High Fever Emergencies
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Pediatrics, Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pediatric patients presenting in the ED with fever are sometimes the more challenging patients emergency physicians face. Patients with fever can be present in a wide variety of clinical presentations ranging from mild clinical conditions to ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Pediatric patients in the ER with fever are sometimes the more challenging patients emergency physicians face. http://bit.ly/97zbFn
Dengue fever spreading in Asia
health.yahoo.net — “Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease with no known treatment, is spreading in Asia, with cases in India at a 20-year high as the country hosts the Commonwealth Games.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
Most Recently Shared on October 7, 2010 at 11:39 am By:
Jennifer Ann Grisso Nurse and Active Health Library
Dengue fever spreading in Asia: Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease with no known treatment, is spreading in As... http://bit.ly/bHA5FL
Dengue fever spreading in Asia
health.yahoo.net — “Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease with no known treatment, is spreading in Asia, with cases in India at a 20-year high as the country hosts the Commonwealth Games.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
Most Recently Shared on October 7, 2010 at 11:03 am By:
Jane Anderson Healthy Eating Advisor
Dengue fever spreading in Asia http://bit.ly/afRE0c
CBRNE - Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of febrile illnesses caused by RNA viruses from several viral families. These highly infectious viruses lead to a potentially lethal disease syndrome characterized by fever, malaise, vomiting, mucosal and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 5:38 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of febrile illnesses caused by RNA viruses from several viral families. http://bit.ly/bBDCwN
Tick-Borne Diseases, Relapsing Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Relapsing fever is an acute febrile illness caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The high fevers of presenting patients spontaneously abate and then recur. This characteristic pattern of remission and relapse not only gives relapsing ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Relapsing fever is transmitted to humans by 2 vectors, ticks and lice. Learn about the symptoms. http://bit.ly/a8kLrF
Dengue Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Dengue has been called the most important mosquito-transmitted viral disease in terms of morbidity and mortality. Dengue fever is a benign acute febrile syndrome occurring in tropical regions. In a small proportion of cases, the virus ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Dengue fever is a benign acute febrile syndrome occurring in tropical regions. Learn the severity and symptoms. http://bit.ly/alDsbE
Yellow Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Yellow fever is one of many causes of viral hemorrhagic fever. It is a member of the flavivirus family (group B arbovirus). The Flavivirus genus is composed of more than 68 arthropod transmitted viruses, of which ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Yellow fever is one of many causes of viral hemorrhagic fever. It is transmitted via mosquitoes. Learn more. http://bit.ly/byH7Gk
Scarlet Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Scarlet fever (known as scarlatina in older literature references) is an exotoxin-mediated disease arising from group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. Ordinarily, scarlet fever evolves from a tonsillar/pharyngeal focus, although the rash develops in fewer than 10% ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Medscape Emergency Health Site
Penicillin remains the drug of choice for scarlet fever. See eMedicine's Scarlet Fever topic. http://bit.ly/b0sAAE
Rheumatic Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rheumatic fever causes chronic progressive damage to the heart and its valves. Until 1960, it was a leading cause of death in children and a common cause of structural heart disease. The disease has been known ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 4:21 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Rheumatic fever causes chronic progressive damage to the heart & its valves and was once a leading cause of child death.http://bit.ly/aK0jq1
Dengue fever: Potentially fatal, and now emerging in the United States - JAAPA
jaapa.com — “Long thought to be endemic only in other parts of the world, dengue is the focus of an --investigation in Key West, Florida, site of a recent outbreak of locally acquired disease.” View full resource at jaapa.com
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Dengue fever: Potentially fatal, and now emerging in the United States: Long thought to be endemic only in other... http://bit.ly/idjodo
What Is Yellow Fever? What Causes Yellow Fever?
medicalnewstoday.com — “Yellow fever is an acute systemic illness - a hemorrhagic fever - caused by the Flavivirus. Acute means it comes on (onset) rapidly, while systemic means it affects the whole body. In sev” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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What Is Yellow Fever? What Causes Yellow Fever? http://mnt.to/3vDD
AccessEmergency Medicine | Scarlet Fever
accessemergencymedicine.com — “AccessEmergency Medicine | Scarlet Fever” View full resource at accessemergencymedicine.com
Most Recently Shared on December 26, 2010 at 3:28 am By:
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AccessEmergency Medicine | Scarlet Fever http://bit.ly/ho0j51
Pediatrics, Scarlet Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Scarlet fever is a syndrome characterized by exudative pharyngitis, fever, and scarlatiniform rash. It is caused by an infection with a pyogenic exotoxin-producing group A beta-hemolytic streptococci.{{mediatitle:1732751_1}}{{media:1732751_1}}{{mediacaption:1732751_1}}” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Scarlet fever predominantly occurs in children aged 5-15 years. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/943irT
CBRNE - Q Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: First described in Australia in 1935, Q fever is a rickettsial disease with acute and chronic stages. Q fever differs from other rickettsial diseases in that it is caused by inhalation of infected particles, not by ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 5:27 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
First described in Australia in 1935, Q fever is a rickettsial disease with acute and chronic stages. Learn more. http://bit.ly/aPd4LZ
Fever in the Neonate and Young Child: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: This article discusses the appropriate emergency department (ED) clinical and laboratory evaluation of young febrile children, particularly those younger than 3 years of age. Fever, the abnormal elevation of body temperature, has long been recognized by ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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For the appropriately dressed child, at rest, a rectal temperature of 38C (100.4F) is defined as fever by most authors.http://bit.ly/aUQvnA
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