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Health and Safety
Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
What is the endothelial count?
The endothelial count consists in the evaluation of the deepest layer of cells of the cornea, the corneal endothelium, essential for the health and transparency of the cornea
What is echocardiography (echocardiogram)?
Echocardiography is a method by which the heart and blood flow through the valves are studied using ultrasound
Bronchitis: symptoms, causes and treatment
Bronchitis is one of the most common diseases of the respiratory system. It is the inflammatory process of the mucous membrane lining the bronchi, the tree-like structures that transport air to and from the lungs
What is Cardiogenic Shock?
Cardiogenic shock is also sometimes called “pump failure”. It reflects severe left-sided heart failure
Diagnosis of prostate carcinoma
The diagnosis of prostate carcinoma is made by means of multiple biopsies of the gland under local anaesthesia
It is important to emphasise that, to date, there are no scientifically proven alternative methods for the diagnosis of prostate…
Hypovolemic shock: what it is, what treatment for the patient
In hypovolemic shock, reduced intravascular blood volume causes circulatory dysfunction and inadequate tissue perfusion
Nervous exhaustion: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
The term 'nervous exhaustion' (neurasthenia or neuroasthenia) was introduced in the 19th century by an American neuropsychiatrist, George Miller Beard, who used it to refer to a pervasive condition characterised by chronic fatigue and…
Lichen Planus: what it is, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and possible treatments
Lichen Planus is a disease that causes inflammation and has the ability to impair the healthy state of the skin as well as the mucous membrane
High cholesterol, foods that lower it
If blood tests have shown cholesterol levels that are too high, what can be done to limit the damage
Conjunctivitis, pink eye prevention
Pink eye is a condition where you suffer inflammation of a thin membrane that coats the surface of your eye and eyelid. It is also referred to as conjunctivitis