This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – gastric carcinoma Gastric cancer often occurs in middle and later adulthood. More than 90% of gastric malignancies are adenocarcinomas; localized gastric lymphomas and leiomyosarcomas are less common. MRI can be used to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Recurrent ovarian cancer Current developments give hope for a personalized approach At the ESMO Congress in Amsterdam, a review was given of the options available to date in the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. Therapy depends on the particular form of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Reflux/stomach burn Treat the reflux – not the acidosis With classical therapy of acid inhibition, residual symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease sometimes persist. Renowned speakers from medicine and pharmacy discussed the topic at a round table in Zurich. A…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Differential diagnoses of multiple sclerosis How to track mimics The current diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) allow a very early and specific diagnosis in most cases. When MS is suspected, however, it is always important to consider the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Clinical spectra of eczema Pruritus and eczema as a duo infernale Itching is the most commonly complained of skin organ symptom and is often felt worse than pain. Especially eczematous skin lesions are not infrequently additionally scratched bloody. In the case…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Reflux and ulcer Proton pump inhibitors as first-choice therapeutic agents If alarm symptoms are present with reflux symptoms, esophagogastroduodenoscopy should be performed. Therapy is primarily by means of proton pump inhibitors (PPI). Probatory it is justifiable if there are no…
