What is Avoidant Personality Disorder?
The essential features of Avoidant Personality Disorder are a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of…
Trichomonas: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of trichomoniasis
Trichomonas vaginalis is the name of a flagellated protozoan vehicle of a very contagious infection that can affect…
Cardiac arrest, let's talk about defibrillator voltage
The defibrillator is a device capable of generating a controlled electrical discharge to the heart in order to…
Uveitis: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Let's talk about uveitis: the uvea represents the vascular tonaca of the eyeball and is composed of iris, ciliary…
Abdominal anatomy: difference between parietal and visceral peritoneum
The peritoneum is a mesothelial serous membrane, thin and almost transparent, which is found in the abdomen and…
Sexual addiction (hypersexuality): causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Sexual addiction (or sex addiction), also called hypersexuality, comprises a set of psychopathological conditions…
Aortic valvulopathy: what is it?
With " Aortic valvulopathy " we mean a condition in which the aortic valve - the structure that regulates the…
Structural deformities of the spine: scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that occurs during an individual's growth in the period before…
Borderline personality disorder: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and…
Borderline personality disorder is a highly controversial diagnostic entity. Sometimes it is not even recognised as…
BLSD: what is it? How should the manoeuvres be performed?
BLSD stands for Basic Life Support Defibrillator, i.e. first aid manoeuvres using a defibrillator