{"title":"[Gout and Nutrition].","authors":"Barbara Ankli","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.05.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Gout, the most common arthritis worldwide, is closely linked to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. The most impor-tant risk factor for developing gout is hyperuricemia. Serum uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism and can be partially influenced by dietary changes. Since a quarter of serum uric acid is excreted via the intestine, there is also a connection with diet here - keyword microbiome. Recently, genetic predispositions and drug therapy for gout have come to the fore. However, since cardiovascular comorbidities exist in high frequency, a dietary adjustment also makes sense to improve the comorbidities. Recently, the focus has shifted away from simply reducing purine intake in favor of introducing a largely plant-based diet. Reducing alcohol consumption makes sense for many reasons but does not lead to a significant reduction in serum uric acid. In addition to drug therapy, however, all possibilities should be exploited to enable a rapid reduction in serum uric acid to the target range; a change in diet can contribute to this. A change in diet can also have a positive effect on the frequency of gout flares. Targeted, structured information for patients promotes their knowledge of the disease and motivation to achieve their serum uric acid (SUA) goal. The right diet may be the personal contribution to quickly reaching the SUA target level and freedom from gout flares.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 5","pages":"164-167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Therapy of gout in 2024].","authors":"Adrian Forster","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.05.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The treatment of gout includes anti-inflammatory therapy and prophylaxis of flare-ups on the one hand and measures for long-term uric acid reduction on the other. Acute arthritis urica is best relieved by intra-articular steroids; systemic steroids, NSAIDs and, in exceptional cases, colchicine are also suitable. For the prophylaxis of relapses, long-term use of colchicine, NSAIDs or low-dose steroids is an option. However, the main pillar of gout therapy is pharmacological reduction of uric acid. The xanthine oxidase inhibitors allopurinol and febuxostat are best suited. The goal is a serum uric acid below 360 µmol/l (\"treat to target\"). The «start low, go slow» strategy reduces the risk of relapses and, in the case of allopurinol, the occurrence of hypersensitivity syndrome. Allopurinol is started at a maximum of 100 mg/d (less in renal insufficiency), followed by a slow upward titration to the required maintenance dose, which may largely exceed 300 mg/d (also in renal insufficiency). Febuxostat is started at a maximum of 40 mg/d and also titrated upwards. The most common cause of insufficient uric acid reduction is unreliable medication intake. In the management of gout, its comorbidities should also be sought and addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 5","pages":"160-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gicht im Wandel der Zeiten: von der Krankheit der Könige zur Hyperurikämie als Organ-Risikofaktor.","authors":"Marcel Weber","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong></p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 5","pages":"151-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in treatment of hyperuricemia and gout.","authors":"Alexandre Dumusc, Alexander So","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.05.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Gout is an inflammatory arthritis that is commonly associated with chronic diseases such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), hypertension, coronary vascular disease, and the metabolic syndrome. Therefore, the management of gout (treatment of the acute flare, lowering serum urate [sUA]) needs to take these co-morbid conditions in consideration. Recent advances in gout therapy showed the effectiveness of new and existing therapies in gout management and we will summarize those we consider to have the largest impact on our clinical practice in this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 5","pages":"168-171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Imaging in crystal arthropathies].","authors":"Florian Alexander Huber, Roman Guggenberger","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.05.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.05.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Crystal arthropathies present a complex entity for radiological diagnostics, often reflecting rheumatologic and other diseases. Over the past decades, the evidence and applicability of various radiological techniques, with and without the use of ionizing radiation, have significantly evolved. This article provides an overview of the current evidence on the use of different modalities and their advantages and disadvantages for the diagnosis and therapy monitoring of crystal arthropathies, based on the latest guidelines from relevant professional societies. In addition to established methods such as X-ray, ultrasound and MRI, this work also addresses newer methods such as dual-energy computed tomography (CT) and photon-counting CT.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 5","pages":"172-178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease - more than just \"pseudogout\"].","authors":"Tobias Manigold","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease plays an important - and sometimes underestimated - role in rheumatology practice. Clinically, CPP-arthritis is often indistinguishable from gout and is therefore commonly referred to as \"pseudogout\". In contrast to gout, CPPD cannot be cured but can only be treated symptomatically. The pathophysiology, diagnosis, therapy and new therapeutic approaches to CPPD are discussed below.