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• Thyroid diseases

  The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck, just below the Adam's apple. It produces the thyroid hormone that is respo...

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• Goitre

  The term "goitre" refers to abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, due to something causing the thyroid to grow larger than normal. It is impor...

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• Thyroid Nodule

  A thyroid nodule is a number of thyroid cells that are grouped together in a cluster, a lump, forming a tumour that may be either malignant or beni...

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• Graves’ Disease

  Graves-Basedow Disease (GBD) is the most common form of autoimmune hyperthyroidism, in which the thyroid is activated by antibodies that stimulate...

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• Thyroiditis

  Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland caused by an autoimmune disorder or a viral infection. In its first phase, this inflammation le...

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• Hyperthyroidism

  Hyperthyroidism is a condition that occurs when the thyroid gland is overactive, in other words, it secretes too much thyroid hormone.

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• Hypothyroidism

  Hypothyroidism is a disease caused by a decrease in the normal function (hypofunction) of the thyroid gland. This means that the thyroid gland is n...

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• Radiotherapy

  Radiotherapy is a medical oncology treatment that uses high-energy ionizing radiation to eliminate tumor cells or slow their growth. It is a key t...

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• Sexual Violence

  Sexual violence is  any behaviour considered of a sexual nature that is carried out without the other person’s consent. It includes conduct such as...

  • What type of sexual violence does it exist?
  • How can you identify whether you have been exposed to VAW?
  • What can you do if you suffer sexual violence?
  • How sexual violence affects your health?
  • What can you do to recover from a sexual assault?
  • What can family and friends do?
  • Sexual Violence at Clínic
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• Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

  Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a disease that encompasses a wide range of physical, mental, behavioural and cognitive abnormalities tha...

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• Premature Bronchiolitis

  Bronchiolitis is a respiratory infection that affects suckling infants. It mainly occurs in the small airways, particularly in the bronchioles. It...

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• Aortic stenosis

  Aortic stenosis is a disease that occurs due to narrowing of the aortic valve, one of the four valves that control blood flow in the heart, which m...

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• Frontotemporal Dementia

  Frontotemporal dementia is a group of neurodegenerative diseases that cause a progressive loss of neurons in the nervous system. In frontotemporal...

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• Hereditary Digestive Cancer

  When a person has hereditary cancer, it means that they have a genetic alteration (mutation) in all their cells, which predisposes them to developi...

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  • Types of hereditary digestive cancer
  • How is it transmitted?
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• Cholangiocarcinoma

  Cholangiocarcinoma is a heterogeneous group of tumours derived from bile duct cells. These ducts are little tubes that bring bile out of the liver...

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• Chemotherapy

  Chemotherapy is one of the many treatments available for cancer. Its main feature is that it is a systemic treatment; that is, it reaches all parts...

  • When is chemotherapy necessary?
  • Chemotherapy type
  • How is it arranged?
  • What preparations are needed?
  • Where is it done?
  • How long does it last?
  • How many times do I need to have chemotherapy?
  • How will I feel during the treatment?
  • What are the potential complications?
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• Pulmonary Hypertension

  Pulmonary hypertension is the abnormal increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. This increase in pressure can be produced by various...

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• Infective endocarditis

  Endocarditis is a type of inflammation that affects the inner layer of the heart chambers, known as the endocardium, and the heart valves.   The m...

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• Gastroscopy

  Gastroscopy is a technique that allows the upper digestive tract to be viewed directly. This part of the digestive tract runs from the mouth to the...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Sex Reassignment Surgery

  As the name implies, sex (or gender) reassignment surgery encompasses all those surgical procedures that are performed with the aim of making a tra...

  • Male-to-female surgery
  • Female-to-male surgery
  • Pre-surgical preparation
  • Post-operative period and post-surgery care
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