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Cushing’s Disease: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90). Obesity (obesity). Metabolic syndrome – clinical name for the symptom combination of obesity (overweight), hypertension (high blood pressure), elevated fasting glucose (fasting blood sugar) and fasting insulin serum levels (insulin resistance), and dyslipidemia (elevated VLDL triglycerides, decreased HDL cholesterol). Furthermore, a coagulation disorder (increased tendency to clotting), with an … Cushing’s Disease: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Scaphoid Fracture: Causes

Pathogenesis (development of disease) Scaphoid fracture is usually caused by a fall on the hyperextended hand. Etiology (causes) Injuries, poisonings, and other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98). Fall on the hyperextended hand

Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a genetic screening method for the detection of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) in nuclei of individual cells. This method involves the use of specific DNA probes that can only provide information about genomic regions for which the probe used is specific. Indications (areas of application) Suspicion of numerical chromosomal aberration: … Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization

Toxoplasmosis: Complications

In healthy adults, the infection usually progresses without symptoms. However, a first-time infection during pregnancy always results in severe damage (e.g., to the eyes or brain/chorioretinitis or hydrocephalus) in the unborn child, some of which may not become apparent for years. The following are the most important diseases or complications that can be caused by … Toxoplasmosis: Complications

West Nile Fever: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99). Bacterial and viral meningoencephalitis agents – infections leading to combined inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) and its meninges (meningitis). Chikungunya fever – infectious disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Dengue fever – (sub-)tropical infectious disease caused by dengue virus and transmitted by mosquitoes. Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE). Yellow fever … West Nile Fever: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Heart Muscle Diseases (Cardiomyopathies): Examination

A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps: General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; further: Inspection (viewing). Of the skin and mucous membranes Neck vein congestion? Edema (praetibial edema?/water retention in the area of the lower leg/before the tibia, ankle; in supine patients: presacral/before the sacrum). … Heart Muscle Diseases (Cardiomyopathies): Examination

Lung Cancer (Bronchial Carcinoma): Surgical Therapy

In bronchial carcinoma, surgical therapy may be indicated depending on the histology (fine tissue findings) and spread of the tumor. This may involve various surgical procedures, including those performed that: Lobectomy* – removal of a lobe of the lung. Segmental resection – removal of a segment of the lung. Pneumonectomy – removal of a lobe … Lung Cancer (Bronchial Carcinoma): Surgical Therapy

Adrenogenital Syndrome: Medical History

Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of adrenogenital syndrome (AGS). Family history Are there frequent metabolic disorders in your family? Social anamnesis Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints). Do you have less appetite? Do you feel exhausted, tired, unable to perform? Are you irritable? Do you suffer … Adrenogenital Syndrome: Medical History

Genital Herpes: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Genital herpes – colloquially called genital herpes – (synonyms: Genital herpes; HSV-2; HSV-II; herpes simplex; herpes simplex genitalis; herpes urogenitalis; herpes viruses; herpes virus infection; ICD-10-GM A60. 0: Infection of the genital organs and genitourinary tract by herpes viruses) is a chronic, lifelong persistent (ongoing) viral disease that results in most cases from primary infection … Genital Herpes: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment