This content is machine translated "Mild Cognitive Impairment" (MCI). Ginkgo biloba for the improvement of neurocognitive symptoms Patients with mild cognitive function impairment – mostly affecting those over 60 years of age – may benefit from symptomatic therapy based on a standardized extract of ginkgo. This is…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Systemic diseases and the eye Congenital diseases with eye involvement Congenital syndromes may show ocular involvement. These include Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, myotonic dystrophies, metabolic diseases with lysosomal storage disorders, and neurofibromatosis. The ophthalmological examination is of great relevance, on… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Moderate to severe atopic dermatitis Modern system therapies “revisited” – advantages and disadvantages in clinical practice In an interview with DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS, PD Dr. Dr. med. Ahmad Jalili, specialist in dermatology and venereology at the Dermatology & Skin Care Clinic and president of DermaNet Switzerland, talks…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Neurodermatitis in children and adolescents Consistent topical basic care – the foundation of every successful therapy Pathophysiologically, a disturbed skin barrier with a lack of natural moisturizing factors and altered lipid and protein composition plays a key role in atopic dermatitis. Restoring physiological skin barrier function…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: dorsal heel pain – lesions of the Achilles tendon Lesions of the Achilles tendons are among the most common tendon pathologies. In addition to excessive forefoot pronation and Haglund deformity, predisposing factors include certain sports and certain pre-existing conditions…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Optimal therapy of hypertension in practice After a confirmed diagnosis of arterial hypertension, one should assess the severity, overall cardiovascular risk, and any organ damage present. First-line antihypertensives are RAAS blockers alone or combined with Ca… CME-Test
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated News in metastatic prostate cancer. What impact will the studies published in 2020/2021 have on clinical practice? The years 2020 and 2021 have brought some novelties in metastatic prostate cancer. Thus, with 177Lutetium-PSMA-617and the PARP inhibitor Olaparib, two new active substances are available. The latter is already… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated "IBD matters" Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) The leading symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are chronic diarrhea (>4 weeks), abdominal pain, bloody stools, and rapid weight loss. IBD is often relapsing, with active phases alternating with… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Long COVID Drug against autoantibodies helps Thanks to a drug originally developed to combat heart disease, a team of doctors at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Erlangen (D) has succeeded in an individual healing…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Pattern of interstitial lung disease What else is idiopathic here? The terms interstitial l ung disease or diffuse lung parenchymal disease refer to a group of pathologies affecting the epithelium of the alveoli (alveolar epithelium), the endothelium of the pulmonary… CME-Test
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Malnutrition A lightweight with heavyweight The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) defines ME as a nutritional state in which energy, protein, and micronutrient deficiencies result in altered body composition (decreased muscle mass)… CME-Test
