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Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Echo-colour Doppler of the renal arteries: what does it consist of?
Echo-colour Doppler allows the study of both the morphology (anatomy) and the flows (haemodynamics) of the renal arteries
Indigestion or dyspepsia, what to do? The new guidelines
Published data indicate that about 7% of the general population suffers from functional dyspepsia or poor digestion, but the figure appears lower than the real numbers, above all because most patients do not get to see a doctor to solve the…
Palpitations: what they are, what are the symptoms and what pathologies they can indicate
Heart palpitations or palpitations occur in various conditions: when the normal and regular heartbeat increases in frequency to the point of perceiving an accelerated and very fast beat in the chest, throat or neck, when due to an…
Streptococcal infections: how and why to perform the rapid test
Streptococcal infection: the rapid test is used to check whether a person with a sore throat (pharyngitis) has streptococcal pharyngitis, i.e. an infection of the throat and tonsils caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, also…
Seizures in children: Types, causes and treatments of seizures
Seizures in children: Seizures are the result of abnormal activity in the brain. We are referring to a serious electrical problem within the brain
Emergencies, how to prepare your first aid kit
First aid implies knowledge that each of us should have, at least at a basic level. And along with them, it's always good to have a first aid kit ready
Eco anxiety or climate anxiety: what it is and how to recognize it
Eco anxiety or climate anxiety in the scientific literature indicates the concern, fear or chronic anxiety related to the environmental fate of the planet due to severe climatic events
Coronarography: what it is and when it is needed
First of all, it should be said that, despite making use of radiological support, coronarography is an examination performed by interventional cardiologists and is not a surgical procedure, even if, involving the puncture of an artery, it…
Hypothermia emergencies: how to intervene on the patient
Climate change and disaster management have heightened the importance of protocols relating to hypothermia emergencies, which must be known by the rescuer also for the management of everyday life
Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: which instrumental tests are essential?
To diagnose Multiple Sclerosis, the doctor essentially relies on instrumental and laboratory tests which confirm the demyelination process typical of the disease
Multiple Sclerosis, what is Computed Tomography (CT) used for?
CT scan with…