Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift.
Discontinued
Publisher:
B. Schwabe & Co.. Basel : EMH Swiss Medical Publishers
Country: Switzerland
Language: ger
Start Year:1920 - 2000
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0036-7672 (Print) 0036-7672 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0404401 |
| (OCoLC): | 01765180 |
| (DNLM): | S10900000(s) |
| Coden: | SMWOAS |
| LCCN: | sn 86008869 |
| Classification: | W1 SC485 |
[The oxygen pathway: how well-built is the respiratory system?]. The question is explored of how the structural systems that constitute the pathway for oxygen from the air through the lung and the circulation of blood to the mitochondria in muscle cells affect the O2 flow rate, and whether their quantitative structural characteristics conform to the hypothesis of symmorphosis which postulates a match of structural design to overall functional demand. By combining physiological and morphometric studies, it is first demonstrated that the diffusing capacity of the human lung is slightly larger than that needed for maximal O2 uptake. Comparative studies of smal...
[Selected ectoparasitoses in animals]. Selected ectoparasitoses of animals are reviewed with special reference to the situation in Switzerland. The review contains information on the parasitoses leishmaniasis of dogs, parafilariasis of equines and cattle, onchocercosis of cattle and horses, ixodiosis, demodicosis of dogs and scabies of domestic animals, fly infestation, myiasis, and infestation with fleas and black flies (simuliidiosis). In addition to information on prevalence, biology and pathogenic effects of ectoparasites, the review provides indications on diagnosis and control.
[The spine and horseback riding]. 115 horseback riders have undergone clinical and radiologic examinations of the spine. A minimum of 10 years' riding was required. Depending on intensity of training and number of riding hours, the subjects were divided into three groups: roughriders, sport riders and hobby riders. It was striking that of the bare half of cases (51) suffering from lower back, only 8 (about 15%) had had medical treatment and actually been disabled. Moreover, 47% of the riders with lower back pain were painfree in the saddle, i.e. when riding. No causal connection was found between riding and a higher incidence ...