This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – external hernias If the hernia can be seen from the outside or if the protrusion resulting from a hernia leads from the inside of the body towards the skin, it is referred...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Early detection of type 1 diabetes Detection of insulin autoantibodies as an early marker Type 1 diabetes develops in several stages, whereby in the first preclinical phase only diabetes-specific autoantibodies are initially present in the blood, but the patients are normoglycaemic. Targeted screening is...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Colitis Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases are characterized by an intermittent course. In Crohn’s disease, the main sites of manifestation are the terminal ileum and the colon, while ulcerative colitis exclusively affects...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated CKD: counteracting kidney progression and reducing the risk of CVD Targeted intervention through a multifactorial approach The Swiss Society of Nephrology (SGN) advocates targeted screening for defined risk groups. However, given the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care, it is hardly possible to...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Casuistry Hernia turns out to be a 25 cm long Meckel’s diverticulum Meckel’s diverticulum is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal system with an estimated prevalence of about 2% in the general population. Although it often remains asymptomatic,...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dyspnea – pulmonary hamartomas Benign tumors of the lung can be epithelial, mesenchymal or embryonal in nature. Hamartomas are among the most common benign lung tumors. As they are usually asymptomatic, they are mostly...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Renal cell carcinoma In the early stages, it is often an incidental finding, as symptoms usually only manifest themselves at a later stage. Nowadays, ultrasound, CT and MRI are the main imaging techniques...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Benralizumab in a patient with asthma and EGPA When the biologic has a counterproductive effect Eosinophilic vasculitis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare inflammation of small blood vessels that is usually associated with asthma. Eye involvement occurs sporadically and central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – internal hernias Internal hernias can form, particularly after surgery. This usually involves the small intestine twisting around internal organs. Internal hernias occur, for example, but not exclusively, after weight-reducing operations such as...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Case Report 53-year-old female patient with palmoplantar keratoderma Palmoplantar keratoderma is characterized by excessive epidermal thickening of the skin on the palms and/or plantar surfaces of the feet and can be hereditary or acquired. The spectrum of possible...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Hernias Hernias occur due to congenital or acquired gaps and weaknesses within the abdominal wall or groin. Inguinal and femoral hernias are the most common. Surgical intervention is particularly indicated for...…
