This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes The cardiovascular diabetic patient – an interdisciplinary challenge A patient with type 2 diabetes is 2-3 times more likely to have a myocardial infarction or stroke than people without diabetes. Cardiovascular disease accounts for up to 50% of… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pharmacological pain therapy Place of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain Opioids form a pharmacologically heterogeneous group of synthetic, semisynthetic, and natural agents whose common feature is binding to opioid receptors. With regard to the development of analgesic effects, the opioid… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Management Match sequential long-term treatment to individual fracture risk According to guideline recommendations, individualized long-term measures must be adapted to the personal risk profile and disease activity. The overriding treatment goal is the best possible reduction of future fracture risk. To…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Management of dyslipidemia Lipid-lowering agents for secondary prophylaxis also effective in elderly patients A recent meta-analysis published in the Lancet concluded that lipid lowering achieved comparable reductions in cardiovascular events in people over 75 years of age as in younger individuals. In elderly…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Otorhinolaryngology Common ENT diseases in the focus of translational medicine. From the vast field of ENT, some symptoms that are particularly common in practice will be highlighted with a view to current developments and new findings. Under the influence of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Alopecia areata Baricitinib improves hair growth in second Phase III study New data confirm the results of the first Phase III study published earlier this year. In both studies, a significantly higher proportion of baricitinib-treated patients met the primary endpoint of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hyperkalemia Hyperkalemia from a nephrological and cardiological point of view. Patients with cardiac and/or renal insufficiency often experience electrolyte imbalance, which in many cases is life-threatening. Hyperkalemia can be caused by the underlying disease itself, but also by its treatment…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Rheumatism 2021 News from basic research Some important and interesting studies in the field of rheumatology in the last year are summarized. As in all fields, technical and analytical capabilities are accelerating exponentially in basic research.… CME-Test
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Traumas Trauma therapy at the cutting edge of science Psychological trauma can have different causes. However, they have one thing in common – they would cause profound despair in almost anyone. Traumatic experiences can be classified according to different… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lipid Management Secondary prevention effective and safe even in elderly patients Elderly patients >75 years of age with existing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease should be subjected to effective lipid lowering after considering their health status and with the help of regular follow-up.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: plantar heel pain – fasciitis plantaris The plantar fascia is a strand of connective tissue that runs from the lower heel bone to the metatarsophalangeal joint. Inflammation of the tendon plate on the sole of the…
