This content is machine translated Xerosis cutis in older people Basic care with hydrophilic and lipophilic ingredients In many countries, xerosis cutis is the most common dermatological problem in the geriatric population. Especially when xerosis cutis is associated with pruritus, this leads to a considerable reduction in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Hepatocellular carcinoma If clinically suspected, hepatocellular carcinoma is diagnosed using laboratory parameters, imaging and, if necessary, a biopsy. In particular, contrast-enhanced imaging procedures such as sonography, computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Current treatment management of relapsing-remitting MS Various therapeutic strategies are available for the treatment of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), including immunomodulators, immunosuppressants and biologic agents. Although each of these therapies reduces relapse frequency and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Metabolic disorders and heart failure Cardiac metabolism in old age: effects and consequences Cardiovascular disease, particularly coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure (HF), is common in the ageing population and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. With age, the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cyber attack on practice IT Not a question of if, just when A medical practice works with sensitive patient data. On the other hand, hardly any doctors have the necessary specialist knowledge to make their practice IT rivet-proof and nail-proof against external…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated MCI and dementia Ginkgo biloba extract as an add-on scores well in cohort study The results of a retrospective cohort study with data from over 500 patients indicate that the use of a proprietary Ginkgo biloba extract in combination with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and/or…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Donnai-Barrow syndrome This very rare syndrome is caused by mutations in the LRP2 gene, which codes for megalin, and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It is characterized by craniofacial features…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated The endocrine basis of the cardiorenal axis New perspectives on the role of Corin In recent decades, the central role of natriuretic peptides (NPs) in the interaction between the heart and kidneys has been uncovered. These peptides, especially the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rheumatologic overlap syndrome When RA, SSc and SLE strike together Overlap syndromes, which include systemic scleroderma (SSc), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are rare. When the symptoms of the three autoimmune diseases occur simultaneously, this overlap poses…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Type 1 diabetes Baricitinib helps beta cells Baricitinib, a JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, is often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, alopecia areata or severe coronavirus disease. Doctors in Australia have also investigated whether the drug could preserve…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pulmonary complaints – Pneumothorax Pneumothorax is the term used to describe the entry of air into the pleural cavity. There are many different causes. Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening complication. X-rays and computer tomography…
