Visual defects, let's talk about presbyopia
Unlike astigmatism, nearsightedness, and farsightedness, presbyopia is not a refractive error. Instead, it is a…
Heart disease: what are coronary angioplasty, stents and bypasses
Coronary angioplasty is the procedure by which an obstructed blood vessel is dilated using a balloon placed where…
Maneuver and positive or negative Rovsing sign: what are they and what do they…
The Rovsing maneuver is a maneuver used in medical semiotics to investigate the presence of abdominal pain
Congenital clubfoot: what is it?
Congenital clubfoot is a malformation of the foot that occurs from birth. Its name derives from the fact that its…
Electrocardiogram: initial procedures, ECG electrode placement and some tips
If it is the patient's first time performing an electrocardiogram (ECG), the rescuer, doctor, or nurse should…
Common symptoms and causes of excess stomach acid: managing stomach acidity
Stomach acid is essential for digestion, but sometimes acid-producing cells in the digestive system pump out too…
Anterior access hip replacement: an overview of advantages and disadvantages
Let's talk about hip replacement, and specifically the anterior access approach: in general, this procedure…
Prostatitis: definition, symptoms, causes and treatment
Among the most common typically male problems there is certainly prostatitis, an inflammatory disease of the…
Point of Morris, Munro, Lanz, Clado, Jalaguier and other abdominal points…
In medical semeiotics various abdominal points are known, whose tenderness on palpation and pressure is more or…
Abdominal regions: semeiotics, anatomy and contained organs
The skin of the abdomen is divided into 9 regions, called abdominals: 3 median (epigastrium, peri-umbilical region…