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 Pathologies Fabry Disease People with Fabry disease have a complete genetic deficiency or lack of the alpha-galactosidase A enzyme. This causes a build up of a fatty substance (glycolipid), usually made up of this enzyme, in the cell lysosomes. The gene responsible for Fabry disease (GLA) is found in the X chromosome, mea Pathologies Asthma Asthma is a disorder of the passage of air through the respiratory tract, particularly in small-calibre bronchial tubes. It causes difficulty breathing and the patient feels like they are drowning and must increase their effort in an attempt to breathe better. Asthma is a chronic inflam Pathologies Venous thromboembolic disease Venous thromboembolic disease refers to the process characterised by the formation of a thrombus (blood clot) in the deep vein system that can grow or fragment, interrupting the normal circulation of blood and causing various alterations. The main manifestations of thromboembolic Pathologies Highly lethal suicide attempts Suicide is a common cause of death. Every year, around one million people across the world die of suicide. It remains the biggest external cause of death in our country (Spanish National Institute of Statistics - INE, 2017). It is estimated that suicide attempts (SA) are 10-20 times more common t Pathologies Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that originates due to an abnormal proliferation of plasma cells (one type of leukocyte, the body’s defence). These plasma cells can cause bone lesions, growing profusely and causing anaemia. At the same time, they are able to produce immunoglobulins. Th Pathologies Prostate cancer Prostate cancer is one of the most frequent cancers in the male population. This is the most frequent malign tumour in the male urogenital system and the second cause of death from cancer in men after lung cancer, with a mortality rate of 12%. Pathologies Infectius endocarditis Infectious endocarditis involves the presence of a microbial infection in the endocardial surface (internal surface of the heart). It is the most frequent cardiovascular infection and it is very important because of its potential severity and its different forms of presentation. Infecti Pathologies Legionnaire's disease Legionnaire's disease is a disease caused by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila, that lives in contaminated water circuits such as water pipes, water tanks or reservoirs, cooling towers, swimming pools and jacuzzis. It is contracted through the inhalation of contaminated water Pathologies Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) People with obsessive compulsive disorder have persistent and recurring thoughts which are generally unpleasant, known as obsessions. These thoughts lead people to carry out repetitive actions or rituals which help them cope with the obsession. These are known as compulsions. Examples o Treatments Hemodiàlisi Les persones amb insuficiència renal que entren en programa d'hemodiàlisi tenen una funció inferior al 10% de la funció normal. Amb xifres superiors de funció, generalment no és necessària l'hemodiàlisi.Cal practicar l'hemodiàlisi de forma periòdica, en sessions d'unes quatre hores i genera Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 93 Next page ››