This content is machine translated COPD "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" Inhalation therapy – an overview Inhalation therapy for COPD is based on symptoms and exacerbation frequency. Basic therapy for COPD is based on long-acting bronchodilators. Inhaled corticosteroids are used only under certain conditions.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Inhalatives for bronchial asthma Trust is good, control is better Proper inhalation technique is not intuitive and must therefore be carefully trained and regularly reviewed. If performed inadequately, it is associated with increased side effects, poor treatment adherence, and impaired…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Clinical efficacy of ivy extract EA 575®. Various studies prove the effectiveness in respiratory diseases Extracts from ivy leaves have been used in folk medicine for centuries. They have secretolytic, bronchospasmolytic and antiphlogistic effects. What is the value of ivy extract today?
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Tailored surgery for lung cancer Trend toward limited minimally invasive segment resection clearly evident The benefit of lung cancer screening in defined risk groups has been demonstrated in two large studies. In the early stages of the disease, limited resection with lymphadenectomy is the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Small cell and non-small cell lung cancer Rapid progress through immunotherapy and immunochemotherapy Immunotherapy is one of the milestones of cancer therapy. However, the selection of particularly suitable patients remains a major challenge for first-line use.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated vvECMO and vaECLS Bridge-to-decision in respiratory failure and cardiogenic shock. Studies such as CESAR or SHOCK II, but also the further development of pumps, oxygenators and perfusion tubing have contributed to the fact that therapy with ECMO and ECLS has…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapeutic add-on therapy or individual therapy Phytotherapy for the bronchi Asthma, COPD, and acute or chronic bronchitis are the most common conditions that affect the bronchial tubes. Diseases of the bronchial tubes can be treated with herbal medicines as an…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Dyspnea Symposium 2018, Rüschlikon Dyspnea, the subjective experience of difficulty breathing. Chronic dyspnea can have several causes, the most common being pulmonary or cardiac. In addition to a good medical history and clinical examination, targeted additional investigations can lead to the…
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 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 ELCC 2018 in Geneva Not “only” live longer, but also better Atezolizumab enables long-term survival for some pretreated lung cancer patients. Alectinib also helps patients live a more tolerable daily life by mitigating disease symptoms over the longer term. These are…
