Assessment of the Antidepressant Side Effects Occurrence in Patients Treated in Primary Care.

Introduction: It is an undeniable fact that antidepressants can cause side effects. Antidepressants generally have a similar effect but they differ in their application safety, as well as their side effects.

Aim: To determine differences in the frequency and intensity of antidepressant induced side effects in patients treated in primary care.

Antidepressant treatment outcomes in family medicine.

Aim To determine the prevalence of depressive episodes and recurrent depressive disorders despite of the length of therapy and type of antidepressants. Methods The study was conducted among 508 patients aged 19-65 years who were treated for depression for at least 3 months (mild and moderate episodes were controlled and the effects of treatment monitored by family physicians, while severe episodes were controlled by a psychiatrist) during 2013- 2015 in Zenica-Doboj Canton using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). Results The average age of the patients was 48.

METABOLIC SYNDROME - THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Introduction: Due to sedentary lifestyles and excessive calorie intake, metabolic syndrome is becoming increasingly common health problem in the world, as well as in our country, and it is estimated to occur in 30% of the population of middle and older age. The metabolic syndrome is a combination of disorders that include: obesity, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, impaired regulation of body fat and high blood pressure. Complications resulting from metabolic syndrome significantly reduces quality of patient's life and represents a huge socio-economic burden.

Auditing of medical chart among type 2 diabetic patient done by primary care physicians.

Aim: To analyse the difference in documentation of standard parameters for monitoring DM type 2 between Family Medicine Teams (FMT) and Teams on Program Additional Training (PAT).

Methods: Study was conducted as 20 medical chart audits of diabetic type 2 patients randomly selected per 3 FMT from Zenica and 3 PAT from Kakanj. According to the chart, we assess sex, age, glucose in blood-GB, blood pressure-BP, total cholesterol-TC, body mass index-BMI, HbA1c, foot exam, eye exam and urinoanalisis and have any of the tests been done in the past year.

Female breast cancer in relation to exposure to medical iatrogenic diagnostic radiation during life.

Aim Of The Study: Exposure to radiation and aging are the leading causes of breast cancer among female patients. We aimed to investigate and assess the relationship between exposure to medical, diagnostic and iatrogenic radiation and breast cancer using a questionnaire among 100 newly diagnosed female breast cancer patients and 100 control female subjects without cancer.

Material And Methods: A case control study using a family ambulatory based survey was conducted among 200 female patients from all municipalities of Zenica-Doboj Canton.