This content is machine translated Lower leg ulceration in geriatric patients. Revascularization options in arterial ulcer – a review. About ten percent of all patients with a leg ulcer suffer from an arterial ulcer. The wound environment shows trophic disorders of the skin and skin appendages. Therapy of arterial… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Update pressure ulcer: prevention and treatment Guideline-based and individualized in bio-psycho-social management. Various primary and secondary risk factors are discussed in connection with the development of decubital ulcers. Depending on the classification of the pressure ulcer, therapy is provided in an outpatient… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Thyroid Diseases Clarification of thyroid nodules With the increasing use of imaging techniques, the incidence of incidentally detected thyroid nodules in particular has risen sharply in recent years. In addition, the thyroid gland as an important… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: new ADA/EASD consensus report. Holistic treatment with a view to cardiorenal effects. The 2022 position paper of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) proposes to implement a holistic, multimodal treatment approach in the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Shingles Herpes zoster vaccine provides long-lasting protection for adults 50 and older Interim analysis of the follow-up phase of two phase III trials show that recombinant adjuvanted zoster vaccine protects against herpes zoster for at least 10 years overall after initial vaccination.…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient Patient-centered, patient-centered medicine respects and integrates individual preferences, values, or needs and has grown in importance in patient care in recent years. In clinical care, it is therefore important that… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Tobacco heaters on the test bench – initial real-world experience Smoking is addictive – that is common knowledge. It is equally well known that quitting smoking is anything but easy. Meanwhile, there are many different ways to quit smoking. Alternative…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Simple stress tests in pneumology 6-minute walk test, shuttle walk tests, and sit-to-stand tests. Regular exercise testing of physical fitness should be routine in patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary disease, as should pulmonary function testing. Reasons for exercise testing may include indications such…
View Post 25 min This content is machine translated Atherosclerosis Is there a need for new lipid-lowering drugs in the era of PCSK9 inhibitors? Recent progress Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Recent guidelines on HKE prevention highlight the extent to which elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is one of the most… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Tips and tricks – an overview Heart failure is a growing problem in Switzerland, as in the rest of the industrialized world, because the incidence of heart failure increases with age and there are more and… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases Atherosclerosis, thrombosis and acute coronary syndrome – recent research. Groundbreaking findings found their way to the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022. For example, for the first time, transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) has been successfully treated in vivo…
