How to measure blood pressure correctly? The digital blood pressure monitor…
The blood pressure monitor is a device that is recognised by medical specialists because it allows blood pressure…
Palpitations: causes and management of palpitations
When you have a conscious perception of your heartbeat or feel an irregular rhythm of the same, we speak of…
Vaginismus: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Vaginismus is a conditioned reaction that probably results from the association of pain and fear with attempts at…
Kidney semiotics: Glenard's Manoeuvre
The Glenard manoeuvre (or technique) is used in medical semeiotics to perform palpation of the kidneys
What are skin tags?
Skin tags are small growths, not dangerous to health, which, however, can cause stress and discomfort
Guyon's test (three-glass test): what it is and what it indicates in relation to…
The Guyon test (or 'three-glass test') is a diagnostic investigation used in medical semeiotics, which is used when…
Semeiotics of the heart: history in the complete cardiac physical examination
The objective examination of the heart includes auscultation, inspection and percussion, but to arrive at a…
What is genital prolapse?
Genital prolapse refers to the descent of the pelvic organs through the vaginal canal. To better understand how it…
Pathologies of the kidney: what are positive and negative Giordano's sign
The Giordano manoeuvre is a manoeuvre used in medical semeiotics to investigate the presence of kidney pain; it is…
Electrical cardioversion: what it is, when it saves a life
Electrical cardioversion, CVE, is a therapeutic procedure used to restore normal heart rhythm in patients with…