Doktorarbeit / Dissertation aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Medizin - Diagnostik, Note: 1,5, Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Hintergrund: Bei Patienten mit fortgeschrittenen Erkrankungen in der Palliativversorgung mussen beim Einsatz diagnostischer Massnahmen physische, psychosoziale (und finanzielle) Belastungen besonders sorgfaltig mit dem erhofften therapeutischen Nutzen abgewogen werden. Die Haufigkeit nicht-invasiver Diagnostik in der Palliativversorgung, die bevorzugten Methoden, Anwendungsprobleme und deren therapeutische Relevanz sind jedoch nicht bekannt. Methodik: Die Hospiz- und Palliativerhebung HOPE 2007 erfasste die Anwendung mikrobiologischer und bildgebender Diagnostik bei Palliativpatienten in Deutschland. Ferner wurden 70 Ultraschalluntersuchungen in der eigenen Palliativeinrichtung analysiert und abgeglichen. Bei 691 von insgesamt 3184 Patienten wurde das vorgegebene Modul zur Erfassung diagnostischer Massnahmen (DIA) genutzt. Ergebnisse: Die stationar behandelten Patienten mit DIA (86,1%) wiesen eine im Vergleich zum HOPE-Gesamtkollektiv vergleichbare Altersverteilung und Krankenhausaufenthaltsdauer auf. Bei diesen Patienten nahmen mikrobiologische Untersuchungen 26,1% aller dokumentierten Untersuchungen ein, bildgebende Verfahren 69,1%. Davon nahmen Sonografien mit 67,1% den grossten Anteil an bildgebenden Verfahren auf Palliativstationen ein, wahrend auf onkologischen Stationen eher Rontgenuntersuchungen, CT oder MRT zum Einsatz kamen. Nuklearmedizinische Verfahren wurden selten eingesetzt. In 80,8% der stationar erfassten Falle wurde der Einsatz bildgebender Verfahren als therapeutisch entscheidungsrelevant eingeschatzt. Transportprobleme und Schmerzen unter der Untersuchung waren die am haufigsten benannten Probleme. In der Auswertung eigener Ultraschalluntersuchungen wurden diese haufiger zur prognostischen Einschatzung, weniger mit direkter therapeutischer Konsequenz durchgefuhrt. Hier konnten Transport

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Medizin - Diagnostik, Note: 1,0, Technische Universitat Dortmund (Institut fur Rehabilitationswissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Projekte zur Verbesserung der Menschen - Gentechnologie und Enhancement, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Rehabilitationspadagogik, Abstract: Pranatale Diagnostik ist zu einem festen Bestandteil der Schwangerenvorsorge in Deutschland und in vielen anderen westlichen Landern geworden. Schwangere Frauen werden nicht nur dahingehend untersucht, dass Komplikationen in der Schwangerschaft oder bei der Geburt fruhzeitig erkannt werden, sondern auch auf genetische Defekte oder Fehlbildungen, die das Ungeborene aufweisen kann. Gerade weil pranataldiagnostische Verfahren heute zur Alltagspraxis von Gynakologen und Geburtshelfern gehoren und zu Routineuntersuchungen fur schwangere Frauen geworden sind, ist es wichtig, sie auf ihre moralische Vertretbarkeit hin zu untersuchen. Ein zentraler Bezugspunkt in der folgenden Betrachtung soll dabei die Verbindung sein, die sich zwischen Befunden der Pranatalen Diagnostik und selektiven Schwangerschaftsabbruchen feststellen lasst. Zunachst sollen fundamentale Aspekte der Phanomene Pranatale Diagnostik" und Schwangerschaftsabbruch" dargelegt werden. Das Kapitel zur pranatalen Diagnostik geht auf einige haufig praktizierte Methoden vorgeburtlicher Diagnostik und die mit ihnen verbundenen Moglichkeiten und Risiken ein. Anschliessend werden die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen erlautert, die die Praxis der pranatalen Diagnostik bestimmen. Zum Phanomen Schwangerschaftsabbruch werden ebenfalls Moglichkeiten und Methoden sowie potentielle Risiken desselben thematisiert. Auch hier findet eine Darstellung der rechtlichen Hintergrunde statt, wobei unter anderem auf die Gesetzesanderung zur Abtreibungsregelung von 1995 eingegangen wird. Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit wird untersucht, inwiefern pranatale Diagnostik fur sich allein einen ethischen Problembereich darstellt od

Doktorarbeit / Dissertation aus dem Jahr 1997 im Fachbereich Medizin - Diagnostik, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die softwarebasierten Techniken werden in der Medizin zunehmend eingesetzt. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschreibt das Beispiel der Entwicklung und Auswertung einer Methode zur Differenzierung der Armspastik, bei der die gemessenen Krafte softwaretechnisch in Einzelkrafte zerlegt und so differenziert analysiert werden.

