Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Analgesic drug therapy in kidney patients needs special expertise. Patients with kidney disease frequently have pain and they have chronic pain more than others. ⋯ When treating kidney patients with morphine, the accumulation kinetics of the M6 glucuronide must be observed. Otherwise, the risk increases for respiratory depression.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jul 2021
Review[Update 2021: COVID-19 from the perspective of gastroenterology].
During COVID 19 pandemic patients typically present with respiratory symptoms. However, in a significant number of patients the gastrointestinal tract is also involved in the disease. ⋯ New insights in pathophysiological aspects might open new therapeutic concepts. This up-date includes current data regarding epidemiology of gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID 19, its role for prognosis and specific risks in relation to immunosuppressive therapies and underlying diseases.