This content is machine translated 1st Swiss Symposium on Psychosomatics Fatigue – fate of our time? At the 1st Swiss Symposium for Psychosomatics at the Giesserei in Zurich-Oerlikon, the topic was “Exhaustion, Burnout and the Tired Society”. Are we really getting more and more tired and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 11th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Bipolar Disorders Comorbidity between bipolar disorder and addiction Addictive behaviors are more common in patients with bipolar disorder than in the general population. Not only the risk for alcohol and tobacco addiction, but also for behavioral addictions such…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Mostly harmless, but burdensome Gastrointestinal complaints during pregnancy Nausea, reflux and other functional gastrointestinal symptoms are common in pregnancy and can often be managed with dietary or lifestyle modification. Drug interventions, although safe for mother and child, are…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Nail fungus infection What should be considered for onychomycosis in practice? Onychomycosis diagnosis by histology and/or culture is mandatory before any systemic therapy. Topical therapy is sufficient if nail infestation is less than 50% without matrix infestation. Dermatophytes are among the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hot flashes during menopause The most effective is menopausal hormone therapy Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) such as hot flashes and sweats are among the most common menopausal symptoms. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is the most effective therapy. The decision for or against…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Mechanical effects on the foot Crooked nails and calluses The feet and therefore their skin and toenails are stressed every day. There is an interaction between the foot and the shoe. Wearing closed-toe shoes alone can contribute to the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated The double taboo Urinary incontinence and sexuality Stress incontinence and overactive bladder affect the sexual experience of affected women. Depression and anxiety disorders are often associated with incontinence. Conservative and surgical incontinence therapies can improve patients’ sexual…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Diagnose and treat in time Neurogenic bladder dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. Patients with MS should be educated early about potential and common bladder disorders. The problem awareness of treating physicians should be raised so that adequate diagnostics and therapy can be…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated AHA Congress 2015 in Orlando Big News: Do we need to rethink blood pressure targets? The dominant topic at the AHA Congress was the SPRINT trial and its implications for future hypertension treatment. Is it prognostically meaningful to target lower systolic blood pressure values in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acute calcifying tendinitis of the longus colli muscle A rare cause of headache and sore throat Case Report: A 44-year-old male patient presented with severe neck and occipital headache, increased in flexion/rotation, also progressive neck and swallowing pain. Laboratory findings included leukocytosis (13,000× 109/l) and CRP…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Aortic valve replacement Risk stratification and effective surgery outcomes. Patients with biologic valve replacements have a higher likelihood of reoperation but a smaller likelihood of major bleeding compared with patients with mechanical aortic valve prostheses. Current studies show no…
