AMBOSS fact sheets

Last updated: January 30, 2025

Cardiology

Metabolic syndrome fact sheet Hypertension fact sheet Hypertensive crises fact sheet Myocardial infarction fact sheet

Pulmonology

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD fact sheet

Gastroenterology

Cirrhosis fact sheet Hemochromatosis fact sheet Malabsorption and maldigestion fact sheet Acute liver failure fact sheet Vitamin B12 deficiency fact sheet Wilson disease fact sheet

Nephrology

Chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease fact sheet

Endocrinology

Type 2 diabetes mellitus fact sheet Hypoglycemia fact sheet Hyperthyroidism fact sheet Hypothyroidism fact sheet Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism fact sheet Hypernatremia fact sheet Hyponatremia fact sheet Hypokalemia fact sheet Hypercalcemia fact sheet Hypocalcemia fact sheet Hyperkalemia fact sheet Rickets secondary to vitamin D deficiency fact sheet Cushing syndrome (hypercortisolism) fact sheet Adverse effects of glucocorticoids Carcinoid syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) fact sheet Acromegaly fact sheet Paget disease of bone fact sheet Primary adrenal insufficiency fact sheet

Hematology

Disseminated intravascular coagulation fact sheet Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia fact sheet Polycythemia vera fact sheet

Rheumatology

Inflammatory arthropathies

Rheumatoid arthritis fact sheet Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (Still disease) fact sheet Enteropathic arthritis fact sheet Psoriatic arthritis fact sheet Ankylosing spondylitis fact sheet Reactive arthritis fact sheet

Systemic conditions and connective tissue diseases

Acute sarcoidosis fact sheet Polymyositis and dermatomyositis fact sheet Systemic lupus erythematosus fact sheet Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis fact sheet Antiphospholipid syndrome fact sheet Sjogren syndrome fact sheet Systemic sclerosis fact sheet Fibromyalgia fact sheet Atopy fact sheet Acute rheumatic fever fact sheet IgA vasculitis fact sheet Granulomatosis with polyangiitis fact sheet

Infectious disease

Sepsis fact sheet Tuberculosis fact sheet Tuberculosis fact sheet and incidence map HIV/AIDS fact sheet HIV fact sheet and incidence map HIV fact sheet and prevalence map HIV fact sheet and mortality map Hepatitis C fact sheet and prevalence map Syphilis fact sheet Secondary syphilis fact sheet Tertiary syphilis fact sheet African trypanosomiasis fact sheet and incidence map Rabies fact sheet and mortality map Histoplasmosis fact sheet and US endemicity map Lyme disease fact sheet Lyme disease fact sheet and US endemicity map Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) fact sheet and US endemicity map Viral hemorrhagic fevers fact sheet Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) fact sheet and prevalence map Paracoccidioidomycosis fact sheet and endemicity map Blastomycosis fact sheet and US endemicity map Infectious mononucleosis fact sheet Clinical features of infective endocarditis

Pediatrics

Infections

Acquired in utero

Congenital TORCH infections
- Congenital toxoplasmosis
- Congenital syphilis
- Congenital varicella syndrome
- Congenital zika syndrome
- Congenital rubella infection
- Congenital CMV infection

Congenital toxoplasmosis TORCH fact sheet Congenital syphilis TORCH fact sheet Congenital varicella syndrome TORCH fact sheet Congenital Zika syndrome TORCH fact sheet Congenital rubella infection TORCH fact sheet Congenital CMV infection TORCH fact sheet

Acquired postnatally

Scarlet fever fact sheet Measles fact sheet Rubella fact sheet Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) fact sheet Roseola infantum (sixth disease) fact sheet Chickenpox fact sheet Clinical features of Kawasaki disease

Hereditary disorders

Down syndrome fact sheet Edwards syndrome fact sheet DiGeorge syndrome (22q11.2 deletion syndrome) fact sheet Marfan syndrome fact sheet Turner syndrome fact sheet Klinefelter syndrome fact sheet Prader-Willi syndrome fact sheet Potter sequence Angelman syndrome fact sheet Achondroplasia fact sheet Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) fact sheet Friedreich ataxia fact sheet Fragile X syndrome fact sheet Cri-du-chat syndrome (Cat cry syndrome) fact sheet Williams syndrome fact sheet Phenylketonuria fact sheet Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy fact sheet Cystic fibrosis fact sheet Patau syndrome (trisomy 13) fact sheet Clinical features of tuberous sclerosis Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome fact sheet Biliary atresia fact sheet Sturge-Weber syndrome fact sheet Autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome fact sheet Alkaptonuria factsheet Lesch-Nyhan syndrome fact sheet Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome Arginase deficiency factsheet

Neurology

Transient ischemic attack fact sheet Differential diagnoses of primary headaches fact sheet Migraine fact sheet Tension headache fact sheet Cluster headache fact sheet Parkinson disease fact sheet Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) fact sheet Normal pressure hydrocephalus Clinical features and pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Psychiatry

Bulimia nervosa fact sheet Anorexia nervosa fact sheet Serotonin syndrome fact sheet

Sexual medicine

Gender affirming health care
- Transgender woman
- Transgender man

Gender affirming health care - Transgender woman fact sheet

Organ fact sheets

Organ fact sheet: heart Organ fact sheet: lungs Organ fact sheet: stomach Organ fact sheet: small intestine Organ fact sheet: large intestine Organ fact sheet: pancreas Organ fact sheet: liver Organ fact sheet: kidneys Organ fact sheet: spleen Organ fact sheet: thyroid gland Organ fact sheet: thymus

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