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…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pneumology Do not jump to conclusions, but make an accurate diagnosis Dear colleagues, can you imagine that in an emergency department, when a heart attack is suspected, a registration to the cath lab is made without an ECG being derived beforehand?…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Bronchiectasis A bronchial change that accompanies numerous diseases Bronchiectasis, irreversible dilatation of the bronchi, accompanies many diseases but can also be congenital. If one wants to therapeutically address the entire clinical picture with all its symptoms (bronchiectasis), one…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated COPD How can exacerbations be prevented? At the annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Pneumology (SGP) in Interlaken, one of the topics was COPD. Exacerbations in particular were the subject of discussion. How exactly are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Lung Cancer An evaluation of current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. This issue of InFo ONKOLOGIE & HÄMATOLOGIE is about lung cancer. In view of the high prevalence – in men it is still the most common malignancy of all –…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated QualiCCare New standards in the treatment and care of COPD patients Once again, there were many interesting presentations to be heard at this year’s Trend Days Health in Lucerne. It was all about benchmarking in healthcare: useful, not useful? And what…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy for asthma and COPD Clinical studies show mixed results In various folk medicine traditions such as TCM, Ayurvedic or Indian medicine, there are a number of herbal preparations for asthma and COPD, but they have often not been verified…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic rhinosinusitis Colorful mixture instead of independent disease? If a patient suffers from chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes in the nose and sinuses, it is important to look closely. Especially the polypous variant could be associated with…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COPD exacerbation Five days of prednisone 40 mg is enough Background: In Switzerland, about 5-7% of the population and certainly 28% of smokers suffer from COPD (“chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”). Acute exacerbation of COPD is a risk factor for further…
