Health

Swollen legs and summer: with the scorching temperatures, some minor ailments can appear, especially in women, such as the unpleasant sensation of swollen, heavy legs

Percussion is a method of semeiotics in medicine that consists of drumming (with two fingers over an interposed middle finger) on the body surface to investigate underlying structures, and is therefore used in the objective examination to…

Head and neck cancers affect 30 areas of the head and neck and, in our country, affect around 10,000 patients each year

Laboratory medicine has historically been poorly understood, undervalued, and often overlooked. Over the past two and a half years, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for a greater appreciation for laboratory medicine, and a…

Let's talk about anticoagulant drugs: an anticoagulant is a compound capable of slowing down or interrupting the blood clotting process, used both in laboratory medicine, e.g. in blood counts, and in the form of drugs to regulate blood…

Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) is performed vaginally or laparoscopically (even in the case of bulky myomas)

Drowning occurs when the patient's airway is filled with water, preventing air from passing into the lungs. Drowning may not end in death if the water is removed and respiration is restored in a timely manner

Amylase is one of the enzymes produced by the pancreas and salivary glands (but also by the small intestine, liver, ovaries and fallopian tubes) and involved in the digestion of carbohydrates

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…

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…