This content is machine translated Case study Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: atypical phenotype In a 5-year-old boy with renal ultrasound findings typical of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), numerous large liver cysts were found – atypical for this disease. Genetic analyses revealed...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Adrenogenital syndrome Clinical care from birth to adulthood The care of patients with adrenogenital syndrome is challenging across the entire lifespan. Especially during adolescence and the transition to adult medicine, disease-specific knowledge, emergency competence and continuity of treatment...… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Complicated renal cysts Renal cysts are one of the most common secondary diagnoses in abdominal imaging. Smaller cysts tend to be discovered by chance, while large cysts are diagnosed due to the associated...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitors Clear, simple language improves patient safety Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were initially indicated as blood glucose-lowering drugs for type 2 diabetes. They are now widely used as first-line therapies for various indications, particularly heart failure...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Recognize CKD early and avoid dialysis Screen diabetics and hypertensive patients regularly and use modern therapies High blood pressure and diabetes are the main causes of CKD – early diagnosis and treatment can reduce the risk of kidney failure and cardiorenal complications. Regular screening of these...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes - glycemic control and prevention of secondary diseases Utilizing pleiotropic cardio- and nephroprotective effects of SGLT-2-i and GLP-1-RA Type 2 diabetes is currently understood to be a multisystemic disease, with the prognosis being significantly influenced by cardiac and renal pathology. An early, multimodal therapeutic approach that goes beyond...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Adrenogenital syndrome Clinical care from birth to adulthood The care of patients with adrenogenital syndrome is challenging across the entire lifespan. Especially during adolescence and the transition to adult medicine, disease-specific knowledge, emergency competence and continuity of treatment...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure: combination of four as "Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy" Standard established at HFrEF with individual nuances The modern treatment of heart failure is characterized by early intervention, multidimensional care and extended therapy options. Around half of all heart failure patients have a reduced left ventricular ejection...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Oncocytoma While renal cell carcinoma (RCC ) is the most common malignant tumor of the kidneys, accounting for around 90% of cases, oncocytoma is the rarest benign tumor of the kidneys...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Diabetic ketoacidosis Recommendations for action in practice Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acutely life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus that occurs predominantly in type 1 diabetes, but is also increasingly occurring in people with type 2 diabetes. A...… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitors and glucocorticoids Protective effect on kidney function is maintained SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown in randomized trials to be effective in improving cardiovascular and renal outcomes. However, the populations in these studies were carefully selected, usually excluding patients under...…