This content is machine translated Mental disorders Psychological comorbidities in oncology patients. The most common mental disorders in oncology patients include adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, affective disorders, cancer-related fatigue, and delirium. Psychological stress must be identified at an early stage and psycho-oncological…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Focal neurological deficit Acute treatment of ischemic stroke Successful stroke treatment is carried out in dedicated centers (stroke units and stroke centers) by an experienced and specialized team. The standard of care in the acute phase is systemic…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tobacco use and cardiovascular health Facts about tobacco and the cardiovascular system and considerations for e-cigarettes People who actively or passively use tobacco are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease. Tobacco use promotes atherothrombosis and its consequences. Tobacco cessation leads to cardiovascular risk reduction and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Polycystic ovary syndrome One of the most common causes of sterility Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO-S) is among the most common causes of infertility/infertility and is one of the most common endocrinologic disorders in women, accounting for 5% to 10% [1,2]. Currently,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated The Swiss Dialysis Registry Current findings on the Swiss dialysis population Switzerland now has a meaningful registry on dialysis patients and treatments. This not only gives a good impression of the demographic situation and development of the Swiss dialysis population, but…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Laser Congress SGML 2017 Laser therapy – a broad field that is developing rapidly At the annual congress of the Swiss Society for Medical Laser Applications, which took place as every year at the Hilton Airport Hotel Zurich, one could attend lectures on nevus…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Endometrial Cancer Practical basics and modern management The incidence of endometrial cancer is increasing. In postmenopausal women, it usually becomes noticeable early on with vaginal bleeding. More than 70% of patients are in FIGO stage I at…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Bullous autoimmune dermatoses When the skin and mucous membrane come off Bullous autoimmune dermatoses are a clinically and immunopathologically heterogeneous group of rare autoimmune diseases. In patients of older age with pruritus and bulging blisters, bullous pemphigoid is at the top…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Preoperative anemia in the era of patient blood management (PBM). A pragmatic approach to diagnostics and therapy Preoperative anemia is an independent predictor of increased risk of infection, thromboembolism, and mortality. For their part, allogeneic blood transfusions further contribute to worsening outcomes through nonspecific and specific risks.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic myeloid leukemia State of the Art – where are we at CML in 2017? CML patients have a normal life expectancy when treated with Abl-specific kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in chronic phase. Imatinib, dasatinib and nilotinib are approved in the first-line treatment of CML. In…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dermatophytoses Update on clinic, epidemiology and diagnosis. Dermatophytes cause infections of the exposed skin, nails or hair. T. rubrum and T. interdigitale are the most common dermatophytes, are anthropophilic and causative agents of tinea pedis, nail mycoses…
