Obstetrics is a branch of gynecology. It deals with the monitoring of pregnancies as well as birth preparation, birth and postnatal care. The services offered to expectant parents are diverse and vary greatly from clinic to clinic. Services offered by a gynecology or obstetrics department before a pregnancy: Pre-conception counseling, i.e. medical consultations that take … Obstetrics, Delivery room, Postpartum period
Endocrinologists care for patients with the following conditions, among others: Thyroid disorders (such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism) Addison’s disease (a disease of the adrenal cortex) Cushing’s syndrome Functional disorders of the sex glands (ovaries, testicles) Diabetes mellitus Obesity (adiposity) osteoporosis Fat metabolism disorders (such as increased cholesterol levels) Benign and malignant hormone-producing tumors Important examination … Endocrinology
Medication before surgery Some medications that a patient takes on a regular basis must be discontinued before a planned surgery and may need to be replaced with other medications. Some can be taken until shortly before surgery, while others must be discontinued weeks beforehand. These include anticoagulants and certain medications for diabetics. If you take … Medication Withdrawal – Operation
The hospital’s social services department deals with patients’ personal and social problems. It organizes short or long-term support for patients and arranges contacts and offers of help. In detail, the hospital social services can offer the following support: ” Psychosocial counseling Help with coping with illness Crisis counseling Cancer counseling Addiction counseling ” Medical aftercare … Social service
An intensive care unit is specially designed to provide medical care and nursing to patients whose medical condition is or could become life-threatening. These include accident victims with serious injuries, patients who have recently undergone surgery and patients with acute illnesses such as stroke, sepsis, pulmonary embolism or with organ failure. Physicians who care for … Intensive care unit
For example, thoracic surgeons take care of: inflammatory diseases of the lungs and pleura pus accumulation inside the chest (caused, for example, by pneumonia or a lung abscess) pneumothorax (air in the pleural cavity = gap-shaped space between the lung and the pleura) congenital malformations of the chest (e.g. funnel chest) malignant tumors in the … Thoracic Surgery
Ophthalmology deals with diseases and functional disorders of the eye and sense of vision. This includes: Injuries to the eye (foreign bodies, chemical burns, wounds) Diabetes-related retinal damage (diabetic retinopathy) Macular degeneration Glaucoma Cataract Correction of refractive errors Corneal transplants malignant melanoma of the choroid Some clinics also offer special consultations, such as an outpatient … Ophthalmology
Tropical medicine, in turn, is a specialty of infectiologists. It deals with diseases that occur only or predominantly in tropical and subtropical climates. This also includes the prevention and treatment of travel illnesses through appropriate vaccinations and medications. Some hospitals offer special travel medicine consultation hours for this purpose. For example, major infectious diseases cared … Infectiology with Tropical Medicine
The field of oral and maxillofacial surgery deals with diseases, injuries and deformities of the jaws, teeth, oral cavity and face. The scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery includes, for example: implantation of teeth surgical interventions to preserve teeth temporomandibular joint disorders jaw malpositions cleft lip, jaw, palate sleep apnea Tumor surgery of the face … Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Compared to the past, patients spend fewer days in the hospital. The length of stay fell from ten (1998) to 7.3 days on average (2017). The reason: hospitals are no longer paid according to the length of stay of their patients, but according to fixed flat rates per case (DRGs). The number of stays, on … Hospitals in Germany – Data & Facts
Typical diseases in the field of angiology are: Stroke Arteriosclerosis Varicose veins Thromboses (vascular occlusions due to blood clots formed on site) embolisms (vascular occlusions caused by blood clots that have washed up) Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (shop window disease or smoker’s leg) Edema diabetic foot syndrome narrowing of the carotid artery (carotid stenosis) Aneurysms … Angiology
The explanation for a cell phone ban is that the electromagnetic radiation could interfere with highly sensitive medical equipment. In the meantime, however, this is increasingly being doubted. Studies show that a safe distance of one to 3.3 meters is sufficient for the devices to operate without interference. Tip: Before your hospital stay, find out … Cell Phones in the Hospital
