This content is machine translated Protein electrophoresis in gastroenterology A little used but very useful test Protein electrophoresis is an inexpensive and widely available laboratory test and examines specific proteins in the blood. In internal medicine, it is mainly used to diagnose suspected multiple myeloma. The…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pain with paraplegia syndrome It depends on the neurological injury level The treatment of pain in paraplegic patients takes into account various causes of pain [1–4]. The success of drug, neurosurgical, interventional, and other therapeutic approaches is currently limited. A multimodal…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Treatment of mitral regurgitation with MitraClip system Option for patients with high surgical risk Patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MI) and high surgical risk are often treated conservatively, despite high morbidity and mortality from the underlying condition. Since 2009, a new percutaneous procedure has…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Where it comes from and how to alleviate it Itching – just as bad as pain As the “little brother of pain”, itching was not usually taken very seriously until recently. Today we know that this trivializing name for this agonizing symptom is by no means…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Thromboses during pregnancy Several factors influence the risk Pregnancy increases the risk of a venous thromboembolic event. The risk is determined by various factors that can only be partially influenced. Updated guidelines from the American College of Chest…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Long way back In the case of burnout, the workplace also needs to be “treated An Internet search returns approximately 57 million results for the term “burnout.” Much better is the knowledge yield that the participants of the 1st Burnout Symposium in Pfäffikon could take…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Physical activity and exercise therapy Bringing the patient back into “flow” with his body What is the importance of activity, exercise and sport in the treatment of chronic back pain? There is some talk of disuse and overuse due to activity and exercise in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Second Basel Dementia Forum The diagnosis “dementia” is becoming more accurate The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is making amazing progress. But not only high-tech PET and biomarkers indicate the onset of dementia; gait irregularities can also provide clues to a disease…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hormone therapy during menopause Renaissance after ten years Ten years ago, the results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) had unsettled thousands of women and gynecologists [1]: Menopausal hormone therapy did not protect against cardiovascular disease, as previously thought,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Collaboration breast centers and gynecologists Optimizing patient care together The Swiss Society of Senology (SGS), together with the Swiss Cancer League (KLS), has developed guidelines for the certification of breast centers that are appropriate to local conditions and has…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated To the point Institutionalized distrust – a prerequisite for certification! “Herr Doktor” – there are actually still people who call me that…. – “please prescribe this in writing!” That’s what they’ll soon be saying in every retirement and nursing home.…
