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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako
Starting from a case in our clinical practice {the patient was using Aspirin as a “blood thinner” and was concerned that their Prothrombin Level (INR was increasing) was not decreasing}. It is difficult to explain that by using Aspirin as an antiplatelet, we do not expect the Prothrombin Level (INR) to change...
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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. Kozeta Mustafaraj
Abortion is the spontaneous (not induced) loss of pregnancy before the 20th week. About 10-20% of identified pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion, but the number of spontaneous losses is higher, as most pregnancies end before the woman herself knows she is pregnant...
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Dr. Polikron Cela
Why do some children have bad breath? The most common causes are related to the oral cavity and poor digestion. Oral hygiene - is the most common cause. Food residue between the teeth, (especially sugars), ferment and produce a bad smell. If the mouth is rinsed, the smell changes...
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Dr. Ilir Agastra
In the painting "The Fountain of Youth" (1546, State Museums Berlin), Lucas Cranach has depicted the famous landscape where old and crippled people, upon reaching an oasis, washed and swam in the magical water, which made them pass to the other side young, rejuvenated, and ready to start a new life...
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Dr. Ledian Fezollari
Skoliosis is called the deformation that comes as a result of a lateral curvature of a segment of the spinal column relative to its longitudinal axis, which makes it appear in the form of "S" or "C" that normally should be straight and have the form of "I". Scoliosis can cause the vertebrae (rings) to rotate, which cause...
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Dr. Shk. Rezar Rusi
Urinary bladder stones are solid masses of mineral salts, located in the bladder. Stones form when urine, staying long in the bladder, concentrates making possible the crystallization of mineral salts. This stagnant and concentrated urine is often a result of the inability to completely empty the bladder...
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Dr. Ervin PRIFTAJ
Knee replacement is a surgical procedure that enhances the quality of life and eliminates pain in many patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. Pain and the decline in quality of life are the two main factors for undergoing this procedure (according to the Arthritis Foundation in the USA). Generally, patients underg...
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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako
"You have a blood infection", has become a daily occurrence for us. And it is very difficult to then explain to the patient that "circulating blood does not get infected". The river does not get infected, the pond does. If there are pathogens in the blood (viruses - viremia, bacteria - bacteremia, fungi - fungemia, etc.), it does not mean that the blood is infected...
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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako
Leukemia (leucemia, leukosis) represents a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors (neoplasms), with varying degrees of proliferation, differentiation, and cellular maturation, originating from the precursor cells of the blood's formed elements in the Bone Marrow (BM). Leukemia is classified among the "liquid" tumors and differ...
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