This content is machine translated Ventricular arrhythmias Indication for ICD or WCD? The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) represented a breakthrough in the prevention of sudden cardiac death. In addition to its use in secondary prevention, the indication of ICD therapy in primary...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Flu vaccination for older people Benefit of the high-dose influenza vaccine Since last year, a high-dose influenza vaccine has been available in Switzerland in addition to the standard vaccines, which is recommended and approved for people over 75 and for people...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence Dr. ChatGPT: Large language models in everyday clinical practice With the public availability of ChatGPT 3.5 in fall 2022 at the latest, artificial intelligence in the sense of large language models (L LMs) is on everyone’s lips. However, it...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Liver cirrhosis Prophylaxis of decompensation – focus on portal hypertension While until recently the rule was to initiate beta-blocker therapy only when varices occurred, it has recently been recommended to prescribe beta-blockers early and regardless of the stage of the...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – pancreatic pseudocyst Most pancreatic pseudocysts are associated with pancreatitis and regress spontaneously. If pseudocysts cause symptoms or lead to complications, they can be treated endoscopically-interventional or surgically. Pancreatic pseudocysts can be differentiated...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case report: 72-year-old with pancytopenia and pyrexia Visceral leishmaniasis or autoimmune hepatitis? After the patient had been admitted to hospital for investigation of fever attacks, night sweats and an unintentional weight loss of 18 kg within six months, pancytopenia was diagnosed with...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence Dr. ChatGPT: Large language models in everyday clinical practice With the public availability of ChatGPT 3.5 in fall 2022 at the latest, artificial intelligence in the sense of large language models (LLMs) is on everyone’s lips. However, it is...… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COPD in primary care Get pneumology specialists on board? The symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often develop gradually. Spirometry plays an important role in the diagnosis. Although COPD cannot yet be cured, the implementation of secondary and...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Chronic lung diseases Sarcopenia and malnutrition in the context of pneumological rehabilitation Malnutrition and sarcopenia are two common but often underestimated complications in patients with chronic lung diseases such as COPD, pulmonary fibrosis or other respiratory diseases. Both conditions have a profound...… CME-Test
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated IBDmatters - Advanced Therapeutic Treatments Examinations and considerations before therapy Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (inflammatory bowel disease, IBD). Aspects that should be considered in particular before starting treatment, but...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – chronic pancreatitis Upper abdominal pain of varying intensity is the main symptom of chronic pancreatitis. If acute or chronic pancreatitis is suspected, transabdominal sonography is an established examination method for assessing morphological...…
