This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Struma colli Struma colli (“goiter”) is the name given to an enlargement of the thyroid gland of varying etiology. If goiter is clinically suspected, imaging techniques (scintigraphy, x-ray, CT, MRI) are informative.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Modern diabetes therapy With an eye on the heart and kidney Awareness that type 2 diabetes is often associated with coronary artery disease, hypertension, and heart failure has become more pronounced in recent years. In addition to modern SGLT2 inhibitors and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Malignant melanoma with BRAFV600 mutation More melanomas in advanced stages – pandemic-related late effects? Uptake of skin cancer screening plummeted in the corona pandemic. Therefore, early detection and treatment of skin cancer now deserves special attention. In patients with advanced melanoma and a BRAFV600…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Risk of anaphylaxis Guideline recommendations up-to-date Anaphylactic reactions are among the most severe and potentially life-threatening dramatic events in allergology. Acute treatment is provided based on international guidelines and textbook recommendations. The updated guideline also takes…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neurogeriatrics Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo – what to do when it fluctuates? Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a frequently idiopathic disorder. Among other things, it often occurs in old age, after trauma, in severe systemic diseases or even migraine. Repositioning therapy is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Lymphomas and solid tumors New therapeutic approaches achieve first promising results The AACR Annual Meeting is where the cancer research community comes together to explore and push the boundaries of science in search of the next breakthroughs in cancer treatment. This…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vascular dementia Ginkgo biloba extract, cholinesterase inhibitor, or both? In a retrospective study, 12 months of treatment with a Ginkgo biloba special extract as monotherapy or in combination with cholinesterase inhibitors resulted in a reduction in cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Precancerous lesions of the skin Detect and treat actinic keratoses Actinic keratoses are the most common precancerous lesions on the skin. Although only five to ten percent of actinic keratoses develop into skin cancer, it is not possible today to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated eHealth Switzerland Electronic patient dossier – an update The use of electronic patient dossiers (EPD) for the general population has been gradually opened up since the second quarter of 2021. The availability of sensitive medical information is regulated…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pneumococcal vaccination Protect adults from infections as well Pneumococcal pneumonia significantly increases the risk of myocardial infarction; as late as four weeks after pneumonia, cardiac biomarkers remain detectably elevated. Vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae even in adulthood is therefore…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chorea Detect rare movement disorders using red flags Autoimmune movement disorders occur very rarely and can appear like neurodegenerative diseases. That’s what makes it so difficult to make the right diagnosis. However, characteristic phenotypes and red flags may…
