This content is machine translated Interstitial lung disease Cortisone as a relative miracle drug Interstitial lung diseases are frequently encountered by primary care physicians, especially in their early forms. The differentiation of the various forms is often not obvious at first sight and requires…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Depression in old age Screening, diagnosis and treatment In the elderly, depression is even more frequently overlooked than in younger people, since depressive symptoms such as hopelessness and joylessness, sleep disturbances or feelings of exhaustion are often not…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension Hemodynamic thresholds and prognostic assurance. In pulmonary hypertension, the pulmonary vessels are narrowed or blocked. This can lead to increased stress on the right ventricle and ultimately insufficiency. However, diagnostics are not always given the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Study Report Ginkgo biloba and rivaroxaban: no indication of relevant interactions Ginkgo-containing preparations can alleviate neuropsychiatric complaints and are widely used, especially for the treatment of cognitive performance deficits. But what about the combinability with anticoagulant agents? In a recently published…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment System therapies for dermatological wounds In addition to local treatment of chronic wounds with the use of phase-appropriate modern wound dressings, causal therapy of the underlying cause is crucial for therapeutic success. The use of… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer Strengthen “Awareness” for Primary and Secondary Prevention UV exposure increases the risk of disease for both non-melanocytic skin cancer and malignant melanoma. A risk comes not only from sun exposure, but also from visits to solariums. This…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) No pill will help… The term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease encompasses a spectrum of findings ranging from simple steatosis or fatty liver to steatohepatitis as an inflammatory form to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. There…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Metastatic melanoma Better response to immunotherapy after stool transplantation A research team involving the U.S. National Cancer Institute investigated the effects of fecal microbiota transplantation on the efficacy of pembrolizumab in a proof-of-concept study in patients with PD1 antibody-refractory…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Wound infection Wound dressings containing silver The use of silver-containing dressings is recommended for critically colonized or infected wounds for a period of 14 days with subsequent evaluation.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis in adulthood Hope for 90% of patients In the past, a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) was synonymous with early death usually before the age of 30. The hereditary disease is still life-shortening, but thanks to advances…
View Post 20 min This content is machine translated Immune Neuropathies High-resolution characterization of the cells of the cerebrospinal fluid. Performing flow cytometry from high-quality CSF samples allowed the identification of specific immune cell signatures in different neurological diseases. This has improved the differentiation of various neurological diseases, e.g. immune… CME-Test
