This content is machine translated Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD and diabetes – a dangerous duo The prevalence of non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide. Obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance are major risk factors for NAFLD and steatohepatitis (NASH). Targeted screening…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hypothyroidism Keeping an eye on the thyroid: Effective substitution therapy If less thyroid hormone is produced than the body needs, hypothyroidism is present. The disease, which is both congenital and acquired, causes a wide range of symptoms such as fatigue,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Where does the name “Sézary syndrome” actually come from? As a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with an erythrodermic course, Sézary syndrome is a rare entity. Nevertheless, most physicians have encountered this prognostically unfavorable disease, at least in theory. This may…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Fertility and rheumatism Risk pregnancy It has been known for several years that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than they would like to have compared to women…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Patients with lupus nephritis benefit from additive therapy option The current EULAR guidelines recommend anti-B cell therapy with belimumab as an additive to standard therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus. Recently published trial data now show that belimumab also has…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Statistics in 5 minutes What was that again about the p-value? The oncology community is flooded with new data and study results on a daily basis. And one is omnipresent: the p-value. To escape its spell and at the same time…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pollen allergy Specific subcutaneous immunotherapy – What’s new? Specific immunotherapy (SIT) is the only disease-modifying and curative form of therapy for the treatment of immediate-type allergies. In contrast to symptomatic pharmacological therapies, SIT pursues the goal of sustained…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (pAVK) Do not trivialize “shop window disease” – counteract pAVK in good time If the calves hurt quickly even at a normal walking pace and walking breaks have to be taken repeatedly, this may be an indication of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAVD).…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes The cardiovascular diabetic patient – an interdisciplinary challenge A patient with type 2 diabetes is 2-3 times more likely to have a myocardial infarction or stroke than people without diabetes. Cardiovascular disease accounts for up to 50% of… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pharmacological pain therapy Place of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain Opioids form a pharmacologically heterogeneous group of synthetic, semisynthetic, and natural agents whose common feature is binding to opioid receptors. With regard to the development of analgesic effects, the opioid… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Management Match sequential long-term treatment to individual fracture risk According to guideline recommendations, individualized long-term measures must be adapted to the personal risk profile and disease activity. The overriding treatment goal is the best possible reduction of future fracture risk. To…
