This content is machine translated Pulmonary emphysema When is interventional therapy indicated? Often, even “out of treatment” emphysema patients can be offered improvement in dyspnea and exercise capacity through a lung volume reducing procedure. The postinterventional beneficial effects after surgical or bronchoscopic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 19th Zurich Cardiovascular Day Putting patients through their paces The Cardiovascular Day at the Marriott Hotel in Zurich provided a broad overview of the three most important organs in the circulatory system: heart, kidney and brain. In addition to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Not always bronchitis or asthma Cough in a child – how to clarify and treat? Cough in a child usually has a harmless cause, but can be very stressful for the patient and the whole family. If the cough occurs as the sole symptom, asthma…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy for lung cancer Staging, operability, and prognostic factors determine the indication The choice of therapeutic modalities for lung cancer depends on several factors. Accurate staging, assessment of operability, and knowledge of prognostic factors such as the number of affected lymph node…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Addiction Medicine Many addicts suffer from lung and liver diseases At the Swiss Family Docs Congress, André Seidenberg, MD, Zurich, and Philip Bruggmann, MD, Zurich, presented a workshop on addiction medicine. The focus was not on addiction per se, but…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Guidelines at the ESC Congress 2014 What is different, what is new? Several new guidelines were also presented at this year’s ESC Congress in Barcelona. Enclosed is an overview of recommendations from pulmonary embolism, myocardial revascularization, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, aortic disease, and noncardiac…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Congenital immunodeficiencies What warning signs should you be aware of? A functioning immune system is vital. In congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies, part of the immune system does not function or is completely absent. Congenital immunodeficiencies are rare. About one in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension The specific therapy remains complex In a seminar at this year’s KHM Congress, PD Dr. med. Silvia Ulrich Somaini, University Hospital Zurich, provided information on the most important aspects of pulmonary hypertension and how patients…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation A difficult task for those affected Tobacco consumption in Switzerland remains high: according to an estimate based on the CoRolAR survey, more than a quarter of the Swiss population aged 15 and over smokes. How can…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) A disease in upheaval COPD is considered a preventable and treatable disease, but this is only partially true. Cigarette smoking is the most commonly identified and preventable risk factor in this country – but…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Dyspnea Important questions, dangerous traps, special facets “Try to relax and breathe calmly. Very calmly. If you now find breathing uncomfortable, you have already experienced the problem of dyspnea” – in this or a similar way, the…
