From: Salud (About Health) PABLO PÉREZ MARTÍNEZ, JOSÉ MANUEL RAMOS RINCÓN, ANA MAESTRE PEIRÓ Sepsis is a reaction of the body to an infection caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and even fungi. When our defenses are not able to eliminate the infection by microorganisms or their toxins, we react by producing substances such as interleukins, which spread through the bloodstream, causing a generalized inflammatory reaction in the body to the infection. Sepsis is a medical emergency and if not diagnosed and treated early, it can be life-threatening, leading to irreversible tissue damage, septic shock, and multiple organ failure. This extreme reaction of the body to an infection especially affects vital organs such as the brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc., which are damaged; this is what we know as sepsis. Therefore, sepsis is not a disease in itself, but arises when there is a poorly regulated response of the body to an infection that damages the person’s own tissues and organs and threatens the person’s life. If there is no timely intervention and there is significant damage to multiple organs so that they stop functioning, the patient’s life is in danger. We call this critical phase septic shock. The […]

From: Salud (About Health) PABLO PÉREZ MARTÍNEZ, JOSÉ MANUEL RAMOS RINCÓN, ANA MAESTRE PEIRÓ Osteoporosis is a disease that affects the bones, making them more fragile, so that they break  more easily and are less resistant to blows. It is estimated that osteoporosis affects 5.6% of the total European population aged over 50 years (22.1% of women and 6.6% of men). The number of new fragility fractures in Europe was estimated at 4.3 million per year. Osteoporosis does not manifest itself with any symptoms until fractures appear. Most people find out they have osteoporosis after they break a bone. The bones that are most often fractured are the vertebrae, hip, and wrist. Fractures can lead to chronic pain, disability, or even death, occasionally. Osteoporosis is diagnosed by quantifying bone mineral density that can be measured with densitometry, making it possible to predict the risk of fracture in patients without any broken bones. Established osteoporosis is defined as the presence of one or more fragility fractures (spontaneous, without a previous direct blow). Some risk factors for osteoporosis are older age, menopause, a family history of hip fracture, or having had a previous fracture from a minor blow, especially after the age […]