Health ministry's fight against sickle cell anaemia to follow Gujarat playbook
Prevalent among the tribal population in India, sickle cell disease is a genetic condition that affects haemoglobin -- responsible for carrying oxygen in the body-- in red blood cells. Anaemia, debilitating acute and chronic pain, infection, acute chest syndrome, stroke, and renal failure are among the problems it can lead to. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Severe copper sulphate poisoning: a case rescued with plasmapheresis - Shankar JA, Kaur A, Tyagi L, Selvam S, Hans R, Pannu AK.
Acute copper sulphate poisoning is associated with multi-organ failure and high mortality. Patients typically present with gastrointestinal symptoms, haemolysis, methaemoglobinaemia, acute liver injury, rhabdomyolysis and renal failure. Management is usual... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Post-COVID-19 Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents Post-COVID-19 Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents
Children and adolescents who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of several serious conditions, including thromboembolic events, renal failure, and type 1 diabetes, according to this report.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Hospital outcomes for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in sepsis and septic shock.
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality risk. The risk for adverse outcomes in patients with PAH in sepsis or septic shock (SSS) is uncertain.
Methods: Adult patients diagnosed with SSS were identified in the National Readmissions Database over the years 2016-2017. A 2:1 ratio nearest propensity matching method was employed for several demographic, social, and clinical variables. In-hospital outcomes were compared between patients with PAH and those without, using t-test and chi-squared test as appropriate. Patients with cardiogenic shock were excluded. Releva...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Energy prices: It's costing more to keep me alive
Dawn White has renal failure and worries about the growing energy cost of her haemodialysis machine. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Energy bills: 'Without my machine I will die' - dialysis patient
Dawn White has renal failure and worries about the growing energy cost of her haemodialysis machine. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dangerous combination of extreme heat and smoke affected 16.5 million Californians
Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are each hazardous to our health, but recent studies suggest that when we ’re exposed to both at the same time, the impact can be greater than their combined individual effects. Now, UCLA researchers and colleagues have determined just how often Californians experience this dangerous double whammy.In a studypublished this month in the journal Environmental Research: Climate, the research team found that during California ’s record-breaking 2020 fire season, roughly 16.5 million people — 42% of the state’s population — were exposed to a combination of extreme temperatures and high c...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 25, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
What Happens When You Go into Renal Failure
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Association of Kidney Comorbidities and Acute Kidney Failure With Unfavorable Outcomes After COVID-19 in Individuals With the Sickle Cell Trait, JAMA
Study (n=132,577 [2729 sickle cell trait, SCT]) found SCT linked to increased COVID mortality in African ancestry (OR 1.77;95% CI, 1.13-2.77;P=0.01)& increased rates of acute renal failure 60 days after COVID, supporting its inclusion as an adverse prognostic factor for COVID-19 (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is in the Differential Diagnosis for Red, Orange or Yellow Skin Conditions?
Discussion
This is the first in a short case series of differential diagnoses of colored skin conditions.
A differential diagnosis by distribution and common pattern can be found here.
For green, blue and violet conditions, a review can be found here.
For black and white conditions, a review can be found here.
For brown and grey conditions, a review can be found here.
Note that any color can be a normal variant for an individual or is physiologic for a given state.
The skin is the largest organ of the body. It can be easily examined but for many clinicians continues to be difficult to describe what they are seeing. Analo...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 25, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
The sky isn ’t the limit for NSAIDs analgesia
Using the one-dose/one-size approach is detrimental to patient health.
As an ED clinician, I take enormous pride in taking care of patients presenting to my ED in pain. I take even bigger pride in the progress that Emergency Medicine has made over the past 15 years to perfect pain management.
Armed with a solid knowledge base, great evidential support, and a broad array of analgesics, ED doctors across the country are providing effective and safe relief of pain.
However, from time to time I am still reminded that so-called “traditional” teaching is pushing for the “one-dose,” “one-size” fits all approach (0.1 m...
Source: EPMonthly.com - April 11, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeffrey Lyles Source Type: news
The sky isn ’t the limit for NSAIDs analgesia
Using the one-dose/one-size approach is detrimental to patient health.
As an ED clinician, I take enormous pride in taking care of patients presenting to my ED in pain. I take even bigger pride in the progress that Emergency Medicine has made over the past 15 years to perfect pain management.
Armed with a solid knowledge base, great evidential support, and a broad array of analgesics, ED doctors across the country are providing effective and safe relief of pain.
However, from time to time I am still reminded that so-called “traditional” teaching is pushing for the “one-dose,” “one-size” fits all approach (0.1 m...
Source: EPMonthly.com - April 11, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeffrey Lyles Source Type: news
The sky isn ’t the limit for NSAIDs analgesia
Using the one-dose/one-size approach is detrimental to patient health.
As an ED clinician, I take enormous pride in taking care of patients presenting to my ED in pain. I take even bigger pride in the progress that Emergency Medicine has made over the past 15 years to perfect pain management.
Armed with a solid knowledge base, great evidential support, and a broad array of analgesics, ED doctors across the country are providing effective and safe relief of pain.
However, from time to time I am still reminded that so-called “traditional” teaching is pushing for the “one-dose,” “one-size” fits all approach (0.1 m...
Source: EPMonthly.com - April 11, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeffrey Lyles Source Type: news
Community Genetic Testing Prompts Behavior Change in Patients Community Genetic Testing Prompts Behavior Change in Patients
Test results for kidney failure risk prompt positive behavior change in patients and providers that might offset risk of developing chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal failure later in life.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 9, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Gene Testing for Kidney Disease Risk Prompts Behavior Change Gene Testing for Kidney Disease Risk Prompts Behavior Change
Test results for kidney failure risk prompt positive behavior change in patients and providers that might offset risk of developing chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal failure later in life.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - March 9, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
