Paramedic

Ascites can result from liver disease, heart disease or tumours in the abdominal organs. Examining the fluid is essential to make the right diagnosis

Attacks on health workers, president Rocca: "very serious situation, violence against rescuers paradoxically increased with Covid-19"

Stab vests for Northern Ireland's paramedics: a rise in assaults on ambulance staff is prompting NIAS chiefs to seriously consider the possibility

The pericardium is the structure that covers and protects the heart and consists of two membranes separated by a thin layer of fluid

Often headaches and dizziness coexist: this is the case with vestibular migraine. Dizziness is characterised by the sensation that the body is moving relative to the environment or vice versa; in most patients with vestibular migraine, the…

An extrasystole is an often benign alteration of the heart rhythm

Anaemia occurs when the number of red blood cells is insufficient to carry enough oxygen to meet the needs of the body's various tissues and organs

Venous thrombosis is a disease caused by the formation of a blood clot within the venous system

Brugada syndrome is a rare heart disease, a syndrome that can be fatal and is characterised by an alteration of the heart's electrical system

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and can also affect men. Although unusual, it is not uncommon, being diagnosed in about one in 100,000 men