[Changes in the knowledge and attitude of physicians and health professionals in relation to AIDS during 1988-1990]. / Orvosok és egészségügyi dolgozók AIDS-szel kapcsolatos ismereteinek és attitüdjének változása 1988-1990 között.

The authors interviewed in 1988, 570 and in 1990 425 health personnel about their knowledge and attitudes with AIDS. The results of 1990 survey shows: 63-76% of subjects changed their working habits, the increase rate to 1988 data is 30-40% and 11.7-18.0% changed their habits in their private life, the rate of increasing are: 8-9%. The safety gloves was mentioned by 82.1%-20% more than in 1988. 14% of the interviewed doctors and other health workers are refuse the care of an AIDS or a HIV positive patient, this rate is the double than was in 1988. Among the information resources the rate of postgraduate education was by 10% lower and 95% of the interviewed persons nominated the mass media as a main information channel in their knowledges about AIDS.

[Possibilities for using emergency abdominal ultrasound study and its significance in acute diseases of the abdominal cavity]. / Möglichkeiten der Anwendung der urgenten abdominalen Ultraschalluntersuchung und ihre Bedeutung bei akuten Erkrankungen der Bauchhöhle.

Studies were conducted by the authors' of this paper into the diagnostic value of ultrasonic examination to clear up suspicion of acute abdominal problems, with 381 examinations being actually evaluated. Definitely valid diagnosis was obtained from the method in 37.7 per cent of these cases. The tentative diagnosis was invalidated in 18.2 per cent. The results are compared with literature data. Continued systematic use of the approach is recommended. It would bring down the time required for diagnosis and might provide another possibility of supporting the diagnostic effort which is quite difficult, when it comes to acute abdominal problems.