Prolonged illnesses

Part 1 book "Step on to paediatrics" includes content: The child; child health scenario; examination of a child - crucial to remember; growth and development; infant and young child feeding (iycf); integrated management of childhood illness; childhood immunization and vaccine preventable diseases; newborn and common neonatal problems; nutritional disorders; cough and or difficult breathing; diarrhoea; vomiting; abdominal pain; constipation; sore throat and difficulty in swallowing; undue exhaustion to normal activities; joint pain and swelling; fever and rash; prolonged high fever.

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To determine the correlation between total serum IgE levels and some clinical and subclinical characteristics in pemphigoid patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study on 42 pemphigoid patients, all of which were newly diagnosed. Information was collected from patient interviews and medical records.

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Children are important transmitters of norovirus infection and there is evidence that laboratory reports in children increase earlier in the norovirus season than in adults. This raises the question as to whether cases and outbreaks in children could provide an early warning of seasonal norovirus before cases start increasing in older, more vulnerable age groups.

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Tracheostomy is recommended for patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) for 14 days or more in the intensive care unit (ICU). Nevertheless, many patients undergoing prolonged MV remain intubated via the translaryngeal route. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of tracheostomy and persistent translaryngeal intubation on short-term outcomes in patients mechanically ventilated for ≥14 days.

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This study aimed to examine the correlation between thyroid hormone and prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) in adult critically ill patients having undergone cardiac surgery.

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Evaluating severity of illness of patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is important to adopt the best appropriate care management for each individual. Yet, no severity-of-illness scoring system has been specifically designed for this type of patients.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumanii are aerobic non fermenting gram negative opportunistic pathogens that are major causes of nosocomial infections. Both these microorganisms thrive well in nutrient-deprived conditions and are responsible for a wide spectrum of infections. They show a higher predilection for infection in patients with diminished host defenses. Intensive care units are considered the epicenter of antibiotic resistant infections.

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Stunting, which describes a small height for one’s age, is an indicator of chronic malnutrition. It develops mainly as a result of prolonged food deprivation or a chronic disease or illness. Unintended pregnancies and unplanned births are among the psychological factors that negatively affect the nutritional status of children.

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Acinetobacter baumanii can cause serious healthcare associated infections (HAI) and the incidence is increasing with many strains showing resistant to multiple antibiotics. Acinetobacter spp. are associated with various clinical cases which sometimes is often fatal. Their abundant occurrence in nature and minimal nutritional requirements make them a potent pathogen to cause well-formed infection. They occur mostly in the ICUs as most of the patients are on ventilator. MDR strains are associated with critically ill patients.

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Hepatopathy and hepatomegaly as consequences of prolonged fasting or illnesses are typical clinical features of very long chain acyl-CoA dehydro-genase (VLCACD) deficiency, the most common long-chain fatty acid b-oxidationdefect. Supplementationwithmedium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) is an important treatment measure in these defects, in order to supply suffi-cient energy.

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Tuberculosis (TB) is not as common as it was many years ago in the United States; consequently, clinicians do not always consider the possibility of TB disease when evaluating patients who have symptoms. As a result, the diagnosis of TB disease may be delayed or even overlooked, and the patient may remain ill and possibly infectious for a prolonged period. Not all persons with TB disease have symptoms; however, most persons with TB disease have one or more symptoms that lead them to seek medical care. All persons with symptoms of TB disease, or either a positive tuberculin skin test (TST)...

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This is especially true if you are targeting a community of color or a low income community. In the U.S., there are significant differences in the way ill health affects different communities. Consider, for example, that on many Indian reservations, over half the population suffers from diabetes. Or that African American children of all income levels are hospitalized for asthma at three times the rate of white children. Consider that Latinos are more likely to be newly diagnosed with HIV infection than white people, but 1.

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Someone with a prolonged physical illness, a disability or a cognitive impairment (such as Alzheimer’s disease) often needs long-term care. Many different services help people with chronic conditions overcome limitations that keep them from being independent. Long-term care is different from traditional medical care. Long-term care helps one live as he or she is now; it may not help to improve or correct medical problems.

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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: The natural history of West Nile virus infection presenting with West Nile virus meningoencephalitis in a man with a prolonged illness: a case report...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Changes in the central component of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in a rabbit model of prolonged critical illness...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Adrenal insufficiency in prolonged critical illness...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Anemia, transfusions and hospital outcomes among critically ill patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Anemia, transfusion, and phlebotomy practices in critically ill patients with prolonged ICU length of stay: a cohort study...

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has the ability to reverse premature death. It can also prolong terminal illness, increase discomfort and consume enormous resources. Despite the desire to respect patient autonomy, there are many reasons why withholding CPR may be complicated in the perioperative setting. This review outlines these factors in order to offer

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Acute mastoiditis. Axial CT image shows an acute fluid collection within the mastoid air cells on the left. Purulent fluid should be cultured whenever possible to help guide antimicrobial therapy. Initial empirical therapy is usually directed against the typical organisms associated with acute otitis media, such as S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and M. catarrhalis. Some patients with more severe or prolonged courses of illness should be treated for infection with S. aureus and gram-negative bacilli (including Pseudomonas).

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