This content is machine translated Update Refresher General Internal Medicine Orthopedics in the family practice From top to bottom, PD Dr. med. Sandro F. Fucentese, Balgrist University Hospital, worked his way through the most common orthopedic diseases in family practice at the Update Refresher General…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ACC Congress in Chicago Cholesterol management under the microscope Two studies in the field of lipid therapy caused a stir at the ACC Congress in Chicago. HOPE-3 presented a pragmatic approach to primary prevention for discussion. The study showed…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Alcohol disorders Drug relapse prophylaxis – how effective are the approved substances? Purpose: To provide a cost-benefit assessment of medications used in relapse prevention of alcohol disorders.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Parents critical of vaccination How does the attending physician react correctly? The vaccination decision comes early – often before we family physicians and pediatricians even have a role in the family. It is important to instill a positive attitude toward vaccination…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Adverse events after vaccinations Poetry and truth Adverse events following vaccination are common, but only a small proportion are true vaccine side effects. Adverse events falsely classified as vaccine side effects prevent adequate treatment of the actual…
View Post 9 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 7 min This content is machine translated Special features in diagnostics and therapy Depression in older age Depression not infrequently goes unrecognized in older patients because typical depressive symptoms take a back seat to physical symptoms. Depression is not a normal consequence of aging, but it can…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Performance diagnostics An important pillar of sports medicine Even at the beginning of the 20th century, in the early days of sports medicine, one of the main tasks of the young medical specialty was to determine the fitness…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated When and for which patients? Spinal cord stimulation for pain therapy Spinal cord stimulation is a neurosurgical, evidence-based, minimally invasive, and safe electrical neuromodulatory method for the treatment of chronic pain. Interdisciplinary patient selection and indication after multimodal therapy trials are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy in pediatrics Where are the possible applications? Studies document the efficacy and safety of herbal preparations in very different indications of everyday pediatric life. Thus, the attending physician has the possibility to apply phytotherapy in appropriate situations.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 14th Zurich Review Course in Clinical Cardiology “Fatness or Fitness” – which parameter is more significant for mortality risk? Obesity is unhealthy, increases cardiovascular risk and therefore mortality. It is worth taking a closer look at this seemingly clear connection. Where in the body are fat deposits particularly harmful…
