Tehnika (Jan 2023)
The importance of biomedical engineers in the health system
Abstract
We are witnessing an epidemiological increase in the development of chronic diseases. In particular, this growth trend refers to malignant, autoimmune and metabolic diseases. Despite the sovereignty of medicine in the treatment of acute conditions, there is a significant problem with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system loses its immune memory and begins to recognize the cells of its own organism as foreign and to attack and destroy them. There can be an attack of only one organ or several organs, that is, the emergence of systemic autoimmune diseases. The most common autoimmune diseases are T1D, RA, Psoriasis, MS, SLE, Irritable colon, Mb Addison, Graves, Hachimoto, Sjogren's, Myasthenia gravis, Autoimmune vasculitis and Celiac disease. Symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, reddening of the skin, itching of the skin, loss of concentration, low-grade fever, tingling of the hands and feet, hair loss are general symptoms, which should make us suspect that there may be an underlying autoimmune condition, and there are also specific complaints related to for failure of the function of a certain organ, which make it easier for us to diagnose. Precisely from the fact that the current medicine provides drugs that only suppres the immune system and do not treat the causes of the occurrence of these conditions, knowledge about the regenerative capacity of the organism is necessary, in order to succeed in regenerating the diseased organ by influencing the factors that cause this condition.
