This content is machine translated Pain Management Tumor pain – a therapeutic challenge that affects everyone The survival times of malignant patients have increased significantly in recent years due to the improvement of therapy options. However, about one in two patients develops tumor pain in the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Medicinal products containing cannabis Miracle cure or marketing hype? Globally, there is a trend toward increased use of preparations containing cannabis. Indications include pain problems or spasticity in the context of neurological diseases. Adverse effects are strongly dose-dependent.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cancer treatment Light therapy for immune cells helps with side effects Autoimmune reactions are a common side effect of checkpoint inhibitor therapies used to treat melanocytic tumors. As a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows, extracorporeal photopheresis…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated SVT Narrow complex tachycardia – differential diagnosis and management. Narrow complex tachycardia is a common clinical presentation. Reentry, in particular, provides persistent tachycardia. The prerequisite for the development of reentry tachycardia is a substrate with two distinct conduction pathways…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Acute heart failure Diagnostics and initial stabilization Acute heart failure is a life-threatening situation that requires rapid and planned action. How does the clarification take place? What therapeutic measures are available? A look at initial stabilization in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rhinosinusitis In which cases are antibiotics indicated? Sinusitis is one of the most common infectious diseases in children and adults, and antibiotics are often prescribed. However, in contrast to chronic rhinosinusitis, antibiosis is rarely necessary in the…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Medullary thyroid carcinoma Calcitonin as a tumor marker Thyroid nodules are a well-known phenomenon; fortunately, medullary thyroid carcinomas are not. It is a malignant degeneration of the C cells of the thyroid gland, which are located parafollicularly and…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Suicide prevention in family practice. Actively reach out to those at risk Suicidality is most often associated with mental illness, especially depression. Often suicidality “hides” behind somatic and other medical complaints. Primary care physicians often occupy a key position in identifying suicidal…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Asperger syndrome Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults with high levels of compensation. Middle-aged patients may well still be diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Most of the time, these are people with a high level of compensation. But the efforts take over as time…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Quantitative sensory testing in neuropathic pain. Comprehensive functional analysis of the somatosensory nervous system Pain is one of the most difficult symptoms to detect. Many other signs of disease, such as skin symptoms or paralysis, are visible, palpable, and thus objectifiable. In the assessment…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy for depression Low risk of interaction with low-hyperforin St. John’s wort St. John’s wort extracts are proven for the treatment of depressive disorders. However, some preparations, by inducing CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein (ABCB1), lower the plasma levels of other drugs and impair…
