Health

Kidney stone formation: kidney stones, also known as lithiasis, is one of the most common and oldest diseases of the urinary tract

Biological warfare refers to the use of microbiological and chemical agents for hostile purposes. Such use is banned by international law but has become topical again given its use in the war in Ukraine

Nurses and stress: nurses working in the emergency sector live in constant contact with people in critical situations

The 'liquid phase' Pap test allows for greater accuracy and can avoid a second sampling. The specialist explains how it works and what the benefits are

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) is a respiratory syndrome characterised by the presence of progressive pulmonary atelectasis and respiratory failure that is mainly diagnosed in the premature neonate, who has not yet reached…

Cardioverter - what do we mean by implantable defibrillator? The need for arrhythmia treatment depends on the symptoms and severity of the arrhythmia

A compression bandage is a type of stretchy bandage that is wrapped around a body part to place pressure on it. It is commonly used in first aid as part of a therapy known as RICE (rest, ice, compression, and elevation)

The acronym 'AVPU' in medicine refers to a scale for assessing the state of consciousness of a patient, which is mainly used in the case of out-of-hospital rescue, e.g. when a paramedic intervenes at the scene of a road accident and finds…

In cases where an adult patient with a brain haemorrhage arrives in the emergency department unconscious or with significant neurological changes, a table called the "Glasgow Coma Scale" is used to assess the severity of the situation

Personality disorders a set of different habitual patterns of experience or behaviour that deviate considerably from the social and cultural context to which the individual belongs and are characterised by persistent patterns of thought,…