Summary: We suggest that entropy as defined by Shannon and Weaver is a useful measure for uncertainty in primary care. Primary care clinicians work at the interface...
Effective Use of Existing Resources – Health Care Assistants with an Immigrant Background Working in Family Medicine
Background: There are currently 16 million people with an immigrant background living in Germany. While the number of foreign doctors is low, the number of foreign...
Eine Analyse auf der Basis von Abrechnungsdaten der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung
Multimorbidity in the German Elderly Population – Part 2: Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Care
A Study Based on Statutory Health Insurance DataBackground: The authors report on the utilization patterns of ambulatory medical care in the elderly German statutory...
The Role of Antibiotics to Prevent Non-Suppurative Complications of Streptococcal Infections
QuestionIs it justified to treat group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infections with antibiotics, specifically to prevent non-suppurative complications (acute...
Efficiency of Chronic Care Models for Chronic Diseases
QuestionIs there any evidence that chronic care models enhance the prognosis for persons with a chronic disease?AnswerNo. The benefit of chronic care models –...
QuestionA young 25 year old man reported a single episode of hemospermia without any other symptoms. Should this be followed by further diagnostic evaluations?...
QuestionA 68 year old women with a BMI of 28.5 and antihypertensive treatment, has a total cholesterol level of 300mg/dl, an LDL cholesterol level of 150 mg / dl and...
Family Medicine in Switzerland – as Visiting Physician in a Neighbour Country
Summary: Spending some time in primary care practices of other colleagues fulfills the purpose of continuing medical education and sometimes vocational training. It...
