This content is machine translated Patient Blood Management Targeted treatment of preoperative anemia! Perioperative anemia, blood loss, and allogeneic blood transfusions are associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality and prolonged hospital stay. About 40% of patients undergoing major surgery are anemic. Target…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Antibiotic-associated colitis Update on diagnostics and therapy of C. difficile infections Clostridium difficile is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis. The incidence is increasing. Recurrent forms of the disease in particular lead to a high burden of disease.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Iron supplementation In heart failure, think of iron deficiency (anemia)! Iron deficiency is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure and has been associated with increased mortality and hospitalizations. The benefits and safety of iron supplementation were examined in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders What is the role of epigenetics? “We are not our genes!” With this statement, Prof. Katharina Domschke from Freiburg referred to the importance of environmental influences – and how they shape our mental health through epigenetic…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary pain management Keeping an eye on the dependence potential of analgesics Findings from interdisciplinary pain research are also relevant to everyday dermatological practice. As with other indications, effects and side effects should be carefully weighed in this context (e.g., risk of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Screening of mental comorbidities! Sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depressive symptoms are common in individuals with atopic dermatitis and should be considered in treatment. With regard to the question of a possible increased cardiovascular risk,…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Tilt training Escape from powerlessness Fainting spells, often due to low blood pressure and/or heartbeat, can be prevented by regular training of the autonomic nervous system.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pollen season Birch pollen affects not only allergy sufferers! An environmental medicine study on the effects of birch pollen on allergic vs. non-allergic individuals reached interesting results. Among other findings, there is evidence that IgG1 and IgG4 levels are…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Radiology Assessment of coronary arteries in children Radiologic imaging in children and adolescents must take into account their individual, age-related physical and psychological concerns. Not always easy.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Management Do not disregard blood pressure in acute apoplexy Whether or not hypertension after apoplexy needs to be treated depends on a variety of factors. First, penumbra is dependent on systolic blood pressure, but a 10 mmHg increase in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Management of cardiac arrhythmias Anticoagulation in high-risk patients Adequately treating high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation with anticoagulants in clinical practice is often a fine line. An increased risk of bleeding, as well as the increased prevalence of renal…
