This content is machine translated Evidence, pathophysiology and management in the light of current data Heart failure with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF) In recent years, Heart Failure with Improved Ejection Fraction (HFimpEF) has developed into a clinical entity in its own right, which is being considered in an increasingly differentiated manner. With...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – external hernias If the hernia can be seen from the outside or if the protrusion resulting from a hernia leads from the inside of the body towards the skin, it is referred...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Colitis Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases are characterized by an intermittent course. In Crohn’s disease, the main sites of manifestation are the terminal ileum and the colon, while ulcerative colitis exclusively affects...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dyspnea – pulmonary hamartomas Benign tumors of the lung can be epithelial, mesenchymal or embryonal in nature. Hamartomas are among the most common benign lung tumors. As they are usually asymptomatic, they are mostly...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Renal cell carcinoma In the early stages, it is often an incidental finding, as symptoms usually only manifest themselves at a later stage. Nowadays, ultrasound, CT and MRI are the main imaging techniques...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – internal hernias Internal hernias can form, particularly after surgery. This usually involves the small intestine twisting around internal organs. Internal hernias occur, for example, but not exclusively, after weight-reducing operations such as...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Hernias Hernias occur due to congenital or acquired gaps and weaknesses within the abdominal wall or groin. Inguinal and femoral hernias are the most common. Surgical intervention is particularly indicated for...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Oncology – Thymoma Thymomas are tumors of the thymus and are benign in around 75% of cases. A quarter of thymomas are malignant – they are divided into malignant thymomas and thymic carcinomas...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dyspnea – thoracic lymphoma The spectrum of possible causes of lymph node swelling is broad and includes numerous acute and chronic diseases, including lymphoproliferative diseases and malignancies. In more than half of the cases,...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated New evidence on genetics, pathophysiology and clinical significance Migraine with and without aura – two different entities? Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders, and for decades it has been debated whether migraine with aura (MwA) and migraine without aura (MwoA) are merely different manifestations...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Follow-up care for head and neck cancer What is the significance of FDG PET-CT? Imaging plays an important role in the aftercare of head and neck tumors. Regular FDG PET-CT examinations can detect recurrences or metastases at an early stage. In the presence of...…
