This content is machine translated Asbestosis Even without plaques, asbestos may be the culprit The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. Especially in the case of asbestos cancer,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Occupational Medicine If you can also cross out the “i” in IPF…. The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. An occupational physician used new study results…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Infections in oncology A common complication brought up to date Infections are common complications of systemic therapy in hematologic and oncologic patients. However, there are few uniform definitions and little information on how to effectively treat them.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Abnormal lung behavior The acronym ILD for Interstitial Lung Disease is widely known to pulmonologists. Much less familiar, on the other hand, are ILAs – Interstitial Lung Abnormalities. The term is applied when…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated E-cigarettes Supposedly harmless smoking fun That electronic vaporizers are significantly less harmful to health than conventional tobacco cigarettes is a common misconception. What is concealed: depending on the type of e-cigarette and the composition of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Experts warn against e-cigarettes According to current data, there is no proven long-term benefit of using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. The switch to electronic substitutes is merely a shift in addictive behavior and poses…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Mild asthma Controller as demand therapy There is news in the therapy of mild to moderate asthma, which has already found its way into the GINA recommendations. It’s about using not just a so-called reliever anymore,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pleural diseases in thoracic sonography Etiological differentiation by means of sono As a serous layer, the pleura covers the thoracic organs and the inner skeletal side to the thoracic cavity. The small normal amount of pleural fluid responsible for non-irritant pleural…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Inhalation therapy in childhood The right system for infant bronchi There are three main systems available for inhalation in children: Metered dose inhalers, dry powder inhalers and moist nebulizers. In addition, there are further developments of inhalers and systems with…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Histological confirmation of lung carcinoma Complex surgery on the lung Drug options in the treatment of lung cancer have developed rapidly in recent years. In addition to classical chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy of driver mutations are increasingly coming to…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease. When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras – or sometimes you do Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease is most commonly caused by passive pressure elevation due to increased left-sided filling pressures. While isolated postcapillary pulmonary hypertension is common, only a small…
