This content is machine translated Low-dose fixed combination of dimenhydrinate and cinnarizine Study confirms treatment option Background: Neuronitis vestibularis (VN) severely restricts affected individuals in their daily life. Typically, VN begins with severe and persistent dizziness, often accompanied by vomiting or nausea. The mechanisms and neurological…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Venous thromboembolism and then? How to successfully prevent recurrent thrombosis Not all patients with venous thromboembolism have an increased risk of recurrence. Those at high risk benefit from continued anticogulation. To calculate the risk of second thrombosis, the risk factors…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Davos, 10-15.02.2013 Hopeful new therapies This year’s Cardiology Update focused on heart failure and the testing of new therapies for the acute form. However, there was also news in the area of lipid management in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Eyelids and conjunctiva Correctly diagnose and treat external eye allergies In addition to the skin and respiratory tract, the eyes are also frequently affected by an allergic reaction. Both immediate-type, IgE-mediated, and late-type, T-cell-mediated reactions can occur on the eyelids…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Management of anaphylaxis Therapy in allergic emergency The course of an allergic reaction is not predictable. Our authors show what to look out for in anaphylaxis and why epinephrine should be used as the first drug.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pollen allergy due to hardy alders Hay fever in winter – does it exist? The purple alder adorns our daily cityscape, but the green splendor can also trigger allergies in winter, Swiss researchers have found.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Instrument preparation The nuts and bolts of practice hygiene In the primary care practice, safety goals established by law must be achieved when using medical devices. The dipl. Hygiene consultant Sibylle Scheibler-Bivi explains what is important.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Allergies in the family practice Are you prepared for the allergic patient? Allergies are common diseases that you probably also encounter time and again in your family doctor’s practice. The spectrum ranges from sometimes rather banal symptoms such as allergic rhinoconjunctivitis to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated To the point Lie detector brand family doctor For a few weeks now, our patients have been coughing and blowing their nose in the waiting room again. Viral infections are “in vogue”. The typical flu patients are giving…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Protein electrophoresis in gastroenterology A little used but very useful test Protein electrophoresis is an inexpensive and widely available laboratory test and examines specific proteins in the blood. In internal medicine, it is mainly used to diagnose suspected multiple myeloma. The…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pain with paraplegia syndrome It depends on the neurological injury level The treatment of pain in paraplegic patients takes into account various causes of pain [1–4]. The success of drug, neurosurgical, interventional, and other therapeutic approaches is currently limited. A multimodal…
