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Congenital clubfoot is a malformation of the foot that occurs from birth. Its name derives from the fact that its main characteristic is a persistent foot deformity that prevents normal standing on the ground

If it is the patient's first time performing an electrocardiogram (ECG), the rescuer, doctor, or nurse should explain to the patient - in words appropriate to his/her level of understanding - the steps and usefulness of the…

Stomach acid is essential for digestion, but sometimes acid-producing cells in the digestive system pump out too much acid

Let's talk about hip replacement, and specifically the anterior access approach: in general, this procedure relieves pain and restores mobility in people whose joints have been damaged by trauma or degenerative diseases such as hip…

Among the most common typically male problems there is certainly prostatitis, an inflammatory disease of the prostate that mainly affects men under the age of fifty

In medical semeiotics various abdominal points are known, whose tenderness on palpation and pressure is more or less indicative of appendicitis, often appendicitis (inflammation of the vermiform appendix)

The skin of the abdomen is divided into 9 regions, called abdominals: 3 median (epigastrium, peri-umbilical region and hypogastrium) and 3 lateral (hypochondrium, flank and iliac fossa)

The cardiovascular objective test is an important step at the intensive care unit level, since many of the diseases that require admission to the ICU on a primary or secondary basis involve the cardiovascular system itself

The synovial plica is a thickening of the synovial membrane of the knee, a thin connective tissue membrane present in the joints

Jaundice in medicine is a sign characterised by yellowish discolouration of the skin, sclerae and mucous membranes caused by excessively high levels of bilirubin, i.e. bilirubin in the blood