Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Acute pancreatitis is a potentially life-threatening disease that requires intensive care, especially in severe cases. The present article is intended to illustrate the possibilities of a rational diagnosis of acute pancreatitis as well as to provide an overview of the stage-adapted therapy, which includes both conservative measures and interventio...
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Plasma cell diseases, in particular multiple myeloma, represent an interdisciplinary challenge for oncologists and nephrologists. Patients often present initially with kidney problems to a nephrologist, requiring timely diagnosis and referral to an oncologist for treatment. On the other hand, a relevant part of patients will experience a - mostly t...
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Children and adolescents with severe obesity suffer from significant disadvantages in many areas of life. Equal participation in life in society is hardly possible for this group of people. In order to counteract this, it was examined whether children and adolescents with severe obesity are considered disabled under the Social Code. In the context ...
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Due to the introduction of novel therapeutic agents, the prognosis of Multiple Myeloma has greatly improved over the last decades. The current standard for fit patients is a bortezomib-based induction therapy, followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation and lenalidomide-based maintenance therapy. For older, non-trans...
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity and exposure to noxious agents are modifiable factors that have a significant impact on the state of health and life expectancy of humans. The following article is intended to provide an overview of current knowledge on the influence of these lifestyle factors on the development and progression of m...
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
The prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma has improved significantly over the past 20 years. However, the patient population in the relapse situation is very heterogeneous due to increasing age and the previous course of the disease and therapy. In particular, the approval of new targeted substances offers numerous treatment options that can ...
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Secondary prevention of otherwise cryptogenic stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been a matter of debate over nearly three decades. Main issues were that data essentially derived from case-control-studies for a long period and that results from the randomized controlled trials CLOSURE-I, PC Trial and RESPECT, which were publishe...
Published in Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
A delirium in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a manifestation of a severe acute dysfunction of the brain. It has a high prevalence and is associated with a relevant increase in morbidity and mortality. A cholinergic deficit and dopaminergic overactivity are considered to be a cause of delirium. Polypharmacy, which is often present befo...
