This content is machine translated Performance enhancement with psychotropic drugs Cognitive Enhancement – a critical review of fifteen years of research. The idea of improving the mental performance of healthy people with psychotropic drugs continues to receive a lot of attention. The main focus is on psychostimulants, in particular amphetamine, methylphenidate…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Calcium and vitamin D3 substitution Which patient groups benefit? There is currently insufficient evidence to support calcium substitution in the healthy general population for primary prevention of osteoporosis. Although a small increase in bone density was measured densitometrically, no…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated A multidisciplinary challenge Follow-up of adults with congenital heart defect Patched is not cured: Patients with congenital heart defects are at high risk for heart defect-related complications in adulthood. Specialized, structured, and interdisciplinary follow-up can mitigate the risk of complications…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Pregnancy and birth with congenital heart defect Relevant for the practice Despite all medical advances, corrected congenital heart defects (AHF) are not “cured” heart defects. In the long-term course, cardiovascular problems such as cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure or pulmonary hypertension may…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chinese medicine in the family practice Which patients can benefit from TCM? The evidence for acupuncture for pain is broadly supported in meta-analyses. Integrative medicine, i.e. cooperation between complementary and conventional medicine, will be the model of the future. The WHO has…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Laser therapy considerations Is Laser Medicine a Wooly Pig that Lays the Egg? Laser medicine is a serious addition to our field and has given us countless treatment options that we didn’t have before. It requires serious basic training and regular continuing education.…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy What sports activity is possible? Patients with epilepsy are less likely to be active in sports compared to healthy individuals, although in general a decrease in seizure frequency during moderate sports activity can be assumed.…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Alternative medicine and atopic eczema Scientific data on the individual methods Complementary medicine methods are used by many sufferers of atopic eczema, although scientific data often do not exist. This is especially true for homeopathy, treatment with Schuessler salts and bioresonance…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tinnitus - clarification and therapy for the practitioner Listen to tinnitus patients and take them seriously Accurate diagnostics including classification of the level of suffering must be performed. One should recognize “special cases” that entail specific somatic treatment. Educate the patient about possible causes and origins…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Fitness to drive after stroke Who is responsible for the proficiency test? After a stroke, driving ability may be impaired. Patients must therefore have their physical and mental fitness checked by specialists. A comprehensive assessment in the sense of a 4-step model…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Part 2 - Clarification of gastrointestinal complaints Referral to gastroenterology functional laboratory: who, when, why? In gastrointestinal functional diagnostics, such as high-resolution manometry, great progress has been made in recent years. The new technologies provide an objective description of gastrointestinal function and often an explanation…
