This content is machine translated Collagenoses Scleroderma – Current recommendations for diagnosis and therapy 2025 Early detection is critical for treatment options of this multisystem disease with cutaneous involvement. Raynaud’s attacks are often in early stages and should always be further evaluated. Advances in research...… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COPD and comorbidities Exacerbation frequency is associated with cardiopulmonary disease burden Exacerbation severity and frequency are crucial for the prognosis of COPD, but also appear to have a major impact on the course of comorbidities. There is a growing body of...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Friedreich's ataxia Treatment options have improved Friedreich’s ataxia is a hereditary neurodegenerative disease that is classically characterized by uncoordinated movements, postural and gait disorders, as well as balance and visual disorders. Subgroups of those affected also...…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Focus on prevention Colorectal cancer screening – an update Colorectal cancer is a relevant disease for society: every twentieth person in Switzerland is affected at least once in their lifetime. In Switzerland, around 4300 new cases occur every year...… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Ulcerative colitis Rgs14 protein can worsen the severity Rgs14 is a protein that acts as a regulator of G-protein signaling pathways by accelerating the GTPase activity of G-protein alpha subunits and thereby converting them to their inactive GDP-bound...…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) Best possible serotype coverage in the respective age group The disease burden of pneumococcal infections is highest in <5-year-old children and ≥65-year-old adults, as well as in the presence of certain comorbidities and in immunocompromised individuals. In Switzerland, there...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Arterial hypertension: ESC guideline 2024 in focus New category “elevated blood pressure” – what are the therapeutic implications? According to the guideline of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), which was updated last year, blood pressure values of 120-139/70-89 mmHg are considered “raised blood pressure”. Drug therapy is...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in...… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient Patient-centered, patient-centered medicine respects and integrates individual preferences, values, or needs and has grown in importance in patient care in recent years. In clinical care, it is therefore important that...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated HIV: antiretroviral therapy (ART) Single-tablet regimens support adherence According to recent estimates, there are around 17,500 people living with HIV in Switzerland. HIV infection is still not curable, but modern antiretroviral combination drugs can almost completely suppress the...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Rare pulmonary syndromes Yellow nail and Swyer-James syndrome Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare disease associated with yellowing of the nails, pulmonary manifestations and lymphoedema. A clinical examination and examination of the fingernails can provide valuable information...… CME-Test
