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…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Local hormone therapy Off-label option in postmenopausal women with urinary incontinence and UTI. Urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections are among the most common conditions in women, both of which are also difficult to manage. In addition to standard medications, hormone supplements may…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Follow-up after renal cell carcinoma surgery How long is long enough? Patients with operable renal cell carcinoma must continue to be followed after nephrectomy. According to a study from the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, the necessary duration of follow-up after…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 8. iron academy Iron deficiency in oncological and renal insufficiency patients. The 8th Iron Academy was not just about iron per se, but put iron deficiency in a larger practical context. Topics included early detection and management of oncology patients and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 19th Zurich Cardiovascular Day Putting patients through their paces The Cardiovascular Day at the Marriott Hotel in Zurich provided a broad overview of the three most important organs in the circulatory system: heart, kidney and brain. In addition to…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Rituximab, eculizumab, eprodisate New treatment options for glomerular diseases Glomerular diseases are important causes of end-stage renal failure. Pathogenetically, immune-mediated processes are in the foreground. Thanks to advancing knowledge of the pathophysiology and modern genetic engineering methods, there is…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Transplantation How can you prevent rejection? When people lose their hand in an accident and subsequently undergo transplantation, they have to accept that they will be dependent on immunosuppressants for the rest of their lives. These…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 6th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Nephrology What does the zebrafish do better than us? In the course of the 6th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Nephrology (DGfN) in Berlin, a press conference was held to discuss the extent to which modern dialysis…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic renal failure, dialysis and kidney transplantation “Diabesity – a new epidemic? From May 31 to June 3, 2014, the 51st Congress of the “European Renal Association” and the “European Dialysis and Transplant Association” (ERA-EDTA) was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The…