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Wissenschaftlicher Aufsatz aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Medizin, einseitig bedruckt, Note: -, -, 29 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Erregernachweis gehort bei der Lyme-Borreliose bis heute nicht zum Standard bei der Diagnostik.Ohne den Erregernachweis ist die Lyme-Borreliose eine Ausschlussdiagnose, eine Wahrscheinlichkeitsdiagnose und eine Sammeldiagnose. Eine Vielzahl von Krankheiten und psychosozialen Ausnahmesituationen kann sich hinter der Diagnose Lyme-Borreliose verbergen. Der Erregernachweis bleibt die Grundlage fur die Begutachtung und fur jede wissenschaftliche Aussage uber den Verlauf und die Therapie der Lyme-Borreliose.

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The physical examination is the basis of everydiagnosis. Medical students have to present their skills in terms of examination as well as diagnosticsin the practical second part of the German medical exam. 139significant two-color drawings illustrate the required examination techniques and steps in correct order. Associated concise texts provide the optimum preparationfor the exam and every-day professional practice.

A highly illustrated book providing concise yet comprehensive information on fracture classification and management. The text has been developed according to the requirements of orthopaedic surgeons in training. The first section covers general principles such as terminology and dealing with multiple trauma; following sections take the reader systematically through regions of the body and the various possible fractures, covering diagnosis, treatment and healing in each case. Definitive information on the ever-disputed issue of classification of musculoskeletal injuries is provided throughout. An effective reference book for the clinic, this book is also an indispensable tool for trainees in orthopaedic and emergency medicine and orthopaedic nurses.

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Medizin - Diagnostik, 33 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit versucht unter Einbeziehung der physiologischen und hamodynamischen Grundlagen des peripheren Gefasssystems und dessen Morphologie der unteren Extremitaten die Problematik des Messverfahrens so darzustellen, dass es augenscheinlich wird, erganzende Massnahmen fur eine erweiterte Diagnostik heranzuziehen. Bei venoser Insuffizienz ist es immer indiziert bzw. erforderlich, auch den arteriellen Zufluss zu berucksichtigen, d.h. die Makro- und Mikrozirkulation. Dementsprechend ist diese Messgrosse mit einzubeziehen, so dass eine Formanalyse der Pulsdruckwelle und der Amplitude des relativen Blutvolumens uber unterschiedliche Wellenlangen vorgenommen werden kann, woraus sich der periphere Status der terminalen Strombahn determinieren lasst. Daruber hinaus wird durch diesen Parameter die Bestimmung der Grundremission/Absorption in der venosen Plexus vor Beginn des Untersuchungsprogramms ersichtlich und wahrend des kompletten Ablaufs graphisch und numerisch angezeigt. Erganzend zu den hamodynamischen Vorgangen werden Messgrossen und deren Erstellung behandelt, die in Verbindung mit den IrRR-Signalen weitere Hilfestellung fur den Untersucher liefern und dadurch eine detaillierte Diagnostik ermoglicht. Die Registrierung des absoluten Venendrucks uber eine transmurale Detektion, der ABI-Index und die akustisch evozierte Prufung der Mikrozirkulation werden behandelt. Die Photoradiometrie und deren Verhalten im Gewebe werden wellenlangenspezifisch erklart und diskutiert. LRR-Messwerte und ihre graphischen Verlaufsformen wahrend der einzelnen Phasen des Messprogramms werden diskutiert und unter Einbeziehung ihrer Flachenintegrale interpretiert. Werden alle dargestellten Parameter zur funktionellen Diagnostik venoser Abflussstorungen herangezogen - was dann als IrRR-Methode zu betrachten ist -, erhoht sich der diagnostische Stellenwert des Ve

Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Injuries to the Pediatric Craniofacial Skeleton documents the current research in the area and promotes a team-based treatment approach. Written from a multi-disciplinary perspective, this text exposes the reader to a discussion of issues pertinent to pediatric facial trauma from the viewpoint of an oral surgeon, neurosurgeon, dentist, ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, radiologist, plastic surgeon, and craniomaxillofacial surgeon. Close cooperation among all those working in the various related disciplines and specialties for the craniomaxillofacial area is essential to ensure optimal results for patients. Given that there are many ways to achieve the desired results in medicine and surgery, continuous exposure to new and innovative concepts is essential in order to provide the best care to the pediatric patient.

