Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation of healthcare compartments and…
Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation are the cornerstones of infection prevention and control in healthcare…
Positive and negative Kernig's sign: semeiotics in meningitis
Kernig's sign is one of the so-called 'meningeal signs', i.e. a group of signs used in neurological semeiotics to…
What is corneal abrasion and how to treat it
Corneal abrasion: Everyone has probably experienced an annoying and often painful foreign body sensation in the eye…
Pupillary reflex to light: mechanism and clinical significance
Pupillary reflex to light (also called photomotor reflex) is a nerve reflex that modulates the diameter of the…
What Is a Psychotic Disorder?
Psychotic disorders are a group of serious illnesses that affect the mind. They make it hard for someone to think…
What is 'hand foot and mouth' disease and how to recognise it
Very common among children, hand-foot-mouth syndrome is a disease caused by an easily transmissible virus
Endotracheal intubation: insertion methods, indications and contraindications
Intubation is the process of placing a tube in a patient's airway to secure it against swelling, trauma, and…
Multiple congenital arthrogryposis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Arthrogryposis (or 'multiple congenital arthrogryposis' hence the acronym 'AMC'; in English 'arthrogryposis…
Vapourised hydrogen peroxide: why it is so important in sanitary disinfection…
Vapourised hydrogen peroxide (VHP) is a low-temperature, vacuum steam process traditionally used for the…
Croup and epiglottitis: a guide to the management of respiratory infection
Croup: Laryngo-tracheobronchitis is an overly complex medical term that simply means "a respiratory infection"…