brain caused by a viral infection is termed: encephalitis 4. The most common cause of meningitis in adults and children is from bacterial or viruses: True 5. Which of the following conditions related to headache is considered a “red flag” requiring further examination? Acute sudden onset of a headache 6. In a simple partial seizure‚ there is no impairment of consciousness. 7. Immediate management of a seizure includes all of the following except: 8. Acute bacterial meningitis is usually more serious
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development of the child. This is because some illnesses are inherited through genes. For example Down’s Syndrome‚ this has resulted from a chromosomal abnormality. The child can have problems such as heart defects and chest infections. Illnesses such as meningitis can cause epilepsy and hearing problems. These kind of illnesses must run in the
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JK SCIENCE REVIEW ARTICLE Chronic Subdural Fluid Collection in Children Raj Kumar Introduction In the pediatric population‚ chronic subdural fluid collection is group of related condition termed as extracerebral (or extra-axial) fluid collection (1). Chronic subdural fluid collection can present as chronic subdural hematoma or subdural effusion (2). The term subdural hygroma‚ subdural hydroma‚ chronic subdural hematoma and beningn extracerebral fluid collection etc have been used very loosely
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for this particular case‚ occur in 5-10% of Indian children. (Chung‚ 2014). With regard to incidence‚ Change (2014) states that there are two peak seasons: November-January as a result of increased prevalence of viral upper respiratory illness‚ and June-August‚ related to increased viral gastrointestinal illness. Most febrile seizures are considered simple seizures‚ but some may display complex characteristics (Khair & Elmagrabi‚ 2015). The primary morbidity associated with febrile seizure is recurrence
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Chapter 57: Nursing Management: Acute Intracranial Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Family members of a patient who has a traumatic brain injury ask the nurse about the purpose of the ventriculostomy system being used for intracranial pressure monitoring. Which response by the nurse is best? a. “This type of monitoring system is complex and it is managed by skilled staff.” b. “The monitoring system helps show whether blood flow to the brain is adequate.” c. “The ventriculostomy monitoring system
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The second common child hood illness is meningitis. Babies and toddlers from 0-5 years are more common and most likely to develop meningitis. There are two kinds of this illness: Bacterial and Viral. Babies and toddlers are at most risk of developing bacterial meningitis. Some of the symptoms/signs are: High fever Cold hands and feet Vomiting And refusing food. And a rash may develop One of the most common ways to discover if your child does have meningitis Is by doing something called the glass test
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1.5. Demonstrate financial planning for own home based service. Maximum number of children (excluding my own) at any one time 3 Hourly rate £5 Maximum hours per week 40 Maximum weekly income £576.92 - £27692 pa Expenses averaged as per the HMRC guide for tax for childminders 66% due to running costs – Electricity £1680 pa Water rates £792 pa Council tax £1920 pa Day to day expenses Food £2000 pa Petrol £2080 pa Housekeeping £960 Upkeep of equipment £960 Outings £1440 Overall maximum gross
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Advance Topic In Network RLDSC Scheduling Policy Scheduling Policies Whenever the message arrives in the queue‚ implement Scheduling Policy. There are various type of Policies such as.. TSMF RLDSC : 0• It is a scheduling policy. 0• This Strategy is Remaining Life time Descending and Ascending 0• In this we find the time to live (ttl) of a message in both descending and ascending. 0• All implementation shown here is only for remaining life time descending.
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Meningitis is a disease that affects the protective membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord known as meninges. Meningitis is originated from the Greek word membrane inflammation. There are three major types of inflammation‚ which may have been caused infection by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi‚ however‚ there are some can be a result of certain medication‚ physical trauma or disorders. Over the 300 deaths every year‚ in the United States alone is the consequence of this very critical infection
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BACTERIAL MENINGITIS BY JAY DOMANTAY JAY DOMANTAY ANATOMY 151 HERBERT MAY 11‚ 2009 BACTERIAL MENINGITIS A bacterial infection of blood poisoning in the meninges called bacterial meningitis affects toddlers‚ adolescents and young adults. The infection strikes nearly 3‚000 Americans each year‚ and 10 to 12% of those infected will die. Among those who survive‚ approximately 20 % live with permanent disabilities‚ such as brain damage‚ kidney disease‚ hearing loss or loss of limbs.(“Prevention
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