Contemporary perspectives on vitamin D provision in children and adolescents with obesity: a literature review and clinical case description

M. Yatsula, S. Nyankovskyy Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Vitamin D deficiency is currently considered a global epidemic. Recent data highlight its pivotal role in the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity in children and adolescents. The aim of the study. To review current literature on the problem of vitamin D provision in Read More …

Characteristic of Calcium and Phosphorus Homeostasis and Bone Mineral Density in Children from Ecologically Polluted Regions Before and After Treatmen

N. Kech State Institution “Institute of Hereditary Pathology of NAMS of Ukraine”, Lviv Introduction. One of the decisive mechanisms of the influence of xenobiotics on a human organism is the disturbance of calcium-phosphorous homeostasis and oxidative metabolism of cells due to the changes in the intracellular flow of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P), their replacement on specific receptors, and subsequent activation Read More …

Application of the Bee Pollen in the Nutritive Correction of the Functional Disorders of the Biliary Tract in Children

O. Labinskiy, S. Nyankovskyy Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. The structure of the digestive system diseases of children is among the leading functional disorders of the biliary tract, preceding, accompanying or burdening organic pathology, including chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. Among the causes of functional disorders of the biliary tract (FDBT) along with stressogenious Read More …

Pneumonia in Children: Pharmacogenetic Aspect in the Appearence of the Severe Forms and Complications of the Disease (Literature Review and Clinical Case Presentation)

S. Nyankovskyy1, R. Furtak1, M. Yatsula1, O. Shpychka2 1Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University 22nd Lviv City Community Children’s Clinical Hospital Introduction. Respiratory system diseases were and continue to be a topical problem of the medicine overall and pediatrics in particular. Pneumonia is the most serious disease that kills children under 5 years old globally, Read More …

Characteristic of Calcium and Phosphorus Homeostasis and Bone Mineral Density in Children from Ecologically Polluted Regions Before and After Treatment

N. Кеch We investigated 239 children from ecologically polluted regions and 70 children from ecologically clean area. Children’s age is from 3 to 18 years, sex – 48, 0 % boys and 52, 0 % – girls. Level of calcium and phosphorus in the blood and urine in these children before and after the treatment Read More …

Clinical and Laboratory Characteristic of Acute Stenosic Laryngotraceitis in Children Hospitalized into Diagnostic Department of Lviv Regional Hospital of Infectious Diseases during the year 2013

O. Hladchenko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Infectious diseases of respiratory organs in children today are one of the most important problems of pediatrics. According to statistics, acute respiratory viral infections (ARVIs) occupy a leading place in the structure of the morbidity of children. The importance of this problem lies in the fact Read More …

The Efficacy of Treatment of Hemangiomas in Infants with Nonselective β-Blockers (Propranolol)

A. Kuzyk Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Hemangiomas – are tumorlike vessel changes that occur in children starting from an early age and can appear as minor cosmetic defects that sometimes spontaneously decrease, or can cause serious functional disorders or even be a threat to life. As of today the choice of treatment Read More …

General Principles of Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Children

M. Shorobura Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Taking care of children with multiple sclerosis (MS) requires coordinated efforts of parents and a multidisciplinary medical team: pediatricians, physiotherapists, psychologists, urologists, nurses. Care should ensure maximum improvement in the quality of life of a small patient, especially during the exacerbation of MS. Aim. To describe Read More …

Monthly Dynamics of Cases of Laryngotracheitis and Recurrent Laryngotracheitis in Children and their Relation to Respiratory Viruses

L. Stanislavchuk National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. One of the most common syndromes in pediatrics is stenotic laryngotracheitis (SLT), in which genesis has a leading role in viruses, and is also characterized by certain seasonal rhythms. In contrast to SLT, recurrent stenotic laryngotracheitis (RSL) is considered by some authors as a polyphaktorial disease Read More …

Characteristics of Bone System Condition in Children from Clean and Polluted Regions by Indexes of Ultrasound Densitometry

N. Kech State Institution “Institute of Hereditary Pathology of NAMS of Ukraine”, Lviv Introduction. In the opinion of scientists, the thyroid gland occupies the first place by the degree of sensitivity to the action of the negative influence of xenobiotics in a child’s organism then – the liver, lungs, kidneys and bone system. Various organs and systems are responsible for anthropogenic Read More …