This content is machine translated Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone and nalmefene. Pharmacological relapse prophylaxis of alcohol dependence. Four different medications are currently available in Switzerland for the prophylaxis of relapses of alcohol dependence with generally good safety and tolerability. Despite the high prevalence of alcohol dependence in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Sports injuries The agony of choice in imaging It may sound a bit old-fashioned, but with any medical problem, the classic order applies: history, clinical examination, additional clarifications. Imaging therefore comes in third place if there is already…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated St. John's wort preparations and interactions Interactions are less relevant to broad segments of the population than often portrayed A number of interactions occur with the St. John’s wort preparations now increasingly used to treat mild to moderate depression. However, most of them affect specific patient groups. A critical…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cardiac arrhythmias News about atrial fibrillation At a symposium on cardiac arrhythmias at the Winterthur Cantonal Hospital, the epidemiology, diagnostics and risk assessment of atrial fibrillation were discussed. In addition, the study situation regarding direct oral…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EULAR - Osteoporosis New treatment approaches in the pipeline Osteoporosis may be primary or secondary associated with another disease. For the latter form, both the pathological processes of the underlying condition itself and the use of certain drugs such…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pacemaker What the internist should know At the Internal Medicine Update Refresher in Zurich, Christine Franzini, MD, from the Stadtspital Triemli, vividly explained the tasks that cardiac pacemakers can perform in modern medicine. She discussed the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's syndrome Non-motor symptoms must not be forgotten Prof. Dr. med. Jürg Kesselring, Valens Clinics, spoke on the topic of “Parkinson’s Syndrome” at the Update Refresher Internal Medicine. After a brief historical review of the origins and research…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Stroke Symposium in Bern Endovascular therapy for large vessel occlusion gets a boost On August 20, 2015, the Stroke Symposium of the Department of Neurology of the Inselspital Bern took place for the fifth time. The focus of interest this year was endovascular…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Deadly unhappy or highly satisfied? Neurobiology and the Economics of Happiness In psychiatry, the goal is to make “unhappy” people “happy” again through therapy. But what does happiness actually mean? And what factors contribute to people becoming satisfied or dissatisfied? At…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Girl at the age of four weeks with dynamic skin changes Red spots on the face – further action? History: The girl in Figures 1 and 2 first presented to our pediatric dermatology consultation at four weeks of age. At birth, he said, only very discrete whitish spots with…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Unplanned and incorrect tumor resection Whoops lesions in soft tissue sarcomas. Soft tissue sarcomas are rare malignant connective tissue tumors. Therapy is multidisciplinary and should be determined by a sarcoma center. Whoops lesions are unplanned excisions of soft tissue sarcomas without…
