BCG vaccine

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Dr. Dukagjin Zeqiraj

The BCG vaccine is a weakened bacterial vaccine, the only one of its kind used in Kosovo. The vaccine is known as BCG based on its contents and the names of those who discovered it: B-Bacillus, C-Calmette, G-Guerin, which prevents or fights Tuberculosis. The vaccine is primarily administered to children, specifically newborns, on the 3rd to 7th day after birth...  read full article

Obstetric fistula

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

Obstetric fistula is an abnormal communication with the vagina, rectum, or urinary bladder, which develops after a difficult and prolonged childbirth that leads to urinary and fecal incontinence. Vesico-vaginal fistulas are a communication between the vagina and the urinary bladder. Recto-vaginal fistulas are a communication betwee...  read full article

Peripheral blood analysis

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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...  read full article

Aspirin and blood thinning

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Since I have anemia and use Aspirin, does Aspirin worsen my anemia since it thins the blood? Of course, there is Dilutional Anemia, which occurs when the plasma volume increases without a proportional increase in the blood's cellular elements. There are a number of pathological conditions when the plasma volume increases (third trimeste...  read full article

Transurethral resection of the prostate

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Dr. Shk. Rezar Rusi

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) is one of the surgical methods used for the treatment of benign prostatic enlargement (abbreviated from English as BPE or BPH) accompanied by urinary symptoms ranging from moderate to severe. TURP is performed using a combined visual-surgical instrument that is inserte...  read full article

Pre-implantation genetic screening

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Dr. Elton Peci

PGD and PGS are terms used to describe testing an embryo for a specific genetic disease that it may inherit from the parents. PGD is usually the diagnosis of a single genetic defect in an embryo for couples who have only one genetic mutation and want to ensur...  read full article

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

In this group, more than 150 types of viruses are included. Among these, over 30 types infect the genital area. Each virus is assigned a number, called the HPV type. Only 80 of them have had their sequences fully studied. HPV contains DNA that colonizes the mucosal or cutaneous epithelium and causes hyperproliferation, leading to the formation...  read full article

Osteoarthritis

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Dr. Ervin Jonuzi

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common problem for people after middle age. Osteoarthritis is often referred to as degenerative arthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis. The hip, or the hip joint which is formed by the pelvis and femur bone, is one of the joints most affected by osteoarthritis...  read full article

Acute pancreatitis

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Dr. Arjeta Bebeci

With acute pancreatitis, we understand the immediate inflammation of the pancreatic parenchyma and neighboring structures, during which activated pancreatic enzymes cause autodigestion of the pancreas itself. Causes: Biliary pathologies, Gallstones, Infections (cholecystitis or cholangitis...  read full article

Cesarean operation

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Dr. Elton Peci

Cesarean operation is a surgical intervention which is recommended in cases where natural birth is not possible or when it presents a risk to the health / life of the mother and / or fetus. During this operation, through a 10 cm horizontal incision (the so-called Pfannestiel laparotomy) at the bottom of the abdome...  read full article

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