This content is machine translated Prompt and specific pathogen detection Acute infectious diarrhea: Diagnostics 2.0 Diarrhea is defined as three or more unformed bowel movements within 24 hours. If the symptoms resolve within 14 days, the condition is referred to as “acute” diarrhea [1]. The…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Chronic renal failure How can progression be prevented? To slow the progression of chronic kidney disease, there are disease-specific and nonspecific measures. Basic diagnostics for chronic renal failure include urine status and sonography of the kidneys. If the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hopeful research results Primates regain control over paralyzed limbs Having funded the IRP Spinal Cord Repair Chair at EPFL, held by Prof. Grégoire Courtine, since 2012, the IRP is participating in the funding of the clinical trial that has…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated After the heart attack What medication does the patient need? Heart attack patients should receive aspirin 100 mg and the maximum tolerated statin dose for life. Regardless of the type of revascularization, all myocardial infarction patients should take a P2Y12 inhibitor…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated What are the options? Surgical therapy of urinary incontinence in women and men Urinary incontinence is common and the level of suffering is often unrecognized. Urinary incontinence needs to be further de-tabooed. Urinary incontinence should be rationally clarified and primarily treated conservatively. Surgical…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated CDK4/6 inhibitors New class of drugs for breast cancer Adding the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to letrozole improved progression-free survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer, researchers reported at the ESMO 2016 Congress in Copenhagen.
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Basic sports medicine diagnostics for amateur athletes Imaging in athletes at cardiovascular risk. In contrast to competitive athletes, there are no generally applicable recommendations for amateur athletes regarding risk stratification for cardiovascular events. An algorithm proposed by the European Society for Cardiac Rehabilitation…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher Psychiatry and pneumology in focus Psychiatric emergencies with states of agitation, burnout, ADHD in adulthood, chronic cough, sleep apnea – experts brought the participants of the continuing education event “General Internal Medicine Update Refresher” up…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nocturnal asthma attacks instead of “dreamy and cozy sleep”. Case history: 28-year-old M. Janine, with no family or personal history of atopic disease, had been suffering from a persistent cough for several months, especially at night. Various therapy attempts…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Eosinophilic esophagitis The therapy goal should be “absolute” freedom from symptoms Dysphagia and bolus impaction are highly suspicious for the presence of eosinophilic esophagitis in younger patients. To confirm the diagnosis, biopsies are taken from different segments of the esophagus during…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated New studies with evidence of further effects There is more in ginseng and rose root Medicinal plants with an effect against stress-related symptoms are called adaptogens in phytotherapy or complementary medicine. Rose root and ginseng are the classic representatives of this class of medicinal plants.…
