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Picornavirus infections can be contracted through the fecal-oral route or through the air.

Dialysis is a kidney function replacement treatment that is performed when the kidneys are no longer able to cleanse the body of the waste produced each day by metabolism and lose their ability to eliminate excess water

In a patient presenting with an acute stroke, the radial pulse and arterial pressure of the 2 arms should be compared to look for a possible painless aortic dissection, which may occlude a carotid artery and cause a stroke

Frozen shoulder, frozen shoulder, adhesive capsulitis: these are all terms that indicate a painful condition of the shoulder that manifests itself with pain, stiffness and difficulty in movement

Barotrauma is tissue damage caused by a change related to the pressure of gases in body compartments. It can affect the ear (causing ear pain, hearing loss, and/or vestibular symptoms) or sinuses (causing pain and congestion)

At birth, every child undergoes neonatal screening: this is one of the most important preventive actions carried out by the National Health System, which enables the early detection of rare genetic diseases

When treating a patient after smoke inhalation, be aware that the toxic products of combustion damage the airways and/or cause metabolic effects

Spinal immobilisation is one of the great skills that the emergency medical technician must master. For many years now, all victims who had suffered trauma have been immobilised and, because of the type of accident, according to the…

Pulmonary interstitial disease is a group of around 300 diseases, which differ in their clinical and radiological manifestations, as well as in their treatment approach

Pulmonary embolism diagnosis: according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data published online on 14 December in Annals of Internal Medicine, diagnostic strategies for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) with…