This content is machine translated Latent hypothyroidism Indication for hormone substitution? In everyday practice, elevated TSH values are usually detected by chance during a routine examination. If the finding is confirmed by a repeat measurement, but the values for free T3…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular magnetic resonance Postoperative evaluation of myocardial fibrosis in aortic valve disease. In the chronic course of aortic regurgitation and aortic stenosis, remodeling of the left ventricle occurs, leading to myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis. Several studies have shown that extracellular volume fraction…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated The ageing lung Cellular ageing and senescence What are the causes that lead to an inadequate response to insults? How does an organ like the lung change with age, making the older population more susceptible to age-related… CME-Test
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis Correctly diagnose and treat IPA Aspergillus species can cause a variety of diseases. Among these, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the most common opportunistic infection caused by moulds in immunocompromised patients and is characterized by… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome Recommendations of the new ESC guidelines Clinically, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is typically manifested by pectanginal chest pain, occasionally associated with vegetative symptoms. While STEMI requires rapid invasive coronary diagnosis and reperfusion, in NSTEMI the approach…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's disease and movement disorders Narcolepsy, biomarkers, and dystonia in light of new evidence. The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) gathers thousands of clinicians, researchers, trainees and industry advocates with an interest in current research and approaches to the diagnosis and treatment…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Melanoma in advanced stages Treatment strategies in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant setting The introduction of checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapy with kinase inhibitors revolutionized the treatment options for patients with advanced-stage melanoma. While there is already a lot of evidence for immunotherapy…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated "Treat-to-Target" or "High Intensity". Which statin strategy is better? Titrated individually according to LDL target value (“Treat to Target”) or uniformly high doses for all patients (“High Intensity”)? Which of the two strategies is clinically better in the case…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis New in diagnostics and therapy Since 2018, the update of the S3 guideline Prophylaxis, Diagnosis and Therapy of Osteoporosis (AWMF 183-001) took place after previous update of the underlying PICO questions (Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome questions) for systematic… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Future trends in dermatology More than a glance into the crystal ball Personalized medicine refers to diagnostics and treatment tailored precisely to the individual patient, which also makes use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). This is a forward-looking trend, especially…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Functions of the brain The dynamics of neural networks under the magnifying glass It is one of the most fascinating and at the same time most mysterious organs of our body – the brain. It processes sensory impressions, controls our body, stores information…
