This content is machine translated Malnutrition in old age A problem underestimated for a long time Although malnutrition is a significant problem in clinical practice, particularly in the elderly, it is often unrecognized and even less often treated. Malnutrition has a decisive influence on the mobility,… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Acute chest pain The important difference: women in the Chest Pain Unit! The sex-specific atypical clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome and the sex-specific outcomes of cardiovascular disease in women are well known. The aim of this training article is to analyze… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Current diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 – an update. Also known as “von Recklinghausen disease,” neurofibromatosis type 1 is a rare genetic multi-organ disease. A common feature of neurofibromatosis type 1 that can be diagnosed early in its course…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic tinnitus How subjective stress is alleviated – current guideline provides clarification Chronic tinnitus is a common symptom of the auditory system that can lead to serious disease burden, especially when combined with comorbidities. Therapy recommendations are aimed at reducing stress in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Difficult or difficult to treat? “Actually, severe asthma is a diagnosis of exclusion.” It is felt that cases of severe asthma have been steadily increasing in recent years. This may be due in no small part to the development of biologics, which now…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Updated SGED treatment recommendations published In recent years, the therapeutic landscape for type 2 diabetes has changed significantly. Because GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors have shown direct effects on cardiorenal protection in cardiovascular endpoint…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Digitization A question of (artificial) intelligence At the beginning of the year, a real hype was unleashed. ChatGPT came on the market and was made available for free to all Internet users. The first voices were…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Difficulty swallowing Dysphagia is common and the spectrum of possible causes is diverse In a population-based U.S. study, dysphagia affected one in six adult participants. Of these, the vast majority used specific techniques to cope with dysphagia in everyday life. However, only half…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Nephrolithiasis With the widespread use of ultrasound equipment and the performance of computed tomographic cross-sectional imaging, kidney stones are detected more frequently nowadays than in the past. The goal of imaging…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Drug therapy for tobacco addiction Inhaled tobacco smoking remains the most important preventable risk factor for numerous diseases and for premature deaths worldwide. In Switzerland, more than 1.9 million people smoked in 2017, representing 27%… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Pharmacotherapy in HFrEF and HFmrEF – Combination of four as gold standard. Important therapeutic goals in chronic heart failure are to improve quality of life and to reduce the risk of hospitalization and mortality. According to current evidence, guideline-based therapy with the…
