This content is machine translated Blood products Transfusions and haemovigilance In Switzerland, approximately 300,000 labile blood products are transfused per year. Approximately ten adverse events per 1000 transfusions are reported. With increasing knowledge of the individual transfusion reactions, the number…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Hepatitis C infection Therapy for all The newer therapeutics for chronic hepatitis C are now available to all infected patients regardless of fibrosis stage. DAA combinations make the disease curable in over 95% of cases.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cardiomyopathy Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) Takotsubo syndrome is an important differential diagnosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome and is associated with a significant risk of life-threatening complications. It predominantly affects postmenopausal women and often…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Update Refresher 2017, Zurich The current Swiss therapy recommendations Drug therapy for diabetes has become increasingly complex over the years. The SGED’s practical therapy guide is intended to shed light on the subject. What is the current therapy in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Stroke Society 2018, Lausanne Cerebral stroke in elderly, polymorbid patients. Elderly people are at higher risk for stroke, and their survival resp. Chances of recovery are lower than those of younger individuals. Gian Marco de Marchis, MD, Basel, and neurologist…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated A risky interaction Cannabis and incipient psychosis Cannabis is one of the most common psychotropic substances in the world, along with nicotine and alcohol. What are the effects of regular cannabis use on the likelihood of developing…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psychopathology, neuropsychology, endocrinology. Sex differences in psychosis onset Patients with onset psychosis show only minor, if any, sex differences in symptomatology. Some studies found more pronounced minus symptoms in men, while women more often had affective and psychotic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Garlic Known as a spice and medicinal plant since ancient times Garlic, Allium sativum L., is a plant known since ancient times. The focus of medical use of garlic preparations recently shifted from neuroprotective applications to indications related to serum lipids…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Violence and abuse Conflict patterns of domestic violence in the elderly with neuropsychiatric disorders. Maltreatment of the elderly with neuropsychiatric disorders is common, usually as a result of informal, family caregivers becoming overwhelmed. A vague suspicion can best be clarified with questions from the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Immunology and sports medicine Why competitive athletes are particularly at risk of infection Infectious diseases are a common cause of training and competition cancellations. What could be the reason for this? Do competitive athletes even have a reduced defense? Recognize languageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBengaliBosnianBulgarianBurmeseCebuanoChichewaChinese (ver)Chinese (trad)DänischDeutschEnglischEsperantoEstnischFinnischFranzösischGalizischGeorgischGriechischGujaratiHaitianischHausaHebräischHindiHmongIgboIndonesischIrischIsländischItalienischJapanischJavanesischJiddischKannadaKasachischKatalanischKhmerKoreanischKroatischLaoLateinishLettischLitauischMalabarischMalagasyMalaysischMaltesischMaoriMarathischMazedonischMongolischNepalesischNiederländischNorwegischPersischPolnischPortugiesischPunjabiRumänischRussischSchwedischSerbischSesothoSinghalesischSlowakischSlowenischSomaliSpanischSuaheliSundanesischTadschikischTagalogTamilTeluguThailändischTschechischTürkischUkrainischUngarischUrduUzbekischVietnamesischWalisischWeißrussischYorubaZulu…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Case report: Huntington's disease An “orphan disease” from a psychiatric perspective. Psychiatric symptoms are a crucial aspect of Huntington’s disease. An overview of symptom assessment and treatment options.
