What are you looking for? Search Common searches: Departments, Hospitalisation, Professionals, Outpatient clinics, Health advice, Accreditations, Diseases, Diagnostic tests, Treatments, The birth of a child, Emergency, Visiting patients, Fulltext search Tipus de contingut Services and units Professionals Pathologies Health advices Health and wellness Diagnostic tests Treatments News Activities Centers - Any - Search Health advices Hereditary angioedema: recommendations It is essential for patients to actively participate in the monitoring and treatment of their disease to increase their personal satisfaction and autonomy. Having reliable, verifiable information is also of great help in managing the disease. Hereditary angioedema is such a rare disease Health advices How to detect prostate cancer early? Undergo a test The purpose of the tests is to detect prostate cancer in the early stages, before the disease progresses. There are two common initial screening tests. Depending on the result, you may be referred to a urologist for a biopsy. These initial tests are: Health advices Testicular cancer health advice Symptoms If you are concerned or have any of the symptoms listed below, it is important that you see a doctor. Appearance of swelling or a lump in either of the testicles (normally non-painful) Change in the size or shape of the testicles Diagnostic tests Blood analysis Blood tests are one of the most frequent medical tests. They involve taking a blood sample from the patient that is then analysed in a laboratory. Diagnostic tests Arteriography This test helps us to see arteries and detect possible problems. Diagnostic tests Bone marrow biopsy Bone marrow is a diffuse organ present in the small cells of the bones and which contains the stems cells which form the cells that circulate in the blood. Accessing this part of our bones can provide information about blood precursor cells, and also tell us if there are any unusual cells or micr Diagnostic tests Small intestine biopsy The aim of the intestinal biopsy is to obtain a surface fragment of the mucus of the small intestine to analyse it under a microscope. This sample helps us to determine if the patient has any disease or health problem, as well as showing us how the patient is progressing. Diagnostic tests Foetal echocardiography Foetal echocardiography is used when the foetus is still in the womb, usually during the second trimester of pregnancy, between 18 and 24 weeks of gestation. In this ultrasound study, the heart of the foetus is observed and its anatomy and function analysed. It is important to check the Diagnostic tests Gynaecology ultrasound Gynaecological ultrasound is a technique that uses ultrasound to visualise the inside of women’s genitalia. Diagnostic tests Simple spirometry Simple spirometry is a test to study lung function, which lets us know the amount of air patients can move and how well they do it. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 88 Next page ››