The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor and ITS Soluble Receptors in Myelosuppression Developing in B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

V. Barilka1, V. Matlan2, S. Prymak1, O. Vygovska1, O. Shalay1 1State Institution “Institute of Blood and Transfusion Medicine AMS Ukraine” 2Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Myelosuppression with severe anemia or thrombocytopenia refers to the adverse factors in clinical course of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). According to the existing data, in B-CLL patients Read More …

The Relationship of Caries of Deciduous Teeth and Physical Development of Preschool Children Living in Countryside

K. Musij-Sementsiv Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Preschool age is an important period in the formation of the child. During this age period health and physical qualities are formed. Dynamic monitoring of children development is not only necessary for identification of the individual characteristics of harmonious development, but also it provides the diagnostic Read More …

Prevalence and Structure of the Malocclusions in Children from Boarding Schools

N. Smolyar, N. Fuhr Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Publications of the last years demonstrate the growth of malocclusions prevalence along with other main stomatological diseases. The researches carried out in different regions of Ukraine revealed some regional and age peculiarities of malocclusions prevalence. Formation of the orthodontic pathology has polyetiological genesis and Read More …

Quality of Life in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Combination with Essential Hypertension

H. Mashura, T. Hanych Uzhhorod National University Introduction. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases where its frequency in the population varies within 3.0–40.0 %. Pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has a close relation to the components of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Read More …

Heparins: Mechanism of Action and Application in Acute Pancreatitis

S. Chooklin, B. Pidhirnyy, S. Chuklin Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital Introduction. Heparin is a glycosaminoglycan composed of chains of alternating d-glucosamine and uronic acid residues. Its major anticoagulant effect is attributed to a unique pentasaccharide structure. Heparin prevents coagulation after binding with a plasma antithrombin III. Antithrombin III is a protease inhibitor and complex heparin Read More …

Euthanasia and Physician-assisted Suicide in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Review of the Literature and Description of a Clinical Case)

S. Nehrych, M. Papish, M. Shorobura Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a slowly progressive degenerative polyetiological incurable disease of the central nervous system which causes muscle paralysis and atrophy due to the degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons. As the disease doesn’t usually affect cognitive abilities, the Read More …

In bright memory of Iryna Horbas’

The members of the Specialized Scientific Council D 35.600.05 of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv and Volyn’ Associations of Cardiology, staff of the Department of Family Medicine, personnel of Lviv Regional State Clinical Diagnostic Cardiology Centre extend their deepest condolences to the family on the death of Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head Read More …

The Initial Pattern of Relationships in the Family as a Predictor of Mental Health

A. Kihichak-Borshchevska The study of the illness factors in the relationships can be cunducted in the context of the mental health. The interest of science covers the origins of the relationships based on an attachment as a significant factor. If the patient in a search of support calls to a doctor and, in particular, to Read More …

Optimization of Treatment of Patient’s Chronic Gastritis with the Use of Multisal and Walnut Tincture

O. Molodovets The personal experience of treatment of chronic gastritis is reported in the article which could be a substratum for the optimization of standardized protocols of diagnostics and treatment of this disease at the stage link taking into consideration the expansion of therapeutic qualities of doctor and improvement of acid stimulation therapy.

Optimization of Surgical Treatment of Severe Hallux Valgus by Modified Osteosynthesis Method

A. Yatskevych The study analyzed the surgical treatment of 42 patients with severe hallux valgus. Was performed a surgical treatment: a corrective osteotomy of the proximal lateral closing, osteosynthesis performed according to a modified method using long screws. The majority of patients received good and excellent results by AOFAS scale.