This content is machine translated Transplantation Living kidney donation – what to consider? Post-mortem donor organs are scarce. Experts are therefore increasingly turning to living donations – with advantages but also risks.
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Focus on heart & kidney: therapy choice in patients with limiting factors Classes of drugs with different mechanisms of action are available for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, the presence of renal or cardiac insufficiency, cardiovascular disease, or insulin deficiency…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Nephroblastoma/Wilm tumor A malignant disease of childhood that is usually curable Wilms’ tumor is now a prime example of an approximately curable malignant disease. The avoidance of side effects and late effects of treatment is becoming increasingly important in this context.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Renal replacement procedures Dialysis up to date Loss of renal function can lead to accumulation of uremic toxins or life-threatening changes in electrolyte and volume balance. This negative development can be countered with various dialysis procedures.
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated ASCO 2018 in Chicago Study news on lung, kidney and intestine KEYNOTE-042 and CARMENA: Two studies that have the potential to change practice. It’s about lung cancer – as so often lately – but also about renal cell carcinoma. Furthermore, the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Acute renal failure in practice Detect early, act right Early therapy is critical in principally reversible acute renal failure. In addition, prevention and adequate follow-up after hospitalization are among the cornerstones of good management in practice.
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Nephrolithiasis Recurrence prophylaxis for kidney stone disease Patients with kidney stones should be divided into low and high risk groups in terms of recurrence rate. Basic clarification and stone analysis serve as a basis. High-risk patients should…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Renal cell carcinoma Progress in system handling Systems therapy for renal cell carcinoma is changing. Several tyrosine kinase inhibitors can significantly prolong survival in metastatic stages. Immunotherapies are also effective.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Laboratory Medicine Emergencies relevant to practice In certain emergency situations in family practice, the rapid availability of laboratory values plays a crucial role, as laboratory values are of central importance in the process of establishing a…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Renal artery stenosis Update surgical therapy Surgical therapy of renal artery stenosis (NAS) has become rare due to the advent of interventional methods, but shows very good results in terms of optimization of blood pressure control…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 15th Zurich Review Course in Clinical Cardiology Hyperuricemia – only gout or also cardiorenal risk? Elevated uric acid in the blood can manifest as gout. Hyperuricemia is also being studied as an independent cardiorenal risk factor. At the Zurich Cardiology Review, the evidence situation was…
