This content is machine translated Quantitative sensory testing in neuropathic pain. Comprehensive functional analysis of the somatosensory nervous system Pain is one of the most difficult symptoms to detect. Many other signs of disease, such as skin symptoms or paralysis, are visible, palpable, and thus objectifiable. In the assessment…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Liver disease Focus on the most common hepatopathies While modern pharmacotherapies are now available for hepatitis B and C, phlebotomy remains the treatment of choice for hemochromatosis. In most cases of chronic hepatitis, antiviral therapy is indicated. Treatment…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy for depression Low risk of interaction with low-hyperforin St. John’s wort St. John’s wort extracts are proven for the treatment of depressive disorders. However, some preparations, by inducing CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein (ABCB1), lower the plasma levels of other drugs and impair…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated "A New Era in Diabetes Care" New project to improve diabetes care The recently published expert panel report outlines strategies to optimize treatment for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Special attention is given to the issue of cardiovascular and renal sequelae.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Melanocytic tumors The latest developments in the field of immunotherapy The market approval of checkpoint inhibitors has sustainably improved the options for melanoma treatment. Impressive survival rates have been achieved in long-term studies. Although there are still many open questions,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular risk management Treatment of hypertensive patients with dyslipidemia – an update. Target values for blood pressure and LDL have become more stringent in recent years, so extended risk stratification may make sense. Hypertension and dyslipidemia are among the most important cardiovascular…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Necrotizing fasciitis Better chances of survival through prompt debridement Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare life-threatening bacterial infection of the subcutaneous tissue and fascia. Prompt surgical debridement and early intensive treatment with antibiotics are critical. Vacuum therapy or the negative…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 and rheumatism Do not discontinue immunosuppressants! The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic poses special challenges for physicians and patients – even more so if the latter have pre-existing conditions and are on immunosuppressive drugs. Researchers have explored the question…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pediatric wounds What is important to consider in this age group? Pediatric patients are a very heterogeneous patient population. Wound dressings must be adapted to the skin structure of the affected child. Primary healing wounds should be protected from mechanical friction.…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Headache Neurovascular diseases and migraine – two sides of the same coin There are several pathophysiologically as well as clinically relevant associations between neurovascular disease and migraine. From this perspective, they represent two sides of the same coin, and both sides should…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Narcolepsy Always sleepy The terms used by patients for various sleep-associated complaints – daytime sleepiness, hypersomnia, fatigue or tiredness (fatigue) – can be understood very inconsistently. They require precise diagnostics to enable targeted…
