This content is machine translated Guideline recommendations Update on autoimmune liver diseases The guidelines of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) provide recommendations for the treatment of PSC, PBC and AIH. However, these are not always up to...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Influenza A and B Seasonal flu vaccination – recommendations 2023/2024 Due to the high variability of influenza viruses, the antigen composition of the vaccines must be reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary. The composition of the three quadrivalent split vaccines...…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis Correctly diagnose and treat IPA Aspergillus species can cause a variety of diseases. Among these, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the most common opportunistic infection caused by moulds in immunocompromised patients and is characterized by...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Vaccines against pneumococci, influenza & RSV Avoid exacerbations with the vaccination Infectious diseases play a central role in exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases and are also responsible for the progression of the disease.of the underlying disease. For many important pathogensof the...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Therapy and management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) Often more questions than answers in the end Some patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have a fibrotic phenotype. Some of these patients respond – at least in the short term – to therapy. In some cases, however,...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Hospital mortality – A look at the current situation A representative cohort study with data from more than 5000 hospitalized patients in Switzerland showed that compared with influenza A or B, the corona variant omicron was associated with a...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic wounds Wound-QoL for progression assessment – MCID as a practice-relevant parameter Chronic wounds are usually associated with a significant reduction in quality of life (QoL). Within the framework of qualified wound management, an improvement in QoL is also sought. The Wound-QoL...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pneumatocele and pneumothorax Pulmonary complications after COVID-19 infection. Pneumatoceles occur very rarely in clinical practice. Spontaneous pneumatoceles as a complication of COVID-19 infection have rarely been documented. Even fewer cases report spontaneous pneumothorax as a complication of pneumatocele....…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis in immunosuppression Rare constellation – with very heterogeneous patient clientele When tuberculosis patients are on immunosuppressive therapy and the body’s immune defenses no longer function well, TB usually no longer presents as a local disease but spreads throughout the body....…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated H. pylori and gastroduodenal ulcer disease. Helicobacter pylori – what’s new in practice? Forty years have passed since the landmark publication on the importance of Helicobacter pylori as a triggering factor for gastritis by Warren and Marshall. In that time, the understanding of...… CME-Test
