This content is machine translated COPD therapy Drug therapy – Update 2025 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease caused primarily by inhaled noxious substances in combination with environmental factors and genetic predispositions. The presence of such a...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Study report: TBS v3 and v4 in comparison Analysis of OsteoLaus study data The OsteoLaus study is part of the prospective, population-based CoLaus/PsyColaus study of postmenopausal women in Switzerland. In an analysis published in Osteoporosis International in 2025, the Trabecular Bone Score (TBS)...…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated COPD therapy Drug therapy – Update 2025 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease caused primarily by inhaled noxious substances in combination with environmental factors and genetic predispositions. The presence of such...… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated When the bones become more fragile: “Case Finding” Fracture risk reduction in osteoporosis Osteoporosis is an underdiagnosed disease. Patients with circumscribed risk factors should not be deprived of a bone density measurement. Although osteoporosis cannot be completely cured, its progression can be delayed...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis: Special cases Insufficiency fracture in a premenopausal patient In young patients with inadequate fractures, secondary osteoporosis should be investigated. Osteodensitometry is particularly useful if there are anamnestic risk factors, whereby it is important to assess the z-score, as...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis How patients benefit most from osteoporosis therapeutics Osteoporosis therapeutics have been proven to be effective in reducing the risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures. Ideally, they should be used as part of a multimodal therapy and tailored…
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 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 7 min This content is machine translated CKD-MBD Therapy of osteoporosis in chronic renal insufficiency Renal dysfunction leads to serious changes in bone density and mineralization. These irregularities are grouped under the term CKD-MBD (Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disorder) . A review…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis treatment according to needs What’s new? The American College of Physicians (ACP) published an updated 2023 guideline on drug therapy for patients with reduced bone density or osteoporosis. An extensive secondary analysis published last year has…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Management of osteoporosis Reduction of fracture risk through specific osteoporosis medication Osteoporosis leads to an increased risk of fracture due to the loss of bone mass and density. The indication for therapy is mainly based on fracture history, bone density (DXA)…
