Tropical Travel Trouble 007 Mega Malaria Extravaganza
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aka Tropical Travel Trouble 007
When you think tropical medicine, malaria has to be near the top. It can be fairly complex and fortunately treatment has become a lot simpler. This post is designed to walk you through the basic principals with links to more in depth teaching if your niche is travel medicine, laboratory diagnostics or management of severe or cerebral malaria. If you stubbled on this post while drinking a cup of tea or sitting on the throne and want a few basi...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 5, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Clinical Cases Tropical Medicine malaria Plasmodium plasmodium falciparum plasmodium knowles plasmodium malariae plasmodium ovale plasmodium vivax Source Type: blogs
Frankly my dear, I do give a damn
LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog
aka: Paediatric Perplexity 016
An 18 month old girl is brought in by Gran after developing a very red rash over the last 2 days.
She was seen by her GP a few days before with fevers, sore throat and lethargy and was diagnosed as a viral infection.
However the rash then came up the following day and she seemed to deteriorate…
What is the diagnosis?
+ Reveal Answer
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 2, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Johnny Iliff Tags: Clinical Cases Pediatrics paediatric rash scarlet Source Type: blogs
Meningitis FAQ
You know when they say the symptoms of meningitis are commonly a headache and a stiff neck and perhaps purple blotches on the skin that don’t pale when pressed…well…it can be far worse than that and can kill. If you’re in a vulnerable group, make sure you’re vaccinated. It is highly recommended that new university and college students are vaccinated because meningitis is far worse than a spot of “fresher’s flu” (usually just a cold) and can be passed on through coughs and sneezes, close contact and kissing infected people and even just sharing kitchen utensils. If it doesn...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - October 6, 2016 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Shaken Baby Syndrome or Death by Vaccine? Doctor Speaks Out…
Conclusion
Head and spinal cord injury consistent with non-accidental injury.” (emphasis added)
Comment from Dr. Innis
“There is no conflict with Dr. Al-Sarraj’s findings, but it is the interpretation of those findings which I dispute. He is evidently prepared to review his interpretation if further information becomes available and I would like to draw his attention to the fact that Amelia had biochemical as well as anatomical abnormalities. The biochemical diagnoses of hyperglycaemia, glycosuria, coagulation abnormality (INR 1,3, APTT 39.6) all suggest she was suffering from an autoimmune disorder tissue scurvy, [1...
Source: vactruth.com - October 27, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Christina England Tags: Top Stories Christina England Human Adverse Reaction Vaccine Death Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) truth about vaccines ischemic encephalopathy Darryl Elliot Source Type: blogs
UK Hospitals Post Excessively High Death Rates
Over three years ago, when Congress was debating the Affordable Care Act, many hoped that the final legislation would include a public health option—in other words, government run healthcare, which is present in many European countries. Fortunately, Congress was smart and did not include a government run insurance option in the legislation that passed in March 2010. Why were we so fortunate?
A recent report from Channel 4 News in the U.K. revealed figures showing that National Health Service (NHS) hospitals (the government run health program) have death rates "among the worst" compared to other countries. In fact, ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - October 21, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Epidemiology and Molecular Pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus
from Iddya Karunasagar and Anusha Rohit writing in Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Evolution and Molecular Biology:Vibrio vulnificus is a normal inhabitant of warm estuarine environments all over the world and may be associated with a wide variety of seafood. In susceptible individuals with underlying liver disease, diabetes or other immunocompromised condition and consuming raw seafood, the organism can cause primary septicaemia with a mortality rate of over 50%. A number of putative virulence factors such as capsule, cytotoxic factors, iron acquisition factors and factors responsible for eva...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - January 2, 2013 Category: Microbiology Source Type: blogs
Five Ways to Fight the Swine Flu
View the Swine Flu video here.
Winter in North America brings with it yearly uninvited guests- flu bugs- multiple strains of illness causing viruses just waiting for new bodies to infect. The most common recommendation has been to protect yourself with a flu vaccine. But with virtually all the US flu suddenly resistant to the leading antiviral Tamiflu, health officials are worried about where this could lead. Here are some key guidelines you MUST know if you want to survive this year’s flu season.
How can you distinguish a cold from the flu? First understand that colds are minor infections of the nose and t...
Source: Dr. Donna, MedicineWoman - January 25, 2009 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Dr. Donna Tags: breaking news Personal Health public health flu influenza pandemic prevention swine flu tamiflu treatment Source Type: blogs
