P Thomas,J M Thomas
P Thomas
Beyond its scientific and ethical competencies, a good doctor is characterized by his communication skills. The ability to listen is fundamental. During an interview, the physician must keep in mind a bio-psycho-social approach while being ...
T Gustot
T Gustot
Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases are highly prevalent in Western countries and associated with insulin resitance and metabolic syndrome. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by lobular inflammation and hepatocellular ball...
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P Gerard,M Cordonnier
P Gerard
The evolution of eye surgery has been truly extraordinary since the last decades, with the development of machines and techniques more and more accurate and effective. In this article will be detailed the novelties in terms of cataract surg...
E Schils
E Schils
During the last decade, life expectancy increased in western countries. Among the elderly, cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death. In both genders, cardiovascular risk increases with age. The statistical correlation be...
P van de Borne
P van de Borne
There is a linear relationship between LDLcholesterol plasma concentration and coronary events, both in patients with stable angina pectoris and after an acute event. All medications that affect the lipid profile do not have a favorable eff...
V de Brouckère,L Plat
V de Brouckère
Diabetes is a chronic, pandemic disorder which has a growing impact on healthcare costs and leads to severe micro- and macro-vascular complications. In 2009, Belgium introduced " care trajectories " (CT), a program which allows multidiscipl...
M Bernier,E Varlet
M Bernier
Hyperthyroidism and sub-hyperthyroidism are common illnesses. Their diagnosis and their treatment are accessible to the general practitioner in the any great majority of the cases. A careful clinical examination already allows to direct the...
B Sirault
B Sirault
The hypercalcemia is defined as a blood calcium range above 2.6 mmol/l. Its prevalence is variable in different studies and it is comprised between 2 and 8/1000 in the general population. The primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) and cancers ar...
A S Azzi,N Driessens
A S Azzi
Adrenal glands are specialized in biosynthesis of several hormones correlated to different clinical phenotypes in case of excess or lack of production. In addition to secretion disorders, tumors, secreting or not, can take place in adrenal ...
F Jacobs
F Jacobs
Lower respiratory tract infections represent one of the main causes of mortality in the world. They essentially consist of bronchitis, acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive bronchopulmonary diseases (COPD) and acute pneumonia. If acute...