This content is machine translated Rare diseases When you hear hoofbeats, you should also think of zebras Diagnostic latency is burdensome for affected individuals and, in some cases, results in a “window of opportunity” going unused and a missed opportunity for effective treatment.
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Sonographic clarification of space-occupying lesions in the neck Strategic considerations for performing ultrasound examination of the neck. Swelling of the neck is a common complaint in the primary care physician’s office. Ultrasound examination is a useful tool for targeted diagnostics. It is particularly helpful in the evaluation…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Practice Management Optimized patient discussion strengthens compliance Communication skills are the key to success. According to studies, patient satisfaction and compliance depend critically on the doctor-patient conversation. Communication skills usually play a greater role than the physician’s…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Medical cannabis With pain the substance begins to act The use of medicinal cannabinoids that are reimbursable through health insurance has come a long way in recent years. This is also reflected in various consensus statements and current guidelines.…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated The "frustrated throat exploration" in primary hyperparathyroidism. Avoidable failure or unavoidable situation? Surgical remediation of hypercalcemia caused by parathyroid dysfunction remains a special chapter in surgery. The frequency of “frustrated explorations,” i.e., unsuccessful search for an adenoma of the parathyroid glands in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Recurrent febrile seizures Increased risk of epilepsy and psychiatric disorders Recurrent febrile seizures in children are associated – according to recent study results – with an increased risk of psychiatric disorders and epilepsy in adulthood. Possibly an effect on the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Liver disease Early detection is prognostically significant While early stages are often asymptomatic, various complications can occur in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis. Hepatic encephalopathy is one of them.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Experts warn against e-cigarettes According to current data, there is no proven long-term benefit of using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. The switch to electronic substitutes is merely a shift in addictive behavior and poses…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis CT-guided periradicular therapy (PRT) – a therapeutic digression. CT-guided PRT has become a recognized minimally invasive spine pain management procedure. It is an efficient, low-risk procedure with few side effects that can be performed on an outpatient basis.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Remission in rheumatoid arthritis Every single week counts… The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and the onset of disease is mostly in early adulthood. That is, as a physician, you have many decades to work with…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Mild asthma Controller as demand therapy There is news in the therapy of mild to moderate asthma, which has already found its way into the GINA recommendations. It’s about using not just a so-called reliever anymore,…
