This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Ovarian cysts Ovarian cysts are cavities filled with fluid or tissue in the ovaries. They occur in women of all ages, but are particularly common during hormonal fluctuations. If large ovarian cysts…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Thyroid nodule Ultrasound guided thermal ablation Various methods of tissue ablation using thermal effects, thermoablation, have been used in routine clinical practice since the 1970s. Thermoablation is an alternative therapy for benign symptomatic thyroid nodules and… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pulmonary complaints – dyspnea The spectrum of possible causes of dyspnea is broad. In addition to X-ray imaging in two planes, high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT) and angio-CT are imaging procedures available for diagnostic localization,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pelvic congestion syndrome Pelvic congestion synd rome is the second most common cause of chronic lower abdominal pain, but in many cases remains undiagnosed. Pelvic vein syndrome is caused by abnormal dilation of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pancreatitis The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and imaging studies. In chronic pancreatitis, the inflammation worsens over time and becomes chronic, leading…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Appendicitis Abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea or fever, is a typical symptom of appendicitis. If there is a classic symptomatology for appendicitis, the diagnosis can be…
View Post 0 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pancreatic carcinoma
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – retroperitoneal liposarcoma Retroperitoneal liposarcomas are often discovered as an incidental finding. The most common subtypes of sarcomas in the retroperitoneum are dedifferentiated liposarcomas, well-differentiated liposarcomas and leiomyosarcomas. Complete surgical resection is the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease) Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare chronic inflammatory fibrosing disease of the posterior abdominal cavity. The CT or MRI abdomen shows a flat mass surrounding the large vessels and the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – central cause Swallowing is a sensorimotor process with voluntary and reflexive components. In addition to neurological and muscular diseases, swallowing disorders can be caused by tumor or surgery-related changes in the head…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Suspicion of coronary heart disease Stress echocardiography, MR heart or computed tomography heart? The diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cost driver in the healthcare system, due to the frequency of CHD and the frequent residual uncertainty after a diagnostic… CME-Test
