Nuchal Translucency

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

Nuchal translucency is an ultrasonographic manifestation of the physiological accumulation of fluid in the skin behind the fetal neck during the first trimester of pregnancy. NT increases in fetuses with chromosomal anomalies, cardiac defects, and other genetic syndromes. Screening with NT detects 80% of fetuses with trisomy 21 and aneuploidy...  read full article

Pain of the Thumb

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Dr. Ledian Fezollari

The plantar fascia is the most common cause of pain in the lower part of the heel. About 2 million patients are treated for this condition every year. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the strong band of tissue that supports the arch of your foot becomes irritated and inflamed...  read full article

Ear diseases

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Dr. Shk. Gjergji Bizhga

Most middle ear diseases are caused by the disruption of two main functions - damage to the ventilation function of the middle ear and inflammation. The ventilation damage related to the Eustachian tube is based on the inflammation of the mucosa in the nasopharynx leading to the inflammation of the mucosa of the middle ear...  read full article

Temptation stones

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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...  read full article

Anemia

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

The first function of blood, its identification, is the transport of oxygen. Anemia, comes from Greek (Αναιμία), and means "without blood", referring to the deficit of erythrocytes consequently leading to a decrease in Hb (which is found only within erythrocytes) resulting in paleness and fatigue...  read full article

PAP Test

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Gentiana Cekodhima

PAP Test is the microscopic examination of cells taken from the cervix (the neck of the uterus) and/or vagina to see their changes (precancerous, cancerous). It is also known as the Papanicolaou test or cervical/vaginal cytology. PAP Test was first used as an examination method by Georgio...  read full article

Hemorrhoids (piles) - Diagnosis and treatment

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Dr. Viktor QERESHNIKU

Hemorrhoids are expansions of the blood vessels that occur in the anal canal. This canal is supplied with arterial and venous blood. The arterial system consists of two superior rectal arteries, which participate in the blood supply of the upper part of the anal canal up to the anal valves...  read full article

Echo-Endoscopy EUS

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Altin CEKODHIMA

Endoscopic ECO is a combination of echo and endoscopy to obtain images and information about the digestive tract, organs, and surrounding tissues. Endoscopy is a procedure where a flexible tube with a mini-camera is inserted through the patient's mouth or rectum to see inside the digestive tract...  read full article

Electroencephalogram

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Dr. Shk. Artan Haruni

The Electroencephalogram EEG, or as it is commonly referred to in everyday language (Ezheja), is an examination used to detect the brain's electrical activity through a system of electrodes, which transmit signals they receive from the scalp and send them to a computerized system. This signal is analyzed and converted...  read full article

Hemoglobinopathies

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Hemoglobinopathies are inherited diseases, caused by the defective production of hemoglobin protein chains. This includes a large group of diseases, but the main and most common in our country are Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemias. They are most prevalent in the Mediterranean, South America, India, Africa, Caribbean...  read full article

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