This content is machine translated Rosacea Treat redness and telangiectases with laser technology Rosacea is a common inflammatory dermatosis primarily affecting the face. Primary symptoms are redness and telangiectases in the cheek and nose area, the treatment of which should be included in…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Malnutrition in elderly patients A surprisingly common phenomenon Malnutrition increases with age. The leading symptom is unwanted weight loss. In nutrition therapy, the supervision of a qualified nutritionist is of great importance.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Wound healing in diabetic patients Diabetic foot syndrome Impaired wound healing in diabetic patients is a problem with increasing frequency, which causes enormous costs and is still largely unsolved. An overview of pathogenesis.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Where are we today? Significant progress has been made in both Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia in recent years. This mainly concerns the understanding of the disease and diagnostics. New substances are in advanced…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics and therapy in advanced prostate cancer State of the evidence For clinically locally advanced prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy and external radiotherapy may be considered. In metastatic prostate cancer, ADT, ADT plus docetaxel, and ADT plus abiraterone and prednisone may be…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment in children Special features in the care of pediatric patients Complex wounds in children present special challenges. Examples of complex wounds are: large-scale thermal injuries, wounds resp. Wound healing disorders in children with reduced immunity, wounds in children receiving intensive…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Testicular carcinoma Update 2018 Active surveillance is the preferred option postoperatively for stage I seminoma. In contrast, for non-seminoma stage I, adjuvant chemotherapy with one cycle of BEP is recommended (with risk factor of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Functional dyspepsia Challenging diagnosis finding Functional dyspepsia is common and severely limits quality of life. The diagnosis is initially based on a thorough medical history. If there are no accompanying alarm symptoms, empiric therapy can…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pacemaker Pacemaker knowledge for family physicians The most common indications for pacing are symptomatic second- and third-degree AV blocks, a sick sinus node with symptomatic pauses, and symptomatic chronotropic incompetence. To avoid patient hazards during surgery…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Update pressure ulcer Prevention and treatment in bio-psycho-social management A condensed overview of risk factors for pressure ulcer development in the bio-psycho-social model of international classification and measures for prevention. Condition of wounds and treatment recommendation in clear tabular…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Gynecological tumors Prevention, diagnostics, treatment and aftercare There are no established screenings for endometrial and ovarian cancer. Therefore, any woman with postmenopausal or atypical bleeding premenopausally must be examined and, if necessary, further clarified. Early ovarian cancer…
