The disease arises when the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Now, let's take a quiz and test how much do you know about sepsis, a potentially life-threatening condition. Test your knowledge Sepsis is the common final pathway of all acute infections, whi...
Can you prevent a postpartum infection? It’s not always possible to avoid a postpartum infection, but there are steps you can take to reduce your risk as much as possible. If you do get sick, seek help sooner rather than later, when the infection is easier to treat. Be vigilant about...
A variety of clinical variables and tools such as vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature andblood pressure), laboratory blood tests (confirmation of infection) and clinical examinations have to be reviewed for sepsis screening. Commonly,blood samplesare taken to test for causative bac...
Results: HIV reactive malnourished children are at increased risk of severe malnutrition, infection and mortality. Among malnourished children with sepsis, the organisms responsible do not differ between HIV-reactive and HIV non-reactive patients. The symptoms may persist for longer with reactive ...
Neonates of mothers confirmed to be GBS carriers were managed according to departmental standard management protocol which is based on the American Academy of Pediatrics [5]. Under this protocol, neonates are assessed for signs and symptoms of GBS infection and/or neonatal sepsis. Neonates were diag...
Severe infection (sepsis) History of lung and stem cell transportation Am I at Risk? Doctors can’t really tell who’ll develop lung injuries. But they’ve pinpointed some things that can increase your risk. They include: A history of smoking cigarettes Alcohol abuse A pre-existing lung con...
For doctors, the problem is recognizing what's wrong before it's too late. Sepsis is the result of a body's overwhelming response to an infection. When bacteria get into the bloodstream, the body's immune system mobilizes to fight them. But if the infection is left unchecked, the body'...
(human papillomavirus): Thistwo-dose shotis one of the newer vaccines. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical and genital warts. HPV is usually symptom-free, so women become aware of the infection only when they have a positive Pap smear. It's also recommended for women...
The steps to take to get an abortion from a clinic, doctor, or Planned Parenthood health center, no matter how far along you are, where you live, or how much money you have.
After KATE's alert, the medical staff began treating Munoz for sepsis, doing more tests and X-rays, which detected critically high lactic acid levels and the start of gas gangrene, an immediate, life-threatening infection of the soft tissue, in his ankle. He was admitted to the ICU and ...