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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.
Complications of haemorrhoids: simple and oedematous external thrombosis
The term "haemorrhoids" identifies a group of vascular structures belonging to the anal canal that protect the muscles of the anal sphincter during the passage of faeces and play a very important role in faecal continence; when haemorrhoids…
Unemotional callous traits in disruptive behaviour disorders: let's talk about oppositional defiant…
Callous unemotional traits: what are they? Several variables have been considered in the study of Disruptive Behaviour Disorders, ranging from biological to more purely psychosocial factors, and psychological and neuroscientific…
Myocarditis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Let's talk about myocarditis: 'Cardiomyopathy' is a general term for the primary disease of the heart muscle (myocardium)
What is cholesterol and why is it tested to quantify the level of (total) cholesterol in the blood?
Cholesterol is a lipid molecule that is indispensable for the body as it is one of the constituents of the cell membranes of organs and tissues
What is needle aspiration (or needle biopsy or biopsy)?
Needle aspiration is a technique - also known as needle biopsy or biopsy - that allows biological material, mainly tissue and cells, to be taken through a very thin needle from body sites and organs, such as the thyroid gland or breast in…
Postpartum depression: how to recognise the first symptoms and overcome it
Postpartum depression, also called postpartum depression, puerperal depression and abbreviated DPP, is a disorder that affects, with varying levels of severity, between 8 and 12% of new mothers: in Italy it can be estimated that out of…
Hyperhidrosis in summer: what are the most innovative treatments for abnormal sweating
Hyperhidrosis. Sweat and heat, it is known, are also connected due to the fact that it is through sweating that the body regulates its internal temperature
Septic arthritis: what is it, what causes it and what are the treatments
Septic arthritis is the infection of a joint due to the presence of pathogenic microorganisms within the normally sterile synovial (or joint) fluid
What are anti-transglutaminase antibodies (TTG IgG) and why is it tested for their presence in the…
Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibodies are part of the autoantibodies associated with coeliac disease
Endotracheal intubation: what is VAP, Ventilator-associated pneumonia
The acronym Vap stands for ventilator-associated pneumonia, a nosocomial infection that occurs approximately 48-72 hours after endotracheal intubation in patients admitted to the ICU