The correlation of iodine concentration in urine with muscle mass and reaction speed of young adults
Aim: To examine dietary iodine intake and urinary iodine concentration in young adults, as well as the relationship between iodine concentration in urine and muscle mass and speed of muscle reaction. Methods: Seventy euthyroid participants between the ages of 18 and 24 participated, 35 (50%) male and 35 (50%) female. The participants were young ad...
By Stjepan Ištvanić, Ivan Dusper, Tomislav Ištvanić, Vedran Farkaš, Ines Banjari, Tatjana Bačun
The most common indications for measuring metanephrine and normetanephrine in plasma – a rational approach
Aim To determine the most common indications for measuring metanephrine and normetanephrine in plasma by gender and age and to compare the concentrations of metanephrine and normetanephrine by indication, gender and age.Methods The study was conducted on 224 patients whose plasma metanephrine and normetanephrine concentrations were measured at the ...
By Romana Marušić, Željka Dragila, Adriana Levaković, Ivan Lekić, Dubravka Mihaljević, Željko Debeljak, Tatjana Bačun
Serum glucose, sodium and potassium concentrations in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis
Aim To investigate possible differences in serum glucose and sodium and potassium concentrations with respect to age, gender and severity of diabetic ketoacidosis.Methods Medical records from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 were reviewed and patients with the diagnosis of diabeticketoacidosis were selected.Results The study included 52 patients....
By Željka Dragila, Dora Rudić, Klara Ćosić, Tatjana Bačun
Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy – a rare but dangerous diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of hypertension in pregnancy. Unrecognized, it carries a great risk for both mother and the foetus. The main reason for missing the diagnosis is the misconception that any hypertension occurring in pregnancy is gestational hypertension or pre (eclampsia). As many as 90% of patients report one or more pheochromocytom...
By Romana Marušić, Marija Olujić, Tatjana Bačun
Glycaemia, renal function and body mass in men and women with type 2 diabetes
Aim To determine parameters of glycaemic control, renal function and anthropometric measurements in patients with type 2 diabetes in family medicine offices and to examine whether there is a difference in these parameters between genders. Methods This cross-sectional study included 136 patients of both genders diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with a...
By Marko Pirić, Dunja Šojat, Valentina Mišković, Matej Šapina, Zvonimir Popović, Tatjana Bačun