Dietary recommendations for gout

Diet plays an important role in gout. The cause of gout is the so-called hyperuricemia, the excessive occurrence of uric acid and its degradation products in the body. The supply of uric acid can be well controlled through diet, which nowadays, in combination with drug treatment, can often effectively prevent the long-term effects of gout. … Dietary recommendations for gout

Dry skin

Synonyms in a broader sense dehydrated skin Medical: Xerosis cutis Definition There are three different skin types: Most people, however, have so-called combination skin, especially on the face, which consists of normal, oily skin and dry skin. It is also not uncommon to have different skin types in different parts of the body, for example, … Dry skin

Therapy | Dry skin

Therapy Dry skin shows up particularly quickly on the face, elbows, knees and hands. Dry skin can be recognized by cracked, reddened and sometimes scaly areas. Although these features are all superficial, it is important to note that therapy for dry skin cannot be achieved by simply applying cream. First of all, the cause of … Therapy | Dry skin

Vegetative Syncope

Synonyms Vasovagal syncope, blackout, fainting, circulatory collapse, collapse, blackout before eyes Definition Vegetative syncope is a short-term unconsciousness due to an intrinsically harmless maladjustment of the circulation through the autonomic nervous system in case of emotional stress, exhaustion, long periods of standing still (guardsman) or pain. Due to an excessive activation of the vagus nerve, … Vegetative Syncope

Therapy | Vegetative Syncope

Therapy “Shock positioning”, i.e. the upper body of the affected person is positioned low and the legs are positioned high. This promotes the return flow of the “bagged” blood to the heart and thus also to the brain. Basically, vegetative syncope rarely requires treatment. It is recommended that those affected do cardiovascular training through endurance … Therapy | Vegetative Syncope

Volvulus

Definition In medicine, a volvulus is a rotation of a section of the digestive tract around its own axis. The rotation causes the blood vessels supplying the affected section to be pinched, thus reducing or completely interrupting the supply of oxygen. The consequences can range from intestinal obstruction to the death of the affected area … Volvulus

Symptoms | Volvulus

Symptoms Symptoms of an acute volvulus are cramp-like abdominal pain, a bloated abdomen, vomiting (greenish), diarrhea (sometimes bloody), peritonitis and shock. A chronically recurrent volvulus is manifested by a reduced absorption of food components (malabsorption), unspecific abdominal pain and constipation in the child. Diagnosis Diagnosis is mainly based on imaging procedures such as an X-ray … Symptoms | Volvulus

Therapy | Volvulus

Therapy Acute volvulus: The acute volvulus is an emergency, the aim of the therapy is to restore the correct position of the intestinal sections as quickly as possible. If a volvulus is suspected, an operation is prepared and performed immediately, since the time when the intestine is undersupplied is crucial to its prognosis and only … Therapy | Volvulus