Rheumatic Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Rheumatic Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Emergency, Fever, Disease and Condition, Children's Health, Emergency Medicine
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 4:21 am By:
Rheumatic fever causes chronic progressive damage to the heart & its valves and was once a leading cause of child death.http://bit.ly/aK0jq1
CBRNE - Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) is a mosquito-borne viral disease characterized by fever and other symptoms that may include severe headache, back pain, myalgias, prostration, chills, nausea, vomiting, and weakness.1 The disease may progress from encephalitis ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 5:44 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) remains a potentially potent biological weapon. Learn more about VEE. http://bit.ly/b3EHoB
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
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
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare, but life-threatening, idiosyncratic reaction to a neuroleptic medication. The syndrome is characterized by fever, muscular rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic dysfunction. Although potent neuroleptics (eg, haloperidol, fluphenazine) ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 5:11 am By:
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare, but life-threatening reaction to a neuroleptic medication. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bIY2vy
Polymyalgia Rheumatica: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a clinical syndrome characterized by severe aching and stiffness in the neck, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle. It is classified as a rheumatic disease, although the etiology is undetermined. Pathophysiology Polymyalgia rheumatica ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 4:25 am By:
Polymyalgia rheumatica is a syndrome causing severe ache & stiffness in the neck, shoulder girdle & pelvic girdle. http://bit.ly/9ijhbD
Pediatrics, Urinary Tract Infections and Pyelonephritis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: In the pediatric patient, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common serious bacterial infections (SBI) encountered.1 They are a frequent cause of fever and can cause significant morbidity if not properly identified and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:57 am By:
Urinary tract infections are among the most serious bacterial infections encountered by pediatric patients. http://bit.ly/awTu3t
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
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:55 am By:
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
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
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:55 am By:
Pediatric patients in the ER with fever are sometimes the more challenging patients emergency physicians face. http://bit.ly/97zbFn
Tick-Borne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), classically characterized by fever, myalgias, headache, and a petechial rash, is the most common fatal tick-borne disease in the United States. As one of the spotted fevers, it belongs to a ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:50 am By:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most common fatal tick-borne disease in the United States. Learn the symptoms. http://bit.ly/aVFivt
Salmonella Infection: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Salmonella are gram-negative facultative intracellular anaerobes causing a wide spectrum of disease. This spectrum can range from a gastroenteritis, enteric fever (caused by typhoid and paratyphoid serotypes), bacteremia, focal infections, to a convalescent lifetime carrier state. ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:50 am By:
Salmonellosis is the most common bacterial infectious cause of food-borne disease in the United States. http://bit.ly/b0ugLg
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
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:49 am By:
Yellow fever is one of many causes of viral hemorrhagic fever. It is transmitted via mosquitoes. Learn more. http://bit.ly/byH7Gk
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
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:43 am By:
Scarlet fever predominantly occurs in children aged 5-15 years. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/943irT
Pediatrics, Pharyngitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Studies in the late 1940s and 1950s showed that penicillin (PCN) therapy for group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis could prevent rheumatic heart disease. The American Heart Association has recommended PCN therapy since 1953, and this ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:38 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Penicillin is effective at treating pharyngitis, but what causes this condition in children? Learn causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/9fi6yU
Tick-Borne Diseases, Q Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: First described in 1935 by Derrick, Q fever is an acute infectious disease. Derrick investigated a cluster of febrile illnesses of unknown etiology in Australian abattoir workers and subsequently named the malady Q (for query) fever. ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:36 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Most commonly spread by means of inhalation or ingestion, Q fever can also be tick-borne. Learn more about Q fever. http://bit.ly/dAVKNG
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