This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pneumology – Covid-19: a review The epidemiological situation of Covid-19 has moved from a pandemic to an endemic phase. Treatment measures still depend on the severity of the disease. Compared to X-rays, computed tomography (CT)...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Abdominal aortic aneurysms in primary care Risk-stratified screening and prophylaxis As abdominal aortic aneurysms are usually asymptomatic but potentially life-threatening, patients at risk should be screened in a targeted manner. These include in particular men over 65 and patients with...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Prostate abscess Prostate abscesses are a rare complication that usually occurs in connection with an acute or chronic infection of the organ or urinary tract. In addition to detecting the abscess, the...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Complicated renal cysts Renal cysts are one of the most common secondary diagnoses in abdominal imaging. Smaller cysts tend to be discovered by chance, while large cysts are diagnosed due to the associated...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated From diagnostics to personalized therapy Nuclear medical imaging for Parkinson’s disease Nuclear medicine imaging enables early objectification of dopaminergic deficits and supports differential diagnosis. Imaging findings help with therapy planning, follow-up and individualization of treatment. Nuclear medicine procedures are a crucial...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case report: alveolar sarcoidosis Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure as initial manifestation Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of unknown cause. Its alveolar variant is a rare radiologic manifestation, especially when it manifests acutely as lung failure. Due to its similarity to...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Inguinal testicles Undescended testicles (maldescensus testis) are one of the most common congenital anomalies of the urogenital tract in male newborns. Testicular dystopia describes a positional anomalyof the testicle on its natural...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Angiosarcoma of the heart A diagnostic and therapeutic “black box” Primary angiosarcomas of the heart are among the rarest and most aggressive malignant tumors. The unspecific symptoms, rapid progression and complex differential diagnosis make early detection considerably more difficult. Despite...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – angiosarcoma Angiosarcomas are malignant vascular tumors that occur in different regions of the body and are also referred to as hemangiosarcoma, malignant hemangioendothelioma or lymphangiosarcoma, depending on their origin. Primary and...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Oncocytoma While renal cell carcinoma (RCC ) is the most common malignant tumor of the kidneys, accounting for around 90% of cases, oncocytoma is the rarest benign tumor of the kidneys...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Sprue The term sprue is used for two different diseases that are associated with chronic diarrhea: tropical sprue and celiac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy), formerly known as indigenous sprue [1]. This is...…
