The sensitivity and specificity of the mannitol bronchial challenge test to identify asthma in different populations: a systematic review

Several studies have investigated the accuracy of the mannitol test to identify asthma. However, the results from these studies differ substantially.

The target uric acid level in multimorbid patients with gout is difficult to achieve: data from a longitudinal Swiss single-centre cohort

Despite the huge impact of gout on health, its treatment remains unsatisfactory. Subsets of patients are paticularly difficult to treat, owing to existing comorbidities and polypharmacy.

Outpatient management of individuals transporting drugs by body packing is feasible

Drug traffickers are increasingly making use of the human body for illegal drug transport. Authorities require medical professionals for examination and radiological imaging to detect intracorporeal drug transport.

One in seven Swiss physicians has left patient care - results from a national cohort study from 1980-2009

Physician shortage is problematic, but the percentage of physicians who have left patient care in Switzerland is unclear.

Kerley B lines in the lung apex – a distinct CT sign for pulmonary congestion

The assessment of pulmonary congestion remains one of the more difficult routine tasks in chest radiology, and there are few publications concerning signs of pulmonary oedema on computed tomography (CT).

Supplementum 240: Annual Meeting Swiss Society of Gastroenterology, Swiss Society of Visceral Surgery, Swiss Association for the Study of the Liver, Swiss Society of Clinical Nutrition and Swiss Society of Endoscopy Nurses and Associates

Supplementum 238: Annual congress of the Swiss Society of Rheumatology

Supplementum 239: Annual Congress of the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology, jointly organised with the Viral Immunity Symposium