This content is machine translated Stroke Treatment In the right place at the right time: How important is the “time is brain” concept? Stroke represents the most common neurological emergency and is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In this context, 85% of all strokes are ischemic, and the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Palliative care and pain therapy The need for qualified care will grow Palliative care (PC) has taken off since the late 1960s, especially in Anglo-Saxon countries, after Dame Cicley Saunders was able to open the first hospice in London. In Switzerland, too,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sleep deprivation for depression Who benefits from too little sleep? Sleep deprivation has been a common chronotherapeutic treatment option for depressive disorders for several decades. Sleep deprivation treatment is fast and well effective, easy to perform, non-invasive, cost-effective, and suitable…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Neuroradiological diagnostics Time is brain – but time isn’t everything The gold standard for acute stroke evaluation is native CT to exclude hemorrhage, after which iv thrombolytic therapy can be administered in the 4.5-hour time window currently allowed and after…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Palliation Giving more life to the days The essential foundations of palliative care can be well established in all specialties through continuing education, but knowledge of the four dimensions of palliative care detailed in this article is…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pain as a symptom Principles of symptom control in palliative care. Pain management is one of the great challenges in palliative care, but often one with measurable therapeutic success. In advanced stages, all pain management options should be exhausted to improve…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated ORL Two practice-relevant clinical pictures under the magnifying glass In this issue of HAUSARZT PRAXIS, the focus is on ORL.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Voice disorders Not always underlying laryngitis – but often Voice disorder is a commonly cited symptom in family practice. In addition to other differential diagnoses, acute laryngitis is a possible cause. Antibiotics are not indicated here, but voice rest…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPLS) Very high cure rates are possible with correct therapy Benign positional vertigo, or somewhat more correctly benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPLS), is the most common cause of dizziness, accounting for 20-30% of all patients who seek medical attention for…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Proteinuria What clarifications and therapeutic measures are to be taken? Proteinuria must always be taken seriously. Further clarification depends on the clinic, the severity of proteinuria, and whether there is concomitant microhematuria and/or renal insufficiency. If glomerular disease is suspected,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Lymphomas Integrative lymphoma diagnostics plays a central role For lymphoma diagnosis, a multimodality additive approach, which consists of history taking, clinical examination, laboratory parameters, histopathological findings, genetic findings, and static or functional (e.g., PET-CT, spectroscopy) imaging, is essential.
