Editors: Stjepanović M, Popević S, Dimić-Janjić S. Selected Chapters from Pulmonology. Medical Faculty in Belgrade, 2023.Chief Editor: Sekulić S. Pulmonary Diseases. Medical Faculty in Belgrade, 2000.ISBN - 978-86-7117-681-1   I present the textbook "Selected Chapters from Pulmonology"...

INTRODUCTION Allergy to ragweed pollen has become a significant health problem in recent years. Ambrosia (genus Ambrosia of the Asteraceae family) is a plant originally from North America. Worldwide, two species are the most widespread, common (or short) ragweed (A. artemisiifolia or A. elatior)...

INTRODUCTION Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of tumors and account for about 1% of all tumors in adults, and as many as up to 15% of tumors in children aged four years and younger [1,2]. In Europe, the total incidence for all localizations is 4 - 5/100,000, annually [3,4]....

INTRODUCTION In everyday clinical practice, preparing a patient for surgical treatment is not an easy task. The presence of comorbidities, the urgency of surgical intervention, and the need for additional diagnostic procedures can affect the course of the treatment. There is a constant increase...

INTRODUCTION Over the past three to four billion years, life on Earth has evolved according to a predictable solar day pattern, i.e., being exposed to relatively bright light during the day and to darkness during the night. It has been known for quite some time that all living organisms have an...

INTRODUCTION Preterm birth is one of the most relevant problems of perinatal medicine today. It represents a potentially very dangerous perinatal event, primarily from the point of view of perinatal morbidity and mortality. By definition, it is a birth that occurs before the 37th week of...

INTRODUCTION Fever of unknown origin denotes the presence of body temperature >38.3°C recorded on multiple occasions lasting longer than 3 weeks, with no diagnosis established despite adequate investigation including basic biochemical tests, chest radiographs, abdominal ultrasound...

INTRODUCTION Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common viruses associated with cancers (as many as 690,000 new cases in 2018) [1]. There are more than 200 types of HPV, and they are divided into low and high oncogenic risk types [2,3]. The most important types of HPV with low...

INTRODUCTION Guided by the importance of breastfeeding for the longevity and health of newborns and infants, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted an internationally agreed upon Code of Ethics (International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes) which explains to the public, health...

INTRODUCTION Less than three years passed from the submission of the application to the confirmation of Serbia’s status as a candidate country by the European Council in March 2012, and the explanatory and bilateral screenings in autumn 2013 [1]. After the start of [2] accession negotiations in...

INTRODUCTION Uncertainty and complexity are inherent in clinical practice. While these are not new phenomena, it appears that we are increasingly recognizing and assessing their impact on outcomes differently. We acknowledge that providing care for those entrusted with the responsibility of...

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. Isaac Newton Dear colleagues, In circumstances of challenging and very dynamic global events, the Editorial Board of the Serbian Jour- nal of the Medical...

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