Sebaceous adenoma: what is it and what are the causes
Sebaceous adenoma is a benign neoformation that generally appears in patients over 50 years of age. To date, the…
Cardiac arrest: what it is, what the symptoms are and how to intervene
Also known as 'sudden cardiac death', cardiac arrest is not so much a disease as a serious emergency situation that…
What is calcemia?
The term calcium indicates the levels of calcium in the blood. Circulating calcium is largely bound to plasma…
What is bronchoscopy and when is it used?
Bronchoscopy is a diagnostic test that is carried out by the doctor thanks to a specific instrument, the…
Emetophobia: the fear of vomiting
Although no one finds it amusing to feel physically ill, the flu or any other condition that causes nausea and…
Turkey and Syria, new earthquake tremors. The death toll worsens: over 5,000 dead
Earthquake emergency: the seismic swarm continues after the 7.9 magnitude tremor that struck Turkey and Syria,…
Civil Protection mobile column in Italy: what it is and when it is activated
In the event of major disasters, the expression 'mobile civil protection column' is again used in the Italian…
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the International Red Cross initiative
IFRC launches international Emergency Appeals for CHF 70 million to respond to deadly earthquake in Türkiye and…
Allergy/hypersensitivity to heparin(s)
Heparins (unfractionated heparin UFH and low-molecular-weight heparin LMWH) are used for the treatment and…
Traumatic injury emergencies: what protocol for trauma treatment?
Instead, they are designed for use with individual patients injured in the United States due to motor vehicle…