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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.
What is albumin and why is the test performed to quantify its concentration in urine?
Albumin is a protein present in circulating blood and constitutes 55-65% of total plasma protein
Pertussis: How to recognise whooping cough and identify the best treatment
Pertussis, also known as 'whooping cough' is due to an infection of the respiratory tract and is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis
What is West Nile Virus and what are the symptoms of infection
Since the beginning of June 2022, more than 144 cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in humans have been reported in various regions of Italy
HIV: initial symptoms in women and men
Many patients who have experienced an episode at risk of HIV transmission (typically unprotected sexual intercourse with an unknown person or the use of needles in drug addiction) wonder what the early signs of a possible, dreaded HIV…
Fifth disease (or infectious megaloerythema): what it is and how to treat it
Infectious Megaloerythema is a benign infection characterised by a facial rash. It is highly contagious by air
Cardiac tamponade: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Cardiac tamponade, what is it? The pericardium is a protective saccular structure surrounding the heart and consists of two leaflets: the parietal pericardium (the fibrous outer layer) and the visceral pericardium (the inner layer, in…
Childhood absence type epilepsy or pycnolepsy: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Pycnolepsy in medicine refers to a morbid picture peculiar to childhood and early adolescence, which manifests itself with numerous and very brief suspensions of consciousness (and sometimes of motor functions) similar to those of the small…
What are Retained Surgical Items? An overview of the other side of the surgical room
Retained surgical items (RSIs), sometimes referred to as retained foreign bodies or retained foreign objects (RFOs), are any instruments, tools, devices, or surgical gauze unintentionally left in the body cavity at the completion of a…
Infrared therapy for pain: what does it consist of?
Infrared radiations are low-frequency electromagnetic waves capable of transmitting heat, and because of this characteristic they are increasingly being used for therapeutic purposes
Alcoholic and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
'Cardiomyopathy' is a general term for the primary disease of the heart muscle (myocardium)