This content is machine translated Heart failure Ejection fraction as a therapy criterion Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is characterized by a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the range ≤40% according to the current classification, whereas heart failure with preserved…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neurointensive Care Interdisciplinary collaboration writ large It is estimated that one to two percent of adults in Germany have a vascular aneurysm in the brain. If this aneurysm bursts, it is a life-threatening emergency. Interdisciplinary teamwork…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Autoimmune diseases of the skin Therapy of bullous autoimmune dermatoses – an update This article provides an overview of the various forms of bullous autoimmune dermatoses and a summary of current therapeutic recommendations and treatment options. The classical immunosuppressive drugs influence the metabolic… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Palliative Care An increasing challenge for the medical profession Palliative care is a medical discipline that has become increasingly important in recent years. The focus is on the treatment of disease-associated complaints. The survival time of sufferers with non-curable… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome is due to mutations in the VHL gene and is characterized by hemangioblastomas of the brain, spinal cord, and retina of the eye. In addition, affected individuals…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 How Covid-19 leads to neuronal damage A proportion of patients suffer from persistent symptoms after acute covid-19 disease. Neurological symptoms are often in the foreground. Although SARS-CoV-2 does not affect nerve cells, covid-19 disease can cause…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Long-Covid “Brain Fog” – Case series with Ginkgo biloba shows encouraging results A team led by the neurologist and psychiatrist Prim. Univ.-Doz. Dr. Udo Zifko conducted a case series at the neurological Post-Covid Outpatient Clinic headed by him. In patients suffering from…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – gastric carcinoma Gastric cancer often occurs in middle and later adulthood. More than 90% of gastric malignancies are adenocarcinomas; localized gastric lymphomas and leiomyosarcomas are less common. MRI can be used to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple Sclerosis: RRMS Therapy change – strategy for follow-up treatment Until the individually appropriate disease-modifying therapy (DMT) is available, there arein the absence of predictive biomarkers, stepwise optimizations are often necessary, possibly resulting in multiple changes of DMT. To reduce…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated "Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement." Health literacy of older people in Switzerland The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) isone of the largest European surveys conducted with people aged 50 and over. Twenty countries are involved in the study,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Gestational diabetes Postpartum diabetes screening study Women with gestational diabetes have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes after giving birth. In a study of data from more than 12,000 women with a gestational diabetes…
