This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis Ageing as a new factor in care Significant advances in drug therapy have considerably increased the life expectancy of patients with cystic fibrosis. With the ageing of this patient group and the emergence of comorbidities in adulthood,…
View Post 24 min This content is machine translated Adherence in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Techniques of motivational interviewing (MI) Important developments in CF treatment and management strategies have led to improvements in the health status of people with this disease. It is widely recognized that survival is improving, at… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis CFTR modulators make the lungs happy It is known that CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) modulators improve lung diseases associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the effects of CFTR therapies on structural changes in the…
View Post 24 min This content is machine translated Adherence in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Techniques of motivational interviewing (MI) Important developments in CF treatment and management strategies have led to improvements in the health status of people with this disease. It is widely recognized that survival is improving, at… CME-Test
This content is machine translated Cystic Fibrosis News from the chloride channel Cystic fibrosis (CF) is still not curable. However, the development of CFTR modulators in recent years has given rise to treatment options that can improve FEV1, for example, by up…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cystic Fibrosis How much does physical activity help with CF? The effects of cystic fibrosis (CF), such as pancreatic dysfunction, elevated electrolytes in sweat, and male infertility, can have a cumulative effect over time that imposes a high therapeutic burden.…
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 15 min This content is machine translated Pediatric pneumology Growing up after lung transplantation Lung transplantation (Lutx) is also an established therapeutic option in childhood and adolescence when, despite exhaustion of all available therapeutic measures, a severe disease progresses, quality of life is significantly… CME-Test
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Pediatric pneumology Growing up after lung transplantation Lung transplantation (Lutx) is also an established therapeutic option in childhood and adolescence when, despite exhaustion of all available therapeutic measures, a severe disease progresses, quality of life is significantly… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis So that the fog lifts The use of nebulizers is part of the everyday treatment of cystic fibrosis for both mucociliary clearance and chronic infection therapy. With regard to devices, the focus is often on…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis Even one mutated gene increases the risk In autosomal recessive diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF), one is dealing with the inheritance of two mutated genes. Previously, CFTR* expression levels of 50% were thought to be sufficient…
