[The Organization of Stomatological Care to Patients with Various Somatic Pathology].

The article considers actual national and international publications concerning problems of organization and characteristics of stomatological care support of patients with particular types of somatic pathology. The new approaches are analyzed concerning organization of efficient stomatological care of patients with various diseases.

[Dental screening in patients with rheumatic disease].

Dental screening features of patients having rheumatic diseases are reviewed concerning such factors as examination and oral hygiene sessions frequency, specific rheumatic disease (rheumatoid arthritis, system lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis), oral and dental disorders (periodontal disease, dental caries, salivary glands disorders).

[Ultrasound diagnosis of acute cholecystitis]. / Ul'trazvukovaia diagnostika ostrogo kholetsistita.

The results of ultrasonographic examination of the gall-bladder in its acute inflammation in 1070 patients are presented. Parallels between the anatomic changes and ultrasound visual picture of the inflamed wall of the gall-bladder were drawn. The analysis of the results of the examination revealed the most typical symptoms of acute cholecystitis and permitted to differentiate it from similar ultrasonographic symptoms in other diseases of the gall-bladder. From all patients who underwent surgical treatment or diagnostic laparoscopy, the diagnosis was confirmed in 97%. The possibilities of the method in a series of patients after the operation and patients with concomitant diseases are limited, in such cases the punction or drainage of the gall-bladder under the ultrasound scan control for diagnostics and treatment is advisable.