This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: dorsal heel pain – apophysitis calcanei Apophysitis calcanei is an inflammation of the bony attachment of the Achilles tendon. It is most common in growing children and adolescents and is associated with swelling, redness and pain…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Arterial hypertension Treatment in elderly and frail patients – a challenge Treatment of arterial hypertension in elderly and frail patients presents challenges at many levels. Because they tend to be at increased risk for adverse effects, medication should be started cautiously.… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Glimmer of hope in the pandemic Protein ZAP inhibits proliferation of SARS-CoV-2 by 20-fold Scientists at the Würzburg-based Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig demonstrate for the first time how ZAP, a protein…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Healthcare New WHO guideline for Patient Blood Management (PBM) Member states are required by WHO to adopt national PBM policies through their respective health organizations and form the appropriate governance systems for this purpose. In this way, available resources…
This content is machine translated Podcast Prevention and therapy of respiratory diseases Especially in times of the Corona pandemic, we have learned that prevention is the best therapy of any respiratory infection, because prevention measures do not only apply in the case… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Iron deficiency Classify laboratory parameters correctly Iron is a trace element that is mainly involved in oxygen transport and blood formation in the body. Both iron deficiency and iron excess can severely disrupt the organism and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Where does the name “Hodgkin’s lymphoma” actually come from? Even if every physician comes into contact with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the latest during his or her studies and is at least superficially familiar with the pathophysiology of this clinical…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Throat infection Acute tonsillopharyngitis Upper respiratory tract infections are a common reason for consultation in family practice. Although the recommendation not to prescribe antibiotics for uncomplicated upper respiratory infections made Smarter Medicine’s top 5… CME-Test
This content is machine translated Video Prevention and therapy of respiratory diseases Especially in times of the Corona pandemic, we have learned that prevention is the best therapy of any respiratory infection, because prevention measures do not only apply in the case…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Primary hyperaldosteronism Therapy-resistant hypertension: clarify for Conn syndrome! If high blood pressure cannot be adequately controlled despite antihypertensive drugs, this may be due to undetected hormonal causes. Hypertension due to primary hyperaldosteronism, also known as “Conn syndrome,” is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) Pooled analysis on the efficacy of secukinumab from four phase III studies Improvement in clinical endpoints was seen with secukinumab treatment regardless of latency since initial psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, with patients diagnosed less than one year ago showing a slightly better response…
