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• Ultrasound

  Ultrasound is a scanning technique that allows images of inside the body to be seen by using sound waves. When these waves collide with the differe...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Mammography

  Mammography is a high-definition, low-dose X-ray examination of the breasts. A mammography examination (mammogram) is used for the early diagnosis...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Conventional Radiography

  Conventional radiography uses x-rays to observe bone density, lung tissue, the digestive tract, the heart and other structures in the body. 

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Contrast Radiography

  Contrast radiography is based on the use of conventional x-ray with contrast media that is opaque to radiation. It is used to detect illnesses in t...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging test that is used to visualize inside of a part of the body, which allows a diagnosis to be made, or...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Nuclear Medicine

  Nuclear medicine is a medical speciality that includes different diagnostic tests or treatments based on the administration of radioactive substanc...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Computed Tomography

  Computed tomography (CT) is a test that uses special x-ray equipment to obtain images of the body from different angles. It allows cardiovascular d...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Care for Caregivers

  Providing care is something that many people become involved in at some point in their lives. A great many people are currently caring for close re...

  • Caring at home
  • Taking care of yourself
  • Postural hygiene for carers
  • Dependent person
  • Communication with the dependent person
  • Mobilising the dependent person
  • Nutrition and the elderly
  • Dysphagia
  • Medications
  • Personal hygiene
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Changes in bowel movements
  • Pressure sores
  • Changes in behaviour
  • Insomnia
  • Dementia
  • The comunication
  • Home environment and dementia
  • Lack of appetite and dementia
  • Changes in behaviour and dementia
  • INFOSA project

  Assistance – Be healthy

• Should I go to emergency services?

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Chest pain

  Chest pain is discomfort or pain originating in the thorax, the part of the trunk between the neck and the diaphragm. It is a common reason for vis...

  • Causes
  • Risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Emergencies
  • Prevention
  • Frequently Asked Questions

  Assistance – Be healthy

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism is characterised by developmental diferences that affect socialisation, communication, imagination and beh...

  • Risk factors
  • Symptoms or signs
  • Diagnosis and tests
  • Treatments
  • Evolution of ASD
  • Living with ASD
  • Lines of research
  • Tratamiento en el Clínic
  • Investigación en el Clínic
  • Docencia y Formación en el Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Bone Marrow Transplant

  A bone marrow transplant, which is now known as haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, is a procedure that aims to replace diseased bone marrow...

  • Stem cells
  • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Living after a Transplant
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Procedimiento en el Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Bunion

  Hallux valgus or bunion is a deformity of the big toe and the first metatarsal of the foot, which can be seen as the progressive appearance of a lu...

  • Causes and risk factor
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Disease progression
  • Living with the disease
  • Research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Treatment at the Clínic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Teaching and training at the Clínic
  • Team and structure

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Dialysis

  Dialysis is a treatment to remove excess fluids and waste products from the body when the kidneys stop working properly. There are two main techniq...

  • Haemodialysis
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • Frequently asked questions
  • La Diálisis en el Clínic
  • Investigación en el Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Arthrosis

  Arthrosis is a joint disease that affects people’s mobility and quality of life. Although its appearance is primarily associated with old age, it c...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Living with the disease
  • Disease progression
  • Research lines
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Lymphoma

  Lymphoma is a haematological cancer (cancer of the blood) that occurs when white blood cells, which defend us against infections, start to experien...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Evolution of disease
  • Living with desease
  • Lines of research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Tratamiento en el Clínic
  • Investigación en el Clínic
  • Team and structure

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Chronic Kidney Disease

  Chronic Kindey Failure is the progressive and irreversible deterioration of kidney function. The kidneys slowly lose their ability to work. One-ten...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Team and structure

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

  Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease that affects the central nervous system, that is, the brain and the spinal cord. The symptoms...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Progression
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Tratamiento en el Clínic
  • Investigación en el Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Lupus

  Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects five million people worldwide, the vast majority of whom are women. The immune system is designe...

  • Causes and Symptoms
  • Tests and diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Evolution of disease
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Tratamiento en el Clínic
  • Investigación en el Clínic
  • Docencia y Formación en el Clínic
  • Team and structure

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Multiple Myeloma

  Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer of the blood that affects the bone marrow. It is a relatively common disease as it represents 10–15% of all ha...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Tests and diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Evolution of the disease
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Tratamiento en el Clínic
  • Investigación en el Clínic
  • Docencia y Formación en el Clínic
  • Team and structure

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions