This content is machine translated 40 years of percutaneous coronary intervention Update on indications, outcomes, and concomitant drug therapy. With PCI, mortality in acute coronary syndrome has been impressively reduced. An overview of current technical developments (stents), key treatment guidelines, and adjunctive therapies. Includes overview interventional vs surgical treatment…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes In which patients is insulin therapy still useful? Insulin can have a long-term negative effect on weight and lead to tissue damage. The combination with a GLP 1 analog reduces insulin requirements and prevents possible weight gain. Basal…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated New therapeutic approaches for depression Gain or disorientation? New therapeutic approaches work with virtual reality, hyperthermia, buprenorphine, and psilocybin, among others. New evidence is available on light therapy, ketamine treatment, and folic acid substitution. Gain or disorientation –…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Case report 15q13.3 deletion syndrome. Adolescent female patient with severe self-injury and persistent death wish Case report of a 16-year-old female patient who received intensive care for over a year due to persistent desire to die – both 1:1 care and restraint techniques and fixations…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Vulvar carcinoma Vulvar carcinoma requires multidisciplinary collaboration Vulvar carcinoma is a rather rare carcinoma. Here, too, prevention is better than therapy. In the case of a conspicuous vulvar finding, the entire vulva should always be carefully examined…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cervical canal stenosis When to operate – when conservative? Diseases of the spinal cord are often accompanied by a great reduction in the quality of life for those affected. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common cause of myelopathy…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Gallbladder diseases What are the surgical options? The most common benign biliary disease, cholecystolithiasis, can cause acute and chronic inflammation of the gallbladder and biliary obstruction. The therapeutic gold standard is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There are innovative surgical…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Colon irritabile (irritable bowel syndrome) Adequate procedure according to IBS subtype Medication and non-drug therapy options are available for irritable bowel syndrome. However, typical symptoms must first be recognized and alarm signs correctly interpreted. A long-term doctor-patient relationship is central to…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Lumbar canal stenosis Symptomatology, diagnostics, therapies Lumbar back pain is one of the most common complaints in the population. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common cause of lumbar back pain. An overview.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Chronic back pain Research into structural and functional changes in the brain In chronic back pain, structural as well as functional changes in the brain are reported, which are related to the duration of pain. Neurological signatures identified using modern imaging are…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Rotational vertigo Finding causes in the family practice Dizziness is one of the most common symptoms seen in family practice. Anamnesis, examination findings as well as “red flags” help in the often difficult search for causes.
