This content is machine translated Lupus nephritis What is new for the practice? Kidney involvement is one of the most severe forms of lupus and is often life-threatening. In order to detect lupus nephritis (LN) at an early stage, a kidney biopsy is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Prurigo nodularis When excruciating itching proves to be persistent – what helps? Chronic prurigo is characterized by an “itch-scratch cycle” and is often associated with high levels of distress. The International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) suggests a stage-adapted multimodal…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Drug treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia Secondary analysis on neuroactive steroids – insights from animal models. 5α-Reductase inhibitors are used to reduce prostate volume and associated symptoms. Possible side effects include sexual dysfunction and depressive disorders. Neuroactive steroids are thought to play an important role in…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Modern “State-of-the-Art” Pharmacotherapy – an Update Modern approaches to the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are based on the motto “treat-to-target”, whereby in addition to symptom relief and induction of disease remission, the aim nowadays… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Topical calcineurin inhibitors: Facts and myths Calcineurin inhibitors can be used in atopic dermatitis as monotherapy or combined with topical corticosteroids. Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus do not cause skin atrophy even with long-term use. Which treatment regimen…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Eosinophils Severe asthmatics are more likely to suffer from systemic steroids If a diagnosis of severe asthma is confirmed, adjunctive therapy with monoclonal antibodies may be considered. Currently, anti-IgE or anti-IL5 antibodies are available for this purpose, depending on the phenotype.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Three-country conference on headache in Bad Zurzach Giant cell arteritis – Dangerous inflammation of the blood vessels The course of giant cell arteritis is chronic. Patients often suffer from headache. In order to therapeutically save steroids, the monoclonal antibody tocilizumab has recently been used.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Internal Medicine Update Refresher in Zurich News in evidence-based diagnostics and therapy of COPD There are 400 million COPD sufferers worldwide. It is the fourth leading global cause of mortality. At the Internal Medicine Update Refresher 2017 in Zurich, the latest findings for evidence-based…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Thrust-remitting MS An update on basic oral therapy Several encouraging advances have been made in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in recent years. Thus, the first orally administered substance – fingolimod – now also has a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rehabilitation of COPD patients Motivation, self-management and respiratory instruction as nursing priorities. The most important success factors for successful rehabilitation in COPD patients include motivation for self-management, smoking cessation, weight reduction, and exercise promotion (strength building). The motivational interview and patient education…