" Clinical interviewing with adults is both an art and a science. This handbook will appeal to a wide range of clinical researchers, therapists, interns, and graduate students new to the complexities of the clinical interview and diagnostic process. The comprehensive range of topics and coverage that includes case illustrations with dialogue and differential diagnosis and co morbidity will be highly attractive features to researchers, professional therapists, and graduate students. The Hersen and Thomas team is highly qualified to succeed in this ambitious set of three projects. " Carolyn Brodbeck, "Chapman University"The Handbook of Clinical Interviewing with Adults is one of three interrelated handbooks on the topic of interviewing for specific populations. It presents a combination of theory and practice plus concern with diagnostic entities for readers who work, or one day will work, with adults in clinical settings.The volume begins with general issues (structured versus unstructured interview strategies, mental status examinations, selection of treatment targets and referrals, writing up the intake interview, etc.), moves to a section on major disorders most relevant to adult clients (depression, bipolar disorder, agoraphobia, posttraumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual dysfunction, etc.), and concludes with a chapter on special populations and issues (neurologically impaired patients, older adults, behavioral health consultation, etc.)."

The rise in popularity of dermoscopy has meant that more and more practitioners need a ready reference to consult in a clinical setting where larger atlases are less practical. The Handbook of Dermoscopy features a wealth of photographs, checklists, and algorithms to assist in spot diagnoses. Coverage includes melanocytic lesions, seborrheic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, dermatofibroma, vascular lesions. Melanoma, pattern analyses, the ABCD/ABC/ABCDE rule, and Menzies's method.

An expert summary of our current understanding of bipolar disorder, this reference examines existing theories, treatment regimens, and clinically relevant applications by world authorities in psychiatric research. Divided into four main sections, this guide delves into the diagnosis and epidemiology of bipolar disorder and progresses to discussions of patient care, emerging management approaches, and the underlying biology of the disease.

The public has a right to know that when they go to a therapist, they are almost certain to be given a psychiatric diagnosis, no matter how mild or normal their problems might be. It is unlikely that they will be told that a diagnosis will be written forever in their chart and that alarming consequences can result solely from having any psychiatric diagnosis. It would be disturbing enough if diagnosis was a thoroughly scientific process, but it is not, and its unscientific nature creates a vacuum into which biases of all kinds can rush. Bias in Psychiatric Diagnosis is the first book ever published about how gender, race, social class, age, physical disability, and sexual orientation affect the classification of human beings into categories of psychiatric diagnosis. It is surprising that this kind of book is not yet on the market, because it is such a hot topic, and the negative consequences of psychiatric diagnosis range from loss of custody of a child to denial of health insurance and employment to removal of one's right to make decisions about one's legal affairs. It is an unusually compelling book because of its real-life relevance for millions of people. Virtually everyone these days has been a therapy patient or has a loved one who has been. In addition, psychiatric diagnosis and biases in diagnosis are increasingly crucial portions of, or the main subject of, legal proceedings. This book should sit next to every doctor's PDR, especially given the skyrocketing use of psychoactive drugs in toddlers, children, and adolescents, as well as in adults, and especially because receiving a psychiatric label vastly increases the chances of being prescribed one or more of these drugs. A Jason Aronson Book

This extensive handbook is indispensable.It enables clinicians and physicians to establish a precise diagnosis and to take the right decisions for patient treatment. Up-to-date and comprehensive information for the differential diagnosis is presented in a well-structured manner that enables the reader to quickly locate the information he is looking for. The book is divided into three sections: -A comprehensive index of over 900 biochemical laboratory parameters in all the important biological samples. Sample types are listed alphabetically and for each sample, all parameters are listed alphabetically with the medical conditions that cause an increased or decreased value. -A-Z listing of over 1950 medical conditions plus their affected lab values. -A-Z listing of over 1200 drugs and their interference with the lab values. Appendices: -International reference values of clinical-biochemical and laboratory parameters. +An extensive list of frequently used synonyms and abbreviations.

