This content is machine translated New prognostic indicator for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Low BAR allows IPF patients to live longer Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fatal and age-related interstitial lung disease whose etiology and pathogenesis are still largely unknown. It is important to identify IPF patients at...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Small cell lung carcinoma Durvalumab approved as first immunotherapy for patients with LS-SCLC Durvalumab has been approved as a monotherapy in Switzerland for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC, limited-stage small cell lung cancer) whose disease has...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Respiratory infections in children In which cases is antibiotic treatment obsolete? Nowadays, the motto is that antibiotics should be carefully considered. Although true scarlet fever, for example, requires antibiotic treatment, many other respiratory diseases may not require it. In addition to...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Avian influenza in humans Respiratory complaints more likely with chickens than with cows In recent years, more and more infections with the H5N1 influenza A virus have been detected in mammals. Humans are also at risk, and therefore fear of this highly pathogenic...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated COPD therapy Package of measures to combat symptom complexes – an update In COPD, dual bronchodilation (LAMA/LABA) is generally considered the standard of care. If patients are prone to exacerbations, the addition of inhaled steroids (ICS) may be useful. But what about...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Community-acquired pneumonia Prospective study in primary care Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases with high mortality and morbidity worldwide. In a study in France, clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with radiologically confirmed...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma: focus on type 2 inflammation Remission as a new therapeutic goal A paradigm shift is emerging in the management of asthma, where the aim is not only asthma control but also remission. It has been shown that this ambitious goal can...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma and allergic diseases Adherence as a decisive factor Regular and prescribed drug treatment is particularly important for the course of chronic diseases such as asthma and other atopic diseases, as it can prevent exacerbations and improve disease control....…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Pulmonary hypertension Also consider pulmonary hypertension in case of unexplained shortness of breath! Unexplained breathlessness is a frequent and challenging problem in the daily practice of general practitioners, pulmonologists and cardiologists. One possible underlying clinical picture is pulmonary hypertension (PH), which is often...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer Management of locally advanced NSCLC – where are we heading? Lung cancer is the second most common and deadliest type of cancer worldwide. Clinically, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common pathologic form of lung cancer; approximately one-third…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Case report: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis T1D patient with EPTB on immunosuppressants The link between diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) is increasingly becoming a global health concern as diabetes becomes more prevalent in regions where TB is endemic and immunodeficiency in diabetic patients…
