This content is machine translated Percutaneous coronary intervention How to post-treat after PCI? The type and duration of combined antithrombotic therapy vary. Decisive factors are the clinical setting (stable CHD vs. ACS), the need for additional anticoagulation (e.g., atrial fibrillation), and the patient-specific…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Travel nutrition What country-specific dishes can your patient eat while traveling? Raw or insufficiently cooked food can transmit pathogens. The origin of the food and the method of preparation are therefore important pieces of information. However, with a few precautions, you…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Interventional vs. surgical heart valve therapy Which technique for which patient? The treatment of valvular heart disease has been undergoing a major transformation for several decades. Patients who were previously rejected for heart surgery now have new opportunities. However, transcatheter interventions…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Overview symptomatic therapies Acute therapy for allergic diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract A review of current recommendations in the acute treatment of the major allergic diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Detailed tables on the acute therapy of rhinoconjunctivitis allergica…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated 40 years of percutaneous coronary intervention Update on indications, outcomes, and concomitant drug therapy. With PCI, mortality in acute coronary syndrome has been impressively reduced. An overview of current technical developments (stents), key treatment guidelines, and adjunctive therapies. Includes overview interventional vs surgical treatment…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes In which patients is insulin therapy still useful? Insulin can have a long-term negative effect on weight and lead to tissue damage. The combination with a GLP 1 analog reduces insulin requirements and prevents possible weight gain. Basal…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated New therapeutic approaches for depression Gain or disorientation? New therapeutic approaches work with virtual reality, hyperthermia, buprenorphine, and psilocybin, among others. New evidence is available on light therapy, ketamine treatment, and folic acid substitution. Gain or disorientation –…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Case report 15q13.3 deletion syndrome. Adolescent female patient with severe self-injury and persistent death wish Case report of a 16-year-old female patient who received intensive care for over a year due to persistent desire to die – both 1:1 care and restraint techniques and fixations…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Vulvar carcinoma Vulvar carcinoma requires multidisciplinary collaboration Vulvar carcinoma is a rather rare carcinoma. Here, too, prevention is better than therapy. In the case of a conspicuous vulvar finding, the entire vulva should always be carefully examined…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cervical canal stenosis When to operate – when conservative? Diseases of the spinal cord are often accompanied by a great reduction in the quality of life for those affected. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common cause of myelopathy…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Gallbladder diseases What are the surgical options? The most common benign biliary disease, cholecystolithiasis, can cause acute and chronic inflammation of the gallbladder and biliary obstruction. The therapeutic gold standard is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There are innovative surgical…
