This content is machine translated Update pressure ulcer Prevention and treatment in bio-psycho-social management A condensed overview of risk factors for pressure ulcer development in the bio-psycho-social model of international classification and measures for prevention. Condition of wounds and treatment recommendation in clear tabular…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day and STI reviews and updates, Lucerne The skin of the old patient A comprehensive overview of the physiological changes of the skin in old age and associated typical clinical pictures, as well as on the influence of nutrition and environmental factors on…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Stroke Society 2018, Lausanne Cerebral stroke in elderly, polymorbid patients. Elderly people are at higher risk for stroke, and their survival resp. Chances of recovery are lower than those of younger individuals. Gian Marco de Marchis, MD, Basel, and neurologist…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Violence and abuse Conflict patterns of domestic violence in the elderly with neuropsychiatric disorders. Maltreatment of the elderly with neuropsychiatric disorders is common, usually as a result of informal, family caregivers becoming overwhelmed. A vague suspicion can best be clarified with questions from the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Basel Dementia Forum 2017 News on scoring, proven therapy, outlook on neuroimaging Despite intensive research and great progress in identifying the manifestations of dementia, its underlying causes have yet to be explained. The Basel Dementia Forum 2017 provided an update of small…
View Post 5 min 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…
