This content is machine translated Epilepsy in children When does surgical treatment have to be performed? Epilepsy represents one of the most common neurological disorders in childhood. Epilepsy surgery is a particularly effective treatment option for children and adolescents with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. Why a decision…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy treatment Principles of drug therapy A confirmed diagnosis, patients who are convinced of the sense and purpose of the treatment, this may sound banal, but with regard to a possibly lifelong drug treatment, these aspects…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Respiratory emergencies in children How to deal with breathing disorders in practice? Respiratory emergencies in children are challenging. As is so often the case in pediatrics, interviewing the patients themselves is difficult. The information provided by parents is therefore all the more…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cutaneous tumors in childhood Infantile hemangiomas Hemangiomas are the most common tumors of children’s skin. Spontaneous remission is often seen. However, in special cases – such as impending functional complications, ulceration, or permanent cosmetic damage –…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Anaphylaxis in children and adolescents Do not wait, but act! Anaphylaxis is life-threatening. Nevertheless, less than 20% receive the only adequate therapy: epinephrine. Therefore, if in doubt, act correctly and inject epinephrine immediately intramuscularly by auto-injector!
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Joint Annual Meeting 2018 of the SGP, St. Gallen Update on childhood community-acquired pneumonia. Update on the management of common, non-severe, community-acquired pneumonia in children: are chest radiographs and laboratory tests recommended? How many days should antibiotic treatment be given? When and how should…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Acute otitis media Antibiotic therapy is not always indicated Good analgesia is necessary in acute otitis media. Whether the administration of antibiotics is indicated must be decided on the basis of the age and severity of the disease, among…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Daytime urinary incontinence/enuresis nocturna in children At what point is incontinence in a child no longer “normal”? From the age of five, daytime wetting is considered incontinence. Treatment is preferably multimodal. In certain cases, referral to a specialized pediatric clinic should be made.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Respiratory Study data on Pelargonium sidoides in children For children, parents often want natural drug treatment that is as gentle as possible, especially for illnesses that occur recurrently throughout the year. Acute respiratory infections form the most common…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 11th spring cycle in Lucerne Bronchial asthma in children and adolescents Childhood asthma management is now based on close patient follow-up, including self-management education. But is it asthma at all? A question to ask yourself first. Rates of overdiagnosis are high.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Gloomy red Urticae Dramatic performance with happy ending Case report: The emergency presentation of the two-year-old boy is due to a pruritic, rapidly increasing rash that has been present for three days. He also complains of pain in…
