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…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 24th Doctors' Forum, Davos Acute abdomen This year, the Davos Medical Forum once again offered a wealth of practice-relevant topics for primary care providers. The varied program included presentations on common diseases as well as specific…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated The Swiss Dialysis Registry Current findings on the Swiss dialysis population Switzerland now has a meaningful registry on dialysis patients and treatments. This not only gives a good impression of the demographic situation and development of the Swiss dialysis population, but…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated DGHO Congress, Leipzig New treatment options for renal cell carcinoma and multiple myeloma Guidelines are intended to help introduce uniform standards with recommendations based on evidence-based data for diagnostics, therapy and follow-up care. At the annual meeting of the German, Austrian, and Swiss…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Chronic renal failure How can progression be prevented? To slow the progression of chronic kidney disease, there are disease-specific and nonspecific measures. Basic diagnostics for chronic renal failure include urine status and sonography of the kidneys. If the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated What are the options? Surgical therapy of urinary incontinence in women and men Urinary incontinence is common and the level of suffering is often unrecognized. Urinary incontinence needs to be further de-tabooed. Urinary incontinence should be rationally clarified and primarily treated conservatively. Surgical…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Update for the family doctor The patient requiring dialysis Due to the increasing aging of the population as well as improved medical care, the number of patients undergoing renal replacement procedures has increased in recent years. At the end…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated After kidney transplantation Follow-up of kidney transplant patients in family practice. Teamwork between primary care physician, nephrologist, transplant center and patient is essential. 50% of transplanted patients die with functioning kidney transplant. In the early phase after transplantation, the focus is…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Evidence base and practical considerations Anticoagulation in patients with renal insufficiency and atrial fibrillation. The risk of ischemic stroke is greatly increased in patients with renal insufficiency and atrial fibrillation. In stages II and III renal failure, DOAKs are a good alternative to vitamin…
