This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes The cardiovascular diabetic patient – an interdisciplinary challenge A patient with type 2 diabetes is 2-3 times more likely to have a myocardial infarction or stroke than people without diabetes. Cardiovascular disease accounts for up to 50% of… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Effects of noise exposure on the cardiovascular system. Traffic noise is a hot topic. The Corona crisis has taught people to appreciate the peace and quiet that occurred in many places over several weeks as a result of… CME-Test
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 4 min This content is machine translated Corona pandemic Skin symptoms in COVID-19 diseases – an overview. In light of recent events, the focus of the 5th Post-EADV Meeting was on implications of pandemic coronary disease for dermatologists. One of the presentations was dedicated to the topic…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Endoprosthesis infections Prosthesis changes would often be avoidable with a quick diagnosis Prosthetic infections are becoming more and more important due to an increasing number of primary prosthetics. The primary care physician is usually the first point of contact for patients when…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Quantitative sensory testing in neuropathic pain. Comprehensive functional analysis of the somatosensory nervous system Pain is one of the most difficult symptoms to detect. Many other signs of disease, such as skin symptoms or paralysis, are visible, palpable, and thus objectifiable. In the assessment…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Current treatment strategies to halt progression. In most cases, multiple sclerosis is relapsing and can progress to a chronic progressive stage over time. Which therapy management is used depends not only on the individual circumstances but also…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Where does the name “Pancoast tumor” actually come from? The clinical picture of Pancoast tumor is widely known. But where does the somewhat strange name actually come from? We got to the bottom of it.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Two new biomarkers identified for targeted therapy Surrogate markers have an important role in the disease management of IBD. Researchers found evidence that microbial butyrate synthesis may predict therapeutic efficacy and thus play an important role in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Protection against infection in the doctor’s office As a meeting place of people from diverse habitats and -absections, the physician’s office represents a potential hotspot for infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The importance of good prevention is…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Subsegmental pulmonary emboli In need of therapy or clinically irrelevant? Pulmonary embolism (LE) is grouped together with deep vein thrombosis as venous thromboembolism. Whereas 50 years ago the diagnosis was usually made post-mortem or in the presence of definite clinical… CME-Test
