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• Diabetes

  Diabetes is a disease in which blood sugar (glucose) levels are above normal. High blood sugar can damage the vision, kidneys or nervous system. Ty...

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • Disease evolution
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Diabetes at the Clínic
  • Gestational Diabetes at the Clínic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Teaching and Training at the Clínic
  • Team and structure

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis is a disease characterised by a decrease in bone tissue that weakens bones and increases the chance of suffering fractures. Osteoporos...

  • Risk factors
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Disease evolution
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Teaching and Training at the Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Skin Cancer

  Skin cancer is the most common in our population.Fortunately, it has a great advantage over other cancers: its appearance is external and manifests...

  • Risk factors
  • Symptoms of Skin Cancer
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Disease evolution
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • FAQ
  • Prevention
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Stroke

  A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. This interruption can happen for two main reasons: a block...

  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Risk factors
  • Tests and diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Life after a disease
  • Research lines
  • 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

• Cardiac Insufficiency

  Cardiac insufficiency or heart failure is the incapability of the heart to pump strongly enough to make sufficient blood reach the entire body. Con...

  • Symptoms
  • Causes
  • Tests and diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Disease evolution
  • 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

• HIV / AIDS

  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the most serious form of infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Thanks to the ad...

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Prevention
  • Treatment at the Clínic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

  Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, neuroinflammatory disease that can seriously impact a patient’s functionality and quality of life. In additi...

  • Symptoms
  • Risk factors
  • 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
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease of the airways characterized by chronic inflammation of the lungs that progressively obst...

  • Symptoms
  • Causes
  • Tests and diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Disease evolution
  • Living with disease
  • Research lines
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Prevention
  • Tratamiento en el Clínic
  • Investigación en el Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Breast Cancer

  Breast cancer is the most common tumor in women in Spain. It is estimated that one in eight will suffer from breast cancer throughout their lives....

  • Risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Tests and diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Evolution of the disease
  • Living with the disease
  • Research lines
  • FAQs
  • Prevention
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Schizophrenia

  Schizophrenia is a complex disorder influenced by several factors and characterised by a significant degree of variability in terms of both its cau...

  • Symptoms
  • Causes and risk factors
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prognosis
  • Living with the disease
  • Lines of research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Treatment at the Clínic
  • Teaching and Training at the Clínic
  • Equipo y estructura

  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• 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