Clinical epidemiology of connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) in the student population. Mitral valve prolapse and phenotype of CTD.

As. O. Е. Nikolenko. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine. CTD and mitral valve prolapse are one of the most common cardiological pathologies among young people. The course and prognosis depend on the frequency of occurrence, severity, multifactorial effects on body organs and systems. Clinical and epidemiological methods establish the prevalence of phenotypic signs of…

Clinical and pathogenetic rationale for the prevention and treatment of obesity.

Prof. O.M. Korzh. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. Numerous studies in recent years have identified obesity as a key cause of the development of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases, which are among the most significant public health problems in most countries of the world. The high prevalence of obesity, which determines…

Chemotherapeutic antitumor drugs. History of lymphoid tissue malignant treatment.

Chilmonchik N. EMosin O.V., Zhigimont A.V., Verkhovodko A.I. Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Department of Public Health and Public Health Service. The article presents the history of the creation of the first anti-blastomic agents for the treatment of malignant neoplasms of human lymphoid tissue. The way drugs were invented is analyzed: from a chemical…

Clinical medicine in Byzantium.

Prof. S.B. Sorochan. Kharkiv National University V.N. Karazin. Along with paramedicine, the Byzantine society used quite rational approaches to the etiology and pathogenesis of various diseases. Byzantine doctors could distinguish them in quite a large number. They did not abandon the mystical, magical approaches to treatment, but at the same time they accumulated practical, including…

The women in the life of I. Mechnikov.

Zh. Pertseva. Kharkiv National medical University. The article is devoted to the life and activity of a great scientitst I. Mechnikov, as well as to the role of the women close to him in them. The life of scientists is usually poor with external events. However, it is of interest not only to contemporaries, but…

Association between comorbid conditions and mortality of patients administred to the intensive care unit in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

T. Abbasalieva, Jebrail T. Mammadov, Jeyhun M. Ismayilzadа, Gunel B. Sadigova. Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan. Introduction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients with COPD often require admission to intensive care units (ICU) during an acute exacerbation.Aim. Our study aimed to identify somecomorbidities independently associated with hospital…

Formation of the Department of Chemistry at Kharkiv Medical University in the post-revolutionary period.

Prof. A. O. Syrovaya, PHD Zavada O.A. Department of Medical and Bioorganic Chemistry, KhNMU, Kharkiv. One of the fundamental disciplines taught at the Kharkov National Medical University since its inception was chemistry, which is why the history of the Department of Chemistry as well as the University has more than two centuries. Historically, it was…

Segmental autonomic disorders.

PHD G.L. Gubina. Kharkiv Academy of Postgraduate Education Clinical symptoms and syndromes of segmental autonomic dysfunction are among the frequent cases that occur in medical practice . The article summarizes the literature data on clinical symptoms, syndromes of segmental autonomic disorders. Key Words: segmental autonomic disorders, sympathalgia (vegetalgia), trophic disorders, vascular disorders, visceral segmental disorders….

The role of dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibitors in the current therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Prof. L.V. Zhuravlyova, M.V. Filonenko. Kharkiv National Medical University. Recent advances in the study of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, including the mechanisms of regulation of postprandial blood glucose level, have led to the emergence of new treatment strategies aimed at overcoming dysfunction of the Langerhans islands, including those that affect the incretine hormones…

Family impact on disease development.

Prof. Goncharov V.E., Prof. Kozidubova V.M., Prof. Doluda S.M., PhD. Barycheva E.N., PhD. Gurnickiy A.V. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. Mechanisms of influence of family on creation of preconditions of mental disturbances are considered. Signs of impairment of mental state requiring the response of others are given. The model of support from the family…

Monuments to past epidemics.

Prof. K.K.Vasyliev. Odessa National Medical University. The article traces how approaches to the construction of monuments dedicated to past epidemics of infectious diseases in Europe have changed from the 14th century to the middle of the second half of the 19th century. Thus, the lower chronological framework of the study is determined by the century…

Algorithm of management of patients with depression in primary medical practice (from the experience of Slovenia and Croatia).

Prof. Babinets L.S. Ternopil National Medical University named I. Ya. Gorbachevsky of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Relevance. Depression is one of the most significant problems of public health and society as a whole. Depressive episodes often begin after a negative life event, and they are often diagnosed in family medicine.The goal is to…

Benefits of using non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of acute respiratory failure with COVID-19.

Prof. C. N. Pashaev, PHD E. M. Nasibova. Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku. Proper patient selection is a key factor in achieving NIV success. In case of complication of COVID-19 by acute respiratory failure, patients with hypercapnia and moderate respiratory acidosis are most suitable, although the combination of respiratory and metabolic acidosis also lends itself well…

Adipokines and cardiovascular diseases: clinical and therapeutic value.

Prof. О.М. Korzh, Y.N. Fylenko.  Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. The article considers the pathogenesis of hypertension and the background of adipokine imbalance. Adipokines are directly involved in the mechanisms of blood pressure, atherogenesis, regulation of oxidative stress, blood clotting and the development of non-infectious inflammation. Despite the wide range of antihypertensive drugs on…

Medical faculties of New Hour universities.

Prof. Oparin O.A. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. The article examines the formation and development of medical faculties of modern universities, which are built mainly on the model of Jesuits or Protestants. A comparative study of these two models was conducted, based on both completely opposite ideology and the structure and organization of the…

Myastenia: clinic, diagnosis, treatment.

PHD O.P. Zavalna, PHD O.L. Tondiy, PHD V.A. Florikian. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. The following lection is dedicated to one of the most important problems in modern neurology, namely, cell research and myasthenia gravis treatment. Great attention was given to the special characteristics of etiology, pathogenesis, clinical implications, diagnosis by exclusion and contemporary…