The Effect of Single and Triple Testicular Biopsy Using Biopty Gun on Spermatogenesis in Pubertal Rats.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare consequences in single and triple testicular biopsy by biopty gun in pubertal rats using histological and immunohistochemical analysis.

Methods: Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley male rats were used as the experimental model. The rats were randomly divided into three study groups.

The Virulence Factors and Clinical Manifestations of Infection.

is a common commensal fungus that colonizes the oropharyngeal cavity, gastrointestinal and vaginal tract, and healthy individuals' skin. In 50% of the population, is part of the normal flora of the microbiota. The various clinical manifestations of species range from localized, superficial mucocutaneous disorders to invasive diseases that involve multiple organ systems and are life-threatening.

Overall hemostasis potential and aPTT-clot waveform analysis as powerful laboratory diagnostic tools for identification of hemophilia A patients with unexpected bleeding phenotype.

Introduction: Traditionally used laboratory methods do not always accurately reflect bleeding severity in hemophilia A (HA) patients. The ability of three global assays for identifying patients with unexpected bleeding phenotype was investigated.

Methods: Overall hemostasis potential (OHP), aPTT-clot waveform analysis (aPTT-CWA), endogenous thrombin potential (ETP), FVIII activities, and prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 concentrations were measured in 62 HA patients (30 severe and 32 non-severe) and 27 male controls.

Cauda equina arachnoiditis - a rare manifestation of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease: A case report.

Background: Data regarding the neuroradiology features of the West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNV NID) is rather scarce. To contribute to the knowledge of the WNV NID, we present a patient with a combination of encephalitis and acute flaccid paresis, with cauda equina arachnoiditis as the main magnetic resonance (MR) finding.

Case Summary: A 72-year-old female patient was admitted due to fever, headache and gait instability.

Angiodysplasia of the Gallbladder: An Unknown Risk Factor for Cholecystolithiasis.

Angiodysplasia is a common type of lesion characterized by malformed submucosal and mucosal blood vessels. Angiodysplasia of the gallbladder is extremely rare, usually an incidental finding, with only two cases reported. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a curative treatment for angiodysplasia of the gallbladder.

Differences in Distress and Coping with the COVID-19 Stressor in Nurses and Physicians.

Background: Since the declaration of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak as pandemic, health workers have shown an incredible commitment to their patients, sometimes in apocalyptic conditions. We explored ways to deal with the coronavirus stressor and psychological outcomes among physicians and nurses.

Subjects And Methods: 124 healthcare workers in General Hospital Nasice (Croatia) were invited to participate in a study by performing within the period of March 26 to April 6 2020 questionnaire collected information on socio-demographic characteristics and living conditions that may be risk factors for covid-19 concern, Short form health survey-36, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) and Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WOC; consisting of 8 subscales: Confrontive Coping, Distancing, Self-Controlling, Seeking Social Support, Accepting Responsibility, Escape-Avoidance, Planful Problem Solving, Positive Reappraisal).

Personality traits of core self-evaluation as predictors on clinical decision-making in nursing profession.

Core self-evaluation (CSE) is a theory that includes four personality dimensions: self-esteem, self-efficacy, locus of control and emotional stability. CSE proved to be a significant predictor of the research on cognitive, emotional and behavioral responses across various situations in the workplace. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between personality traits of the core self-evaluation and clinical decision-making in nurses' profession.

The Influence of Self-Concept on Clinical Decision-Making in Nurses and Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The aim of this study is to examine the influence of nurses' self-concept (NSC) on clinical decision-making (CDM) among nursing students and hospital nurses. A further aim is to examine whether there is a difference in CDM and NSC between hospital nurses with various levels of experience and nursing students. A cross-sectional study was conducted during 2018 in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health and the University Hospital Center, in Osijek, Croatia, EU.

Family history and cord blood eosinophil count as predictors for atopic manifestations.

Objectives: The aim of our study was to investigate the correlation between several clinical parameters and the appearance of atopic manifestations (atopic eczema, food allergy, wheezing bronchitis, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis) in the first four years of life.

Methods: A total of 139 unselected full-term newborns were included in a prospective follow up from birth to age 4. Cord blood total immunoglobulin E (cIgE) and cord blood absolute eosinophil count (cEo), positive family history of allergy, maternal smoking during pregnancy, mode of delivery, and duration of exclusive and overall breastfeeding were evaluated as predictors for appearance of atopic manifestations.

How well do Croatian laboratories adhere to national recommendations for laboratory diagnostics of chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

Background In 2014, the Joint Croatian Working Group (JCWG) for laboratory diagnostic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) conducted a survey across medical-biochemistry laboratories which demonstrated a large heterogeneity in this area of laboratory medicine. To ensure the tools for the standardization process, in 2017 the JCWG-CKD published the first Croatian recommendations for laboratory diagnostics of CKD. To assess the implementation process, we have repeated a survey to explore how well laboratories adhere to the recommendations.

Luminal B is the Most Common Intrinsic Molecular Subtypes of Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma Patients in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Objective: Breast carcinoma has no longer been considered as a single and standalone disease. Its subtypes have been known to vary in terms of risk factors, natural histories, and responses to therapies. In particular, intrinsic molecular subtypes based on St.

Refugee Status as a Possible Risk Factor for Childhood Enuresis.

This study investigated the influence of refugee status on the occurrence of enuresis. It was performed among school children aged 6 to 11 years and their parents in the Vukovarsko-srijemska County (eastern Croatia), which had many displaced persons and refugees (mostly women and children) in the 1990s due to the wars in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. A specially designed questionnaire (about the child's age and gender, the child's enuresis history and that of the parents, and data on parental refugee status in childhood) was completed by one of the parents.

