This content is machine translated Patient-oriented recommendations for action Effect of heat on diabetes technology Various tools are required for the management of diabetes therapy. On the one hand, it is necessary to determine the glucose level in the blood or tissue. On the other...… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Ventricular arrhythmias Indication for ICD or WCD? The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) represented a breakthrough in the prevention of sudden cardiac death. In addition to its use in secondary prevention, the indication of ICD therapy in primary...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Early breast cancer Overweight and obesity worsen the prognosis A database analysis by the Early Breast Cancer Trials Collaborative Group (EBCTCG ) showed that obesity in early-stage breast cancer was only associated with increased breast cancer mortality in pre-...…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis treatment with biologics What are the latest trends? Novel oral therapies are currently being researched – promising data from clinical trials is now available. In the field of approved, subcutaneously administered IL-23 and IL-17 antagonists, current real-world data...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Flu vaccination for older people Benefit of the high-dose influenza vaccine Since last year, a high-dose influenza vaccine has been available in Switzerland in addition to the standard vaccines, which is recommended and approved for people over 75 and for people...…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence Dr. ChatGPT: Large language models in everyday clinical practice With the public availability of ChatGPT 3.5 in fall 2022 at the latest, artificial intelligence in the sense of large language models (L LMs) is on everyone’s lips. However, it...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Liver cirrhosis Prophylaxis of decompensation – focus on portal hypertension While until recently the rule was to initiate beta-blocker therapy only when varices occurred, it has recently been recommended to prescribe beta-blockers early and regardless of the stage of the...…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Monitoring via smartphone app PROs help patients with metastatic breast cancer Prolonging survival and maintaining the best possible quality of life by monitoring disease progression, selecting appropriate therapy and minimizing side effects are the most important treatment goals when it comes...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – pancreatic pseudocyst Most pancreatic pseudocysts are associated with pancreatitis and regress spontaneously. If pseudocysts cause symptoms or lead to complications, they can be treated endoscopically-interventional or surgically. Pancreatic pseudocysts can be differentiated...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case report: 72-year-old with pancytopenia and pyrexia Visceral leishmaniasis or autoimmune hepatitis? After the patient had been admitted to hospital for investigation of fever attacks, night sweats and an unintentional weight loss of 18 kg within six months, pancytopenia was diagnosed with...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Neuromodulatory approaches Neurocardiology: key mechanisms and clinical implications Neurocardiology is a comparatively young, interdisciplinary field that deals intensively with the (patho-)physiological interactions between the nervous system and the cardiovascular system. The fact that emotions and stress can affect...…
