Health Check Glossary

health check glossary

Concept	Definition
practice clinic	Since 12 December 2005 you can find us in the newly built practice clinic for diagnostics and preventive medicine. Since we have significantly more space available at the new location, we have been able to significantly expand our range of services in both the diagnostic and therapeutic areas.
practice laboratory for emergency diagnostics	CRP (c-reactive protein) Protein that can be determined in the blood. CRP is increased in bacterial inflammatory processes in the body.
pro-BNP	The pro-BNP is a new diagnostic marker in heart failure (heart failure). In patients with chronic heart failure, pro-BNP is increased in proportion to the severity of the disease. This laboratory value can be detected early in the course of heart failure and correlates very well with the clinical manifestation of heart failure.
prostate sonography	Through an ultrasound examination of the prostate we can get an accurate picture of the size and condition of the prostate structure.
Prostate cancer	Prostate cancer is a malicious Cancer of the prostate gland and the most common malignancy in men in Germany. Over 63.000 new cases are registered every year. After lung and colon cancer, prostate cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death.
PSA consulting	PSA is the abbreviation for prostate-specific antigen. PSA is a protein and is mainly produced by the epithelial cells of the prostate glands and released into the semen. It is only present in very small amounts in the blood of healthy men.
Pulsed magnetic field therapy	'Magnetic energy is life energy, on which all life of the organism depends.' (Werner Heisenberg, Nobel Prize winner for physics)
smoker's laboratory	Read here what the blood test of a smoker check-up includes.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	It can affect anyone, but RDS is particularly common in women. Since not everyone reacts to the first symptoms, which in many cases are temporary, Doctor The number of unreported cases of people with RDS is significantly higher. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects many people
rheumatism	For over 25 years, the doctors of the naturopathic and internal medicine practice clinic for diagnostics and preventive medicine near Cologne and Bonn have been treating patients with rheumatism.
early diagnosis of rheumatism	About 800.000 people in Germany suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (also known colloquially as joint rheumatism), including 600.000 women.
back pain	back pain are widespread in Germany. Over a third of all Germans suffer from temporary or chronic complaints in the spine area, with pain mostly occurring in the lumbar spine area (LWS), less frequently in the thoracic spine area (TWS).
multi-step oxygen therapy	The multi-step oxygen therapy is a holistic treatment that is carried out as part of a spa treatment. It does not affect a single organ, but the entire body.
oxygen measurement	The oxygen content of the blood is measured using a finger probe. Depending on the question, the test is carried out at rest or after exertion. Certain lung diseases can only be diagnosed by oxygen measurement determine.
thyroid	For over 25 years, the specialists at the practice clinic for diagnostics and preventive medicine in Bornheim near Cologne and Bonn intensively with the therapy and Diagnosis of diseases of the thyroid such as thyroid nodules, enlarged thyroid or hyperthyroidism.

Concept

Definition

Since 12 December 2005 you can find us in the newly built practice clinic for diagnostics and preventive medicine. Since we have significantly more space available at the new location, we have been able to significantly expand our range of services in both the diagnostic and therapeutic areas.

practice laboratory for emergency diagnostics

CRP (c-reactive protein)

Protein that can be determined in the blood. CRP is increased in bacterial inflammatory processes in the body.

pro-BNP

The pro-BNP is a new diagnostic marker in heart failure (heart failure). In patients with chronic heart failure, pro-BNP is increased in proportion to the severity of the disease. This laboratory value can be detected early in the course of heart failure and correlates very well with the clinical manifestation of heart failure.

prostate sonography

Through an ultrasound examination of the prostate we can get an accurate picture of the size and condition of the prostate structure.

Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is a malicious Cancer of the prostate gland and the most common malignancy in men in Germany. Over 63.000 new cases are registered every year. After lung and colon cancer, prostate cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death.

PSA consulting

PSA is the abbreviation for prostate-specific antigen. PSA is a protein and is mainly produced by the epithelial cells of the prostate glands and released into the semen. It is only present in very small amounts in the blood of healthy men.

Pulsed magnetic field therapy

'Magnetic energy is life energy, on which all life of the organism depends.' (Werner Heisenberg, Nobel Prize winner for physics)

smoker's laboratory

Read here what the blood test of a smoker check-up includes.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

It can affect anyone, but RDS is particularly common in women. Since not everyone reacts to the first symptoms, which in many cases are temporary, Doctor The number of unreported cases of people with RDS is significantly higher.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects many people

rheumatism

For over 25 years, the doctors of the naturopathic and internal medicine practice clinic for diagnostics and preventive medicine near Cologne and Bonn have been treating patients with rheumatism.

early diagnosis of rheumatism

About 800.000 people in Germany suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (also known colloquially as joint rheumatism), including 600.000 women.

back pain

back pain are widespread in Germany. Over a third of all Germans suffer from temporary or chronic complaints in the spine area, with pain mostly occurring in the lumbar spine area (LWS), less frequently in the thoracic spine area (TWS).

multi-step oxygen therapy

The multi-step oxygen therapy is a holistic treatment that is carried out as part of a spa treatment. It does not affect a single organ, but the entire body.

oxygen measurement

The oxygen content of the blood is measured using a finger probe. Depending on the question, the test is carried out at rest or after exertion. Certain lung diseases can only be diagnosed by oxygen measurement determine.

thyroid

For over 25 years, the specialists at the practice clinic for diagnostics and preventive medicine in Bornheim near Cologne and Bonn intensively with the therapy and Diagnosis of diseases of the thyroid such as thyroid nodules, enlarged thyroid or hyperthyroidism.