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Neck and back injuries

In the case of a traffic accident, from falls or from diving, all victims should be treated as if they had a spinal cord injury. As a result, victims may

Heart attack (or stroke)

A heart attack occurs when the blood supply is severely reduced or interrupted. Symptoms include tightness and pain in the center of the chest, pain radiating to the shoulders, neck,

Basedow’s disease: what is it?

Basedow-Graves disease is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system recognizes the thyroid gland as foreign to the body and attacks it by producing antibodies against TSH-receptor antibodies (TRAb)

Hypertensive emergency: what to do?

Hypertensive emergency is characterized by an acute rise in blood pressure to dangerous values or in patients at risk. The most frequent emergency situations are related to several symptoms: Hypertensive

Aortic valve replacement

When the condition of the aortic valve is severe and the insufficiency is exposing the patient to heart failure, as well as the possibility of developing other, serious, life-threatening conditions, aortic valve replacement is the way to go.

Food, sports, sex: easy summer excesses

There are many pleasant and satisfying experiences in the summer in which mood and emotions are at their peak, conditions that could also sometimes cause misjudgment of some hidden dangers in a crescendo of positive and exhilarating experiences. So what ? Spoil the party with negative thoughts and fears ?

Anaphylaxis: what to do?

Allergic reactions range from mild to severe. Sudden and imposing ones are known as anaphylaxis. Reactions can be caused by an insect bite, a food or a particular drug. Anaphylaxis

Goiter: what it is and how to treat it

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The term goiter refers to the increased volume of the thyroid gland, the butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck. The thyroid gland is a gland that controls many functions of the body such as cardiac activity, basal metabolism, carbohydrate and lipid utilization, skeletal metabolism, and, in the fetus and infant, proper development of the nervous system. Goiter is not necessarily associated with thyroid malfunction. Iodine deficiency is an important cause of goiter.

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PATOLOGIE CORRELATE

Pituitary tumor

Tumors of the Hypophysis (or pituitary gland) are a group of predominantly benign neoplasms affecting a small structure located in the center of the brain, posterior to the root of

Menopause

Menopause is a physiological event that affects all women in the age range of 46 to 53 years and corresponds to the gradual loss of ovarian function and, therefore, the

Tumors of the adrenal glands

The adrenal glands (or adrenals) are two small triangular structures “resting” on the kidneys and responsible for the production of several hormones critical for metabolic and hydroelectrolyte balance and stress

Diabetes and hypoglycemic syndromes

Diabetes or, more precisely, “diabetes mellitus” is a complex metabolic disease in which there is an increase in blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) resulting from insufficient insulin production by the Langerhans

Cushing’s disease

“Disease” or “Cushing’s syndrome,” sometimes referred to as “hypercortisolism,” is a condition characterized by a variable set of characteristic symptoms induced by the body’s exposure to excessive levels of glucocorticoids

Metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is not really a disease, but a complex condition defined by the simultaneous presence of known cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity (especially of the “central” type, i.e.,

Hirsutism and virilization

Hirsutism is a condition that primarily affects women and consists of the growth of dark hairs in skin areas in which significant hair is normally present only in adult men,

Hyperprolactinemia

Hyperprolactinemia corresponds to a condition determined by the excessive production of the hormone prolactin by the pituitary gland (a small neuroendocrine gland found in the center of the brain that

Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is a condition brought about by the insufficient production of thyroid hormones, tetraiodothyronine or thyroxine (T4) and tridothyronine (T3), by the thyroid gland, resulting in reduced overall metabolic efficiency

Overweight and obesity

Far from being a mere cosmetic problem, overweight and obesity are an established risk factor for the development of number of metabolic (foremost among them diabetes), acute cardiovascular (such as
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