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SanFilippo Syndrome is also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type 3A, and consists of an alteration in the functioning of certain cells called lysosomes: these are responsible for the breakdown and disposal of various substances

Intra-articular injections are used to treat inflammatory processes affecting the joints. To limit pain they are always performed under sedation

Tuberculosis, historically one of the most significant global public health concerns, remains an infection of concern, especially during pregnancy

Acute liver failure is a dangerous disease that causes liver malfunction. It may heal or require, in cases with a more severe course, a liver transplant

In EMS, we have seen advances and changes come about in airway management in the past several years, but oral intubation is still the best way to gain complete airway control in patients that are unable to control it themselves

Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein is a member of the class of mucoproteins and is synthesised by the liver. It is considered to be a marker for acute inflammation, whether caused by infection or other diseases

Lasègue sign is one of the so-called 'meningeal signs', i.e. a group of signs used in neurological semeiotics to detect possible pathological processes of the meninges.

PEEP is an intervention used to keep the alveoli open when medical conditions are present that predispose them to collapse

Kartagener syndrome is a special type of primary ciliary dyskinesia in which the 'situs inversus with dextrocardia' is also present, with the heart with a right apex and the liver on the left, i.e. in an inverted position compared to normal

Ascites is the collection of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Under normal conditions, the presence of fluid in small amounts (less than 30 ml) does not create problems, but the accumulation of larger amounts is an indicator of different…