"I do think the idea proffered by these authors is a wonderful one: a text that will facilitate graduate students? application of widely-used personality, intelligence, and career tests?Their systematic, step-by-step approach will be welcomed, I?m sure."

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This is the first book in a series that serves the dual purpose of preparing
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There has been a rapid introduction of nucleic acid-based analysis techniques into diagnostic laboratories and routine screening procedures. This timely book presents a concise overview of the molecular diagnosis of human disease. It focuses on the techn

"Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women is a crucial resource for all therapists who treat women. Not only will the information further the well-being of women clients, but it could literally save lives. Interesting, readable, and well-organized, this book belongs on the shelf next to the DSM-IV. The case examples will grip the reader whether professional or lay audience." --Natalie Porter, Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology "I am greatly impressed with the book. It is a brand new idea, one that is long overdue." --Hannah Lerman, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Los Angeles Some clients don't respond to a therapist's chosen treatment for a specific mental disorder. Could there be a physical disorder that is causing psychiatric symptoms? How can a therapist distinguish between similar psychiatric and physical disorders to arrive at the correct diagnosis, refer on, and/or suggest appropriate treatment? Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women gives the therapist the foundation for identifying those physiological disorders that may be at the root of the mental problems presented by women clients. Hyperthyroidism, for example, can result in depression and anxiety, and temporal lobe epilepsy can manifest itself with the same symptoms as bipolar disorder. This special guidebook sorts out potential mix-ups by providing detailed cases and illustrations, a quick reference table for checking symptoms, and a glossary. Making technical information clear and concise, the authors cover endocrinological--including thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, and parathyroid systems--and brain seizure problems as well as other diseases--such as multiple sclerosis, mitral heart valve prolapse, and lupus erythematosus. They offer a basic overview of the systems and organs involved and focus on how particular malfunctions can result in serious behavioral problems. A guide to providing the best and most effective care to women clients, Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women presents important information about assessment and interfacing with medical professionals. All mental health and helping professionals will find this book invaluable, as will students in clinical/counseling psychology, health psychology, social work, and gender studies. "This book is informative and interesting to read. This is a text that can be read more than once and be that much more helpful in subsequent readings. . . . Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women will certainly have an impact on feminist assessment, theory, and therapy. In a broader context, it provides a foundation to spawn research hypotheses on women's health and to reconnect the mind and body. Written accessibly even for reader without a background in physiological psychology, it fills a gap in the clinical and counseling literature. This text has far-reaching implications about the origin of psychiatric symptoms and possibly for explaining some differential rates in sex ratios for prevalence of certain psychologically based clinical syndromes. I found the text a humbling reminder of how easy it can be to miss the obvious and how easy it can be to attribute psychological explanations to symptom clusters one doesn't understand. This book could easily become a 'required' text for graduate students in mental health professions and mental health professionals. . . . This text will undoubtedly have an impact." --Maria P. P. Root, Ph.D., University of Washington "Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women is very good and will make an important contribution to the field. . . . The book's message--that it is critical that differential diagnosis include consideration of both psychiatric disorders--is convincing and important to emphasize to students in graduate programs." --Helene Jackson, Ph.D., The Columbia University School of Social Work

Everything you'll need for your clinical rotations in one handy and affordable set!Hit the ground running as you undertake your required clinical rotations with the quick-access, 7-volume pocket-sized set, The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year. Written by PA educators experienced in these specialty areas, this first-of-its-kind series covers all 7 clinical rotations including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Behavioral Medicine. Brimming with pithy information on the precise knowledge and duties required of a physician assistant, you will learn about practice settings, equipment, exam techniques, frequently encountered disease entities, commonly ordered studies and medications, procedures, and more! Small enough to fit in your lab coat pocket for on-the-spot reference, each consistently organized guide delivers brief bulleted content with handy tables and figures to promote quick learning and retention. You'll also find useful examples of pertinent documentation for each specialty along with clinical pearls that deliver savvy pointers from the experts. Key Features: Delivers a pocket-size overview of the precise knowledge and duties required for each clinical rotation Offers consistently organized, quick-access, bulleted content for all seven rotations Describes common clinical presentations, disease entities, and procedures Presents key diagnostic studies and their indications Reflects the 2019 NCCPA PANCE blueprint Includes bonus digital chapters with guided case studies to help reinforce clinical reasoning and rotation exam-style questions with remediating rationales Set includes: The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year: Family Medicine; Internal Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Pediatrics; Surgery; OB/GYN; Behavioral Medicine.

