The purpose of this study was to assess the validity, reliability and feasibility of the Fever Assessment Tool (FAST) in an acute care research setting. Qualitative: To assess content validity and finalize the FAST instrument, 12 adults from an inpatient medical-surgical unit at the National ...
Oral temperature, taking your child’s temperature by mouth, is usually preferred in children four or five years of age and older who can hold the thermometer under the tongue while in their mouth. The other methods of measuring fever temperature (via the ear or armpit) are generally conside...
Whooping cough gets its name from its most famous symptom – a "whoop" sound you might make when you gasp for air at the end of acoughingfit. But it doesn't happen in all adults, so it's important to learn the range of symptoms you might get – from a runny nose to a hacking c...
What physician has not had to worry in the middle of the night about a youngster—perhaps his or her own child, perhaps a patient—who has a high fever but nothing to explain it? Dr Lorin''s article provides reassurance and help.
Within two to four weeks after exposure, about two-thirds of people with HIV have flu-like symptoms such asfever, chills, and fatigue. Those symptoms are your body's natural response to infection.1 Other acute HIV symptoms include:1
Epidemic Rift Valley fever is generally recognised when a higher than expected frequency of abortions and haemorrhages occurs in sheep and other livestock. Other infectious agents can cause similar clinical signs. In Egypt, an outbreak of abortions and haemorrhages in sheep and goats in 1982 was ...
Cold symptoms tend to start slowly. You’re more likely to sneeze and have a runny nose and sore throat than with either the flu or pneumonia. Colds don’t usually cause a fever in adults. The top clue that you have the flu is that the symptoms come on strong, seemingly out of nowhe...
An observational, descriptive and cross sectional study was carried out in "Pedro Kourí" Tropical Medicine Institute from Havana, where 485 patients were admitted from January to December, 2012 with diagnosis of infection due to dengue fever, from whom a sample of 247 was chosen. Among the most...
of a confusing world.But even so she had limitations.So,just before her seventh birthday,the family hired a private tutor---Anne Sullivan.Anne was careful to teach Helen especially those subjects in which she was interested.As a result Helen soon learnt to read and write in Beaille.She ...
The results are in a study published inNature Immunology. Most people infected with denguevirushave no symptoms, or a fever that quickly passes. However, 5% of people progress to severe dengue, which can mean organ failure and even death within days of symptoms appearing. The risk is particula...