Toxisches Schock Syndrom

Rachel Carson Syndrom

For years some ecologists have been convinced that pesticides are contributing to a decline in amphibian species around the globe. From an apparent epidemic of deformed frogs in Minnesota to the near disappearance of yellow-legged frogs from California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, pesticides have been considered prime suspects. This suspicion is no doubt rooted in the belief by the ecological com...

Das Hepatopulmonale Syndrom

MEN-2-Syndrom: Was gibt es Neues?

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN-2): An Update. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2) is an autosomal dominant hereditary cancer syndrome. The disorder is caused by missense mutations of the RET proto-oncogene that result in their gain of function. Three distinct clinical subtypes of MEN-2 are characterized: MEN-2A, MEN-2B, and familial MTC (FMTC). The precise RET mutations may su...

The effect of extracoporeal schock waves on intestinal anastomosis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of extracorporeal shock waves on the healing of intestinal anastomosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups of ten each comprising of Group I (only laparotomy), Group II (right colon segment resection and end to end anastomosis) and Group III (right colon segment resection and end to end anastomos...

Stellungnahme der Sektion „Schock“ der DIVI zur Schocklage

Initiiert durch eine Anfrage der Sektion „Notfallund Katastrophenmedizin“ der Deutschen Interdisziplinären Vereinigung für Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin (DIVI) sowie der „Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Erste Hilfe“ (BAGEH) nimmt die Sektion „Schock“ der DIVI hiermit Stellung zum Beitrag „Schocklage – das Ende einer Legende?“ von F. Scheinichen und F. Kühl in der Zeitschrift „Rettungsdienst“ 201...