This content is machine translated Alcohol Consumption While Taking Semaglutide Withdrawal Symptoms Thanks to GLP-1 RA? Pharmacological treatment options for alcohol use disorder (AUD ) remain limited. GLP-1 receptor agonists are now established treatments for diabetes and obesity, but their effects on the neural pathways involved...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Non-anginal chest pain: Could it be a heart attack? From Triage to Secondary Prevention—A Recent Update In cases of chest pain caused by coronary insufficiency, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) should be considered. There is an increased risk in men aged ≥55 and women aged ≥65, as...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Asthma: GINA Guidelines 2026 Focusing Not Only on Treating Symptoms, but Also on Reducing Risk A few months ago, this year’s update from the Global Initiative for Asthma ( GINA) was published, featuring evidence-based recommendations for asthma treatment and prevention. For primary care practices, the...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Casuistry Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in RA Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP), an interstitial lung disease, is characterized by either elevated eosinophil counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or is associated with eosinophilic infiltration of the lung parenchyma....…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case Study: Secondary Pseudohypoaldosteronism Severe electrolyte imbalances and nonspecific symptoms in an infant The pediatric patient was admitted to the hospital on several occasions with feeding difficulties, vomiting, severe dehydration, and electrolyte imbalances. During his second hospitalization, he was in critical condition. The...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated CKD and High Blood Pressure Keeping an Eye on Bidirectional Interactions Both hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are asymptomatic for long periods of time but pose serious health risks, underscoring the importance of timely screening in primary care. In this...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic Arthritis Older patients at risk for tachyarrhythmias Cardiac arrhythmias occur more frequently in inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as RA, psoriasis, and PsA than in the general population. They are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and the...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Genetic Kidney Disease: DOUBLE PROTECT Alport The SGLT-2 inhibitor dapagliflozin as an add-on to RAS blockade The broad spectrum of therapeutic effects of SGLT-2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2) inhibitors includes, among other things, cardiorenal protection in patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD), as impressively demonstrated by large...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Long COVID/Fatigue Clinic An Innovative Approach: Neuroplasticity and Predictive Processing At the University Hospital of Basel (USB), a promising neuroplastic therapeutic approach is being tested as part of the fatigue clinic. Based on the fundamental assumption that while fatigue and...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Dermatomyositis Glucocorticoids for more than one year Beyond its typical muscular and skin manifestations, dermatomyositis (DM), as a chronic systemic autoimmune myopathy, can cause serious systemic complications. Pulmonary and cardiac involvement, including interstitial lung disease and myocarditis,...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated The Brain and the Motivation to Eat Why is it so hard to lose weight? Obesity is the most common chronic disease in Western societies, with serious metabolic, cardiovascular, and psychosocial consequences. The therapeutic landscape has changed fundamentally: new-generation GLP-1 agonists achieve weight loss that,...… CME-Test
