This content is machine translated Hematomas What helps against the painful bruises? Subcutaneous hematomas occur due to external impacts such as blows, falls or bumps. Post-traumatic hematomas usually heal on their own after a few days to weeks, changing color several times…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 3rd Swiss Derma Day Infectious and immunological skin diseases This year’s Swiss Derma Day focused on the management of infectious and immunological skin diseases. Among many other topics, this included the indication and relevance of patch testing and treatment…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Intergenerika and the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences The cheapest principle – a cost saving only at first glance? At the media conference in February in Zurich, the Intergenerics Association and the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences provided information on new study results on the lowest-cost principle.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated World Allergy Week 2014 Measures against anaphylaxis April 7-13 is once again the annual World Allergy Week, organized by the World Allergy Organization (WAO) together with 95 national member societies. The theme this year: “Anaphylaxis – When…
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 5 min This content is machine translated Annual Congress of the SGAI News in anaphylaxis treatment Although epinephrine is considered the treatment of choice for anaphylaxis, antihistamines or corticosteroids are used much more frequently in the acute situation. The latest research results and recommendations in this…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sunscreen How effective are sun creams? Primarily, sun protection should take place by means of large-area body covering and moderate sun exposure. In addition, there is a wide range of prophylactic measures and products to prevent…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated 4th Swiss Rare Disease Day The goal is a national strategy for rare diseases The 4th Swiss Rare Disease Day took place on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Inselspital Bern. The focus was on the numerous administrative, legal and medical problems that patients…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Catheter drainage of the urinary tract An update on the state of the art In spite of widespread and everyday use in practice, there are often inconsistent procedures and ambiguities in material selection, change interval and complication management in urinary tract catheter drainage. Advances…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist What do pizza, Guetzli and a turkey with garnish have in common? Case history: The 49-year-old, non-atopic patient (no pollinosis, asthma or other allergies) had three episodes of allergic reactions within six months, all related to food intake, without concomitant physical exertion…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Which diagnosis is most likely? Shooting nodules on the scalp Case report: Mother presents with her 24-month-old boy. This one suffers since the sixth month of life from strongly itching nodules on the scalp and partly also on other parts…
