MMW Fortschritte der Medizin
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Inspection of a corpse by the physician is a responsible last service he can offer his patient. Apart from reliably establishing death and the time of its occurrence, the physician must thoroughly inspect the corpse to clarify the cause of death. ⋯ Only then do statistics on causes of death in the population make sense and can provide useful data. If an unnatural cause of death is suspected, or if it is not possible to ascertain the cause, the police or public prosecutor (coroner) must be notified.
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Comparative Study
[Pain therapy. Extensive possibilities not adequately utilized].
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Review Comparative Study
[How to recognize POAD? The diagnosis of peripheral occlusive arterial disease in the physician's office].
Peripheral occlusive arterial disease (POAD) encompasses all stenotic and occlusive changes affecting the aorta and arteries supplying the extremities, and in 90% of the cases is due to atherosclerosis. In the majority of patients the lower extremities are involved, andonly every third patient has symptoms. ⋯ Doppler sonography and determination of the Doppler pressure index (ankle-brachial index) make possible a noninvasive accurate staging. Color-coded duplex sonography and imaging procedures provide further information, and are indispensable for establishing the indication for interventional measures.