This content is machine translated Gynecology Hot topics from the field This issue is dedicated to outpatient gynecology and addresses three very different topics, all of which are nevertheless relevant to the family physician in daily practice.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Female urinary incontinence Not every patient understands the same Urinary incontinence creates a high level of suffering. Yet many sufferers are reluctant to seek help. Less than half of the affected women want to talk about it, even though…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Obesity and contraception Contraindication for combined hormonal contraceptives? Women with obesity show an increased risk of poor contraception and unplanned pregnancies, as well as complications with hormonal contraceptives. Data regarding efficacy, effects on coagulation parameters and metabolism are…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated News from the SGGG Congress Plenty of material for discussion and exchange In addition to seven main topics, the SGGG Congress in Lugano offered numerous other program items. Between the smaller halls where the free communications and poster sessions were held, there…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 3rd SGIM Great Update for Family Physicians “In our workshops, physicians are encouraged to be hands-on themselves” This year’s SGIM Great Update will be held for the third time on November 14-15. As in previous years, the congress will be held in Interlaken and is aimed primarily…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated To the point Physician emergency duty on the wane? Obviously, there are small and medium-sized hospitals that rely on having enough patients assigned to them for treatment. They are making great efforts to fill their beds. Some open a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiac markers When helpful, when misleading? The established cardiac markers BNP, NT-pro-BNP, troponins, and D-dimers are important diagnostic tools. However, they can be false-positive and thus lead to misdiagnosis. In a seminar at this year’s KHM…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Treatment of chronic and acute heart failure Innovations in the current ESC guidelines Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are indicated in all stages of chronic heart failure symptomatic with beta-blockade and ACE inhibitor therapy. This is based on the EMPHASIS-HF study. Patients with heart failure…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Renal denervation New treatment for refractory arterial hypertension and more? In patients with refractory arterial hypertension, a detailed history, physical examination, and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurement should be performed, as well as laboratory analyses of serum electrolytes, glucose, and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute coronary syndrome What medications can be used in everyday practice? In the first-line treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), ticagrelor and prasugrel have been shown to be effective, according to PD Jan Steffel, MD, Zurich.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Hypertension in 2013 High blood pressure remains the main risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Europe and worldwide.
