Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Feb 2023
Comment[Neglected differentiations: Of relative and absolute risk reduction and of seat belts and vaccines].
It is often reported that established COVID-19 vaccines have an efficacy of 70 % or more in preventing serious illnesses or deaths. On the other hand, critics claim that the vaccines have actually shown less than 1 % efficacy in studies and are therefore of little use. Which statement is correct? And where do these discrepancies come from?
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Vertigo has many different causal disorders, ranging from general dizziness and orthostatic regulation disorders to attacks of rotary vertigo. A targeted anamnesis and clinical examination can be used to narrow down the differential diagnosis. Questions about the type of dizziness, the duration and accompanying symptoms must be clarified. ⋯ But diagnostic imaging is also important. MRI can be used to confirm or rule out vascular causes (cerebral infarction or minor bleeding) and inflammatory lesions. Because the most serious misdiagnosis of dizziness is overlooking a stroke.
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Obesity and diabetes are associated with increased mortality and morbidity. After failure of conservative therapy such as pharmacotherapy and lifestyle management, bariatric treatment is indicated for selected patients. Endoscopic techniques for weight reduction are well-established treatment for obese population who do not qualify for or are not willing to undergo bariatric surgery. This article is an overview of currently applied endoscopic techniques and summarized current published data.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Feb 2023
[Do we need Respiratory Care Units or Respiratory Emergency Centers?].
Although lung and heart diseases often occur together, the focus in acute medical emergency care frequently lies on the treatment of the cardiological symptoms only. This leads to a repeated patient visit and an impaired quality of life. How can this treatment gap be closed?
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Feb 2023
Case Reports[Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a difficult therapeutic approach].
The 37 year old patient was admitted to hospital with persisting fever for 4 weeks. He had a history of weight loss, night sweat and cough. Antipyretic treatment with Paracetamol and up to ineffectiveness therapy with Ibuprofen was taken by the patient. ⋯ Toxic hepatitis is a possible severe complication of anti-Tb-treatment. A critical evaluation of patients' medication and soon initiation of anti -Tb-treatment is necessary. Especially in patients coming from high tb-incidence regions with history of poor general condition and persisting fever the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and bone marrow infiltration should be taken into account.