This reference book equips readers with cutting-edge information on the many advances in diagnostic and therapeutic treatments for human diseases that have been made in recent years, with examples from laboratory medicine. Diagnostic procedures and treatment protocols are a critical part of the health care system, providing dynamic information that influences provider decisions with respect to disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment procedures, and management of the disease. With advances in medical technologies over the past few decades, diagnostics have become even more essential to the practice of medicine for personalised diagnosis and treatment. Developments in health care technologies have extended the survival prospects of persons all over the globe. Once serious conditions have become considerably easier to manage and even cure in numerous cases. Constant laboratory investigations in the health sciences have expanded the quality of treatment, life-expectancy, as well as the quality of life for patients. In this book, readers will find a detailed discussion of new methodologies in treating diseases, including 3D technology, and prediction of chronic diseases using computation techniques, which provide promising avenues for the diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of diseases.

This book guides practitioners in the assessment of patients with a liver problem. The emphasis is on the role of macro- and microscopic pathology in elucidating pathogenesis as well as identifying confounding features of image findings that may lead to a more elaborate differential diagnosis. If appropriate, the role of light and electron microscopic examination, along with the role of specific stains and molecular techniques, is illustrated. In addition, the concept of each liver disease is summarized briefly and its up-to-data is provided, and unresolved problems in diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis are clearly described.The approach in this book is a practical one with a focus on the evaluation of illustrative cases, simultaneously demonstrating cross-sectional images (ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography), pathological findings, and peritoneoscopic images. The diagnosis and therapy are summed up in helpful tables, and association of clinical manifestations with image analysis and pathological findings is shown to be important in differential diagnosis and treatment. With the authors comprising internationally renowned experts, this book will serve as a useful source of information for medical students, physicians, internists, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and pathologists worldwide.

Uroscopy - the diagnosis of disease by visual examination of the urine - played a very prominent role in early modern medical practice and in the lives of ordinary people. Widely considered as the most reliable way to diagnose diseases and pregnancies it was taught at the best universities. Leading physicians prided themselves on their mastery in this field. Countless medical writings were dedicated to uroscopy and artists represented it in hundreds of illustrations and paintings. Based on a wide range of textual and visual sources, such as autobiographies, court records, medical treatises and genre painting, this book offers the first comprehensive study of the place of uroscopy in early modern medicine, culture and society and of the - gradually changing - ways in which medical practitioners, lay persons and, last but not least, artists perceived and used it.

Comprehensive Biomarker Discovery and Validation for Clinical Application provides the reader with an extensive introduction into all aspects of proteomics biomarker discovery, validation and development. It discusses the current status of science and technology, its limitations, bottlenecks as well as future development trends to improve the success rate of translating biomarker discovery into useful clinical tests. The most important feature of the book is to provide an overview of current technologies and the challenges encountered during biomarker discovery and validation, such as patient selection, sample handling, data processing, statistical analysis and registration and approval of validated biomarkers through European and US regulatory authorities. The authors introduce the reader to each of these topics in significant detail and provide examples or guidelines for best practice. There are prominent chapters included on biomarkers in translational and personalised medicine; an introduction to regulatory affairs and bring biomarkers to the market; biomarker discovery and the use of mass spectrometry based profiling platforms; MALDI imaging techniques in tissue-based biomarkers discovery and a clinical application study on the use of diagnostic assays for early diagnosis of heart failure using various proteomic methods. The book concludes with a final chapter on future trends in biomarker discovery and validation. The book targets a readership of industrial and academic researchers that are involved in biomarker discovery and validation or that manage biobanks, develop sample preparation methods, analytical profiling systems and bioinformatics tools. Common pitfalls and success stories in biomarker discovery are highlighted and guidelines for best practice are provided for the different parts of the procedure. The book will be an essential information resource for scientists working in the field.