CME: Self-Determined Dying: The Challenge of Medical End-of-Life Decisions

Abstract. Modern medical interventions make it possible today to postpone dying. Thus the process of dying confronts with numerous end-of-...

CME Sonography 101: Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System – Update 2021

Abstract. Ultrasound technologies in medicine (and in many other areas of life) continuously undergo enormous technological advances. There ...

CME/Answers: Mushroom Poisoning in the Family Practice

Abstract. In the general medical practice, it is not trivial to distinguish between banal intolerances after consumption of edible mushrooms and the initial ...

CME-EKG 69/Answers: Sinus Pauses in Long-Term Monitoring

Abstract. While the indication for a pacemaker therapy in patients with high-degree AV block or symptomatic bradycardias is straightforward in most cases, ...

Spirometry in the Medical Practice – Part 1: Measuring

Abstract. Today, every practitioner, as well as every hospital emergency, should be able to perform spirometry. However, the measurement requires solid basic ...

Outpatient Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Abstract. Pneumothorax (PT) is defined as a collapse of the lung due to the collection of air in the pleural space. In primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP)...

VIPoma of the Pancreas

Abstract. A 50-year old man was admitted for evaluation of progressive, chronic diarrhea with loss of weight and recurrent hypokalemia. Eventually, a neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas ...

An Unusual Cause for a Bilateral Ptosis

Abstract. Immune-checkpoint-inhibitors are increasingly used in various malignancies. Autoimmune side effects such as colitis, hepatitis or skin reactions are well known, on ...