This content is machine translated SGLT2i for heart failure HF prevalence in diabetes patients is underestimated in everyday clinical practice SGLT2 inhibitors can significantly reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure (HF) and death from cardiovascular causes in patients with diabetes and HF. However, the diagnosis of HF is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Tyrosinemia type I For the prognosis of this autosomal recessive inherited disease, a diagnosis made in the neonatal period and the subsequent start of treatment are crucial – particularly with regard to the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Closed-loop systems Remains effective even after one year There are only a few real-world studies on people who use closed-loop systems (CLS). And when they do exist, they usually only use one CLS model. A Spanish study group…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Venous leg ulcer Evaluation of innovative therapy methods Ulcus cruris venosum is the most severe form of chronic venous insufficiency. Despite gold standard therapy using compression and phase-adapted hydroactive wound treatment, it is not uncommon for patients with…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 1 diabetes: early detection and intervention Innovative approaches – what are the new beacons of hope? Type 1 diabetes is the most common metabolic disease in children and adolescents. Nowadays, this autoimmune disease can be diagnosed well before clinical manifestation. This enables a “window of opportunity”…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – retroperitoneal liposarcoma Retroperitoneal liposarcomas are often discovered as an incidental finding. The most common subtypes of sarcomas in the retroperitoneum are dedifferentiated liposarcomas, well-differentiated liposarcomas and leiomyosarcomas. Complete surgical resection is the…
View Post 24 min This content is machine translated Adherence in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Techniques of motivational interviewing (MI) Important developments in CF treatment and management strategies have led to improvements in the health status of people with this disease. It is widely recognized that survival is improving, at… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Diseases in childhood - update from the pediatrician What is trivial, what is in need of treatment? There is still no specific treatment for pertussis or mononucleosis, so vaccination is highly recommended. Pertussis carries life-threatening complication risks, particularly in infants, and glandular fever can lead to Guillain-Barré…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Renal effects of empagliflozin Combination with semaglutide does not reduce albuminuria more than Empa mono SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) are antidiabetic drugs with the potential to preserve kidney function. Their different mechanisms of action suggest that combination therapy could have additive or…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Infections of the respiratory tract Identify causes and make appropriate decisions Acute bronchitis often arises from an uncomplicated infection of the upper respiratory tract. A viral infection can be followed by a bacterial superinfection. While classic pneumonia is often self-limiting in…
