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[The year 2024 placed in perspective by hospital internists].
Maxime Berney1, Romain Bühler1, Chenda Chheang1
1Service de médecine interne, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Revue Medicale Suisse
|January 30, 2025
Summary
This review highlights key 2024 internal medicine advances across diverse fields like cardiology and diabetes. It offers essential updates for clinicians to enhance patient care quality.
Area of Science:
- Internal Medicine
- Clinical Innovations
- Medical Education
Context:
- Chief residents at the Department of Internal Medicine at CHUV curated this selection.
- Focus on major advances and essential reminders for 2024.
- Review of leading publications in internal medicine.
Purpose:
- To present ten key topics in internal medicine for 2024.
- To highlight progress in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
- To provide practitioners with a valuable resource for staying current.
Summary:
- Covers advances in diabetes, cardiology, gender medicine, and nephrology.
- Examines clinical innovations in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Offers essential reminders and updates for internal medicine practitioners.
Impact:
- Improves the quality of care delivered to patients.
- Facilitates continuous learning for medical professionals.
- Supports evidence-based practice through curated insights.
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