Autumn has begun and with it the flu season. Cough, sore throat, runny nose and fatigue are the main symptoms of seasonal influenza - or COVID-19? Many patients are not sure whether they have contracted seasonal flu or COVID. As both infectious diseases have similar symptoms, it is not always easy for doctors to make [...]
Point of care (POC) analyzers allow rapid on-site assessment of measured parameters. The result of a clinical chemistry laboratory device achieves higher sensitivity and specificity compared to a portable POC device. In addition to the high performance of the laboratory instrument, this is also due to the conditions and legal requirements that must be [...]
Liquordiagnostik bei schweren psychischen Erkrankungen kann Aufschluss über die Hintergründe der Erkrankung geben. Die Diagnose und Behandlung psychiatrischer Erkrankungen stellen nach wie vor eine Herausforderung dar. Trotz der Fortschritte in der Neurowissenschaft und Psychopharmakologie bleiben viele Fragen bezüglich der Ursachen und Mechanismen dieser Erkrankungen offen. In aktuellen internationalen Klassifikationssystemen (ICD-10, DSM-5) basieren die diagnostischen Kriterien für [...]
