preventive care

Mouth Ulcer: Examination

A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps: General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore: Inspection (viewing). Skin and mucous membranes [ulcer (ulcer)?, ulcers (ulcers)?, mucosal pallor] Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen) (tenderness?, knocking pain?, coughing pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, kidney bearing knocking pain?) … Mouth Ulcer: Examination

Fatty Liver (Steatosis Hepatis): Drug Therapy

Therapeutic targets Reduction of insulin resistance (decreased or abolished action of the hormone insulin) with decreased cardiovascular end-organ damage. Prevention of progression (progression) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In proven NASH, to prevent progressive fibrosis with development of cirrhosis (irreversible (non-reversible) damage to the liver and marked remodeling of liver tissue) and … Fatty Liver (Steatosis Hepatis): Drug Therapy

Premenstrual Syndrome: Test and Diagnosis

Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome may also occur during premenopause or perimenopause and menopause (menopause) or in association with thyroid disease.Laboratory tests are necessary to rule out other causes of your problems and to make a definite diagnosis.1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory testsHormone status – cycle diagnostics. 17-beta estradiol* Progesterone Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)* … Premenstrual Syndrome: Test and Diagnosis

Delirium: Diagnostic Tests

Obligatory medical device diagnostics. Electrocardiogram (ECG; recording of the electrical activity of the heart muscle). Abdominal sonography (ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs) – for basic diagnostics. X-ray of the thorax (X-ray thorax/chest), in two planes [may indicate hypoxia: e.g., evidence of heart failure/heart failure, pneumonia/pneumonia]. Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results … Delirium: Diagnostic Tests

Delirium: Prevention

To prevent delirium, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors. Reinforce delirium risk: Behavioral risk factors Diet Malnutrition Consumption of stimulants Alcohol (here: alcohol abuse) Drug use Amphetamines and metamphetamines (“crystal meth”). Ecstasy (also XTC and others) – collective name for a variety of phenylethylamines. GHB (4-hydroxybutanoic acid, obsolete also gamma-hydroxybutanoic acid or … Delirium: Prevention

Otosclerosis: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99). Genetically determined forms of hearing loss. Auditory canal stenosis (narrowing)/atresia of the auditory canal (nonunion of the auditory canal). Malformations of the ear, unspecified Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) – genetic diseases with autosomal dominant inheritance, more rarely autosomal recessive inheritance; 7 types of osteogenesis imperfecta are differentiated; the main … Otosclerosis: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis