SALTON F.

Patients suffering from rheumatic inflammatory diseases, e.g., systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis, are at risk of low bone mass. Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is the traditional radiological measurement technique for bone mineral density (BMD). The recently developed trabecular bone score (TBS)...

The latest guidelines for the hospital care of patients affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related acute respiratory failure have moved towards the widely accepted use of noninvasive respiratory support (NIRS) as opposed to early intubation at the pandemic onset. The establishment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia goes through different...