The update of the treatment manual "Management of the patient with alcohol use disorder" was initiated because five years had passed since the publication of the original manual in 2015. The updated treatment manual helps to ensure modern treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder in Estonia.
At th...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the 3rd leading cause of death in the world (WHO 2018). In developed countries, 9-10% of the population aged 40 years and older suffer from COPD, and the incidence of the disease is increasing. According to studies, the risk of incapacity for work in people...
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a disease with an extremely diverse clinical course. It is a disease of older people, the median age of the patient at the time of diagnosis is between 65-70 years. CLL is the most common leukemia in the Western world, accounting for over 30% of all cases of the disease. I...
A clinical summary of this KDP was published in the Journal of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic .
An estimated 17.5 million people died of cardiovascular disease worldwide in 2012, accounting for 31% of all deaths worldwide. Of these deaths, an estimated 7.4 million were due to coronary hea...
Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess
body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term
medical complications and reduces life span. However, due to individual differences in body composition, body fat distribution and
function, the threshold to which adiposi...
Obesity is a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease, characterized by the presence of abnormal or excess adiposity that impairs health and social well-being.
Screening for obesity should be performed regularly by measuring body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.
The clinical assessment of ob...
Adherence to consistent post-operative behavioural changes (behaviour modification for nutrition plans, physical activity and vitamin intake) can optimize obesity management and health while minimizing post-operative complications.
Working in partnership, the bariatric surgical centre, the local bariatri...
Moores, Lisa K;
Tritschler, Tobias;
Brosnahan, Shari;
Carrier, Marc;
Collen, Jacob F;
Doerschug, Kevin;
Holley, Aaron B;
Jimenez, David;
Gal, Gregoire Le;
Rali, Parth;
Wells, Philip.
Emerging evidence shows that severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be complicated by a significant coagulopathy, that likely manifests in the form of both microthrombosis and VTE. This recognition has led to the urgent need for practical guidance regarding prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of...
La Retinopatía de la Prematuridad (ROP por sus siglas en inglés) es un trastorno retiniano
vasoproliferativo y una de las causas principales de ceguera prevenible en niños (1). La ROP afecta
a recién nacidos prematuros (RNP) y está asociada a la administración inadecuada de oxígeno (2).
El Seguro ...
La enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) consiste en la pérdida progresiva de la función renal a
través de cinco estadios (1, 2). Esta condición es un problema de salud pública que ocasiona daños en la calidad de vida y pérdidas socioeconómicas por la mortalidad, discapacidad y costos asociados que gen...
