Wounds and diabetes: manage and accelerate healing
It is now known that diabetes induces a slowdown in wound healing, making the healing process more difficult than…
Somatization: symptoms and treatment
Underlying Somatization Disorder are recurrent and multiple physical complaints, lasting several months or years,…
Notions of First Aid: what a defibrillator is and how it works
What is an AED defibrillator and how it works: everything you need to know about this life-saving device
Difference between earthquake, aftershock, foreshock and mainshock
An "earthquake" (also called "earthquake" or "earthquake") is a sudden vibration or settling of the earth's crust,…
Spine and lower limbs: what is EOS and when is it used?
EOS is a newly developed X-ray device that allows the spine and lower limbs to be studied in the upright (loaded)…
What is glycated hemoglobin?
Glycated hemoglobin is hemoglobin bound to glucose molecules. When the levels of the latter are very high for a…
What is the electroencephalogram?
The electroencephalogram (EEG) is a diagnostic test which, through some electrodes positioned on the scalp,…
What is the electrocardiogram (ECG)?
The electrocardiogram is an outpatient diagnostic test that allows the electrical activity of myocardial fibres to…
Chronic pain: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Let's talk about chronic pain. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP, 1979) defines pain as an…
Chest trauma: symptoms, diagnosis and management of the patient with severe chest…
A person will be diagnosed with chest trauma when they have a severe chest injury