[Basic pain management care by the family physician]. / Stufenschema und Kotherapeutika. Schmerztherapeutisches Rüstzeug für den Hausarzt.

After a cleardiagnosis has been made, many acute as well as chronic pain symptoms can be treated by the family physician on an outpatient basis. For the step therapy of chronic pain, particular attention must be given to the side effects. In some cases, side effects necessitate the use of comedication, such as for nausea, constipation or depression. Particularly complex pain treatments should still be treated by the specialist.

Spontaneous closure and thrombosis of a ductal aneurysm in a neonate.

The natural history of a ductal aneurysm detected prenatally is presented. Neurologic concerns in the neonate and absence of cardio-respiratory compromise permitted serial echo demonstration of constriction, thickening and subsequent closure with formation of thrombus in the aneurysm.