This content is machine translated Ophthalmology The most common eye conditions – What does the family doctor need to know? Due to the increasingly aging population, the number of those suffering from age-related eye diseases is also rising. The three most common causes of blindness in industrialized nations are age-related…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Update: Glaucoma 2019 Many do not even know that they have glaucoma There is a need for improved public information and education about this disease. In industrialized countries, the rate of undiagnosed cases is estimated to be around 50%. Regarding therapy, a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Multifactorial goal-directed therapy for under-50s. Type 2 diabetes often develops insidiously and over a long period of time. In those under 50, metabolic syndrome is often associated. Special attention should be paid to cardiovascular risk…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Nerve matter diabetes Diabetic neuropathy – an update An inadequately adjusted blood glucose level can result in disorders of the somatic and/or autonomic nervous system – and more quickly than is commonly assumed!
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Management Relevance of the diastolic value and further updates Adequate blood pressure control and treatment contributes to a reduced risk of sequelae and mortality. According to current data, excessively high diastolic values are a weaker but independent risk factor…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic renal failure Nephroprotection – progress at last! Nephroprotection includes interventions that slow GFR decline over time, thereby delaying end-stage renal failure. The most recent intervention is the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Microbiome Does depression go through the stomach? More than just a “gut feeling”: antibiotic reduces depression behavior via changes in the composition of the intestinal flora and thereby inhibits an “inflammatory process” in the brain.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Wound dressings through the ages Wound care was one of the first therapeutic measures ever used and developed by humans. Especially in the last 50 years, there has been a complete paradigm shift as far…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hemorrhoids Stage appropriate hemorrhoid therapy About 50 percent of all Swiss over the age of 30 have pathologically enlarged hemorrhoids. Symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease is one of the most common conditions associated with significant impact on…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hawthorn extract What are the pharmacological bases of the cardioprotective effects? The empirically proven positive effects of hawthorn extract range from vasodilation and endothelial modulation to influencing cholesterol metabolism and other cardiovascular-relevant parameters. This article highlights the underlying biochemical mechanisms of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Deposition dermatoses Amyloidoses: early detection of cutaneous symptoms crucial Amyloidoses are a rare form of deposit dermatoses caused by defective folding of proteins. Dermatological early detection is of great importance for the further course of the disease.
