Thyroid gland diseases

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Dr. Viktor QERESHNIKU

The thyroid is an endocrine gland located in the front part of the neck, below the "Adam's apple". It consists of two lobes (right and left) of equal size like two walnuts that are connected at the bottom center by a bridge called the isthmus. At the back of it are located 4 glands that are calle...  read full article

Clinical consequences of iron deficiency

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Iron deficiency is the most common case of deficiency (lack, deficiency) of a chemical element, worldwide. It is economically important because it reduces the ability of individuals to cope with physical work and reduces both growth and learning in children...  read full article

Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets

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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...  read full article

Down Syndrome - Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis

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Dr. Elton Peci

Prenatal diagnosis is an integral part of maternal-fetal medicine which aims at the prenatal identification of various fetal diseases. Initially, its object was genetic diseases, chromosomal abnormalities, and fetal malformations. Later, its objectives were expanded with the detection of pre-eclampsia...  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

Premature birth

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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...  read full article

Biliary atresia

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Dr. Arjeta Bebeci

Biliary atresia is one of the main causes of cholestatic jaundice in neonates. It is a rare disease of the liver and biliary ducts that is encountered in newborns. Symptoms of the disease appear around two to eight weeks after birth. Hepatocytes produce bile which helps in the digestion of fats an...  read full article

Does blood change in spring?

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

There is a belief, “in spring, the blood changes”. Blood consists of plasma and formed elements of blood ("blood cells"). Plasma consists of 90% water and 10% organic matter: (of which protein 7% and the rest amino acids, lipids, vitamins, hormones, coagulation factors, and various metabolites...  read full article

Menopause

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Dr. Elton Peci

Menopause is that period of a woman's life in which menstruation stops and never comes again. Menopause is part of the natural aging process in women. In this phase, the ovaries no longer produce oocytes (eggs) and the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and pregnancy becomes impossible for the woman...  read full article

Breast cancer

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Dr. Arjeta Bebeci

Breast cancer is a cancer that develops in glandular tissue, it is divided into two main types: 1) Ductal carcinoma (which develops in the lactiferous ducts), most breast cancers are of this type. 2) Lobular carcinoma develops in the breast lobule, the part that produces milk...  read full article

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