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Alanine aminotransferase is an enzyme found predominantly in the liver. Damage to this organ results in the release of alanine aminotransferase into the bloodstream

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a physical phenomenon characteristic of nuclei exposed to a magnetic field

Mental Health First Aid Tips for 2023: as we say goodbye to 2022 and look ahead to 2023, we now have the opportunity to reflect on the past year and refocus and have a fresh start for the upcoming one

Placenta previa (or 'placenta praevia') is one of the obstetrical emergencies of the third trimester of pregnancy, caused by the fact that anatomically the placenta is located near or above the cervical opening, in front of the fetal…

Bone scintigraphy is a diagnostic technique that allows the graphic representation of the distribution of a radioactive substance, previously injected, in an organ or tissue of the body (the substance is called a tracer)

Fever is a rise in body temperature above normal values and is an ally of the child because it helps eliminate the germs and viruses that are causing it

Needle biopsy is a breast tissue sampling technique used when there is diagnostic doubt regarding structural alterations revealed by previous diagnostic tests

Computed Axial Tomography (CT) is an X-ray examination that allows a virtual image of a patient's internal organs to be displayed

Hysteroscopy is an endoscopic technique that allows direct visualisation of the cervical canal and uterine cavity

Anxiety is a term widely used to refer to a complex of cognitive, behavioural and physiological reactions that occur as a result of the perception of a stimulus that is deemed threatening and to which we do not feel sufficiently capable of…