PraxisPub Date : 2026-04-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.04.006
Silvio Trepp, Lukas Zimmerli
{"title":"[Chronic abdominal pain in elderly patient].","authors":"Silvio Trepp, Lukas Zimmerli","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A 75-year-old female patient with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease and a history of kidney transplantation presented to the emergency department with dysuria, chills and abdominal pain. A detailed review of her medical history revealed that her acute pyelonephritis was masking a chronic abdominal pain issue accompanied by significant bilirubinemia. MRCP showed a complete cystic transformation of the left liver lobe and liver fibrosis. Consequently, the diagnosis of Caroli syndrome, a rare cystic liver disease with fibrosis, was established despite her advanced age.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 4","pages":"115-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147779284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-03-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.005
Anja Forrer, Mattia Giarrusso, Rahel Wright, Anja Rückert, Anna-Elisabeth Minder, Lars Christian Huber, Corina Omlin
{"title":"[A malignant cause of metabolic decompensation].","authors":"Anja Forrer, Mattia Giarrusso, Rahel Wright, Anja Rückert, Anna-Elisabeth Minder, Lars Christian Huber, Corina Omlin","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>With wide-spread use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies, numbers of incidentally found adrenal tumors are rising. All adrenal tumors should be evaluated for dignity and hormonal activity. In our case report, we present a patient with a rare, but highly aggressive adrenal malignoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 3","pages":"83-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147723540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-03-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.003
Michael Bleiker, Maurice Roeder
{"title":"[Oxygen therapy in acute medicine].","authors":"Michael Bleiker, Maurice Roeder","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Oxygen therapy is a cornerstone of acute medical care but requires careful indication and monitoring. This mini-review outlines historical aspects, physiological principles, and the risks associated with hypoxemia and hyperoxia. Current target ranges for oxygen saturation are presented, including patient-specific considerations in those at risk of hypercapnia. Emphasis is placed on conservative oxygen administration. Common oxygen delivery systems and their role in acute care settings are also reviewed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 3","pages":"73-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147723463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-03-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.006
Janine Badertscher, Gaby Schoch, Robert Escher, Gabriel Waldegg
{"title":"[Rapidly progressive neurocognitive symptoms - consider rare aetiologies].","authors":"Janine Badertscher, Gaby Schoch, Robert Escher, Gabriel Waldegg","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.006","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a prion disease with a poor prognosis. There is still no cure. The clinical presentation is heterogeneous. Besides rapid cognitive decline, the dominant symptoms are ataxia, visual disturbances, extrapyramidal symptoms and myoclonia. This paper discusses four patients from 2014 to 2021 and highlights the diagnostic challenges of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 3","pages":"87-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147723505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-03-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.004
Vera Quiriconi, Christoph Rüst, Jeroen S Goede
{"title":"[A Cold Case Solved].","authors":"Vera Quiriconi, Christoph Rüst, Jeroen S Goede","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We present the case of a 43-year-old man who developed painless jaundice following a respiratory infection. Diagnostic workup revealed severe immune hemolytic anemia, specifically cold agglutinin syndrome (CAS), characterized by a positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT) for complement C3d and IgM antibodies. The patient's clinical course was complicated by significant hemolysis, requiring supportive care and multiple blood transfusions. Further microbiological investigation identified Mycoplasma pneumoniae as the underlying trigger for this secondary CAS.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 3","pages":"78-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147723545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-03-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.001
Andrea Rosemann, Thomas Rosemann
{"title":"Alkohol erhöht auch in geringen Mengen Demenzrisiko.","authors":"Andrea Rosemann, Thomas Rosemann","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong></p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 3","pages":"66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147723556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-03-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.007
Stephanie Holzer, Michael Studhalter
{"title":"[Drifting into silence].","authors":"Stephanie Holzer, Michael Studhalter","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A 63-year-old female patient presented with tremor, articulation difficulties, muscular weakness, and reduced alertness. Over the course of hospitalization, her neurological condition progressively worsened, with the development of myoclonus and ultimately a comatose state. Cerebral imaging, EEG, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed no diagnostic abnormalities. Retrospective review showed an elevated lithium level seven weeks prior to presentation in the emergency department. Following hemodialysis, her neurological status gradually improved. This case highlights the clinical relevance of chronic lithium toxicity as a potentially reversible cause of severe encephalopathy.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 3","pages":"92-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147723533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-03-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.002
Andreas Zeller, Roland Fischer, Laura Diaz Hernandez
{"title":"[Between workload, job satisfaction and stress in swiss primary care - results from the 5th Workforce Study 2025].","authors":"Andreas Zeller, Roland Fischer, Laura Diaz Hernandez","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The 5th Workforce Study 2025 examined job satisfaction, stress, and workload among general practitioners and paediatricians in Switzerland (n = 1776; 77 % general practitioners, 23 % paediatricians). Two-thirds reported good job satisfaction, with paediatricians slightly more satisfied than GPs. High job satisfaction was strongly associated with lower stress (general practitioners: OR = 0.280; p 0.001; paediatricians: OR = 0.431; p = 0.012). Administrative workload was associated with higher stress among general practitioners (OR = 1.038 per hour; p 0.001). Consultation time declined between 2005 and 2025 (37.2 to 31.1 hours/week; p 0.001), while administrative hours increased between 2020 and 2025 (8.6 to 9.5 hours/week; p 0.001).</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 3","pages":"67-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147723535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.02.007
Roberto Lo Presti, Hans-Werner Duchna
{"title":"[Therapeutic success through integrative pulmonary high-altitude rehabilitation in a case of difficult-to-control respiratory symptoms].","authors":"Roberto Lo Presti, Hans-Werner Duchna","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.02.007","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>High-altitude rehabilitation is an effective adjunct to standard therapy for chronic, mostly therapy-resistant lung diseases. This case demonstrates the benefit of a multimodal rehabilitation approach and supports its early use in difficult-to-control bronchial asthma. The allergen-low high-altitude climate of Davos, individualized measures, supportive therapies, and optimized inhalation techniques led in our case to significant improvement in pulmonary ventilation, reduced systemic steroid use, fewer exacerbations, and a markedly improved quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 2","pages":"53-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147356245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PraxisPub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.02.002
Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Andrea Rosemann, Oliver Senn
{"title":"[Polypharmacy-guideline issued by the Department of Internal Medicine (DIM) at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ)].","authors":"Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Andrea Rosemann, Oliver Senn","doi":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.23785/PRAXIS.2026.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The proportion of elderly people with several diseases (multimorbidity), who need four or more drugs daily (polypharmacy), is stea-dily increasing. Evidence on the efficacy and safety of drugs in this patient population is limited, as they are often underrepresented or exclu-ded from clinical trials. Most guidelines focus on single diseases and only occasionally address the challenges of pharmacotherapy for older, multimorbid patients taking multiple drugs. A regular and structured evaluation of the medication is therefore essential. The decision-making process for further therapy should consider not only existing diagnoses, but also the individual situation and life goals of the patients. Reducing or discontinuing of drugs (deprescribing) may be appropriate in individual cases; however, undertreatment must be avoided.</p>","PeriodicalId":20494,"journal":{"name":"Praxis","volume":"115 2","pages":"30-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147356278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}