The Analysis of Using the Concept of the Hospital Safety Index as the Assessment Risk Factor and the Component of Crisis Management

H. Shevchuk, S. Huryev, S. Satsyk State Institute “Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Center of the Ministry of Ministry of Ukraine” Introduction.  The paper demonstrates the results of the analysis of using the concept of hospital security as the assessment risk factor and the component of modern approach to crisis management. The topicality of the items 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 …

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

O. Abrahamovych, O. Fayura, U. Abrahamovych Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Researches of the famous scientists proved, that comorbid diseases often worsen the course of the underlying disease and/or lead to its chronicity, cause disability and premature death of the working population, often make inefficient diagnosis and treatment, increase the costs of the 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 …

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Bronchial Asthma: Updated View on the Problem of Comorbidity

T. Hanych Uzhhorod National University Introduction. Recently, much attention is paid to comorbidity. It is proved that in patients with bronchial asthma (BA) gastroesophageal reflux occurs significantly more frequently than in general population (70.0–80.0 %), which naturally provokes interest to this consolidation. As early as 1892, W. Osler first described an attack of an aspiration Read More …

Transformation of the Nosological Forms into Syndromes: Are Such Aspirations of Some Clinicians Progressive?

D. Zerbino Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Each disease consists of predictors, symptoms, syndromes, which form the signs of the disease. However, the syndrome is not identical with the disease, it is not a nosological unit. It can be a manifestation of various diseases. Syndrome is a collection of different symptoms. Often syndromes Read More …

High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease of the Population of Ukraine: Sentence or a Starting Point

I. Gorbas National Scientific Center “M.D. Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology” MAS of Ukraine Introduction. Сardiovascular diseases are the cause of the global socio-economic losses of the population of many countries of the world, including Ukraine. These diseases determine the level of total mortality of all the population of our country by 66.0 % and the Read More …

Depression аnd Cardiovascular Diseases: Cause, Consequence оr Comorbidity

O. Katerenchuk Poltava Regional Clinical Cardiological Dispensary The Cardiological Department of Urgent Consultation Service Introduction. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Report currently more than 350 million people in the world suffer from clinically significant anxiety and depressive disorders and this number is expected to grow. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Read More …