white beard. His smile could light up any room‚ and his frown could have the opposite affect! Before I can actually remember Papa was still one of the most important people in my life. The story goes that when I was two‚ I was diagnosed with spinal meningitis. This called for an extended stay in the hospital. A couple of days into the stay I was not a happy camper and not only refused to eat‚ but insisted on doing nothing but emit blood curdling screams. My parents tried rocking‚ patting‚ singing‚ every
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in pedriatic pretreat with steroid ( board exam) Destroying outer membrane will first release Lipid A causing pt to get worse before getting better -Severe shock Gram negative sepsis. pediatrics- give steroids before antibiotics for bacterial meningitis (dexamethasone BEFORE antibiotics) to keep inflammation down and prevent hearing loss and neuropathies. Acid Fast Stain: For Mycolic Acid Mycobacteria Nocardia is partially acid fast and Gram + Cryptosporidium is protozoa that is partially
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yellow discharge. Measles Signs of measles are: a high temperature‚ dry cough‚ diarrhoea and vomiting‚ red blotchy rash which starts on face and spreads downwards‚ lack of energy and appetite‚ sore eyes and possible sensitivity to light. Meningitis Early symptoms are painful joints and muscles‚ pale or blotchy skin‚ possible shivering and extremely cold to touch hands and feet‚ fever and headache. Later symptoms
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to the bacteria Brucella that causes rising and falling fevers‚ sweats‚ weakness‚ headache‚ muscle pain and back pain. Involvement of Central Nervous System causes Neurobrucellosis resulting in serious complications of brucellosis infection like meningitis‚ stroke‚ cranial nerve lesions‚ or mycotic aneurysms. This condition usually requires treatment with antibiotics that cross the blood-brain barrier. Neurobrucellosis is very rare and is present in only 2% of the children with Brucellosis. Case
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Unknown Experiment Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to distinguish and indentify an unknown bacterium. There are several tests that can help one eliminate and narrow down the options. The most useful test‚ and the very first one done‚ is a gram stain. This test will tell whether the bacterium is gram-positive or gram-negative. After the type of gram stain is identified‚ the tester has a wide array of differentiating tests at their disposal. Based on the results from these
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Have you ever eaten something that make your stomach and body not feel quite right? Thought you had just a bad case of the flu‚ but did you ever think it could be something more serious‚ which may lead to your own death or leave you paralyzed? A bacterium called Listeria Monocytogenes may be what you have ingested either from produce‚ liquid‚ or meat products. A gram-positive bacilli‚ which stains purple when tested in laboratory. The bacterium is normally found in a small chains linked together
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1. Why is this person a candidate for hearing aids in the first place? (no citations necessary for this question) Mr. Johnson is a candidate for hearing aids in the first place for a number of reasons. First‚ an audiometric test showed that he has a mild sloping to a severe high frequency sensorineural hearing loss in both of his ears‚ consistent with noise- induced hearing loss. Since Mr. Johnson is experiencing sensorineural hearing loss‚ unfortunately‚ his hearing loss is permanent. However‚
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12 years ago I was diagnosed with Meningitis‚ they caught it just in time. I hadn’t ever seen my mom that scared‚ I still haven’t. At the time my mom was going to be turning 20‚ we were still living with my grandparents and my 17 year old uncle. I was playing upstairs with my uncle when I suddenly passed out‚ all the color drained from my face‚ he picked me up and ran downstairs. I was driven to the emergency room. 30 minutes away. They told us what I had and that if we had waited even two more hours
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As a result of aging‚ most of the elderly population‚ 60 years of age‚ have a condition referred to as presbycusis‚ otherwise known as age-related hearing loss (Lassaletta‚ Calvino‚ Snchez-Cuadrado‚ Prez-Mora‚ and Gaviln‚ 2015). Expected to increase‚ presbycusis is the second most common cause of disability in elders (Cuadrado et al.‚ 2013). Thus‚ cochlear implants (CIs) have become a topic to discuss to the elderly population with sensorineural hearing loss of at least 70 dB‚ when hearing aids no
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The global market for audiology devices is expected to reach USD 9‚542.3 million by 2020‚ growing at an estimated CAGR of 5.0% from 2014 to 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Introduction of technological advancements such as wireless devices‚ acceptance of these devices by the geriatric population along with increase in demand of cost-effective and efficient devices are some of the major drivers of this market. In addition‚ presence of untapped growth opportunities in emerging
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