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Conjunctival hyperemia - a medical term for the state of 'redness of the eye' - consists precisely of frequent reddening, affecting one or both eyes, due to vasodilation and a consequent increase in the amount of blood circulating

Many people suffer from various diseases that cause life-threatening problems: BLS and ACLS are treatments adopted by emergency responders

When we speak of pulmonary hypertension, we mean a rare, generally progressive respiratory disease characterised by increased blood pressure within the pulmonary arterial vessels

Let's talk about mammography with contrast medium: the method known as CESM (Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography) allows contrastographic assessment of the breast, effectively detecting the presence of neoplasms

Sexual addiction (or sex addiction), also called hypersexuality, comprises a set of psychopathological conditions characterised by intrusive sexual thoughts and fantasies associated with a loss of control over sexual behaviour

Cysts and lateral fistulas of the neck (branchial cyst) are congenital malformations and depend on anomalies in the development of the organs of the fetus from which the head and neck derive

Let's talk about nomophobia: cell phones (or smartphones, if you prefer) have become almost indispensable in our daily lives but unfortunately many of us have now developed a cell phone addiction

Hypertonia, also called muscular hypertonia or muscle hypertonus, indicates an increase in muscle tone. It can occur both when the muscle is at rest and during physical activity

Arterial hypotension can be defined as a condition in which the arterial blood pressure is lower than normal

The medical term 'hydronephrosis' denotes dilatation of the renal pelvis (or pelvis) - which is often combined with dilatation of the renal calyces - due to chronic stagnation of urine, often caused by an obstruction downstream that does…