Children and adolescents with bone and growth disorders require interdisciplinary care from various specialists including pediatric radiologists with a focus on musculoskeletal disorders. This article covers routine topics, differential diagnoses, and selected research imaging in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), X‑linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH), achondroplasia...
Mass availability and use of health apps raises the question as to how they might be integrated into healthcare systems towards improving prevention and therapy. This study has researched prevailing opinion on health apps amongst primary care physicians, potential application areas physicians have seen in their experience with these apps up to now, and situations suitable for...
It is more than two decades ago that a European Union conference on “The Microbial Threat” hosted by the Danish Government in Copenhagen in September 1998 issued recommendations to encourage good practice in the use of antimicrobial agents and reduce inappropriate prescribing. Essential components of those recommendations were antimicrobial teams in hospitals and the use of...
We report a case of severe glycogenic hepatopathy in a 17-year-old boy with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes. On presentation, major findings included unexplained pronounced hepatomegaly and increased liver enzymes, ferritin, and triglycerides. Histology and electron microscopy evaluation showed severe glycogen storage, steatosis, and signs of fibrosis, resembling the...
During the preclinical period of medical school, the clinical relevance of theoretical knowledge is given little attention. Medical students of the second year were invited to participate in an interdisciplinary congress for robot-assisted and digital surgery. The students had to evaluate the impact of the congress on their learning motivation, decision-making for a career in...
Studies have shown that primary care is not always effective when it comes to caring for people with dementia. In addition, general practitioners do not always use diagnostic instruments consistently. The aim of the study was to identify relevant factors that influence general practitioners’ attitudes and willingness with respect to consistent diagnosis and care. For this purpose...
Vestibularisschwannome können die Lebensqualität von Patienten stark beeinträchtigen. Neben einer eingeschränkten Hörfunktion wird die Gesichtslähmung hierbei als besonders störend empfunden. Unterschiedliche Wachstumsraten dieser gutartigen Tumore erschweren die zeitliche Vorhersage einer funktionellen Beeinträchtigung von Hirnnerven. Deshalb ist ein regelmäßiges Update zu...
Synkopen im Kindes‑/Jugendalter sind häufig und meist gutartig. Mögliche kardiale Synkopen müssen durch sorgfältige Basisdiagnostik (Anamnese (I), körperliche Untersuchung (II), Elektrokardiografie (III)) und ggf. weiterführender Diagnostik ausgeschlossen werden. Wurde die Diagnostik bei Vorliegen einer Synkope entsprechend der gültigen S2k-Leitlinie durchgeführt? Retrospektive...
Die Betreuung pflegebedürftiger alter Menschen in Senioreneinrichtungen und Altenheimen stellt deren Mitarbeiter in ihrer täglichen Arbeit immer wieder vor ethischen Fragen. Der Hospizverband Oberösterreich hat vor 5 Jahren ein klinisches Ethikkomitee eingerichtet, deren Aufgabe es ist, Mitarbeiter von außerklinischen Langzeiteinrichtungen bei ethischen Problemstellungen zu...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as the causative agent of the ongoing pandemic, has spread into more than 200 countries to date. The disease which is caused by the virus is termed COVID-19. In most cases, it presents at first like common flu with cough and other respiratory symptoms. Nevertheless, other symptoms have been reported, such as a feeling...
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, also known as chickenpox, is a common childhood affliction. Generalized small itchy single-standing vesicles on erythematous skin are typical. Both cutaneous and systemic complications of the VZV infection may commonly occur. A three-year-old girl with a previous history of mild atopic dermatitis presented in our Pediatric Dermatology...
Sepsis is, worldwide, one of the leading causes of death among infants and children. Over the past two decades, mortality rates have declined due to advanced treatment options; however, the incidence of sepsis and septic shock is still on the rise in many hospital settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate the course of this disease in pediatric intensive care patients...
Hemiagenesis of the thyroid gland (THA) represents a rare congenital anomaly. It is characterized by the absence of one thyroid lobe, and sometimes the isthmus as well. It can occur with all kinds of other thyroid pathologies that may be present in the remaining thyroid lobe. A case of a 21-year-old male patient is presented; he sought a thyroid consultation because of hair loss...
Wissenschaftskompetenz ist eine Schlüsselqualifikation für jede ärztliche Tätigkeit und sollte ebenso wie die Auseinandersetzung mit Entscheidungsprozessen von Beginn an ins Medizinstudium integriert werden. Ziel der Studie war, die Themen der guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis und des wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens zu vermitteln. Ferner wurde durch die methodische Intervention...
Bei einzelnen Schilddrüsenerkrankungen (Immunthyreopathie Morbus Basedow, Immunthyreopathie Hashimoto, Struma mit Autonomie) sollte eine übermäßige Jodzufuhr vermieden werden. Betreffend alimentärer Jodzufuhr gibt es dazu reichliches Informationsmaterial. Kuranwendungen werden zu einem breiten Indikationsspektrum eingesetzt und tragen einen wichtigen Teil zur Therapie gerade...
Im Zusammenhang mit der COVID-19-Pandemie ist immer wieder das Argument zu hören gewesen, Gesundheitsschutz müsse dem Datenschutz jedenfalls vorgehen. In dieser Pauschalität ist diese Aussage zwar plakativ, aber weder aus ethischer noch aus rechtlicher Sicht zutreffend. Eine Pandemie kann zwar durchaus einen Grund dafür liefern, vorübergehend auf Gesundheitsdaten zuzugreifen...
Time and again, it is discussed that in medical practices, the number of patients who develop health anxieties due to extensive health information searches on the Internet is increasing. The objective of this study is to explore and describe general practitioners’ experiences and attitudes towards cyberchondria patients as well as strategies to stabilize affected patients...