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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.
ACLS and BLS: What are the main differences? Here's what it is
Many people suffer from various diseases that cause life-threatening problems: BLS and ACLS are treatments adopted by emergency responders
Pulmonary hypertension: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
When we speak of pulmonary hypertension, we mean a rare, generally progressive respiratory disease characterised by increased blood pressure within the pulmonary arterial vessels
Mammography with contrast medium (Contrast-enhanced mammography): when and why to perform CESM
Let's talk about mammography with contrast medium: the method known as CESM (Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography) allows contrastographic assessment of the breast, effectively detecting the presence of neoplasms
Sexual addiction (hypersexuality): causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Sexual addiction (or sex addiction), also called hypersexuality, comprises a set of psychopathological conditions characterised by intrusive sexual thoughts and fantasies associated with a loss of control over sexual behaviour
Congenital malformations: cysts and lateral fistulas of the neck (branchial cyst)
Cysts and lateral fistulas of the neck (branchial cyst) are congenital malformations and depend on anomalies in the development of the organs of the fetus from which the head and neck derive
Smartphone addiction: what is nomophobia?
Let's talk about nomophobia: cell phones (or smartphones, if you prefer) have become almost indispensable in our daily lives but unfortunately many of us have now developed a cell phone addiction
Hypertonia: of which diseases can it be an important symptom?
Hypertonia, also called muscular hypertonia or muscle hypertonus, indicates an increase in muscle tone. It can occur both when the muscle is at rest and during physical activity
Arterial hypotension: do you suffer from low blood pressure?
Arterial hypotension can be defined as a condition in which the arterial blood pressure is lower than normal
Kidney diseases: hydronephrosis, what is it?
The medical term 'hydronephrosis' denotes dilatation of the renal pelvis (or pelvis) - which is often combined with dilatation of the renal calyces - due to chronic stagnation of urine, often caused by an obstruction downstream that does…
Coronarography: what does the coronary angiography examination consist of?
Coronary angiography (or Coronarography)is a test used to find out how much narrowing there is in your arteries. Learn what to expect and when you might get a stent