This content is machine translated Abdominal pain Clarify upper abdominal complaints – set the right course Differential diagnosis plays an important role in the workup of epigastric pain. The correct interpretation of the leading symptom, pain pattern and localization can lead the way to successful therapy.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Study Overview What’s new in the world of cardiology? Scientific research is constantly being pursued, enabling advances to be made time and again in the therapeutic management of cardiological diseases. The most interesting study results around pericarditis, chronic coronary…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cannabis in medicine Alternative treatment options: which application is indicated when Cannabis-based medicines have been shaping the therapeutic landscape for a few years now, especially in multiple sclerosis or pain medicine. Since many treatment options are insufficiently effective, complementary or alternative…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Don’t miss the window of opportunity for disease-modifying therapy In recent years, it has been recognized that therapeutic success depends crucially on early disease-modifying therapy (DMARD), which can bring disease activity under control. This requires collaborative multidisciplinary care. The…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Antisynthetase syndromes Watch your fingers The antisynthetase syndromes are a subgroup of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and account for approximately 35-40% of cases here. However, if detected in time, the long-term prognosis for affected individuals…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Corona pandemic Diabetes patients with COVID-19: current expert assessment. Poorly controlled diabetes is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 progression. Therefore, especially during the corona pandemic, the best possible blood glucose control is crucial. However, it has been shown…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Update GINA Guidelines 2020 Asthma therapy in transition During several decades, short-acting beta-mimetics (SABA) were recommended as first-line therapy. This has changed in the meantime. The current GINA treatment recommendations advise instead the use of an anti-inflammatory demand…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatology As soon as possible to the appointment Inflammatory rheumatic diseases can potentially cause severe joint and organ damage without (adequate) therapy. The capacity of specialized centers and specialists is far from sufficient to treat all patients in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COPD therapy The less eosinophilic the COPDer, the more unnecessary the ICS “Treatable traits” is the new magic term in the treatment of COPD, and the current guidelines are modeled after it. With regard to the structure of therapy, the focus should…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis In the sweat of the CF Next to hematomatosis, cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic disease and the most common genetic disease with lung involvement. In adult patients, the symptoms are varied and often…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Lupus nephritis Special case kidney For a long time, the treatment of lupus was characterized by stagnation. However, after 20 years of frustration, there is finally movement to develop new therapeutic options. Studies have produced promising results…
