Mother, 22, told she just had tonsillitis correctly diagnoses HERSELF with leukaemia by using Google
Chloe-Leigh Todd, 22, started experiencing a sore throat and general illness. But after being told she had tonsillitis she knew something was wrong so Googled her symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Study Estimates Bleeding Rates in Children After Tonsillectomy
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 -- Just over 2 percent of children experience post-tonsillectomy bleeding requiring emergency department or hospital care, according to a study published online March 30 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head& Neck Surgery.
Romaine... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New evidence demonstrates Smith and Nephew's COBLATION(TM) Technology can accelerate patient recovery with fewer complications compared with total tonsillectomy techniques
LONDON, March 23, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Smith & Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces results from new scientific research that shows its COBLATION Intracapsular Tonsillectomy (CIT) t... Devices, Surgery Smith & Nephew, COBLATION Intracapsular Tonsillectomy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Developmental Delay Tied to Higher Complication Rate With Tonsillectomy
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 -- Children with developmental delay (DD) have a significantly higher complication rate with tonsillectomy compared with children without DD, according to a study published in the January issue of the International Journal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 -- Children who have developmental delays may be at greater risk for complications after a tonsillectomy, researchers report. “This elevated risk of complications should be included in pre-operative counseling and has... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?
(MedPage Today) -- Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Why are children in the UK at risk of serious strep A infections? – podcast
The UK Health Security Agency issued a rare alert on Friday, telling parents to look out for signs of strep A infection in their children. Since September, eight children in England and Wales have died after becoming unwell with Group A streptococci bacteria.Typically causing illnesses like skin infections, tonsillitis or scarlet fever, very occasionally strep A can become a life-threatening, invasive disease. But why are we seeing such a steep rise in cases in the UK this year?Madeleine Finlay speaks to Chrissie Jones, associate professor of paediatric infection at the University of Southampton, about the significance of ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay with sound design by Tony Onuchukwu and executive produced by Georgia Moodie Tags: Science Strep A Infectious diseases Microbiology Source Type: news
What is Strep A? What are the symptoms? Can infection cause scarlet fever?
Strep A is a bacterium which can cause infections in the throat, skin and respiratory tract. These infections include strep throat, tonsillitis and impetigo. But it can cause scarlet fever. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dexmedetomidine Cuts Perioperative Respiratory AEs in Tonsillectomy
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 -- Among children undergoing elective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, the incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAEs) is reduced for those receiving premedication with intranasal dexmedetomidine, according to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Trial Picks Best Preop Sedative for Kids' Tonsil Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Intranasal dexmedetomidine (Precedex) outperformed midazolam as anti-anxiety premedication for children age 12 and younger undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy in a randomized trial.
Children receiving intranasal midazolam... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - August 9, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Preset Opioid Rx May Not Impact Pain Control After Tonsillectomy
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 -- A lower default number of doses for opioid prescriptions in electronic health record systems does not appear to impact pain control among teens and young adults undergoing tonsillectomy, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Post-Tonsillectomy Deaths Up in Children With Complex Chronic Conditions
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 -- The rate of postoperative mortality following tonsillectomy is 7.04 per 100,000 operations overall among children younger than 21 years and 117.22 per 100,000 operations for children with complex chronic conditions,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Deaths Rare in Tonsillectomy, but Some Children at More Risk Deaths Rare in Tonsillectomy, but Some Children at More Risk
Not many children die after tonsillectomy, but those who do are more likely to have a complex chronic condition, researchers report.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Improved treatments for head and neck cancer
April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it's important to talk to your health care team about the HPV vaccine, especially if you are 26 years old or younger. In addition to the importance of the HPV vaccine, you can lower… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 25, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries 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
