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Palpation refers to feeling and is one of the oldest and most fundamental examination methods. The best known palpation is that of the arteries to measure the pulse rate. Organs or tissue structures are also touched in order to

In severely visually impaired or blind people, retinal implants can, to a certain extent, take over the function of the photoreceptors destroyed by retinal degeneration, provided that the optic nerves and visual pathways of the brain are functional. Ever

Dentistry has been practiced for more than three thousand years, as the ancient Egyptians used it successfully. What is dentistry? What range of treatments does it offer? And what examination procedures are there in dentistry

The term pharmacokinetics encompasses all processes to which drugs are subject in the body. It is about how the body affects the drugs. The influence of the active ingredients on the organism is, in contrast, called

In-vitro fertilization is also known as fertilization in the glass and corresponds to one of the most important methods of artificial insemination, in which the doctor takes egg cells from a woman under hormonal stimulation, which are placed in a test tube with the

Vascular surgery eliminates disorders and diseases of the blood vessels, for example vascular stenoses or varices, through conservative (non-invasive) or surgical therapies. It is a branch of surgery. A commonly performed operation

Instead of sounds, a speech audiogram reproduces human speech through headphones. These can be words or numbers that are repeated. The speech audiogram is an important way of examining hearing disorders and is used in

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a method of magnetic resonance imaging for the visual representation of physiological changes in the body. It is based on the physical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance. In the strict sense, will

Toxicology is the study of toxins and the associated research and treatment of poisoning. This particularly refers to the health-damaging effects that individual chemical substances have on living things

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a non-invasive imaging method is mainly used in medicine. The different reflection and scattering properties of different fabrics form the basis of this method. As

Oncology refers to the scientific and medical specialty that deals with tumor diseases, i.e. cancer. This involves both basic research and the clinical sub-areas of prevention, early detection and diagnostics

Academic pathophysiology is a medical sub-area within pathology. It deals with the teaching of pathological changes in body functions (pathology) as well as changes in the body (physiology) of a living being. The medical one

Cardioversion is the restoration of a normal sinus rhythm and frequency in the presence of a serious cardiac arrhythmia. In the vast majority of cases, cardioversion is intended to cause atrial fibrillation

There are now numerous different methods of contraception. The most popular are the birth control pills and condoms, but the IUD is also used regularly in women. In addition to advantages, however, there are also risks

Regardless of whether you are leafing through the latest magazines, turning on the television or surfing the Internet: anti-aging products literally follow the consumer. Hardly any other topic occupies the cosmetics industry as much as this

Cardiology is a specialty of medicine that is particularly concerned with the research, treatment and healing of heart diseases. It is therefore literally referred to as the “doctrine of the heart”. To be a cardiologist you have to

Immunomodulation is understood to mean a partial reorientation of the immune responses of the immune system. Immune modulation can be particularly effective in the case of excessive allergic reactions and autoimmune reactions that are directed against one's own tissue

If you miss your period and you want to be certain of a possible pregnancy, a pregnancy test is used. This shows whether the pregnancy hormone hCG is present. Modern pregnancy tests are done with a laboratory accuracy

A contraindication exists when certain factors such as age, previous illnesses or injuries speak against a particular therapeutic or medical measure. This medical term is derived from the Latin language of

Dialysis or blood washing is the cleaning of the blood, usually using an artificial kidney. It is used when the kidney functions are disturbed and the organs can no longer carry out the vital blood washing in the body. There are