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    Assoc. with fetal demise with exposure in first trimester. G. Rubeola ____Erythema Migrans; often in the groin‚ axilla‚ thigh. H. Mononucleosis ____Haemophilus Influenza Type B; a bacteria that causes respiratory illness‚ OM‚ sepsis‚ epiglottitis‚ pneumonia‚ bronchitis. I. Parotitis ____Causes common cold‚ pharyngitis‚ pneumonia‚ hand‚ foot and mouth disease‚ and herpangina. J. Pertussis ____Incubation period 14-21 days;tear drop on a rose petal; contagious

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    i. Cool compress ii. Pain meds prn d. Wound care i. Wash hands well before and after changing dressing ii. Use aseptic technique iii. Wash soiled linens separately 4. The patient/family will be able to list possible complications of cellulitis a. Sepsis b. Metastatic abscess c. Gangrene Examples of resources/methods that may be used: *Normal wound healing‚ s/s of infection (handouts‚ audiovisuals demonstrating an infected wound) *Equipment needed for wound care (provide list) *Wound care-RN

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    The cuts of the budget of the Human Body Corporation (or HBC) has been dreadful news. The HBC has helped many people realize the importance of taking care of your body and how to do so. Some people Some workers really do belong in the corporation. As the representative of the large intestine‚ I believe the large intestine is important in the HBC. The large intestine may not seem that spectacular at first‚ but it is indeed useful! Its neighboring organ is the small intestine. The large intestine

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    and otic effects: blurred vision‚ tinnitus‚ conjunctivitis‚ and hearing impairment. * Other adverse effects: urticaria‚ rash‚ pruritus‚ alopecia‚ photosensitivity‚ perspiration‚ asthma‚ dyspnea‚ respiratory depression‚ pneumonia‚ fever‚ infection‚ sepsis

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    product in 1820. Coumarin has been showed to be useful in biological activity‚ but they have been approved for few pharmacutical uses. It has been reported that coumarin activity includes HIV‚ tumors‚ hypertension‚arrhythmia‚ osteoporosis‚ inflammation‚ sepsis‚ asthma and analgesic. There are various approche to the synthesis of coumarin. They are perkin reaction‚ knovenagel condensation‚ clasen rearragenment and pechmann condensation. The synthesis that’s important to us is the knovenagel condensation

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    is secreted amongst these cytokines and plays a vital role in the inflammatory response of the body. An over secretion of TNF-alpha may result “endothelial and vascular smooth muscle changes‚ which manifests as hypotension‚ shock‚ and features of sepsis.” An example of a bacterium that elicits a superantigen response in humans is the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes. The main difference between normal antigen responses and the superantigen response can be seen with different levels of T cell activation

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    Respiratory Case Study The following case study is of a 37-year old Hispanic male weighing 145 lbs and 70 inches tall found unconscious by his girlfriend. According to her he was unconscious for about 15 hours and she was concerned because he would not wake or respond and was breathing shallow and slow. She then called 9-1-1. The patient entered the ER by emergency vehicle and on my initial assessment Pt had an altered mental status‚ was very unresponsive showing symptoms of a possible drug overdose

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    Discussion Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) aims to introduce a highly qualified care with getting the best results and better progress for critically ill children13. In the background of intensive care management‚ a basis and objective way to define and quantify severity of illness is through the development of probability models of predicting mortality risk14-15.So this score will help to track our own quality and efficiency of care progress (internal benchmarking) this was the second objective

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    Background Presence of gallstones in the gallbladder. Spectrum ranges from asymptomatic‚ colic‚ cholangitis‚ choledocholithiasis‚ cholecystitis Colic is a temporary blockage‚ cholecystitis is inflammation from obstruction of CBD or cystic duct‚ cholangitis is infection of the biliary tree. Anatomy Pathophysiology Three types of stones‚ cholesterol‚ pigment‚ mixed. Formation of each types is caused by crystallization of bile. Cholesterol stones most common. Bile consists of lethicin‚ bile

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    considered as nosocomial .All infections in new born delivered in the hospital need to be considered “Acquired” except those caused by organisms reaching the body from the mother or before the time of birth. This is true in early onset of systematic sepsis caused by Ecoli‚ streptococci Group B. Listeria monocytogenes etc .Nosocomial infection accounts for half of all major complications of hospitalization; the rest are medication errors‚ patient falls‚ and other non-infectious events. In American hospitals

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