This content is machine translated Drug effects in the gastrointestinal tract. Side effects on small and large intestine A variety of medications can cause drug side effects on the small and large intestines. The focus will be on the major gastrointestinal drug side effects and their main triggers.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Oral anticoagulation Practice guideline supports DOAK administration in special situations Experience with the use of direct oral anticoagulants is growing steadily. Many studies show clear superiority over vitamin K antagonists. However, it has not yet been possible to create a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated The Parkinson therapy in the very old Age does not make it better Although old age is not typical for PD and there are also young patients, the disease has always been associated with elderly people. Sufferers also often have to contend with…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pharmacological pain therapy Place of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain Opioids form a pharmacologically heterogeneous group of synthetic, semisynthetic, and natural agents whose common feature is binding to opioid receptors. With regard to the development of analgesic effects, the opioid… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Subsyndromal and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAS) Phytotherapeutic relieves somatic symptoms accompanying anxiety Sub-syndromal and generalized anxiety disorders are common disorders. If left untreated, anxiety disorders can be associated with significant psychosocial consequences. Therefore, effective and well-tolerated therapeutic options are needed. A new…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Pain syndrome: from pathophysiology to therapy When pain becomes a disease in its own right and is no longer a warning function of the body, it is referred to as chronic pain syndrome. In addition to…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Side effect management Immune checkpoint inhibitor associated neurological side effects. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are finding increasingly widespread use in oncology with some breakthrough success. However, the activation of the immune system also triggers a wide range of side effects. Neurological… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Insomnia When counting sheep doesn’t help: comprehensive therapy for sleep disorders Disturbances of the sleep-wake rhythm can manifest themselves in a variety of ways and greatly affect daytime activities. The causes can be as varied as the manifestations. In order to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pediatric operations When children wish for more pain medication Postoperative pain and pain-related impairments are still inadequately treated in many cases, not only in adults but also in children. In an analysis of pediatric patient populations, a group of…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Non-chemotherapy-induced neutropenia Isolated neutropenia: a clinical picture with many faces Neutropenia is a frequent guest in the practice as an independent clinical picture, but also as an accompanying symptom of many diseases and as an adverse drug reaction. The accompanying… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Swissmedic approval of a second COVID-19 vaccine Moderna’s vaccine, approved by Swissmedic on January 12, 2021, is an mRNA vaccine, as was Pfizer/BioNTech’s candidate BNT162, approved in December. The Swiss federal government has secured 7.5 million cans.…
