This content is machine translated Epilepsy MRI Imaging Overview Patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy and children with Rolando’s epilepsy may not require an MRI scan at all. In contrast, high-resolution MRI diagnostics should definitely be pursued in focal epilepsies…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Amyloidoses Heart complaints can give first indication In the field of rare diseases, there is an enormous need to catch up in terms of knowledge, correct diagnosis and therapy. Many primary care physicians are also feeling this…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Geriatrics Dementia and depression in old age Andreas Studer, MD, from the University Center for Geriatric Medicine at the Felix Platter Hospital in Basel, spoke at the Update Refresher in Zurich on the two topics of dementia…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Bronchiectasis A bronchial change that accompanies numerous diseases Bronchiectasis, irreversible dilatation of the bronchi, accompanies many diseases but can also be congenital. If one wants to therapeutically address the entire clinical picture with all its symptoms (bronchiectasis), one…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Unwanted weight loss Evidence-based approach in practice Why do people lose weight unintentionally? This question was discussed in a workshop at the ESCIM Congress in Geneva. Seniors in particular often come to the family doctor’s office with…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Acute visual loss A leading symptom of different clinical pictures Acute loss of visual acuity is a leading symptom in ophthalmology, which can also be diagnostically groundbreaking in other areas of medicine. For the patient, acute vision impairment is always…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Calcium and vitamin D controversy The correct prescription according to today’s (un)state of knowledge At the ESCIM congress in Geneva, Prof. Dr. med Reto W. Kressig from the University Center for Geriatric Medicine, Felix-Platter-Spital, Basel, presented the debate that has been going on for…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Insulin in type 2 diabetes When and in which combination? The current therapy guidelines for diabetes mellitus type 2 provide for the use of insulin as initial therapy as well as a later therapy option in monotherapy or in combination with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated COPD How can exacerbations be prevented? At the annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Pneumology (SGP) in Interlaken, one of the topics was COPD. Exacerbations in particular were the subject of discussion. How exactly are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetic foot syndrome? Questions alone are not enough Diabetic foot is rather rarely the reason for a consultation with a dermatologist. However, the diabetic may complain of dry or cracked, hyperkeratotic skin on the feet. In the following,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Urinary incontinence Pharmacological and minimally invasive therapy for urge incontinence. Urinary incontinence can manifest itself in a variety of symptoms. Once urge incontinence has been accurately diagnosed, it can be treated either with the help of a micturition diary, toilet…
