This content is machine translated Medicinal products containing cannabis Miracle cure or marketing hype? Globally, there is a trend toward increased use of preparations containing cannabis. Indications include pain problems or spasticity in the context of neurological diseases. Adverse effects are strongly dose-dependent.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cancer treatment Light therapy for immune cells helps with side effects Autoimmune reactions are a common side effect of checkpoint inhibitor therapies used to treat melanocytic tumors. As a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows, extracorporeal photopheresis…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Cases Webcast “Practical Questions on the Current SGED Recommendations 2020” with Prof. Roger Lehmann, M.D. In the webcast, Prof. Lehmann presents the Swiss guidelines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus , the “most modern and simplest recommendations in the world.” Based on current clinical data,…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated SVT Narrow complex tachycardia – differential diagnosis and management. Narrow complex tachycardia is a common clinical presentation. Reentry, in particular, provides persistent tachycardia. The prerequisite for the development of reentry tachycardia is a substrate with two distinct conduction pathways…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Acute heart failure Diagnostics and initial stabilization Acute heart failure is a life-threatening situation that requires rapid and planned action. How does the clarification take place? What therapeutic measures are available? A look at initial stabilization in…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Migraine prophylaxis New CGRP antibody opens up perspectives Migraine can be highly restrictive and distressing for affected patients, and until recently there was no truly sustainable convincing therapeutic concept for effective and tolerable prophylaxis in sight. This has…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rhinosinusitis In which cases are antibiotics indicated? Sinusitis is one of the most common infectious diseases in children and adults, and antibiotics are often prescribed. However, in contrast to chronic rhinosinusitis, antibiosis is rarely necessary in the…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Suicide prevention in family practice. Actively reach out to those at risk Suicidality is most often associated with mental illness, especially depression. Often suicidality “hides” behind somatic and other medical complaints. Primary care physicians often occupy a key position in identifying suicidal…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Medullary thyroid carcinoma Calcitonin as a tumor marker Thyroid nodules are a well-known phenomenon; fortunately, medullary thyroid carcinomas are not. It is a malignant degeneration of the C cells of the thyroid gland, which are located parafollicularly and…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Asperger syndrome Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults with high levels of compensation. Middle-aged patients may well still be diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Most of the time, these are people with a high level of compensation. But the efforts take over as time…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Immunotherapy Keeping an eye on iron status during tumor therapy Iron deficiency is not only common in malignancies, but also a risk factor for impaired efficacy of antitumor treatment. Accordingly, transferrin saturation should be kept in view and iron supplementation…
