Low blood pressure: In summer, often due to very high temperatures, it can happen that you feel tired and weak, and perhaps experience dizziness, fatigue or even fainting
Trauma and pregnacy: EMS providers should recognize that pregnant women who have suffered an injury should be evaluated by a physician in the emergency room
Swollen legs and summer: with the scorching temperatures, some minor ailments can appear, especially in women, such as the unpleasant sensation of swollen, heavy legs
Percussion is a method of semeiotics in medicine that consists of drumming (with two fingers over an interposed middle finger) on the body surface to investigate underlying structures, and is therefore used in the objective examination to…
Laboratory medicine has historically been poorly understood, undervalued, and often overlooked. Over the past two and a half years, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for a greater appreciation for laboratory medicine, and a…
Let's talk about anticoagulant drugs: an anticoagulant is a compound capable of slowing down or interrupting the blood clotting process, used both in laboratory medicine, e.g. in blood counts, and in the form of drugs to regulate blood…