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Health and Safety
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.
Colonoscopy: the latest techniques and various types
Colonoscopy is a diagnostic-therapeutic procedure that allows us to observe the colon and ileum (the end part of the small intestine, ed.) from the inside, then to diagnose any pathologies affecting the intestinal tract and, if necessary,…
Entropion: the symptoms and how to treat it
Entropion is a condition related to an altered position of the eyelid whereby the eyelid rim, where the eyelashes reside, is introflected (turns inward) and the eyelashes go scratching on the cornea
What is the link between positive ana and joint pain?
One of the blood tests that are often requested as the first frame of reference for a patient with joint pain and therefore suspected rheumatic disease are ANAs (Anti-Nuclear Antibodies)
Tinnitus: what it is, symptoms, causes and treatment
Rather than an actual disease, tinnitus is a symptom of potential ear or central auditory pathology involving neurological diseases
Canker sores: what they are, symptoms, causes and treatment
Canker sores are small lesions of the skin, which, if they form inside the mouth (palate, cheeks, tongue) or at the base of the gums, are called oral canker sores (or aphthous stomatitis or aphthous ulcer)
Psoriatic arthritis: symptoms, causes and treatment
Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease (characterized by pain, swelling, heat, joint stiffness, and sometimes redness) associated with the presence of skin psoriasis or familiarity with psoriasis, first described…
Cutaneous manifestations of bacterial endocarditis: Osler nodes and Janeway's lesions
Osler nodes and Janeway lesions are two rare but well-known skin manifestations of bacterial endocarditis. They have also rarely been described in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), gonococcaemia (gonorrhoea), haemolytic anaemia and…
Gaslighting: what is it and how to recognise it?
Gaslighting was the most searched word on the web in 2022, but what does this term mean and how can we tell if we are in this situation?
Sinus tachycardia: what it is and how to treat it
Sinus tachycardia is the most common heart rhythm disturbance found in clinical practice
Intranasal Esketamine, the new drug approved for resistant depression
Intranasal Esketamine: treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is, unfortunately, a widespread clinical problem that is difficult to solve and which, in addition to causing suffering, reducing quality of life and potentially increasing suicide…