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Dr. Ilda Ndreko
Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as the presence of uterine contractions with intensity and frequency that have a progressive effect on the dilation and shortening of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm birth is defined as the presence of 6-8 uterine contractions per hour or 4 uterine contractions every 20 minutes...
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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako
The full analysis of Peripheral Blood is: Complete blood + platelet + reticulocyte. The complete blood consists of: a) Red series (erythrocyte) - Erythrocytes (RBC), Hemoglobin, Erythrocyte constants (MCV, MCH, MCHC) when the hemogram is done with a machine, Hematocrit, Description of the red series (color, size, shape of erythrocytes, granulations...
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Dr. Elton Peci
There are several centers in Tirana that offer In Vitro Fertilization, however, not all of them have a full-time embryologist, meaning present every day of the month. This is explained by the fact that Albania does not train embryologists, and consequently, those aspiring to become embryologists must study abroad. For this reason, the majority.....
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Dr. Ardiana Sinani
Frostbite is a pathology that appears mainly in young ages and in people suffering from poor peripheral blood circulation. Frostbite is a pathology that mainly appears during the winter period when the temperatures are low. Generally, frostbite is mainly localized in hands, feet, ears, nose, and cheeks...
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Dr. Viktor QERESHNIKU
In our country, the usual carrier of the disease Echinococcosis is the infected dog, but the dog itself does not get sick from echinococcosis. It serves for the transmission of the disease to humans and livestock. Usually, the treatment of the disease in humans requires surgical intervention, while livestock los...
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Dr. Riselda Tahiraj
Thyroid Carcinomas (TC) are rare (3.6% of all human tumors) but are the most common endocrine malignancies. Their incidence has increased in recent decades, attributed to the detection of carcinomas < 1cm through the use of neck ultrasound. The male-to-female ratio is 4/1. The average age at diagnosis is...
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Dr. Ledian Fezollari
Parents worry about flat feet, but ... flat feet are normal in infants, children, and adults. Special shoes, inserts, wedges, or exercises do not create an arch in a child with a flexible flat foot. One in five children never develops an arch. Most adults with flat fee...
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Dr. Ilda Ndreko
Extended pregnancy or post-term is defined as a pregnancy that lasts more than 42 weeks or 294 days, starting from the first day of the last cycle in a woman who has a regular menstrual cycle. When we have the first day of the last uncertain, irregular menstruation, a woman who uses oral contraceptives or who has bleedin...
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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako
I often write about the absence of Iron (absolute) identified with Hypoferritinemia, which is actually the biggest medical deficit and the most worsened, undervalued, and mistreated medical problem (everyone tries, but with nearly 100% failure). But today, I will write about the opposite, Hyperferritinemia, the increase in the level of ferritin in the blood...
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Dr. Rozana Aleksi
Gallstones form when the fluid collected in the gallbladder thickens or hardens into small pieces of material similar to stones. The fluid, called bile (gallbladder fluid) helps in the digestion of food fats. Bile (gallbladder fluid) is produced in the liver, then stored i...
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