Education Endocrinology and Diabetology General Internal Medicine Nephrology RX Studies Fluid balance out of balance – findings from large cohort study In the largest study of diabetes insipidus to date, more than 1000 patients were enrolled worldwide. The evaluations show that a large proportion of those affected have care deficiencies and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated KDIGO Guidelines 2022 Modern therapy can slow progression of diabetic nephropathy Diabetes is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD).The international organization Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) recently released new guidelines on the management of type 2 diabetes…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment with cold plasma Disinfection, anti-inflammation and regeneration In recent years, cold atmospheric plasma has been successfully used for wound treatment. The cold plasma can be applied painlessly to wounds with a pen. Studies show antimicrobial effects and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Wound Management Means and objects list (MiGeL) – important changes at a glance In Switzerland, means and objects that serve the treatment or examination of a disease and its consequences are among the compulsory benefits of compulsory health care insurance. The effectiveness, appropriateness…
This content is machine translated Latent hyper- and hypothyroidism Even minor disorders are predictors of cardiovascular end points
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Lower leg ulceration in geriatric patients. Revascularization options in arterial ulcer – a review. About ten percent of all patients with a leg ulcer suffer from an arterial ulcer. The wound environment shows trophic disorders of the skin and skin appendages. Therapy of arterial… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Update pressure ulcer: prevention and treatment Guideline-based and individualized in bio-psycho-social management. Various primary and secondary risk factors are discussed in connection with the development of decubital ulcers. Depending on the classification of the pressure ulcer, therapy is provided in an outpatient… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Thyroid Diseases Clarification of thyroid nodules With the increasing use of imaging techniques, the incidence of incidentally detected thyroid nodules in particular has risen sharply in recent years. In addition, the thyroid gland as an important… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: new ADA/EASD consensus report. Holistic treatment with a view to cardiorenal effects. The 2022 position paper of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) proposes to implement a holistic, multimodal treatment approach in the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Therapy of type 2 diabetes in older age Avoid hypoglycemia and consider multimorbidity Over the past three decades, global diabetes prevalence has steadily increased, with an age-correlated increase in prevalence. Therapeutic goals in older type 2 diabetic patients differ from those of younger…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Transgender Medicine Important aspects for the internal medicine practice The medical steps involved in physical gender reassignment (transition) have become well established in Switzerland in recent years. As a prerequisite for a medical measure, a so-called letter of indication… CME-Test
