This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Hiatal hernia Dysphagia is a disorder of the swallowing act that may affect one or more phases of the swallowing process. A number of conditions can lead to dysphagia, and esophageal hernias…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Upper respiratory tract comorbidities When asthma and rhinosinusitis go hand in hand Almost half (45%) of all patients with – mainly severe – asthma are also affected by chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). As many as 60% have allergic rhinitis as a…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Ginkgo special extract Relief of tinnitus partially mediated by reduction of neuropsychiatric symptoms. A research team involving the Tinnitus Center at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin (D) demonstrated in a mediation analysis that tinnitus patients benefit from treatment with a high-quality Ginkgo biloba extract, with efficacy…
View Post 20 min This content is machine translated Head and Neck Tumors New therapies Tumors of the head and neck were the seventh most common cancer worldwide in 2018. The most important risk factors include nicotine and alcohol consumption. The prognosis and multimodality treatment… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Cystic Fibrosis CF emergencies Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder in which a defect in the CFTR gene causes disease. The defective chloride channel causes the disease to manifest in different organs.… CME-Test
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Asthma therapy The mild bronchial asthma Bronchial asthma is a heterogeneous, multifactorial disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Not only the symptomatology, but also the airway obstruction is variable in time course and… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acoustic neuroma Dizziness and hearing loss – from symptom to diagnosis Acoustic neuroma (schwannoma, neurilemmoma) is one of the most common benign tumors (WHO grade I) of the cranial nerves. The name has become established in the German-speaking world for tumor…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) Many ways to restful sleep Both habitual rhonchopathy, or simple snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are sleep-related breathing disorders. While snoring is not associated with any consequences for the affected person, because it…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Asthma therapy The mild bronchial asthma Bronchial asthma is a heterogeneous, multifactorial disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Not only the symptomatology, but also the airway obstruction is variable in time course and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Throat infection Acute tonsillopharyngitis Upper respiratory tract infections are a common reason for consultation in family practice. Although the recommendation not to prescribe antibiotics for uncomplicated upper respiratory infections made Smarter Medicine’s top 5… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rhinosinusitis, epistaxis and tonsillitis ENT diseases in family practice In family practice, patients with ear, nose, and throat disorders are common outside of the cold season. Above all, a runny nose and sore throat are part of everyday practice.…
