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  Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (06.01.2014)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2014.0012

  Retinal detachment is the term used to describe detachment of the neurosensory retina from the underlying membrane, the retinal pigment epithelium. The separation of the two layers takes place within the fissure formed by the invagination of the...

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  Intra-abdominal Adhesions (05.11.2010)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0769

  Intra-abdominal adhesions following surgery represent a major unsolved problem (1). They occur after 50% to 100% of all surgical interventions in the abdomen and can complicate future surgery considerably (2). Dembrowski published the first data on...

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  Basic Knowledge of Refractive Surgery (29.02.2008)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2008.0163

  Refractive surgery, a subfield of ophthalmology, is defined as the surgical correction of refractive errors of the human eye. It has become a highly specialized area in the last few years. Ophthalmic surgeons now have a multiplicity of refractive...

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  Postpartum Cardiomyopathy (31.10.2008)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2008.0751

  Peripartum or postpartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a serious disease of poorly understood etiology. It is characterized by rapid onset heart failure during the final weeks of pregnancy or up to 6 months postpartum. The clinical picture of PPCM has the...

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  The Serological Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (06.03.2009)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0159

  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a prevalence of about 0.5% to 1% and an incidence of about 30 per 100 000 inhabitants, making it the most common chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. The peak incidence is at about 50 years of age. Women are affected...

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  Concordance Analysis (29.07.2011)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0515

  Many diagnostic methods in medicine carry the risk of misdiagnosis. All physicians sometimes make diagnostic errors, any two physicians will sometimes disagree on a diagnosis, and even the technical measurements on which diagnoses are based are never...

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  Boxing (26.11.2010)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0835

  Boxing matches were added to the Olympic games in 688 BC. The athletes boxed without any breaks until one of the opponents was not longer able to defend himself. The Greek boxers wrapped leather straps around their fists, while from 150 BC Roman...

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  Typhus and Other Rickettsioses (15.05.2009)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0348

  Since mankind has existed, fleas and lice have been its permanent companions. In addition to the small volume of blood sucked and the allergic pruritus, these ectoparasites are important transmitters of communicable diseases. Fleas are well known for...

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  The Treatment of Climacteric Symptoms (27.04.2012)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2012.0316

  Peri- and postmenopausal women often seek medical help, and climacteric symptoms are their most common reason for doing so. These symptoms are due to changes in ovarian function during the menopause. The transition from full ovarian function in the...

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  Binge Drinking in Childhood and Adolescence (08.05.2009)

  http://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article?id=64637

  According to recent reports by the German Federal Commissioner for Narcotic Drugs (Bundesdrogenbeauftragte), the number of adolescents (aged up to 20 years) treated in hospital for alcohol poisoning more than doubled between 2000 and 2007, from 9500...

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