The Prevalence of Metabolic Acidosis in Patients with Different Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease: Single-Centre Study.

Background: Metabolic acidosis (MA) is one of the most common consequences of CKD. MA is also a risk factor of CKD progression and increased mortality in these patients.

Aim: The aim of this retrospective, cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of MA in different stages of CKD and renal replacement therapy (RRT) modalities - haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD).

Quality of life in survivors of childhood brain tumour and the association of children's diseases on quality of their parents life.

Objective: Evaluation of children's quality of life (QoL) after finished brain tumour treatment and the association of children's diseases on quality of their parents' life.

Methods: The study group was consisted of 46 children after brain tumour treatment (aged 4, 5, to 29 years old). The control group was composed of 104 students of primary, secondary, and high schools.

Sleep disturbances in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Sleep disturbances in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) have been reported in recent years. The majority of published studies are related to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) while not many researches have analyzed any other causes of sleep disturbances. A group of ninety five women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome were enrolled into the study.