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Orthoptic visit of G.Bertelli

Generality The orthoptic examination is an eye examination that serves to diagnose the muscular and sensory deficits that affect the visual apparatus. This evaluation is divided into various tests and involves, among other things, the examination of visual acuity . The orthoptic examination is useful for understanding the causes that determine the various forms of strabismus , accommodation and convergence defects and amblyopia (also known as "lazy eye"), also intervening on the resulting symptoms, such as alterations of the visual field , postural abnormalities and double vision

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Vanilmandelic acid in the urine

2019

What is Vanilmandelic Acid? Vanilmandelic acid is an end product of the adrenaline and noradrenaline catecholamine metabolism; consequently, its dosage in urine collected over 24 hours can identify the noradrenergic hypersecretion that characterizes tumors deriving from chromaffin tissue (pheochromocytoma / paragangliomas, neuroblastomas), or evaluate its response to the medical therapy undertaken

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Breast Augmented

2019

Generality The needle aspiration of the breast is an examination aimed at taking a sample of breast tissue, in order to study it under a microscope. In general, this examination is performed to analyze the cells that make up a lump or an area of breast tissue that is suspected of being diagnosed by radiology (ultrasound and mammography) and clinical diagnosis (breast examination). Th

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AngioTAC - Angio-TC

2019

Generality The angioTAC is the Computerized Axial Tomography with contrast medium that allows to study the blood circulation in the arteries and in the veins, the blood circulation of the most important organs of the human body and, finally, all the various anomalies and pathologies of a vascular character

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Fecal Calprotectin

2019

Generality Calprotectin is a protein that binds substances such as calcium and zinc. It is found almost everywhere in the body, but is present above all in neutrophil granulocytes, monocytes and macrophages. During the performance of their defensive functions, these cells are able to trigger the inflammatory response against dangerous foreign agents

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Colposcopy Results: Read and Interpret Them

2019

What is Colposcopy Simple and painless, colposcopy is the second-level screening test, carried out to ascertain the real significance of pre-cancerous lesions emerged from the Pap test and attributable to cervical cancer . Compared to the Pap test, colposcopy allows a direct view of the inner surface of the cervix, therefore it allows to visually evaluate any "abnormal" areas

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Contraindications

2019

Generality In medicine, contraindications are those circumstances that make a particular therapy or a particular diagnostic procedure inadvisable; the reason for this precaution lies in the negative or highly negative consequences that could arise from the implementation of a particular therapy or diagnostic procedure

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Creatininuria - Creatinine in Urine

2019

Generality Creatininuria is the amount of creatinine in the urine. This exam provides useful information on the functional efficiency of the kidneys , as these latter are used to filter blood. The creatinine dose is often required to measure creatinine clearance and is performed on 24-hour urine collection

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defecography

2019

What is defecography? Defecography is a radiological examination used in suspected or overt cases of obstructed constipation . The purpose of the procedure is to identify any abnormalities of the anus and rectum, from the morphological and functional point of view. Synonyms Defecography is also called cinedefecografia or evacuative proctography

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Eco-doppler and Eco-color-doppler

2019

Doppler effect Eco-doppler and Eco-color-doppler are ultrasounds that exploit the Doppler effect. This effect is based on the measurement of frequency variations between the incident beam and the beam reflected by a moving body (in medical applications, moving bodies are represented by erythrocytes (red blood cells), or rather by erythrocyte clusters, and then by blood)

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Penile echocolordoppler (Penile Dynamic Ultrasound)

2019

How does it work The penile echocolordoppler is an imaging technique widely used in the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, thanks to its ability to analyze the penile blood flow and to highlight its main alterations. The penile echocolordoppler uses high-frequency ultrasound probes (7.5-13 MHz) equipped with digital software and a color-Doppler module, which allow analyzing the waves reflected by the corpuscular part of the blood flowing in the penile vessels