This content is machine translated Sudden and violent Breakthrough pain: right classification means right treatment To do justice to patients with breakthrough pain, definition and delineation must be clear. The classification of breakthrough pain is reflected in a clear therapeutic concept. Rapid-onset opioids are a…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis - Basics Systemic disease with drastic consequences for psyche and body Psoriasis vulgaris or plaque psoriasis is the most common clinical manifestation of psoriasis. Guttate psoriasis often occurs in adolescents and presents with the appearance of plaques up to the size…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tendon overload Holistic view with Bio-Tensegrity and therapeutic options Behind therapy-resistant tendon overloads, there are often incorrect postures and muscular imbalances with dysfunctional movement patterns that have not been taken into account. Apart from the local examination, a brief…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Obesity and addiction “Food addiction” in overweight and obese adolescents. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of “food addiction” as measured by the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) in overweight and obese adolescents…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Behavioral addiction Therapy strategies for internet and gambling addiction Causes and backgrounds of behavioral addictions are diverse and should be seen and understood in the individual context. The motivation to change is often ambivalent and their insight into the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Gastrointestinal tumors State of the art of endoscopic resection Malignant or premalignant mucosal changes of the gastrointestinal tract can usually be curatively removed endoscopically. Endoscopic resections are based on many technical innovations; the resections are safe and allow a…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated What helps with fatigue and exhaustion? Therapy of tumor fatigue An important intervention for tumor-associated fatigue is to inform patients that fatigue is common and that the symptoms, although unpleasant, are usually at least not dangerous. If in the course…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Colorectal Cancer How do patients outside the screening population fare? In patients at intermediate risk for colorectal cancer, colonoscopy is recommended by most European and American organizations as a screening examination starting at age 50 at intervals not exceeding 10…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Whole brain irradiation or stereotaxy? Options for radiotherapy in brain metastases For 1-3 brain metastases, stereotactic radiotherapy is highly effective, either as a single time treatment for smaller lesions or as fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy. In single-treatment radiotherapy, the radiation dose must…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Increased risk of dementia Benzodiazepine therapy should be given only for a short time Research question: To investigate in a case-control study to what extent the use of benzodiazepines (BDP) leads to an increased risk for the occurrence of Alzheimer’s dementia. Total cumulative dose…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast and thyroid cancer How great is the risk of a second malignancy? The possible association between breast and thyroid cancer has been a topic of research for several decades. For their meta-analysis, a team of physicians from Chicago was able to draw…
