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
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence in medicine Opportunities and risks of AI The concept of artificial intelligence dates back to the 1950s. 20th century and includes a collection of technologies that allow a computer to emulate typical characteristics of human intelligence. Initially,… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Urocystolithiasis Typical pain symptoms or blood in the urine often indicate a stone disease. There are many possible causes. Imaging procedures such as sonography or computer tomography can be used to…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence in medicine Opportunities and risks of AI The concept of artificial intelligence dates back to the 1950s. 20th century and includes a collection of technologies that allow a computer to emulate typical characteristics of human intelligence. Initially,… CME-Test
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
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Urinary bladder diverticulum Diverticula are benign and can occur on the entire urinary bladder wall or only parts of the urinary bladder wall. Congenital bladder diverticula are caused by congenital weaknesses of the…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis Correctly diagnose and treat IPA Aspergillus species can cause a variety of diseases. Among these, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the most common opportunistic infection caused by moulds in immunocompromised patients and is characterized by… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Nephrolithiasis – Complications of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. The formation of nephroliths is complex and dependent on many factors, which vary depending on the composition of the concrement and are still not fully understood. Many nephroliths remain asymptomatic…
