This content is machine translated Heart Failure Congress of the ESC, Paris New aspects to heart transplantation When all other options for heart failure therapy have been exhausted, the option of heart transplantation is still open for some patients. At the Heart Failure Congress of the European…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Update Refresher, Zurich Online addiction – escape into virtual reality Isabel Willemse, a psychologist from Zurich, reported from her practical everyday life on the phenomenon of online addiction. In addition to diagnostic criteria, she presented possible treatment options for this…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 10th Iron Academy, Zurich Iron deficiency in pregnancy and postpartum In Switzerland, about 32% of all pregnant women have an iron deficiency, which together with the resulting anemia can cause complications for mother and child. Oral and intravenous iron preparations…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 2nd Spring Congress of the SGAIM Viral hepatitides – how and whom to test? Hepatitis C is the “favorite child” of current medical ethics discussions. However, the new, expensive HCV drugs should not cloud the view of the overall diagnostic and therapeutic situation of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated IMPAKT 2017 Breast Cancer Conference, Brussels CDK4/6 inhibitor – therapeutic option in triple-negative breast carcinoma? A new study provides insights into the mechanisms of resistance in triple-negative breast carcinoma (TNBC) and therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors. Previously known from the treatment regimen of advanced hormone receptor…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SGK/SGHC Annual Meeting in Baden Lipid profile – sober or not? Just over a year ago, a consensus statement from two European societies shook up the position of fasting lipid measurement. Concerns about lipid determination in the non-sober state appear largely…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva Therapy of small cell lung tumors – focus on neutropenia Update on the use of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Administration in patients with small cell lung cancer may be safer than previously thought.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 15th Zurich Review Course in Clinical Cardiology Hyperuricemia – only gout or also cardiorenal risk? Elevated uric acid in the blood can manifest as gout. Hyperuricemia is also being studied as an independent cardiorenal risk factor. At the Zurich Cardiology Review, the evidence situation was…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher From the penis pump to the “blue pill With the introduction of PDE5 inhibitors in the late 1990s, the treatment of erectile dysfunction experienced a breakthrough. However, ED is not an isolated phenomenon. It may be a manifestation…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher Sexually transmitted diseases in Switzerland – Status 2017 After HIV has lost much of its terror in recent years, the Swiss are once again taking more risks in their sexual behavior. Contraception is gladly dispensed with once in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Spring Congress SGAIM 2017, Lausanne: "The Future is Now" Communication in emergency situations – “How do words save lives?” Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is characterized by typical elements of an emergency situation: It is time-critical, has the potential to cause stress, and optimally requires team building. Using CPR as an…