GP’s team plays an important role in the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for more than 90% of all diabetic cases. ]
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[International and Hungarian guidelines emphasize the need of the combinations in the therapy of hypertension. Single pill combinations (SPC) are preferred. The importance of the treatment reducing cardiovascular risk is underlined by the fact that in most hypertensive patients other cardiovascular risk factors, among them most frequently dyslipidemia is present. In addition to antihypertensive drugs these patients should be treated also with those decreasing plasma lipids. Adherence / persistence to therapy of patients is greatly improved by the use of single pill combinations. Today we also have SPCs decreasing both, blood pressure and plasma lipids. Among them there is the combination containing amlodipine and atorvastatin. Several international and Hungarian clinical studies have been conducted. Results of these investigations have been described in several publications. In this paper I summarise the most important results of some of these studies. ]
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[The Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) along with its synonyms is recently a popular topic in the medical literature. This illness can affect almost every organ in the body therefore it is frequently discussed in any type of interdisciplinary forums. We presented an instructive case of IgG4-RD with gastric involvement in 2016. Hereby we share our pertinent experiences. We are not dealing with the IgG4-RD in general including its terminology problems, epidemiology, pathogenesis, detailed clinical/pathological appearances, diagnostic criteria and treatment. A 63-year-old male presented with symptoms of pylorus stenosis. The endoscopic findings and CT images were interpreted as those of a malignant tumour in the antrum of the stomach. So a subtotal resection was performed although the biopsy showed reactive proliferation of plasma cells without evidence of malignancy. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed an IgG4- associated sclerosing inflammation. The patient had an uneventful recovery. Our case is an example of rare, isolated formof IgG4-RD. ]
LAM Extra for General Practicioners
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[INTRODUCTION - The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents is increasing worldwide. PATIENTS AND METHODS - Authors have investigated the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and of impaired glucose tolerance among the patients of the 1st Department of Pediatrics at the Semmelweis University between January 1989 and September 1998. RESULTS - During this period, 161 children with impaired glucose tolerance and 34 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were diagnosed. There was a female predominance. 53% of the patients were already in puberty. The majority of the patients were obese. Serum triglyceride and cholesterine levels exceeded normal values as compared to age matched healthy children. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring revealed relative nocturnal hypertension. 35% of the patients also had microalbuminuria. CONCLUSION - In type 2 diabetes mellitus the early signs of late complications can be detected in the young. It reveals the importance of establishing the diagnosis of this disease as soon as possible.]
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[Obesity represents a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries having rapidly increased in prevalence in the past two decades. Childhood obesity is of particular concern. Two of its associated diseases require special attention; metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes one of its components that are increasingly diagnosed in childhood. A key to prevention and treatment is healthy lifestyle. The importance of education to healthy lifestyle from early childhood cannot be overemphasized.]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[Aim of the research: Assessment of workers’ knowledge regarding patients suffering from a rare neurological disorder, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Research and sampling methods: The target groups were: intensive care unit (Group I) and home care service nurses (Group II). The authors chose a self-developed questionnaire study, what was filled out on www.online.kerdoiv.com by 161 nurses. Results: Considering graduation from Group I. 17 (20%), from Group II, 27 (36%) have diploma in nursing education. Based on the answers, the ratio of the results are almost identical. Over 40% declare that they do not have sufficient knowledge, nurses can professional protocols in practice, but not always correctly. Taking the recommendation over 70% of answered the questions correctly. More than 95% of the two surveyed agreed, that they are able to give advice on care. 18.87% of Group I, and 20.97% of Group II attend case discussions weekly. Conclusions: Nurses need to supplement their knowledge about the disease, and technical protocol. Additional information needed to develop the competencies of communication among nurses. I would consider to develop a practice guideline on the disease, which members of the care team will uniformly apply. ]
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