This content is machine translated Experiences from the EFFORT studies Solutions to the malnutrition dilemma The term malnutrition encompasses more than just insufficient food intake; it is an independent clinical picture with clearly defined effects on complication rates, functionality and mortality, which can be influenced...… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Experiences from the EFFORT studies Solutions to the malnutrition dilemma The term malnutrition encompasses more than just insufficient food intake; it is an independent clinical picture with clearly defined effects on complication rates, functionality and mortality, which can be influenced...… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics of respiratory viral infections What is tested when and on whom? The diagnosis of respiratory viral infections has become a major focus of medical attention in recent years. While SARS-CoV-2 has taken center stage in recent years, other respiratory viruses such...… CME-Test
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics of respiratory viral infections What is tested when and on whom? The diagnosis of respiratory viral infections has become a major focus of medical attention in recent years. While SARS-CoV-2 has taken center stage in recent years, other respiratory viruses such...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Case report: L. pneumophila pneumonia Negative test results – but no alternative diagnoses Pneumonia caused by non-serogroup 1 Legionella pneumophila bacteriais a major diagnostic challenge, even for specialists. American physicians describe the case of a woman in whom the majority of tests were...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case report: bronchobiliary fistula Disguised as pneumonia Bronchobiliary fistula is a rare condition that can be misdiagnosed as pneumonia due to overlapping symptoms. A comprehensive differential diagnosis is therefore crucial. US physicians present a case highlighting the...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pneumonia that is not pneumonia One in 8 patients with an incorrect CAP diagnosis Misdiagnosed pneumonia in hospitalized adults is not uncommon, especially in older people with geriatric syndromes, but can be very damaging. Little is known about the incidence, risk factors and consequences…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Fungal infections of the lungs Three approaches to reduce P. jirovecii mortality Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) is associated with a high mortality rate, but the influence of an immunocompromised underlying disease on the clinical presentation, severity and mortality of PcP has not…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COPD treatment Use of ICS reduces all-cause mortality Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are standard in the maintenance treatment of COPD. However, it is still unclear whether ICS-containing inhalation therapy can reduce overall mortality risk and, if so, which patient…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pneumococcal vaccination Protect adults from infections as well Pneumococcal pneumonia significantly increases the risk of myocardial infarction; as late as four weeks after pneumonia, cardiac biomarkers remain detectably elevated. Vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae even in adulthood is therefore…
View Post 5 min 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…
