Paramedic

Double vision, or diplopia, is a disorder in which two images are seen when looking at an object. Its basis is a problem in the projection of the image onto the retina, which falls in a different place in one eye than in the other

About 200 visitors to Jerusalem each year believe they are characters from the Bible, from Mary Magdalene to Peter, from Jesus to Moses

Metatarsalgia: a painful sensation in the sole of the foot, localised to the metatarsus, may be a symptom of a foot pathology

Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalisation in patients over 65: it is characterised by a deterioration in the function of the heart that prevents the proper supply of blood to the body

Ascites is an accumulation of fluid in the abdomen. It can be caused by a variety of conditions, from liver disease to kidney failure, cancer and heart failure

Better known as Stendhal's syndrome because Stendhal was personally affected by it and described it in his book of accounts of a trip to Italy in 1817: 'I had reached that level of emotion where the celestial sensations given by the arts…

Plasminogen activators are substances belonging to the group of fibrinolytic drugs

An increase in transaminases is a symptom that may indicate inflammation or damage to liver cells. When damaged, liver cells can release higher than normal amounts of transaminases (enzymes) into the bloodstream

Why is there so much talk about the meningococcal vaccine? Meningococcus (Neisseria meningitis) is a bacterium of which 13 types are known, but only five are responsible for disease (A, B, C, Y, W135). In our country and in Europe,…

External electrical cardioversion is a procedure that can interrupt cardiac arrhythmias by performing a kind of "reset" of the heart's electrical system. It can be performed as a scheduled procedure or in an emergency/emergency phase