Pre-exposure measures Preventive measures (vaccination) should be performed in the following occupational groups: Forestry employees Hunters Laboratory personnel with contact with rabies viruses Veterinarians In addition, all persons who have contact with animals in areas of recent wildlife rabies should be vaccinated. Persons who have close contact with bats should also be vaccinated. Semiannual antibody … Rabies: Therapy
Therapeutic target Establishment of a euthyroid metabolic state (= thyroid values in the normal range). Therapy recommendations T4 substitution; indications for therapy: Manifest hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) or TSH level ↑ to > 8-10 µU/ml or 5- to 10-fold increase in TPO antibodies. Latent hypothyroidism + markedly elevated TPO antibodies (therapy may be considered). In hyperthyroidism … Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Drug Therapy
Laboratory parameters of the 1st order – obligatory laboratory tests. Small blood count Differential blood count Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein) or PCT (procalcitonin). Urine status (rapid test for: pH, leukocytes, nitrite, protein, glucose, ketone, urobilinogen, bilirubin, blood), sediment, if necessary urine culture (pathogen detection and resistogram, that is, testing suitable antibiotics for sensitivity … Abdominal Pain: Test and Diagnosis
Cramps represent an unintentional, large muscular tension of one or more muscles, often accompanied by pain at the affected area. The duration and intensity of the spasm can vary greatly from one individual to another. Usually only individual muscles are affected and the cramp usually subsides after a few seconds or minutes. A cramp that … Prevent cramps
Soccer Soccer is a game that puts a lot of strain on the muscles of the legs and hips. This means that this sport increasingly causes cramps in the calf muscles and cramps in the thighs. A mixture of heavy strain and a disturbed electrolyte balance is usually the cause of the cramps that occur … Soccer | Prevent cramps
Prevent cramps while running When running, cramps occur mainly in the muscle groups of the legs that are under increased strain. Mostly the calf muscles are affected. Especially when the muscles are shortened or the training condition does not adequately correspond to the required performance, cramps can occur more frequently. Since running also causes more … Prevent cramps while running | Prevent cramps
