This content is machine translated 73rd Annual Meeting Swiss Society of Urology in Lugano The old patient on the operating table The number of seniors in need of surgery is steadily increasing. At the same time, however, the perioperative risk also increases markedly with age. This makes the surgical decision and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Special features of care for older people with cancer More than ever, interdisciplinary teamwork is required Cancer is primarily a disease of the elderly and very old. Special characteristics of this age group such as multimorbidity and polypharmacy place high demands on the treatment team. Close…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Fitness to drive in old age Clarifications in the family practice: What is possible, what is useful? Driving aspects (driving competence) are not included in the mandatory driving fitness examination. Experience shows that the primary care physician is best at checking medical fitness to drive and an…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 19th Continuing Education Conference of the KHM, Lucerne Urinary incontinence in geriatric patients. Many patients who suffer from urinary incontinence only mention these complaints to their family doctor in passing – or not at all – out of shame. There are certainly ways…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 19th Continuing Education Conference of the KHM, Lucerne Update Vitamin D and calcium – is the dose decisive? Fall and fracture prevention are particularly important in the elderly, as such injuries can contribute not insignificantly to increased morbidity and concomitant loss of autonomy. To prevent falls and fractures,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Internal Medicine Update Refresher Parkinson’s disease – levodopa, and what else? For decades, the foundations of idiopathic Parkinson’s syndrome treatment have remained unshaken. Nevertheless, research into this clinical picture has, of course, by no means come to a standstill. It is…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Prostate cancer in old age If “man” gets old enough, prostate cancer is almost inevitable Prostate cancers are very common in older men. The clinical presentation varies widely. In principle, older men can also benefit from treatments.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes mellitus in old age Optimized therapy thanks to individualized therapy plan Three complexities converge in the diabetologic therapy of the elderly: the therapy of a chronic disease, the therapy of diabetes mellitus per se, and geriatric health care. This often makes…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Brain disorders BrainCheck and BrainCoach in the family practice Early detection of brain disorders allows causal treatment of the underlying pathology in about 10% of cases and, in the case of irreversible neurodegenerative diseases, delay of deterioration by initiating…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Herbal medicines help with various complaints Phytotherapy in geriatrics One might assume that diseases in old age can only be treated with synthetic drugs, since the typical diseases in this last stage of life are often considerable and have…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Radiotherapy Challenges and opportunities in elderly patients Despite the known demographic trends, we currently know too little with regard to old or even very old patients whether and how we can adapt and individualize radiotherapy (RT), especially…
