This content is machine translated Climate change How does the climate crisis affect the lungs? The climate crisis has undoubtedly reached Europe and Switzerland, not to say taken hold of them. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the past summer of 2022 was the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated New S3 Guideline Lung Cancer Improve prevention, diagnostics, therapy and aftercare Today, the treatment of lung cancer is much more differentiated and also more complicated than it was ten years ago. This is due not least to the great dynamism in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Aspergillosis and lung function Hope for newly developed therapeutic options Aspergillus fumigatus is a common mold that is relatively harmless if you have a good immune response. However, in people whose immune system is severely weakened – for example, after…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Asthma therapy The mild bronchial asthma Bronchial asthma is a heterogeneous, multifactorial disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Not only the symptomatology, but also the airway obstruction is variable in time course and… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Tobacco heaters on the test bench – initial real-world experience Smoking is addictive – that is common knowledge. It is equally well known that quitting smoking is anything but easy. Meanwhile, there are many different ways to quit smoking. Alternative…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Simple stress tests in pneumology 6-minute walk test, shuttle walk tests, and sit-to-stand tests. Regular exercise testing of physical fitness should be routine in patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary disease, as should pulmonary function testing. Reasons for exercise testing may include indications such…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis therapy Loss of function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel results in the formation of a highly viscous secretion in cystic fibrosis, leading to a decrease in mucociliary…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diagnosis and classification The plight of COPD In COPD, two assumptions seem set in stone: The disease must be defined by a ratio of one-second capacity FEV1 to forced vital capacity FVC of less than 70% on…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Inhalation therapy for COPD The evolution of devices For the majority of patients with respiratory diseases, inhalation is the most effective treatment method. Compared to systemic routes of therapy (oral, i.v., i.m., s.c.), it offers a distinct treatment…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Prevention strategies Addressing asthma symptoms in children at an early stage Asthma-like symptoms are common in early childhood and are often the reason for hospitalization, especially in young children. There are many risk factors for such an occurrence – approaches to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Biologics in CRSwNP Equal opportunity and challenge For ENT physicians in private practice, the approval of biologics for the indication of chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis nasi (CRSwNP) means on the one hand an expansion of treatment options.…
