single center experience prospective study Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the infection of the ascetic fluid that occur in the absence of a visceral perforation and in the absence of an intraabdominal inflammatory focus such as abscess‚ acute pancreatitis or cholecystitis (Guarner C and Soriano G‚ 2007). Since its initial description in 1964‚ research has transformed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) from a feared disease (with reported mortality of 90%) to a treatable
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Management of croup in children in A&E – are we doing it the right way? Introduction – Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) is triggered by viral infection in most cases.Diagnosis is mainly clinical and management is based on Westley croup score‚ where dexamethasone is administered and the child admitted or discharged. Methodology – Retrospective study . 50 casualty cards with the diagnosis of croup was picked up randomly between the months of October and November 2005 and the management of each
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Unknown Organism Report Unknown Organism # 4 Klebsiella pneumonia Klebsiella pneumonia has a rod gram stain with the agar slant cultural characteristics being slimy‚ white‚ somewhat translucent‚ raised growth. It is small gram-negative coccobacilli that can cause lobar pneumonia. The litmus milk reaction is acid‚ gas‚ and curd with a variable reaction. Klebsiella can grow either in the presence or absence of oxygen because of its nature of being a facultative anaerobe. Oxygen is a preferred energy
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Student Name:____________Chamila Brown__________________________ Case No.______8_____ Student Number:__________21098154_______________________________ HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Gerald Edwards Hospital No.: 11058 Room No.: 481 Date of Admission: 07/15/2010 Admitting Physician: Catherine Baker‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Complications of known diabetes mellitus. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a 53-year-old black individual a patient
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SEPTIC ABORTION Description Any abortion associated with fever and signs of pelvic or generalized sepsis is considered septic abortion. The infection carries risk of spreading infection to other parts of the body and cause sepsis‚ a grave risk to the life of the woman. Causes A septic abortion can occur due to bacterial infection of the uterus. Also‚ sexually transmitted infections (STI) such as chlamydia may cause septic abortion. Most septic abortions result from illegal abortions but sepsis may
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Arthur “Bull” Hancock‚ paired with a couple of lost races due to Secretariat having an abscess‚ Penny began to lose faith because everyone was telling her that the races are longer and the horse are much faster heading in to the race for the Triple Crown‚ and that his winning streak just may be over. After seeing Eddie Sweat and Big Red listening
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HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Gerald Edwards Hospital No.: 11058 Date of Admission: 07/15/2010 Date of Discharge: 07/20/2010 Consultations: Gary Shelton‚ DPM and Midori Okano‚ MD Procedures: Complicated incision and drainage‚ right foot‚ on 07/17/2010. Complications: None Admitting Diagnosis: Known diabetes mellitus. Ulceration of right foot. HISTORY: The patient is a 53-year-old black individual‚ who has had diabetes for at least
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I.DEFINITION/PREVALENCE Acute disease of the GI tract may be caused by the pathogen itself or by a bacterial or other toxin. Acute inflammatory disorders such as appendicitis and peritonitis result from contamination of damaged or normally sterile tissue by a client’s own endogenous or resident bacteria (Lemone and Burke‚ 2008‚ page 766). Appendicitis is the inflammation of the vermiform (wormlike) appendix; the appendix is a small fingerlike appendage about 10 cm (4 in) long‚ attached to the
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CHEST IMAGING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chest diagnostic imaging is essential when dealing with a critically ill patient. At present‚ direct visualization of the lung parenchyma is performed with a chest x-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT)‚ with the patient in the supine position (Gardelli et al.‚ 2012). Plain chest radiograph: In the ICU‚ CXRs are only performed on patients in the supine position. The x-ray beam is positioned directly onto the chest at a distance that is less than
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Introduction Every year‚ more than 60‚000 Americans die of pneumonia‚ an inflammation of the lungs that’s usually caused by infection with bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi or other organisms. Pneumonia is a particular concern for older adults and people with chronic illnesses or impaired immune systems‚ but it can also strike young‚ healthy people. Worldwide‚ it’s a leading cause of death in children. There are many kinds of pneumonia ranging in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. Although signs and
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