This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Less hypoglycemia with insulin glargine 300 E/ml The altered pharmacokinetics and dynamics of the drug are associated with a reduced risk of hypoglycemia.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Case Puzzle Unclear dysphagia and upper abdominal discomfort – what to do? An 80-year-old patient with dysphagia and upper abdominal discomfort is evaluated radiologically. Diagnosis: paraesophageal gastric hernia. What therapy should the patient receive?
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic Disease Management Self-management support for type 2 diabetes is effective and efficient The prevalence numbers of diabetes are high and will continue to increase in the coming years. Since lifestyle modifications can have a positive effect on disease progression and metabolic values,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Grade 1 obesity as a risk factor 40-year-old patient sees gastroenterologist with heartburn and fluid regurgitation. The otherwise healthy patient suffers increasingly from the discomfort.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Reflux Cases: A continuing education program for primary care physicians and specialists The interactive online platform “Reflux Cases” provides practice-relevant information about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Its purpose is to provide continuing education and an exchange of experiences for primary care physicians…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated FOMF Diabetes Update Refresher in Zurich Update type 2 diabetes therapy: What are the most important changes? What is the benefit of new drugs of the substance classes of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists (RA)? Which patients benefit most and in which cases are DPP-4 inhibitors…
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 1 min This content is machine translated Video advanced training St. Claraspital Gastroforum HCC: Interventional radiological therapy options. “Interventional surgery has more to offer than ‘just‘ ablation” is how Prof. Dr. med. Martin Hoffmann, Head of Radiology and Head of the Cross Section Department at St. Claraspital, Basel,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases The consequences of prophylactic PPI therapy A 28-year-old patient presents with persistent reflux symptoms that first appear after discontinuation of PPI therapy.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Metabolic surgery Surgical treatment of morbid obesity: an update. Metabolic surgery is a promising therapeutic option for the treatment of morbid obesity. This is because there is high evidence that it is more effective than conservative therapy in poorly…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases When the reflux is up to the collar A 54-year-old female patient presents with chronic cough, but it is not caused by pulmonary or ENT disease.
