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 6 min This content is machine translated Early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) “Hot Topic” – intervene in good time! In around 90 percent of PsA cases, the joint symptoms only appear after the skin manifestations. Scientific studies have shown that a delayed PsA diagnosis can have unfavorable prognostic implications....…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Obesity Extent of weight reduction is prognostically relevant According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is one of the greatest health risks. With increasing severity, the risk of various concomitant and secondary diseases increases. Obesity-related multimorbidity is...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Journal Club: Drinking restriction in heart failure First large-scale study found no differences Patients with heart failure are often recommended to drink a maximum of 1.5 liters of fluid per day. However, the benefits of this measure have hardly been scientifically proven to...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Deep vein thrombosis Outpatient or inpatient treatment? In recent years, the treatment of thrombosis patients has increasingly shifted to the outpatient sector. Provided that a reliable diagnosis and the application of anticoagulants in the correct dosage can...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Cancer prevention Constant dripping – alcohol and cancer The fact is, alcohol is harmful to health. Various mechanisms are responsible for the carcinogenic properties of alcohol. Alcohol cessation and abstinence can reduce the risk of cancer. Tips for...… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Steatotic liver disease GLP-1RA in MASH – what’s new? Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) corresponds tothe liver disease formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver inflammation (NASH). The most common causes of MASH are obesity and diabetes. There are still no...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Work-related asthma When the job leads to exacerbations Asthma attacks caused by occupational exposure are very common in adults with asthma. Although previous studies have mainly focused on occupational asthma (OA), interest in work-exacerbated ast hma (WEA) has...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis Small spray – big footprint Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a major challenge. Inhalers have a significant impact on the environment due to their greenhouse gas emissions. However, inhalation therapy plays a fundamental and essential...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Gastric outlet stenosis The hypertrophic pyloric muscle can be visualized by an ultrasound examination. In clinically unclear cases, an X-ray diagnosis is useful. A characteristic abnormal feature is the presence of a large...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated When the bones become more fragile: “Case Finding” Fracture risk reduction in osteoporosis Osteoporosis is an underdiagnosed disease. Patients with circumscribed risk factors should not be deprived of a bone density measurement. Although osteoporosis cannot be completely cured, its progression can be delayed...…
