This content is machine translated High HbA1c Update on the individual therapy of diabetes mellitus In the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the last few years have brought several innovations with regard to diagnosis, therapy goals, and choice of antidiabetic drugs. “A patient centered…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated News from the AGLA Swiss compromise in atherosclerosis prevention With the adapted guidelines of the International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS), the Working Group Lipids and Atherosclerosis of the Swiss Society of Cardiology (AGLA) has found a compromise for risk assessment,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes therapy Three steps to the goal Firstly, lifestyle measures, secondly metformin, thirdly individualization – according to Prof. Marc Donath, MD, Basel, Switzerland, this is how type 2 diabetics are treated today. Depending on the individual situation,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hypertension Treatment Increase Awareness, Compliance and Adherence! Although many hypertensive patients perform regular blood pressure measurements at home, a large proportion of these patients – 51% in the SWISSHYPE study published in 2011 [1] – are inadequately…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Iron deficiency in renal failure What do you need to consider? The severity and prevalence of iron deficiency in chronic renal failure parallel its stage and are multifactorial in origin. In patients with renal insufficiency, iron homeostasis is substantially altered, so…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Multiple causes, multiple clinical pictures Glomerulonephritis Renal insufficiency requiring dialysis can be the result of glomerular disease that is recognized too late, usually with nonspecific symptoms and signs. Screening for renal pathologies therefore includes not only…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Kidney disease in family practice. Nephrology diagnoses Diseases of the kidney are difficult to diagnose because they lack a typical clinically detectable symptom. In general, such a disease can only be detected by a pattern analysis of…
