This content is machine translated Psoriatic Arthritis Current GRAPPA recommendations revisited An important message from the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) is that patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) should be treated on an individualized basis…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Drug treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia Secondary analysis on neuroactive steroids – insights from animal models. 5α-Reductase inhibitors are used to reduce prostate volume and associated symptoms. Possible side effects include sexual dysfunction and depressive disorders. Neuroactive steroids are thought to play an important role in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Physician-Patient Communication Prepare bad news well “As physicians, sometimes we have to go to extremes – we have to talk to patients.” The old medical joke can take on a very serious tone when it comes…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Bullous pemphigoid Updated European expert guideline published The Autoimmune blistering diseases Task Force of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) recently issued new recommendations for the treatment of bullous pemphigoid. The consensus expert opinion is based…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis The JAK/STAT pathway as a therapeutic target. Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors inhibit signal transduction of numerous proinflammatory cytokines with varying selectivity. With baricitinib, upadacitinib and abrocitinib, three oral JAK inhibitors are currently approved in Switzerland for the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Intraepidermal neoplasms Actinic keratosis – a common precancerous condition Actinic keratosis is an intraepidermal neoplasia that can potentially develop into an invasive growing spinocellular carcinoma (SCC). The current study situation does not allow reliable risk stratification. With this in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Irritable Bowel Syndrome High “Burden of Disease” – better quality of life as a therapeutic goal In particular, IBS patients with predominant diarrhea suffer from a high burden of disease. This is shown, among other things, by a large international survey study conducted by a Swedish…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Wound Management For wounds that do not heal, also consider rare causes There are very many different and sometimes rare causes of chronic wounds. Correct diagnosis is critical for adequate treatment. A biopsy is often useful for rare and unclear causes. Wound…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine for COPD Establishment and operation of a telemedical center Making medical care location-independent involves both opportunities and challenges in terms of implementation in the day-to-day running of clinics and practices. For this purpose, telemedicine offers a possibility to design…
View Post 9 min Cardiovascular disease prevention New ESC CVD Prevention Guidelines for Stepwise and Individualized Intervention Dyslipidemia remains among the main causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD), leading to more than 21,000 deaths per year in Switzerland. Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is a cornerstone of… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Chemo in hospice? Systems therapies for metastatic NSCLC in poor general health Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the cancer with the highest mortality worldwide, with two-thirds of cases detected only at locally advanced or metastatic stages. Unfortunately, recommendations for patients with… CME-Test
