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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.
Pityriasis Rosea (Gibert's): Definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Pityriasis rosea of Gibert is a benign, acute-onset dermatosis predominantly in children or young adults aged 10 to 35 years
Diseases affecting the heart: cardiac amyloidosis
The term amyloidosis refers to a group of rare, serious conditions caused by deposits of abnormal proteins, called amyloids, in tissues and organs throughout the body
Psoriasis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Psoriasis is a chronic and permanent dermatological disorder that predominantly affects immunocompromised individuals and can progress or regress spontaneously, to the point of leaving almost no trace of it
Semeiotics of the heart: knowing and recognising systolic and diastolic heart murmurs
Heart murmurs are typical noises caused by turbulent blood flow
Cyanosis, arrhythmias and heart failure: what causes Ebstein's anomaly
First discovered in 1866, Ebstein's anomaly presents as a downward displacement of the tricuspid valve, instead of the usual position between the right atrium and right ventricle
Congenital or acquired malformations: pes cavus
Pes cavus is one of the most common malformations. Those who suffer from it have a more accentuated medial plantar arch, and therefore higher, than it should
Acute and chronic lithiasic and alitiasic cholecystitis: causes, therapy, diet and natural remedies
Cholecystitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the gallbladder (also called gallbladder) frequently caused by the presence of a stone wedged in the infundibulum of the gallbladder
Cardiac arrhythmia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Let's talk about cardiac arrhythmia. The heart is a muscle whose basic task is to circulate blood throughout the body
Cerebral palsy: what it is and what causes it
Cerebral palsy is one of the neurological disorders and mainly affects the motor skills of the child
Pemphigus: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous dermatosis of the skin and mucous membranes characterised by disruption of the cell adhesion mechanisms of the epidermis, particularly the desmosomes