Do you need the mom's consent to test the BABY for HIV
Do you need the mom's consent to test the BABY for HIV? Baby must have HIV test Mr Justice Wilson made his ruling at the High Court in London A baby at high risk of having HIV will have to be tested for the virus even though her pareCiteste tot ... 177 cuvinte
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PETIT MAL - A LIGHT FORM OF EPILEPSY
PETIT MAL - A LIGHT FORM OF EPILEPSY Petit Mal is a slight epilepsy, characterized by momentary loss of consciousness. Sometimes the child will be standing on its feet, and drop heavily to the floor as if sitting downCiteste tot ... 648 cuvinte
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Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Cause. Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) rarely affects men <40 years of age, with symptoms generally beginning between 60 to 65 years of age. Clinical Presentation. Signs and symptoms include decreaseCiteste tot ... 2013 cuvinte
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Poisoning
Poisoning Millions of poisoning exposures occur each year in the United States, resulting in nearly 900,000 visits to emergency departments. About 90% of poisonings happen in the home, and more than half of them involve children under age sCiteste tot ... 1737 cuvinte
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Electrical Injuries
Electrical Injuries Electrical injuries are infrequent but eventually are encountered by most practitioners of emergency medicine. These injuries encompass various diagnostic and treatment modalities. Generally, they may be classified as lCiteste tot ... 929 cuvinte
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Adrenal crisis
Adrenal crisis Adrenal crisis with hypotension must be treated immediately. Patients should be evaluated for an underlying illness that precipitated the crisis. 1. If the diagnosis of adrenal failure is known, hydrocortisone, 100 mg IV qCiteste tot ... 1420 cuvinte
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GENETIC CONTROL OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TESTICULAR CANCER
GENETIC CONTROL OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TESTICULAR CANCER Human germ cell tumours comprise a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. Testicular germ cell tumors can be divided into three groups (infantile/prepubertal, adolescent/young adultCiteste tot ... 2036 cuvinte
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Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain Work-up Physical examination. Standing. Examine for obvious defects. Palpate for tenderness or muscle spasm. Test the mobility of the lumbar spine with flexion, extension, and lateral flexion. Observe the patient's gCiteste tot ... 1880 cuvinte
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SORE THROAT
SORE THROAT Sore throat is quite common in children. When the tonsils are involved, it is called tonsilitis; when the larynx is involved, the child's cough will be croupy--this is named catarrhal croup; and when the phaCiteste tot ... 933 cuvinte
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SNIFFLES--COLDS--CORYZA
SNIFFLES--COLDS--CORYZA Cold in a baby is not different from a cold in grown people. All colds rest upon a basis of Toxemia plus indigestion. The child becomes enervated in various ways. It is not necessary for me to enCiteste tot ... 270 cuvinte
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IS CRYING INJURIOUS
IS CRYING INJURIOUS? This is a question asked by many mothers. Crying is not nearly so injurious as its causes. And what are the causes? Too much attention, too much coddling; educating the child into believing that itCiteste tot ... 463 cuvinte
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EARACHE
EARACHE Earache may be due to a reflex irritation from teething, or to catarrh of the stomach extending to the throat, nose, and ears. Most earaches in children are brought on from catarrh. Many children have enlarged tCiteste tot ... 265 cuvinte
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Which immunizations are routinely recommended for HIV-infected patients
Which immunizations are routinely recommended for HIV-infected patients? Live virus or live bacteria vaccines, with the exception of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR), should not be given to HIV-infected individuals. Although it is aCiteste tot ... 257 cuvinte
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Tension pmeumothorax
Tension pmeumothorax oxygen abg needle thoracostomy chest tube confirmatory cxr chem7 keep pt overnight in intensive care and monitor abg transfer next day to the ward if stable discahrge after two days or after the removal of the cCiteste tot ... 40 cuvinte
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when should antiretroviral therapy be initiated in an asymptomatic HIV-infected individual
when should antiretroviral therapy be initiated in an asymptomatic HIV-infected individual? This is new. The latest edition of the DHHS guidelines, published in February 2001, proposes that treatment should be delayed until the CD4+ cell coCiteste tot ... 317 cuvinte
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PRICKLY HEAT
PRICKLY HEAT Prickly heat, or miliaria, is an inflammatory skin derangement affecting the sweat-glands. Symptoms.--Prickling, stinging, and itching of the skin. Hot weather has but little to dCiteste tot ... 602 cuvinte
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Anthrax - a guide for doctors and patients
ANTHRAX-a question may come from area Anthrax - a guide for doctors and patients Introduction: Anthrax is a bacterial disease. It is caused by a bacteria that belongs to the same family as E. coli. called Enterobacteraciae. It is not aCiteste tot ... 2390 cuvinte
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Aortic Dissection
Aortic Dissection history/vitals/focused exam; cardia/abd/lung/CNS DD:Unstable angina, MI, Aortic aneurysm CXR poratble EKG 12 lead Echo(Trasn Esophageal) would be reasonable test to be done after CXR (ER setting, getting a CT is diCiteste tot ... 116 cuvinte
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Nonbilious Vomiting in a 26 day-old
Nonbilious Vomiting in a 26 day-oldmanagement? Chief Complaint: Vomiting History of the Present Illness: A 26 day-old white female presents with a history of nonbilious vomiting for the past two days. The mother states that thCiteste tot ... 2845 cuvinte
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Cellulitis
Cellulitis Definitions Cellulitis is a spreading acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues characterized by erythema, warmth, swelling, and tenderness. It may be classified as mild and uncomplicated, severe, high risk, or necroCiteste tot ... 885 cuvinte
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