Vol 66, No 5 (1985)

Rheumatism, as the most common cause of cardiovascular disease in young people and early disability, is still an urgent problem in medicine.

Despite the well-known successes of pulmonary surgery in general, the treatment of acute suppurative destructive pneumonia (OHDP) in childhood still remains a difficult task.

The active participation of the lungs in fat metabolism suggests the presence of lipid metabolism disorders in patients with pulmonary lesions.

One of the most important factors predisposing to the onset of pneumonia in newborns is the state of age-related immunological reactivity of the child.

In a comparative study of exogenous and endogenous factors contributing to the formation of urinary system pathology in childhood, it was found that children from families with patients with nephropathy have the highest risk [1].

Changes in the intestinal microflora in premature infants who are at risk for the development of dysbiosis are quite common.

The successes achieved in the study of the pathogenesis of vitamin B-deficient rickets, the peculiarities of the metabolism of vitamin B and the mechanism of action of its metabolites, made it possible to distinguish a group of rickets-like diseases (RPD).

Scoliosis is one of the most common diseases in childhood and adolescence and occurs in 6.4% of children.

At present, the problem of arthrosis is of social importance, since the level of disability caused by it has increased 3-5 times over the past decade [4].

Reconstructive operations, restoring the main blood flow, are currently considered as the most radical methods of treating chronic arterial obstruction.

With Marfan syndrome, pregnancy can be an aggravating factor in the course of the underlying disease.

There were examined 192 newborns with a large body weight and 94 newborns (control group) with a normal birth weight.

There are isolated reports of changes in the level of fibronectin in the blood in violation of the process of bone formation in adults.

Over the past 3 years, we have observed 255 patients with acute destructive pneumonia, 21 of them were diagnosed with pneumothorax.

In the children's regional hospital in Kirov, over the past 5 years, 88 children aged from 2 months to 14 years have been treated for acute testicular diseases.

With the help of a questionnaire, the daily routine of 256 pupils of the 9-10th grades of two comprehensive schools in Kazan was studied.

To work out the technique for studying alveolar ventilation using a fast-acting oxygen gas analyzer "Medfizpribor", the O2 content in the exhaled air was studied in 35 healthy people, 30 patients with COPD and in 20 people with rheumatic heart defects.

Children's injuries, according to various authors [1-3], account for 12 to 30% of all types of non-occupational injuries. In the structure of child mortality from accidents, up to 70% is accounted for by traumas received in everyday life, up to 17.7% - in road traffic accidents [4].

In connection with the reform of the general education school, approved by the resolution of the April (1984) Plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the reorganization of the public education system poses responsible tasks for children's health care.

The close relationship between the state of the environment and the health of the population has become increasingly evident in recent years and deserves attention, especially in economically developed countries.

It is known that there are many reasons for an erroneous diagnosis.

The 75th anniversary of the birth of a prominent statesman and public figure, an outstanding organizer of Soviet health care, a loyal son of the Communist Party, a remarkable scientist, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor Sergei Vladimirovich Kuratov.