Glomerulonephritis, Acute: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Glomerulonephritis, Acute: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Tags: Emergency, Kidney Disease, Disease and Condition, Emergency Medicine, First Aid and Emergency, Nephritis, disease, Medical
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 4:17 am By:
Glomerulonephritis represents 10-15% of glomerular diseases. Learn more about this disease. http://bit.ly/dCep8F
Glomerulonephritis, Poststreptococcal: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Acute glomerulonephritis is characterized by the sudden appearance of hematuria, proteinuria, red blood cell casts in the urine, edema, and hypertension with or without oliguria. It can follow streptococcal infections. This illness was first recognized as ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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In patients with nephritis, 15-lipoxygenase derivatives appear to have anti-inflammatory effects. http://bit.ly/dcwrza
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
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First described in Australia in 1935, Q fever is a rickettsial disease with acute and chronic stages. Learn more. http://bit.ly/aPd4LZ
Rhabdomyolysis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rhabdomyolysis was first described in the victims of crush injury during the 1940-1941 London, England, blitzkrieg bombing raids of World War II.1 It has many etiologies. Pathophysiology Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Rhabdomyolysis accounts for an estimated 8-15% of cases of acute renal failure. More on rhabdomyolysis causes. http://bit.ly/cMuVcp
Hand Injury, High Pressure: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A high-pressure injection injury should be considered a potential surgical emergency. Immediate decompression and thorough cleansing of the offending material from the tissue is required to preserve optimal function. Pathophysiology Acute injury is caused by introduction ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Overall incidence of amputation approaches 48% for high pressure hand injuries. Learn causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/9txNmt
Fracture, Elbow: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Elbow fractures are commonly encountered in the acute care setting. Injury patterns for children and adults are quite different. Fractures of the elbow include extra-articular and intra-articular fractures. Extra-articular fractures include intercondylar fractures, supracondylar fractures, epicondylar ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Elbow fractures are commonly encountered in the acute care setting. Learn more about elbow fractures. http://bit.ly/cWwCiS
Toxicity, Valproate: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Ingestions of valproic acid (VPA) have become increasingly common since 1995, when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved valproic acid for the treatment of acute mania in patients with mood disorders. Although most cases ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Valproic acid is usually absorbed rapidly from the GI tract but can be toxic in high levels. Learn more. http://bit.ly/a7lbU2
Toxicity, Isoniazid: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide [INH]) is an antimicrobial that has been used as a first-line agent for prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis since 1952. Patients with a recently positive purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 3, 2010 at 10:15 pm By:
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Acute ingestion by adults with as little as 1.5 g of Isoniazid can lead to mild toxicity. http://bit.ly/bDU4BU
Toxicity, Chlorine Gas: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Chlorine gas is a pulmonary irritant with intermediate water solubility that causes acute damage in the upper and lower respiratory tract. Chlorine gas was first used as a chemical weapon at Ypres, France, in 1915. Of ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Chlorine gas is a pulmonary irritant that causes acute damage in the upper and lower respiratory tract. http://bit.ly/cZ1So8
Gout and Pseudogout: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Gout and pseudogout are the 2 most common crystal-induced arthropathies. They are debilitating illnesses in which pain and joint inflammation are caused by the formation of crystals within the joint space. Gout is inflammation caused by ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Gout and pseudogout are the 2 most common crystal-induced arthropathies. They are both debilitating illnesses. http://bit.ly/ddKHea
Pneumonia, Aspiration: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Aspiration is defined as the inhalation of either oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the lower airways. Inhalation of these contents can lead to aspiration pneumonia and aspiration pneumonitis. Although these two entities are managed differently, they ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Aspiration pneumonitis is a type of damage to the airways caused by acute regurgitation of gastric contents. http://bit.ly/dvQ9Yc
Pediatrics, Reye Syndrome: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Reye syndrome is characterized by acute noninflammatory encephalopathy and hepatic failure. In 1963, R. D. K. Reye first described this syndrome as a distinct entity in Australia, and, a few months later, G. M. Johnson described ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Parents are advised not to give their child aspirin due to the risk of Reye syndrome. Learn more about Reye syndrome. http://bit.ly/d2ZvR8
Pediatrics, Kawasaki Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Kawasaki disease (KD) (ie, Kawasaki syndrome [KS]) is a febrile illness of childhood. It is a self-limited acute vasculitic syndrome of unknown etiology, first described by Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. At that time, he reported 50 ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Kawasaki disease (KD) (ie, Kawasaki syndrome [KS]) is a febrile illness of childhood whose cause is unknown. Learn more.http://bit.ly/cSlqjA
Transient Ischemic Attack: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is considered an acute episode of temporary neurologic dysfunction caused by a vascular occlusion. Symptoms typically last less than an hour. While the classical definition included symptoms lasting as long as ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is considered an acute episode of temporary neurologic dysfunction. Learn the cause. http://bit.ly/dC0kMO
Tetanus: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Tetanus is an illness characterized by an acute onset of hypertonia, painful muscular contractions (usually of the muscles of the jaw and neck), and generalized muscle spasms without other apparent medical causes.Although records from antiquity (5th ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Tetanus is predominantly a disease of underdeveloped countries located in warm, damp climates. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9SqQQi
Delirium, Dementia, and Amnesia: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Delirium, dementia, amnesia, and certain other alterations in cognition are subsumed under more general terms such as mental status change (MSC), acute confusional state (ACS), or organic brain syndrome (OBS). Acute alterations in brain function are ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Delirium, dementia, amnesia, & other alterations in cognition are sometimes called mental status change. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bWysBQ
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