Role of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials as an Indicator of Recovery in Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMP) and cervical VEMP (cVEMP) are newer diagnostic methods, which allow an insight into the otolith senses. Our aim was to determine changes in certain parameters of the VEMP wave complex after successfully performed repositioning procedure, as an indicator of the state of recovery in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). This may confirm the theory of otolith returning into the area of otolithic senses.

Acoustic Reflex and House-Brackmann Rating Scale as Prognostic Indicators of Peripheral Facial Palsy in Neuroborreliosis.

Lyme borreliosis is a vector-borne infectious disease characterized by three disease stages. In the areas endemic for borreliosis, every acute facial palsy indicates serologic testing and implies specific approach to the disease. Th e aim of the study was to identify and confirm the value of acoustic refl ex and House-Brackman (HB) grading scale as prognostic indicators of facial palsy in neuroborreliosis.

The role of laboratory testing in detection and classification of chronic kidney disease: national recommendations.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common clinical condition with significant adverse consequences for the patient and it is recognized as a significant public health problem. The role of laboratory medicine in diagnosis and management of CKD is of great importance: the diagnosis and staging are based on estimation of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and assessment of albuminuria (or proteinuria). Therefore, the joint working group of the Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine and Croatian chamber of medical biochemists for laboratory diagnostics in CKD issued this national recommendation regarding laboratory diagnostics of CKD.

Can a finding of cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials contribute to vestibular migraine diagnostics?

Aim: To investigate differences in vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) results with patients suffering from vestibular migraine and healthy people, taking into consideration values of threshold and latency of occurrence of the characteristic wave complex, size of amplitude, and interaural amplitude ratio. According to the results, determine the importance and usefulness of VEMP in vestibular migraine diagnostics.

Methods: A total number of 62 subjects were included in the study, 32 of them belonging to a group of patients suffering from vestibular migraine (VM), while other 30 were in a control group of healthy subjects.

Epilepsy in a boy with a developmental venous anomaly--case-based update.

Background: Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) are the most common intracranial vascular malformations of the brain. They are most commonly asymptomatic and often diagnosed incidentally.

Illustrative Case: We present a rare case of a 9-year-old boy with seizures caused by a subcortically located DVA posterior to the postcentral gyrus of the left brain hemisphere.

Laboratory diagnostics of chronic kidney disease in Croatia: state of the art.

Introduction: Early identification and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly cost-effective and can reduce the risk of kidney failure progression and cardiovascular disease. In 2014, the Joint Croatian Working Group (JCWG) for laboratory diagnostic of CKD on the behalf of Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine (CSMBLM) and Croatian chamber of medical biochemists (CCMB) conducted a survey across Croatian medical-biochemistry laboratories to assess the current practice in this area of laboratory medicine. The aim of this study was to present the data collected through the survey and to give insight about laboratory diagnostics of chronic kidney disease in Croatia.

Myricitrin exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic activity in carbon tetrachloride-intoxicated mice.

Myricetin-3-O-α-rhamnoside (myricitrin) is a naturally occurring phenolic compound which possesses antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. The aim of this study was to determine the hepatoprotective effects of myricitrin. Myricitrin at doses of 10, 30 and 100 mg/kg and silymarin at dose of 100mg/kg were administered to BALB/cN mice by oral gavage, once daily for two consecutive days following carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-intoxication.

Quality of life and personality traits in patients with colorectal cancer.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether it is possible to predict quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer on the basis of personality dimensions from the Five-factor model.

Subjects And Methods: The study included 56 patients with colorectal cancer (40 men and 16 women), aged 48-87. The following instruments were used: the Questionnaire on General Information and Lifestyle Habits, the Quality of Life Scale, and the Neo Five-Factor Inventory.

By estimating dominant force on femoral neck fracture's crevice reliability of the fracture's classification increases.

Aim: To ensure a more reliable classification system for the femur neck fractures by estimating pressure and tensile force on the fracture crevice.

Methods: The study compared the kappa coefficient for the inter and intraobserver agreement of the same five observers on the same radiographic sample of the femur neck fracture with a time gap of one year for the AO group and original proposal of estimated dominant pressure and tensile force on the femur neck fracture's crevice.

Results: The kappa coefficient for the AO group was 0.

AO group, AO subgroup, Garden and Pauwels classification systems of femoral neck fractures: are they reliable and reproducible?

Aim: To determine which of the classification systems for the femoral neck fracture between AO group, AO subgroup, Garden and Pauwels is much more reliable and reproducible to predict a method of treatment, radiological prediction of nonunion and prediction of outcomes.

Methods: Five observers classified 77 randomly selected anterior- posterior (AP) and lateral view preoperative radiographs of the femoral neck fractures according to AO group, AO subgroup, Garden and Pauwels classification systems. The procedure was repeated on the same radiographs after three months.

Neuropsychological development in preschool children born with asymmetrical intrauterine growth restriction and impact of postnatal head growth.

Neuropsychological development and the impact of postnatal head growth were studied in preschool children with asymmetrical intrauterine growth restriction. Examinees born at term with a birth weight below the 10th percentile were matched to the control group according to chronological and gestational age, gender, and maternal education. Fifty children were in each group, with a mean age of 6 years, 4 months.

Retrospective study of total hip arthroplasty in Brod-Posavina and Požega- Slavonia counties in 2010.

The aim of this retrospective study is to present the incidence of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in Brod-Posavina and Požega-Slavonia counties in 2010 along with an analysis of post-operative complications. The research was carried out at orthopaedic departments in three hospital institutions, "Dr. Josip Benčević "Slavonski Brod General Hospital, the Nova Gradiška General Hospital and the Požega General County Hospital.