This content is machine translated Arrhythmias Pacemakers and devices – what’s new? Various studies have recently led to an expansion of indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy. The desire to avoid intravascular leads connected to a subcutaneous device has led to the development…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Rituximab, eculizumab, eprodisate New treatment options for glomerular diseases Glomerular diseases are important causes of end-stage renal failure. Pathogenetically, immune-mediated processes are in the foreground. Thanks to advancing knowledge of the pathophysiology and modern genetic engineering methods, there is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Not always bronchitis or asthma Cough in a child – how to clarify and treat? Cough in a child usually has a harmless cause, but can be very stressful for the patient and the whole family. If the cough occurs as the sole symptom, asthma…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Elimination of varicose veins Which method for which patient? Various procedures are available today for the treatment of varicose veins. The technique chosen depends on the anatomical conditions and patient characteristics. Endovenous techniques involve thermal, mechanical, and/or chemical destruction…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy for lung cancer Staging, operability, and prognostic factors determine the indication The choice of therapeutic modalities for lung cancer depends on several factors. Accurate staging, assessment of operability, and knowledge of prognostic factors such as the number of affected lymph node…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Questions and tests Early detection of cognitive disorders The earliest possible detection of cognitive disorders makes a lot of sense: on the one hand, treatable causes can be discovered, and on the other hand, those affected still have…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Clarification algorithm and insurance-related considerations In chronic pain, various diagnostic, therapeutic, and expert opinion aspects are of great importance. A careful physical status is still very important. Pain models as a communicative bridge in the…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Neuropathic pain In most cases a multimodal therapy is necessary Due to the special pathophysiology and the resulting therapy options, the general practitioner plays a decisive role in the diagnosis and therapy of neuropathic pain. Essential knowledge of clinical and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Migraine therapy - Update Towards new routes of administration and new therapeutic principles Since the introduction of triptans in the 1990s, there have been few innovations in the development of migraine therapy. Currently, however, a number of promising substances or neurostimulation methods are…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Oral cavity carcinoma Histopathological parameters are important prognostic factors Important risk factors for oral cavity carcinomas in our latitudes are tobacco and alcohol use, chronic infection with high-risk HPV, immunosuppression, and previous tumors in the head and neck region.…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated MS diagnosis Social consequences and possibilities of integration The possible limitations caused by multiple sclerosis have an influence on the social framework of people with MS and their relatives. Changes in opportunities for participation in education, work, interaction…
