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What Are Some Indications for Using Dexamethasone?
Discussion Corticosteroids are a group of drugs which can be naturally or synthetically produced. Naturally occurring substances are produced in the adrenal gland, and are protein-bound (primarily corticosteroid-binding globulin and albumin). In the target tissues, they may need to be converted to an active substance. They are then reduced, oxidized, hydroxylated or conjugated as measures to inactivate them. Synthetic steroids have less protein binding and depending on their structure are more or less resistant to inactivation. Prednisone is the glucocorticoid most often used for treatment, especially as it has a short hal...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 7, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

An Unusual Cause Behind Diffuse Itching and Redness
​BY MARISEL ​​VAZQUEZ​; ARIEN KASRA; & AHMED RAZIUDDIN, MDA 70-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and a lumpectomy and lymph node dissection 20 years before presented to the ED because of redness and itching for two weeks covering the entire surface of her skin. Two weeks before that, she went for a Pap smear and was prescribed fluconazole for Candida vulvovaginitis infection. She took one dose of the fluconazole and an hour later became itchy and red and felt as if her entire body were burning.The itching and redness were diffuse and had persisted for two weeks, neither worsening nor...
Source: The Case Files - September 10, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research

Ocular Complaint Leads to an Unusual Diagnosis
​​BY ​​​GURDEEP​ SINGH NAGI, MD; BHAVINI TAILOR, ​MD; & ​AHMED RAZIUDDIN, MDA 40-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with visual problems. He said he had noticed about four days earlier a dark red circle over any object on which he tried to focus. The condition had been constant and had not improved or worsened over the past few days. He also said it did not matter whether he was focusing on an object that was near or far.The patient had seen an optometrist who recommended he have blood work done, but did not specify what exactly to ...
Source: The Case Files - December 28, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research

Spring health cheat sheet
The beginning of spring often brings warm weather and hours of outdoor fun, and many common winter infections recede. Unfortunately, spring weather can bring its own health challenges. As soon as the trees and flowers bloom, flowers bud and the grass grows, susceptible children will start to display symptoms of seasonal allergies. Seasonal allergies cause sneezing, runny nose and itchy red eyes and can trigger flares of asthma and eczema. As children spend more time outdoors, parents also need to watch for exposure to ticks, poison ivy and excess sun. Read on for the parents’ guide to spring health. Seasonal allergies: ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 29, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Carolyn Sax Tags: Health & Wellness Parenting allergies asthma Carolyn Sax conjunctivitis lyme disease poion ivy sunburn Source Type: news