This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease The therapy goal is the control of the disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to relapsing or continuous inflammatory diseases of the intestine. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis belong to this group of forms. “Don’t be afraid of guidelines,”…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Roundtable discussion Use of conventional NSAIDs and coxibs in high-risk patients. Conventional NSAIDs and coxibs differ in their risk profile and tolerability, which is particularly important to consider in high-risk patients. But how to proceed? HAUSARZT PRAXIS in conversation with four…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated To the point “Watch and Wait? A 30-year-old previously healthy woman suffers from a mild cough for two weeks. New increasingly abdominal pain occurs. During the day she feels feverish. The fever gauge shows 38.4 degrees…
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 1 min This content is machine translated Gastroenterology and Hepatology Listen to the gut feeling I am pleased to present two exciting topics in gastroenterology and hepatology in the current issue of HAUSARZT PRAXIS. Especially non-specific complaints and symptoms are a daily challenge in primary…
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 6 min This content is machine translated Protein electrophoresis in gastroenterology A little used but very useful test Protein electrophoresis is an inexpensive and widely available laboratory test and examines specific proteins in the blood. In internal medicine, it is mainly used to diagnose suspected multiple myeloma. The…
