This content is machine translated Motion analysis in pediatric orthopedics Use and application of instrumental 3D gait analysis Instrumental 3D gait analysis allows simultaneous measurement of kinematics, kinetics and electromyography (EMG), providing additional information to conventional diagnostic methods. This allows complex (neuro-)orthopedic and neurological disease patterns to be…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Focal hyperhidrosis Botulinum versus surgery: A quick guide Hyperhidrosis is a serious disease, as sufferers have a high level of suffering which can have a major impact on their quality of life. In addition, the number of unreported…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Irritable Bowel Syndrome It is not a diagnosis of exclusion The cause of IBS should be identified by taking a medical history and performing a symptom-specific workup. Which combination therapy can be used to treat irritable bowel syndrome is clarified…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Autoimmune Hepatitis How to diagnose and treat correctly Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic, progressive liver disease characterized by the histologic picture of interface hepatitis, hypergammaglobulinemia, and circulating autoantibodies. AIH occurs in all age groups and affects women…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Multiple causes, multiple clinical pictures Glomerulonephritis Renal insufficiency requiring dialysis can be the result of glomerular disease that is recognized too late, usually with nonspecific symptoms and signs. Screening for renal pathologies therefore includes not only…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Kidney disease in family practice. Nephrology diagnoses Diseases of the kidney are difficult to diagnose because they lack a typical clinically detectable symptom. In general, such a disease can only be detected by a pattern analysis of…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Thromboembolic diseases Management of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism In this issue of CARDIOVASC, a significant focus is on the procedure surrounding the occurrence of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Acute pulmonary embolism Diagnostics and therapy The third leading cause of cardiovascular disease death is acute pulmonary embolism. The determination of D-dimers is highly sensitive in the exclusion of acute pulmonary embolism. CT angiography is nowadays…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Current overview New Anticoagulants in Prevention and Therapy of Thromboembolism The standard treatment for acute venous thromboembolism currently includes parenteral heparin administration, overlapping with the administration of a vitamin K antagonist (VKA). New oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and VKAs show different…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Diagnosis & Therapy of Chronic Heart Failure When the heart weakens in old age With increasing age, both the incidence of heart failure and the importance of diastolic dysfunction increase. Symptoms are often nonspecific in old age. Diagnosis is no different from that in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Thrombophilia diagnostics Decision support in complex risk analyses In approximately half of the patients with a venous thromboembolic event (VTE), a thrombophilic diathesis can be found with an appropriate coagulation evaluation. A coagulation test is not mandatory or…
