This content is machine translated Influenza A and B Seasonal flu vaccination – recommendations 2023/2024 Due to the high variability of influenza viruses, the antigen composition of the vaccines must be reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary. The composition of the three quadrivalent split vaccines…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) How useful is it to upgrade implantable cardiac devices? Newly implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) reduces the risk of morbidity and mortality in patients with left bundle branch block, heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Actinic keratosis Use topical preparations in good time It is not yet possible to predict which actinic keratoses (AK) will develop into invasive squamous cell carcinoma. It is therefore advisable to treat all AK lesions. If AK is…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Suspicion of coronary heart disease Stress echocardiography, MR heart or computed tomography heart? The diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cost driver in the healthcare system, due to the frequency of CHD and the frequent residual uncertainty after a diagnostic… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Inflammatory rheumatic diseases Fatigue in rheumatism Since the corona pandemic, the number of publications on fatigue symptomatology has increased exponentially, reflecting the current very high interest in this topic. As an accompanying symptom of cancer, but… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis New in diagnostics and therapy Since 2018, the update of the S3 guideline Prophylaxis, Diagnosis and Therapy of Osteoporosis (AWMF 183-001) took place after previous update of the underlying PICO questions (Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome questions) for systematic… CME-Test
View Post 20 min This content is machine translated Head and Neck Tumors Current treatment options – an update Tumors of the head and neck were the seventh most common cancer worldwide in 2018. The most important risk factors include nicotine and alcohol consumption. The prognosis and multimodality treatment… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Colonoscopy Effective bowel preparation with PEG solution Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most common malignant diseases worldwide. Colorectal cancer screenings play an important role in secondary prevention. Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based solutions have been a proven means…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Antibiotic resistance Current situation and measures in Switzerland In an international comparison, Switzerland is one of the countries with the lowest consumption of antibiotics. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement in this country too. Analyses show that…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Hematology and medical oncology The world of hematology and oncology research The rapid technological developments in diagnostics and innovations in multimodal therapy in the field of hematology and medical oncology were the focus of the annual conference. While immunotherapies with monoclonal…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Therapy and management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) Often more questions than answers in the end Some patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have a fibrotic phenotype. Some of these patients respond – at least in the short term – to therapy. In some cases, however,…
