25(OH)D Level in Patients with Polyarticular Form of Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Dependence on Certain Clinically Significant Parameters

O. Synenkyi Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital Introduction. Vitamin D has multiple physiological functions in the human organism and is associated with the pathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the the level of 25(OH)D in the serum of patients with polyarticular form of rheumatoid arthritis and Read More …

Comorbidity: a Modern View on the Problem; Classification (second notice)

O. Abrahamovych, O. Fayura, U. Abrahamovych Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. The problem of classification of comorbid diseases is very actual now. Despite this fact, the search for the new variants of combinations of the diseases continues, as their combinations can simply be not yet classified syndromal diseases, or vice versa – to Read More …

Evolution of the Target Blood Pressure in Diabetes. Analysis of International Experience

M. Shymon Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv Introduction. In economically developed countries, diabetes is ranked fourth  in the ranking of the most common causes of death. It is known that 75.0 % of complications of diabetes mellitus (DH) due to cardiovascular or kidney damage are due to arterial hypertension (AH), which is twice as likely Read More …

The Modern View on the Problem of Respiratory Lesions in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis. Clinical Case Description

M. Abrahamovych, S. Tolopko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. The problem of liver disease is one of the most popular in modern gastroenterology, and liver cirrhosis (LC) is the main reason of hepatargy and hepatodepression. The imbalance of vasoactive substances on the one hand, and diffuse fibrosis with formed regeneration nodes on the Read More …

Improvement of Diagnostic Algorithm in Patients With Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Using Non-invasive Methods of Verification of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis

A. Svintsitskyy1, G. Solovyova1, N. Dynnyk1, V. Bogomaz1, O. Baka2 1Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv 2Hospital for Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv   Introduction.  Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as one of the most common chronic liver diseases, and among the population of developed countries, this disease occurs Read More …

State Acid-Base Balance in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Role in the Pathogenesis of Respiratory Lesions; Dependence on the Degree of Liver Damage

M. Abrahamovych, S. Tolopko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Liver cirrhosis (LC) as a social and medical problem for a long time does not lose its relevance. The main cause of death of the hepatological patients – comorbid syntropic disorders of other organs and systems, including the respiratory disorders, have for them decisive Read More …

The Dynamics of Changes of the Copper Concentration in the Blood Serum in Patients with Craniocerebral Trauma of Mild and Moderate Severity in Peaceful Time and in Soldiers of Anti-terrorist Operation with Mine Explosive Brain Injury in Acute and Intermediate Periods

B. Zadorozhna1, V. Shevaga1, М. Semchyshyn2 1Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University 2State institution the Clinical Hospital “State territorial sectoral association” of Lviv Railway Introduction. The problem of pathogenesis of craniocerebral trauma (CMT) is relevant in modern medicine. Particular attention is paid to the search for biochemical markers, due to the impossibility of holistic explanation Read More …

Imbalance of some Trace Elements and their Correction in Alopecia Areata

M. Kiladze1, A. Katsitadze1, L. Abrahamovych2 1Tbilisi State Medical University 2Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Іntroduction. Alopecia areata is the most frequent cause of inflammation-induced hair loss, affecting both children and adults and hair of all colors, but historically it has been more prevalent in the younger age groups. It is a recurrent, nonscarring Read More …

Clinical and Pathogenetical Peculiarities of the Secondary Raynaud’s Syndrome and Their Pharmacological Correction

S. Leontyeva Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. The prevalence of Raynaud’s syndrome in different countries ranges from 2.1 – to 16.8 %. Secondary Raynaud’s syndrome (SRS) occurs in case of more than 70 diseases. However, there is no consensus about the pathogenic mechanisms of its origin, and the modern diagnosis algorithms, without which Read More …

Efficacy of Itopride in Treatment of Gastroparesis Considering the State of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

I. Kostitska Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University Introduction. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered to be one of the most serious problems in internal medicine due to multiple organ lesions and irreversible changes in the functioning of the organism. At present, despite the continuous advancement in medical science pathogenetic mechanisms of the development and progression of gastrointestinal Read More …