This content is machine translated Pediatrics Recognize and treat an emergency correctly A workshop at the SGIM Great Update in Interlaken dealt with the topic “Emergencies in Children”. In particular, it was about sharpening the clinical eye for impending internal medicine emergencies.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Vaccination in children and adults The 10 most frequently asked questions about vaccinations The author provides insight into the most common problems that arise in everyday practice regarding vaccinations. Topics include immunological safety in the case of incomplete or distant and therefore forgotten…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Skin manifestations in children as markers for systemic diseases Sharpening the eye for important skin signs of systemic diseases In addition to infectious diseases, skin problems are one of the most common reasons for consultation in pediatrician and family practice, and dermatologists are also regularly confronted with pediatric patients.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute diarrhea in children Gelatine Tannat shows fast onset of action Background: In the 1980s, the death rate from acute diarrhea was an estimated 4.6 million people worldwide; the introduction of oral rehydration therapy (ORS [Oral Rehydration Solution]) reduced the number to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Addictive disorders in children and adolescents Consider comorbidity and family structures Drug-related disorders in adolescents impose severe burdens on the patient and his or her family and pose the greatest threat to development. When manifest dependence is added, clinical and social…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer prevention Sun protection starts in childhood The scientific evidence that the development of epithelial skin tumors as well as melanomas can be effectively prevented with consistent sun protection measures is opposed by various fears in the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of funnel chest in children More and more patients want the suction cup For the correction of a funnel chest, open surgery according to Ravitch was performed in particular in earlier years. Currently, the minimally invasive correction according to Nuss (MIRPE) is preferred…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Motion analysis in pediatric orthopedics Use and application of instrumental 3D gait analysis Instrumental 3D gait analysis allows simultaneous measurement of kinematics, kinetics and electromyography (EMG), providing additional information to conventional diagnostic methods. This allows complex (neuro-)orthopedic and neurological disease patterns to be…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Neurologically disturbed children Causes and consequences of vitamin B12 deficiency in childhood If developmental retardation with failure to thrive cannot be explained in any other way, a urinalysis with determination of the organic acids in the urine (methylmalonic acid) and a cobalamin…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Childhood neurodermatitis Early therapy is match decisive A basic cure for the predisposition to atopic dermatitis is not possible. The genetic disposition is lifelong. Contrary to common belief, relevant trigger factors such as food or other allergies…
