This content is machine translated Casuistry SLE with kidney damage does not always have to be lupus nephritis The distinction between IgA nephropathy and lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has important prognostic and therapeutic implications. Physicians from China describe a case of systemic lupus…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: reduction of microvascular and macrovascular risks The extensive toolbox has a lot to offer The fact that most type 2 diabetics today aim for an HbA1c value of <7% is partly due to the results of the UKPDS. This landmark study showed that the…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Blood pressure control in renal and cardiac patients Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy During pregnancy, progesterone causes a drop in blood pressure. Physiologically, this can be attributed on the one hand to the increase in venous vascular capacity (dilatation of the vascular system… CME-Test
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Kidney cancer Palliative systemic therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignant disease of the kidney. There are currently no established predictive biomarkers to guide palliative therapy with checkpoint inhibitors (CPI), tyrosine kinase… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hypomagnesemia Renal or extrarenal causes? In one of this year’s issues of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official publication of the National Kidney Foundation, an article on magnesium metabolism disorders has been published.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Lupus nephritis What is new for the practice? Kidney involvement is one of the most severe forms of lupus and is often life-threatening. In order to detect lupus nephritis (LN) at an early stage, a kidney biopsy is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Microhematuria as an incidental finding Refer to a nephrologist or urologist? Microhaematuria can be harmless, but it can also be a sign of a serious illness. Although current studies show that in 80% of cases it is an idiopathic cause with…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Adrenal incidentaloma Harmless incidental finding or tumor requiring treatment? Young adults are rarely affected by adrenal incidentalomas; the average age is over 50. The majority are endocrinologically inactive adrenal adenomas, in about 10-15% of cases the incidentalomas are hormonally…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Renal insufficiency in type 2 diabetics The best possible treatment in the early stages of CKD It is recommended that all patients with diabetes are routinely screened for the presence of CKD. In addition to measuring the glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), this also includes determining the…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Electrolyte disturbance Hyponatremia in the outpatient setting Over the last two decades, the evidence has become increasingly clear that even relatively mild hyponatremia without obvious or severe symptoms is clinically relevant. It leads to neurocognitive impairments, gait… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Tyrosinemia type I For the prognosis of this autosomal recessive inherited disease, a diagnosis made in the neonatal period and the subsequent start of treatment are crucial – particularly with regard to the…