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 5","pages":"156-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Gout - clinical presentation].","authors":"Andreas Krebs","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Gout is a common form of inflammation, characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness and tenderness. The diagnosis is based on the typical clinical pattern, but the definitive diagnosis requires the identification of urat crystals in the joint fluid or in ultrasound or DECT. The differential diagnosis includes always infection or other crystal arthropathies, in atypical presentation also other forms of arthritis, e.g. peripheral spondylarthritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 5","pages":"153-155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Dyspnea in patients in palliative situations - the invisible symptom].","authors":"Sandra Eckstein","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.04.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Dyspnea is a common and distressing symptom in patients with advanced malignant and non-malignant diseases. It is a subjective experience that can only be described by the patients themselves and can be associated with a massive reduction in quality of life, including social isolation and wish to hasten death. Often there is an affective component such as anxiety or panic. Objective parameters do not necessarily correlate with the subjective experience. Health professionals often underestimate and inadequately treat the burden of dyspnea. The introduction of the concept of chronic breathlessness syndrome or acute-on-chronic-breathlessness aims to illustrate the nature of the condition and facilitate the identification and access to appropriate treatment. The management of dyspnea is complex, and for effective treatment, a combination of general, non-pharmacological, and pharmacological measures is usually advisable. Opioids should be offered to patients with incurable cancer and refractory dyspnea for symptom relief. They can be supplemented with benzodiazepines in cases of concomitant anxiety. The administration of oxygen is only indicated in cases of hypoxemia. Key measures include education, self-management skills acquisition and advance care planning for emergency situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 4","pages":"145-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142074223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Oral mucosa problems in palliative care].","authors":"Petra Vayne-Bossert","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.04.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Oral health problems appear in up to 80 % of palliative care patients. Almost all of these patients suffer from a dry mouth which is often the result of medication side effects. Even though a dry mouth is not a disease by itself, it enhances the risk of developing other more serious oral lesions and diseases. Stomatitis, an inflammatory response to radio- or oncological treatment induced lesions, is very painful and may interfere severely with the ingestion of food and fluids. Finally, oral fungal infections are very common in immunosuppressed patients. Each of these entities comes with specific symptoms and signs which may impair food and fluid intake but also have consequences on the quality of life in these patients. Hence, a systematic and standardized evaluation is essential and can be accomplished with little effort by all health care professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 4","pages":"129-133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142074224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The challenge of nutrition in palliative care: Eating and drinking - beneficial even at the end of life?]","authors":"Silke Walter, Christine Zobrist","doi":"10.23785/TU.2024.04.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23785/TU.2024.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Food and nutrition play a major role in our lives. They include physical, psychological as well as cultural and social aspects. Illnesses increase the risk of altered food intake/absorption - of malnutrition. This applies in particular to palliative situations. The causes of malnutrition can be diverse. Malnutrition often leads to reduced performance and can therefore have a major impact on the quality of life and independency of patients. The aim of nutritional therapy interventions is therefore to maintain or improve the quality of life of patients with a life-threatening illness. The initially defined goals can change as the disease progresses. At the beginning of a life-threatening illness, adequate nutritional interventions are usually very effective. However, the benefits of nutritional therapy often change as the disease progresses and they often lose importance. For this reason, decision-making is an important process: Depending on the phase of illness, the prognosis and the patient's preferences, the nutritional therapy interventions needs to be reconsidered in regard of indication, individual benefit and the desired treatment goal on a regular base. As every medical intervention, nutritional therapy must regularly be adapted to the treatment goal if necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 4","pages":"139-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142074227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}