Pregorexia: a psychotherapy strategy for eating disorders in pregnant women.

Pregorexia refers to an eating disorder observed in pregnant women characterized by the adoption of extreme dieting and workout regime during pregnancy meant to ward off weight gain and keep body shape under control. Psychological factors such as a distortion of how one perceives their own body, concerns about visible signs of pregnancy, and fear of gaining weight have been identified as some of the underlying causes of pregorexia. This condition may have detrimental effects, such as stunted fetal growth, spontaneous miscarriage, and development of anemia by the pregnant woman.

[Indications for atypical papillotomy by the method of trans-pancreatic precut of the Vater's papilla in case of inability of the standard cannulation].

The analysis of our own experience of atypical endoscopic sphincterotomy by transpancreatic precut, its effectiveness is evaluated and analyzed the complications and their causes.

[Clinical assessment of modified segmental tuberculin test in infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis and community-acquired pneumonia].

The atypical course of pneumonias (without significant intoxication and bronchopulmonary syndromes) is now notified and the incidence of nonspecific changes in the lower lung has increased. The authors propose to use a modified segmental tuberculin test in the differential diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis. This test has revealed that in community-acquired pneumonia, the average sizes of papules do not differ in the bilateral suprascapular regions and they are significantly less than on the fore-arm when the Mantoux test with 2TE whereas in infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis, the largest papules are recorded above a specific inflammatory focus and their size is larger than that on the intact side and forearm.

[Correction of the composition of the dialyzing solution during its electrochemical regeneration].

The results of a study of parameters of an experimental dialyzate regeneration unit (a key functional unit of a hemodialysis apparatus with the regeneration of dialyzing solution) are discussed in the article.

[Medical and social rehabilitation of coal miners suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis].

Long-term results of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in those miners (n-169) working in coal mines of the Luhansk Oblast were studied together with results of their medical and work rehabilitation. The study made showed a low efficacy of treatment in the remote period, with cure having been achieved in 36.8 percent of cases, progression of the process recordable in ten percent of them.

[State of the art and outlook for promoting Russian-made hemodialysis equipment with regeneration of dialyzing solution].

Radical improvements in the physiological features and self-sufficiency of hemodialysis equipment, an essential reduction of the volume of dialyzate contacting with patient's body and elimination of dependence of the equipment operation on the availability of a water-supply network can be ensured by applying a regime of circulation of a relatively small volume (3-5 l) of dialyzate through the regenerating device. The regeneration unit must eliminate the organic products of dialysis from the dialyzate and stabilize the ionic composition of the purified dialyzate according to the preset parameters. Modern methods and technical means for regenerating the used dialyzate are discussed; a regeneration unit, which ensures an electrochemical oxidation (in the used dialyzate) of nitrogen-containing organic metabolites with a subsequent sorption-type additional purification of electrochemically-processed dialyzate, is offered.

[Efficiency treatment of new cases of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis in the presence of concurrent iron deficiency anemia].

A hundred and twenty nine new cases of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis were examined. Of them, 95 patients were diagnosed as having first-degree iron deficiency anemia. Anemia was found to have a negative impact on the clinical efficiency of therapeutical measures.

[Evaluation of biological sequelae for cattle in the zone of the Chernobyl accident].

The influence of Chernobyl NPP outburst on cattle from farms in Russia and Belorussia was examined since 1988 to 1996. Changes in the level of thyroid hormones and imbalance in cAMP/cGMP ratio with increased cAMP concentration in blood were found. The content of cAMP and E, F2a prostaglandins was varied because of the disturbances in the rate of their metabolism.

[The characteristics of the treatment of newly detected pulmonary tuberculosis in miners].

Results are submitted on the treatment of 192 miners free from manifest signs of silicosis when they first presented with different forms of pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculosis in those individuals engaged in the coal industry was found out to poorly respond to treatment. During the period of 1.

[Acquiring practical skills by subinterns in the early detection and prevention of tuberculosis].

Experience with practical training of the undergraduates at the Chair of Tuberculosis within a general public health network in the organization and methods of pulmonary tuberculosis early detection is presented. Emphasis is made on the analysis of a late diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. The role of preventive photoroentgenography and the place of the students in organizing this work are shown.