This content is machine translated The prostate is not always to blame Obstructive micturition problems in men – State of the art. The term “benign prostatic syndrome” (BPS) describes micturition symptoms associated with the prostate. The term “benign prostatic hyperplasia” (BPH), formerly frequently used to describe micturition symptoms, describes only a histological…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Update and outlook Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers The clinical presentation of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is mostly nonspecific (flu-like syndrome) and difficult to distinguish from other common infectious diseases. For risk assessment, the case definition of the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Whether dogs, cats, rats or monkeys Animal bite while traveling – what now, what to do? Adventure travelers (including bicycle, motorcycle and trekking travelers) and persons who will be in rabies endemic areas for an extended period of time should be vaccinated against rabies prior to…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 8th spring cycle in Lucerne Sport – the best anti-aging remedy of our time The eighth spring cycle took place at Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in March. Among the topics discussed were the cardiovascular effects of regular physical activity. How important is physical activity for…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Rare, but well treatable – therefore remember it in practice! Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) reduces the life expectancy of affected patients and often drastically limits their quality of life. Early diagnosis is extremely important, because today a targeted therapy is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Psychiatric aspects in rare diseases Better care for patients – also with regard to psychosocial stress As a psychiatrist, one is confronted with rare diseases, orphan diseases, in two ways: First, some of these diseases involve neuropsychiatric symptoms. The following two case studies are intended to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Venous thromboembolism Thrombophilic factors and the judicious use of laboratory diagnostics The currently known and established hereditary thrombophilias are statistically associated with an increased clinical risk of thrombosis. This risk is variably expressed and depends on the individual genetic background of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lipids and cardiovascular risk Consider functional aspects of HDL Recently, two interesting studies on lipids and cardiovascular prevention were published. One study looked for an association between low HDL levels and risk of ischemic insult. However, causality remains unclear.…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Colon irritabile (irritable bowel syndrome) Harmless, but severely limiting the quality of life In the case of symptoms typical of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), initial comprehensive diagnostics with erudition of alarm signs, colonoscopy if necessary, and in particular the exclusion of sprue are…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Bloody diarrhea Ulcerative colitis – current diagnostics and therapy Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. The clinic consists of bloody mucopurulent diarrhea with accompanying tenesmus and rarely fecal incontinence. The relapses are classified according…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated HPV vaccination in Switzerland Current situation and future prospects The proportion of HPV-vaccinated 18-24-year-old women has stagnated at about 50%. Vaccination coverage must be significantly improved if the circulation of papilloma virus is to be sustainably reduced. One possibility,…
