This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Alternatives to the conventional cigarette – what is there and what can they do? Tobacco is still on everyone’s lips, but no longer necessarily in the form of a cigarette, cigar or pipe. There are now a variety of alternative products for smokers, some…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Rare lung diseases Pulmonary amyloidosis Amyloidoses are protein misfolding diseases in which extracellular deposition of insoluble protein fibrils with an antiparallel β-sheet configuration usually occurs. The underlying pathomechanisms are diverse. Acquired causes include high levels… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated E-cigarettes and co. Harm reduction principle for tobacco: a real alternative or window dressing? Smoking-related diseases are among the biggest health problems of the 21st century. It is estimated that about one billion people will die from the effects of tobacco use by 2099…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tobacco cessation with e-cigarette “I understand the frustration of many physicians”. The German Society of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine (DGP) published an ad hoc statement in early November 2020, once again opposing the use of tobacco heaters and e-cigarettes as alternatives…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tobacco use What makes smoking so harmful? Analysis of a toxic mixture Smoking harms health, every child knows that. Nevertheless, the cigarette seems to exert a special fascination on many people – and has done so for centuries. Many smoking cessation measures…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis So that the fog lifts The use of nebulizers is part of the everyday treatment of cystic fibrosis for both mucociliary clearance and chronic infection therapy. With regard to devices, the focus is often on…
View Post 17 min This content is machine translated Systemic vasculitides Therapy in the adult patient Systemic vasculitides are inflammatory syndromes of the blood vessels, which can cause a very broad spectrum of symptoms depending on the affected vessel caliber and localization. The most common primary…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Asthma and COPD Hot Topics from ATS and ERS The 2020 annual congresses of the ATS and ERS were entirely under the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: on-site events were greatly reduced, while online participation offerings increased and were…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interstitial lung disease Exemplary diagnostics of IPF The range of interstitial lung disease is wide. Therapeutic progress has been made in many areas over the past decade. In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), there was virtually no way…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Infections of the lower respiratory tract Does RSV have causal influence on “wheezing illnesses”? Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality in infants 0 to 1 years of age. Although there is a well-documented…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma therapy with SCS A good option – but not for everyone Short-term administration of systemic corticosteroids (SCS) is an effective and fast-acting option to resolve acute asthma symptoms, including exacerbations. Early administration of SCS to treat severe seizures is considered standard,…
