This content is machine translated Climate change How does the climate crisis affect the lungs? The climate crisis has undoubtedly reached Europe and Switzerland, not to say taken hold of them. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the past summer of 2022 was the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis dysphagia – cervical and intrathoracic lipoma Benign adipose-derived tumors from mature adipocytes are among the most common mesenchymal tumors, but are uncommon in cervical and intrathoracic soft tissues. Imaging reveals fat-equivalent density values in the smoothly…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 vaccination and menstruation The days are getting longer A number of menstrual cycle changes have been reported following COVID-19 vaccination, including both longer, shorter, and absent cycles, heavier and lighter menstrual flow, and spotting. However, no results related…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated New S3 Guideline Lung Cancer Improve prevention, diagnostics, therapy and aftercare Today, the treatment of lung cancer is much more differentiated and also more complicated than it was ten years ago. This is due not least to the great dynamism in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Aspergillosis and lung function Hope for newly developed therapeutic options Aspergillus fumigatus is a common mold that is relatively harmless if you have a good immune response. However, in people whose immune system is severely weakened – for example, after…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Guideline recommendations 2022 Update on secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and TIA. This year, the German Society of Neurology (DGN) and the German Stroke Society (DSG) published the new S2k guideline ‘Secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack’. This contains…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Pain Assessment The basis for individual therapy Historically, neuropathic pain has been classified based on the underlying etiology. However, given the heterogeneity of pain mechanisms, other classification schemes may be more appropriate. In this case, the individual…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Restless legs syndrome: guideline update Substitute iron deficiency and always use dopaminergics judiciously The diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome (RLS) were revised and agreed upon in a consensus conference. The previous division into primary and secondary forms of RLS has been replaced…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Swiss Oncology in Motion Module Urothelial Carcinoma Oncology is constantly changing, with additional diagnostic procedures, new surgical methods and innovative therapeutic concepts being developed. For this reason, the treatment guidelines are also continuously revised. This also applies… CME-Test
This content is machine translated Latent hyper- and hypothyroidism Even minor disorders are predictors of cardiovascular end points
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening What are the most important quality standards for colonoscopy? Colonoscopy is an important screening procedure to detect and remove adenomas and polyps that can potentially lead to colorectal cancer. For several years, a high adenoma detection rate has been…
