The medical history (history of the patient) represents an important component in the diagnosis of neuroblastoma. Family history Is there a frequent history of cancer in your family? Social history Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints). What symptoms have you noticed? How long have these changes existed? Does your child feel tired, weak? … Neuroblastoma: Medical History
Conditions that may cause disorders of consciousness: Respiratory System (J00-J99) Coma hypercapnium – coma caused by a marked increase in the level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90). Addison’s crisis – decompensated Addison’s disease; this describes primary adrenocortical insufficiency resulting in, among other things, failure of cortisol production. Coma … Disorders of Consciousness: Somnolence, Sopor and Coma: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99). Infections, unspecified Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48). Neoplasms, unspecified
Sleep Duration Recommended sleep duration for all ages: Ages Ideal sleep duration Newborn (0-3 months) 14-17 Infants (4-11 months) 12-15 Infants (1-2 years 11-14 Kindergarten children (3-5 years) 10-13 School children (6-13 years) 9-11 Teenagers (14-17 years) 8-10 Young adults (18-25 years 7-9 Adults (26-64 years) 7-9 Seniors (≥ 65 years) 7-8 Behaviors that promote … Sleep Disorders: Sleep Hygiene Tips for Good Sleep
It is known from scientific studies that people who are separated or divorced are more likely to suffer from depression. In fact, the lonelier a person is, the higher his or her mortality risk (risk of death), because social isolation has a comparable negative effect on health as the risk factors of smoking, obesity and … Social Contacts: Needed for Good Health
If spontaneous healing (self-healing) fails to occur or if conservative therapies do not produce the desired results, pain persists or is chronic (> 6 months), and in cases of larger calcified foci (diameter > 1 cm), surgical therapy should be considered. Removal of the calcium foci relieves pressure, which also relieves severe pain. The removal … Tendon Calcification (Tendinosis Calcarea): Surgical Therapy
The term stress refers, on the one hand, to mental and physical (somatic; bodily) reactions caused by stressors (specific external stimuli; strains) that enable the body to cope with particular demands, and, on the other hand, to the physical and mental strain that results. Stress can therefore be described as any sensible reaction of the … Stress Management
To prevent tendinitis calcarea (tendon calcification), attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors. Behavioral risk factors High-risk sports such as throwing sports (for tendinitis calcarea in the shoulder area (calcified shoulder)). Disease-related risk factors. Injuries, poisonings and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Trauma (injury) to the shoulder, unspecified.
Environmental medicine deals with the influences of the environment on the body and the development of diseases due to environmental factors that cause illness.The environment is a complex system of natural, but also artificial substances, to which more and more people react with diseases and complaints such as allergies.The environment consists of Water Ground Air … Anti-Aging Measures: Avoidance of Environmental Noxious Agents
The following symptoms and complaints may indicate tendinitis calcarea (tendonosis): Restricted movement Rubor (redness) Pain Tumor (swelling) The following symptoms and complaints may indicate tendinitis calcarea in the shoulder (calcific shoulder): Pseudoparalysis (inability to move the arm) – especially in the resorption phase, see “Etiology/causes” below. Painful arc (“painful arc”) – In this case, pain … Tendon Calcification (Tendinosis Calcarea): Symptoms, Complaints, Signs
Pathogenesis (disease development) Tendinosis calcarea is thought to result from degenerative processes, such as those triggered by reduced blood flow to the tendon attachment to bone. Mechanical causes such as an anatomically narrow space may also promote degeneration. It is likely that the development of calcifications is multifactorial. The calcification foci can cause discomfort due … Tendon Calcification (Tendinosis Calcarea): Causes
General measures Depending on the symptoms and stage of disease: Relief and immobilization Sports leave As soon as the pain subsides, physiotherapy (see below) should be started. In case of trauma – care depending on the nature of the injury. Conventional non-surgical therapy methods Anti-inflammatory drugs (drugs that inhibit inflammatory processes). In case of tendinosis … Tendon Calcification (Tendinosis Calcarea): Therapy
