This content is machine translated Sleep apnea and cardiovascular diseases Breathless through the night 936 million people affected worldwide, a cardiovascular risk profile that complements traditional risk factors and new pharmacological treatment options: Current evidence from 2024-2026 paints a clearer picture of a link...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Acute pulmonary embolism: new AHA/ACC guideline Practical recommendations for risk-stratified triage In February 2026, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) published a new guideline on the assessment and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism in cooperation...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pneumology – Covid-19: a review The epidemiological situation of Covid-19 has moved from a pandemic to an endemic phase. Treatment measures still depend on the severity of the disease. Compared to X-rays, computed tomography (CT)...…
View Post 6 min RX Education Endocrinology and Diabetology Pneumology Psychiatry and psychotherapy Studies How origin and place of residence promote CF-associated diabetes The number of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) is now higher than the number of pediatric patients. As life expectancy increases, patients are increasingly affected by comorbidities, particularly CF-related diabetes...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Asthma during pregnancy Up to 40% suffer worsening of symptoms during pregnancy Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases during pregnancy. Despite this, targeted research in this area remains relatively limited and translation into optimal maternal care remains a challenge....…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma and CRSwNP Multidisciplinary collaboration between pneumology, allergology and ENT Severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) are overlapping clinical entities united by a common pathophysiological basis of type 2 inflammation. The frequent co-occurrence of these...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COPD Even a single moderate exacerbation can be a predictor of mortality Although severe COPD exacerbations are widely recognized as poor prognostic factors, less is known about the long-term impact of even a single moderate exacerbation. Canadian scientists have taken up this...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Idiopathic and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (IPF/PPF) An instrument for clinical use Idiopathic and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (IPF/PPF) are severe interstitial lung diseases with poor prognoses and complex care needs. While guidelines focus on pharmacological treatment, patients’ overarching wishes are often neglected....…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Lung cancer Multidisciplinary teams in oncology The treatment of cancer is one of the greatest challenges of modern medicine. The complexity of oncological diagnostics and therapy, the multitude of treatment options available and the need to...… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Study report Asthma exacerbation risk in patients with a psychological comorbidity In a retrospective cohort study in England, routinely collected primary care data was used to investigate whether the risk of asthma exacerbations has a statistical association with mental illness. The...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case report: alveolar sarcoidosis Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure as initial manifestation Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of unknown cause. Its alveolar variant is a rare radiologic manifestation, especially when it manifests acutely as lung failure. Due to its similarity to...…
