KD Dr. med. Michael Hitzler is a specialist in paediatrics with a focus on child lung diseases, and has been working as a paediatrician in a private Practice since 2007. He also works as Médecin adjoint / Senior doctor for lung diseases and allergies at the Children’s Hospital Lucerne (Kinderspital Luzern). 2020 he was awarded the title of clinical lecturer at the University of Lucerne.

Dr. med. Isabell Terwey is a specialist in paediatric and adolescent medicine, and has been working as a paediatrician in the Canton of Zug since 2009. She received her specialist training at the University Children’s Hospital in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and worked there for several years in the Department of Paediatric Lung Diseases.

Our experienced medical practice assistants are additionally trained as asthma, allergy and atopic dermatitis (neurodermitis) trainers.

Respiratory

• small lung function (Spirometry)
• large lung function (Bodyplethysmography)
• Exercise tests (Treadmill)
• Ergospirometry
• Lung provocation tests (direct and indirect)
• Exhaled Gas Measurements (FeNO) including offline measurements
• Nasal nitric oxide measurements

Sleep

• outpatient sleep examination (respiratory polygraphy)

Allergies

• Skin tests (prick and epicutan test)
• Blood analysis (specific IgE, ISAC, ALEX)
• Nasal provocation tests
• Oral provocation tests
• Immunotherapy (tablets or injections)

For patients

Questionnaires and registration form

• general informations (please read before your appointment)
• Anmeldeformular (please fill in before your appointment and bring with you)
• Symptom calendar (Ally science)
• Fragebogen Nüsse (Nut allergy)
• Asthma control test (Asthma check list)
• sleep questionnaire2

Information about illnesses

• Teaching video about asthma(Lungenliga german only)
• Comic general information for children with asthma
• Allergies(AHA: Swiss Allergy Centre)
• Eczema(AAD)
• Cough in children (Parents guide)
• Mould-in-living rooms (CDC information)
• Bronchiolitis – Leaflet for parents(NHS)
• Cystic Fibrosis(CFF)

General information

• Pollen calendar, Pollen count
• Stop Smoking
• Lungenliga (german only)
• Swiss Association for Paediatric Pneumology (german only)
• Children’s allergology Switzerland (german only)
• Children’s Hospital Lucerne (german only)
• University Children’s Hospital Zurich (german only)

Our clarification

• Pulmonary function measurement (lungs)
• Ergospirometry
• Ergospirometry (Video)
• skin prick test
• Out-patient sleep examination(Instructions for device installation)

Therapy

• Inhalation technique: Spacer chamber with mask and spray
• Inhalation technique: Spacer chamber without mask and spray
• Inhalation technique: Discus
• Inhalation technique: Turbuhaler
• Mite allergy and remediation(AHA)
• Nutritional advice in case of allergies(AHA addresses)
• desensitationtherapy injections
• Desensitation sublingual
• Adrenaline injection in case of allergic reaction