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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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  Hospital Incidence and Mortality Rates of Sepsis: An Analysis of Hospital Episode (DRG) Statistics in Germany From 2007 to 2013 (11.03.2016)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2016.0159

  sepsis, the most severe manifestation of acute infection, can cause multi-organ failure and ends in death in 30–50% of cases (1, 2). According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the annual incidence of sepsis in the USA rose by 7–8% per...

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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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  Medicolegal Assessment of the Ability to Drive a Motor Vehicle in Persons With Epilepsy (02.04.2010)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0217

  In the course of medical practice, specialists in a variety of areas are confronted with the question as to whether patients with epilepsy can perform specific activities, or whether they may be subject to qualitative and/or quantitative...

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  Burnout (18.11.2011)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0781

  Up until very recently, reports about being burned out, burnout victims, and burnout syndrome have been taking up a lot of space in the press. However, the burnout phenomenon also appears to be of considerable medical significance, since it is the...

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  The CARE Guidelines (13.09.2013)

  //doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2013.0603

  A case report is a detailed narrative that describes, for medical, scientific, or educational purposes, a medical problem experienced by one or several patients. Case reports present clinical observations customarily collected in healthcare delivery...

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