Knowledge of infection risk, prevention, and control strategies for acute care hospitals has increased rapidly In the last 15 years. Are you and your students up to date? This article presents a 20-question self-assessment quiz an...
Knowledge of infection risk, prevention, and control strategies for acute care hospitals has increased rapidly In the last 15 years. Are you and your students up to date? This article presents a 20-question self-assessment quiz and gives reasons and rationale for the correct answers. A list of...
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For pain control, use acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) instead of aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Avoid caffeine in coffee and many "power" drinks. Check for GI symptoms and treat them immediately during or after radiation therapy. Identify and reduce or avoid stress...
Epiglottitis is an upper respiratory infection in children that may have a more sudden onset of symptoms such as a sore throat, feeling a lump in the throat, muffled voice, dry cough, very painful swallowing and drooling. Respiratory infections in the lower part of the upper respiratory tract...
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Researchers examined 1,800 children six and seven year Clinical quiz Clinical Quiz questions are based on selected articles in this issue of American Family Physician. Answers appear in this issue. AFP has been reviewed by the American Academy of Family Physicians as having content acceptable for ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Human cases include people with signs of infection as well as blood donors whose specimens are positive by screening. West Nile virus had not been previously reported in the U.S. prior to an outbreak in New York in September 1999. According ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following for EBV testing: CDC recommendations for EBV testing Susceptibility to infection: People are considered susceptible to EBV infection if they do not have antibodies to the VCA (viral capsid antigen). Primary (new ...
Certain Birth Control Pills, Devices Linked to Higher Heart Risks What are the symptoms of cytomegalovirus? Most people infected with CMV do not report a history of symptoms or complications and do not recall any contact with an infected person, so most people are unaware they have been infected...