Injuries and poisonings

This category covers traumas and poisonings with symptoms, causes, diagnostics, treatment options, and prevention basics.

Orbital fracture: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and consequences of orbital trauma

An orbital fracture is damage to the bony walls of the eye socket, that is, the bony cavity in which the eyeball, extraocular muscles, optic nerve, blood vessels, fatty tissue, and lacrimal structures are located.

Vomiting with a concussion: causes, danger signs, diagnosis and treatment

Vomiting after a concussion is not a standalone diagnosis. It is a symptom that can occur with mild traumatic brain injury, along with headache, dizziness, photophobia, noise sensitivity, impaired concentration, drowsiness, and a feeling of brain fog.

Vomiting from alcohol poisoning: danger signs, first aid, diagnosis, treatment, and complications

Vomiting during alcohol poisoning is not a “cleansing of the body,” but a symptom of the toxic effects of ethanol on the stomach, brain, respiratory center, metabolism, and protective reflexes.

Vomiting from a blow to the stomach: danger signs, possible injuries, diagnosis and first aid

Vomiting after a blow to the abdomen may be a short-term reaction to pain, fear, acute irritation of the nervous system, or spasm of the diaphragm, but it can also be an early sign of internal injury.

Nausea after drinking alcohol: causes, first aid, treatment, and warning signs

Nausea after drinking alcohol is most often associated with a hangover, irritation of the stomach lining, dehydration, sleep disturbances, changes in blood sugar levels, and the effects of acetaldehyde, a toxic breakdown product of ethanol.

Vomiting with alcohol: causes, danger signs, first aid and treatment

Vomiting after drinking alcohol is not a diagnosis in itself, but a symptom that can occur with a common hangover, stomach irritation, overeating with alcohol, food poisoning, alcohol overdose, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, or a dangerous combination of alcohol and medications.

Scapular dyskinesia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and modern treatment methods

Scapular dyskinesia is not a single disease in the narrow sense, but a clinical syndrome in which the normal position of the scapula at rest and its coordinated movement during lifting and rotation of the arm are altered.

Iliotibial syndrome: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Iliotibial band syndrome is one of the most common causes of pain along the outside of the knee in runners and people who perform a lot of repetitive knee flexion and extension.

Chondromalacia of the femoral condyle: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Chondromalacia of the femoral condyle is a softening, cracking, and subsequent destruction of the articular cartilage in the area of the medial or lateral femoral condyle.

Patellar fracture: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, surgery and recovery

A patellar fracture is a break in the kneecap, which is a small but vital bone on the front of the knee.

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