[The rise of attractiveness of specialty "General Practice" for graduates of medical universities].

The choice of specialty by graduate of medical university can be promoted by particular social, demographic and personal characteristics. Purpose of the study is to investigate demographic, social and personal characteristics of students in residency on specialty "General Medical Practice" in the Russian Federation. The sociological, statistical and analytical methods are applied.

A new method for screening diagnosis of insulin resistance.

A simple method for the diagnosis of insulin resistance, easily realized in clinical practice, is developed in order to detect patients at a high risk of diseases associated with this condition. The metabolic index is estimated as the proportion of triglycerides and glucose values to quadratic HDL cholesterol value (in mmol/liter). The specific feature of this method for detection of insulin resistance in comparison with the known indirect methods is the use of routine biochemical values, evaluated in venous serum, for estimations.

[New metabolic index in the diagnosis of insulin resistance in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease].

Unlabelled: Early diagnosis of insulin resistance (IR) in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is relevant in connection with the possibility of timely correction and the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic significance of the new metabolic index (MI) in the early diagnosis of IR in patients with NAFLD.

Materials And Methods: In 494 patients with ultrasonographic evidence of NAFLD have been studied lipid and carbohydrate metabolism.

[Non-invasive techniques in diagnosis of steatosis and fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease].

Unlabelled: Diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most actual problems of modern hepatology. Ultrasound elastometry is alternative method to determine the density of the liver tissue. The efficiency of the method was confirmed by a large amount of data in patients with viral hepatitis.

[The integrated approach to diagnostics of metabolic syndrome in clinical practice].

Basic criteria of diagnostics and definitions of metabolic syndrome recommended by various international associations and expert groups are discussed. Permanent changes of criteria and usage of various approaches to diagnostics influence prevalence of metabolic syndrome among populations and estimation of its association with unfavorable outcomes. Some definitions of metabolic syndrome are more sensitive in detection of risk groups for cardiovascular diseases, and others in - detection of persons with high risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.