TDA 2.2 / 2.1 Task 2 Identify the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses. ILLNESS | INCUBATIONPERIOD | SYMPTOMS | ACTION | TREATMENT | Common Cold | 1-3 days | Running or blocked nose‚ headache‚ temperature | Contact parents/carers. Use disposable tissues | Rest‚ plenty of fluids | Chicken Pox | 10-14 days | Fever‚ very itchy rash‚ with blister –like appearance | Contact Parents/carers isolate the child away from other children | Tepid bath containing bicarbonate of soda and
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MARYBETH TINNING Crime Accused of killing one of her nine children and under suspicion of killing the other eight. Deaths began in 1971. Jennifer- Meningitis Joseph Jr.- Cardiopulmonary arrest Barbara- Reye syndrome Timothy- SIDS Nathan- Acute pulmonary edema Crime (cont’d) Mary Frances- SIDS Jonathan- Cardiopulmonary arrest Michael- Pneumonia Tami Lynne- SIDS Almost all died from different things except three were SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) Background
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William “Dummy” Hoy William “Dummy Hoy” is a deaf baseball player.He was born on May twenty third‚ 1862‚ and died on December fifteenth 1961. He could hear when he was born‚ but when he was three years old he got diagnosed with meningitis and became deaf.Dummy went to the Ohio School of the Deaf to learn how to play baseball‚ and learn sign language.He had many nicknames such as Bill or Billy‚ but he only accepted the nickname “Dummy.”People called him this because he was deaf‚ and the people referred
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Mental retardation is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as: communicating‚ taking care of him or herself‚ and social skills. These limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child. Children with this disability may take longer to learn to speak‚ walk‚ and take care of their personal needs such as dressing or eating. It is likely that they will to have trouble learning in school‚ but they will learn. It just
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for over 99‚000 deaths annually. These infections could could appear as early as 48 hours after a patient has been admitted and could affect patients of all ages. Common types of HAIs are: • Respiratory infections • Urinary tract infections • Meningitis • Gastroenteritis • Soft-tissue infections • Wound-infections Despite how sterile a hospital
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wards‚ or in the ICU. 1. Is the patient’s history suggestive of a new infection? _ Pneumonia‚ empyema _ Bone/joint infection _ Urinary tract infection _ Bloodstream catheter infection _ Acute abdominal infection _ Wound infection _ Meningitis _Implantable device infection _ Skin/soft tissue infection _ Endocarditis _ Other ____________ ___ Yes ___No 2. Are any two of following signs & symptoms of infection both present and new to the patient? Note: laboratory values
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Polio was once a leading cause of disability in the United States. Since the introduction of the vaccine in 1955‚ the disease has been eradicated in the United States. Because other developing countries still have polio‚ there is still a possibility that the disease can be spread. As a result of this‚ youth still need to be vaccinated at two‚ four‚ six-eighteen months‚ and a booster dose at four-six years old. Measles‚ Mumps and Rubella or (MMR) are all viral diseases that can be extremely serious
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one of the largest and most profitable pharmaceutical companies in the world. This conglomerate is the product of multiple mergers of some of the leading companies in the industry. It was created in 2000 and at the time this case was written‚ had a market capitalization of $193.5 billion. The company’s most recent focus is on emerging markets‚ vaccines and consumer healthcare. When Sir Andrew Witty took over as CEO in 2008‚ he implemented a significant restructuring program
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Noise can cause our ears to hurt and can cause some people to go deaf. The decibels(dB) of a noise are put on a scale if it is at or over then eighty-five dB it can cause hearing loss. People that have hearing loss are not deaf they still have some hearing. When they have hearing loss they need to go to the ear doctor‚ so they can see if they have permanent hearing loss. The doctors are going to need to run some tests to see why you are experiencing hearing loss. He/she is going to tell you if you
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and imaging procedures such as a CAT scan or MRI scan. These tests reveal the speed at which your nerve impulses travel‚ measure electrical response and activity‚ and determine if there is an underlying cause for the condition‚ such as diabetes or meningitis. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will consider both your Neuropathy and any underlying causes in evaluating your application for Social Security Disability benefits. The SSA bases its evaluations on your residual functional capacity‚ that
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