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Ménière's disease. E-book. Formato EPUB Sics Editore - Sics, 2015 -
Ménière's disease is characterized by an increased amount of endolympha in the internal ear. The aetiology is unknown. The diagnosis is based on three symptoms: tinnitus or feeling of pressure in the ear recurrent rotational vertigo impaired hearing (initially unilateral). The diagnosis can often be made only after follow-up of several months. A consultation by an ENT specialist is indicated at this stage at the latest. Other disorders of the vestibular apparatus are often labelled as Ménière's disease. The most important differential diagnostic alternatives include sudden deafness, infarction of the cerebellum/brain stem, vestibular neuronitis and vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma).
Methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. E-book. Formato EPUB Sics Editore - Sics, 2015 -
Dosage, adverse effects, pregnancy dosage or during lactation are the main arguments.. also laboratory follow-up and pauses.
Myasthenia gravis and myasthenic syndrome. E-book. Formato EPUB Sics Editore - Sics, 2015 -
Myasthenia gravis is arare autoimmune disease, in which the function of the myoneural junction of the voluntary muscles is impaired Annual incidence is about 2-8/1 000 000. Symptoms include variable degrees of fatigue and weakness in voluntary musculature, which is aggravated by strain and relieved by rest. Two main types: limited to the eye muscles, or ocular (ca. 15% of the cases) generalised; the symptoms are usually most prominent in the proximal muscles of the shoulder and pelvic region. Treatment is the domain of a specialist in neurology. Remember that patients with myasthenia are very sensitive to drugs: check always the compatibility with myasthenia when starting a new drug for a myasthenic patient!