This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal disorders Women and men of all ages benefit from the peppermint/caraway oil combination After Madisch et al. provided convincing evidence for a proprietary combination of peppermint and caraway oil for functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) in a meta-analysis, Storr et al. recently conducted a...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Schizophrenia Advantages of depot supply in daily practice Adherence can be a challenge for patients with severe mental disorders. The majority of people with schizophrenia do not take their medication as prescribed. However, the fact is that a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Venous leg ulcer How can diagnostics and therapy be optimized? Ulcus cruris venosum (UCV) is the most severe form of chronic venous insufficiency and the quality of life of those affected is usually significantly impaired. In the updated s2k guideline...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Nail fungus infection Onychomycosis – Best practice recommendations Onychomycosis diagnosis by histology and/or culture is mandatory before any systemic therapy. Dermatophytes are among the most common fungal pathogens. Systemic therapy – preferably with Terbinafine – should always be...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Community-acquired pneumonia Prospective study in primary care Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases with high mortality and morbidity worldwide. In a study in France, clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with radiologically confirmed...…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Rumination syndrome A frequently underdiagnosed disorder Rumination syndrome, derived from the Latin verb “ruminare”, is a disorder that appears both in the classification of “functional gastrointestinal disorders” (ROME IV) and in the “eating disorders” of the...… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD in practice – screening and treatment The diagnosis of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) seems to be on the rise and appears remarkably frequently in TV documentaries and audio podcasts. However, it remains unclear whether ADHD...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes Empagliflozin as an effective addition to triple therapies In patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a balanced glucose concentration is mainly achieved through drug therapies. If blood glucose control remains poor despite a triple combination of oral hypoglycaemic...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma: focus on type 2 inflammation Remission as a new therapeutic goal A paradigm shift is emerging in the management of asthma, where the aim is not only asthma control but also remission. It has been shown that this ambitious goal can...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Study report: Obesity New findings on the effects of incretin analogs A study by Aronne et al. investigated the effects of the dual GLP1/GIP receptor agonist (RA) tirzepatide in obese patients when it is administered over a longer period of therapy...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Infectiology “Antibiotic stewardship” in the outpatient setting Over 80% of antibiotic prescriptions in human medicine relate to outpatient care. In order to counteract the increasing spread of antibiotic resistance – one of the greatest challenges of modern...…