This content is machine translated Irritable Bowel Syndrome The most common functional gastrointestinal disorder is very multifaceted The diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is based on ROM IV criteria and limited diagnostic workup. The gut-brain axis is one of the recognized etiopathogenetic concepts of this complex multifactorial…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Medicine Brief Subject Information Here you will find a list of current short subject information.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated RA therapy Let’s talk about JAKs The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has made great progress over the past 20 years. This relates both to the range of drugs available and to developments in terms of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hyperkalemia How the Guideline Comes to the Bedside: Hyperkalemia Management Up to Date Patients with chronic heart or kidney failure often suffer from hyperkalemia. The use of RAAS inhibitors in particular may increase the risk of this life-threatening electrolyte disturbance. Therefore, therapy of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Orphan disease Excellent and innovative treatment for spinal muscular atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy is associated with rapid loss of motor neurons, resulting in, among other things, impaired breathing. It represents the most common genetic cause of infant and young child…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder A challenge even in times of immune checkpoint inhibitors Urothelial carcinoma accounts for 90% of urinary bladder tumors. Every year, 1250 people in Switzerland contract the disease – predominantly older men. Standard treatment is cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. Immunotherapy is playing…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Skin carcinomas of the head and neck Tips and tricks for the surgical procedure Prior to reconstruction, the detected skin lesions should always be examined histologically. There are a number of things to consider during a surgical procedure, including adequate instrumentation and consideration of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Supraventricular tachycardias ECG interpretation in SVT Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) occurs in the general population with a prevalence of approximately 2-3/1000 population. Many people can be helped by adequate diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias, and the correct…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Conversational Communication is the key to adherence It is not always the physician’s clinical experience that counts. Patient satisfaction and especially adherence depend critically on the doctor-patient conversation. Bridges can be built here.
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Gene Therapy New ways in treatment Gene therapy, a long-time beacon of hope in medical research, is finally finding its way into the clinic to cure monogenetic diseases. This provides medicine with a new therapy that…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Implications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The risk of coronavirus infection and severe course is not generally increased in patients with gastroenterologic disease and depends on therapy. An expert panel has published a risk assessment and…
