This content is machine translated 56th Continuing Medical Education Course, Davos “State of the art” in cardiovascular prevention and depression. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading causes of illness and death in Switzerland as well. In turn, atherosclerosis is the most important cause of these diseases. It begins in adolescence or…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes There is a need for action In patients with type 2 diabetes, the risk of heart attack or stroke is doubled, and the risk of arterial occlusive disease is even quintupled. With a focus on prevention,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes mellitus in old age Optimized therapy thanks to individualized therapy plan Three complexities converge in the diabetologic therapy of the elderly: the therapy of a chronic disease, the therapy of diabetes mellitus per se, and geriatric health care. This often makes…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated VZI Symposium 2017 What helps against menopausal symptoms? At the symposium of the Association of General and Specialized Internists Zurich (VZI), KD Stephanie von Orelli, MD, gave an overview of the current diagnostic and therapeutic standard in women…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Update Refresher The screening method should be simple To diagnose diabetes, there are several methods with certain advantages and disadvantages. Given that today one in two adults with diabetes remains undiagnosed, screening is strongly recommended for individuals 40…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Search for causes obesity How brain and adipose tissue communicate By bringing together research fields that were previously pursued independently, such as neuroscience, metabolism and diabetology, and psychology, knowledge is also growing for diseases as complex as human obesity. Dr.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Epidemology and current study situation Diabetes mellitus and risk of infection 2016 The most common infections affect the skin and genitourinary tract. Infections occur more frequently above an HbA1c >8.5%. SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus,…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Nerve bottleneck syndrome Diagnostic value of nerve sonography in carpal tunnel syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common nerve constriction syndrome. The diagnosis can often be made clinically with a focused history and neurologic examination. To assess nerve function as well…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Update for the family doctor The patient requiring dialysis Due to the increasing aging of the population as well as improved medical care, the number of patients undergoing renal replacement procedures has increased in recent years. At the end…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes The infected diabetic foot – diagnosis and treatment Infections in diabetic foot syndrome are common, cause high morbidity, and often require long hospitalizations with multiple surgical procedures, up to and including loss of a limb. The etiology is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and sport Particularly effective for diabetes: combination of strength and endurance Anyone who, for whatever reason, looks at the list of banned substances in sports will be amazed to find insulin there. For years, this drug – still the gold standard…
