Shock
Introducción: El término shock fue incorporado a la medicina traducido a su vez de la palabra francesa shoc y fue usado por vez primera...
West Nile Virus
Overview Practice Essentials The West Nile virus is one of the many members of the genus Flavivirus that are known to cause human...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Updated: Apr 06, 2023 Overview Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel...
Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases: An Update for Clinicians
West Nile Virus (WNV) WNV exploded into the national consciousness in 1999 when the first cluster of cases was documented in New York....
Intussusception
Practice Essentials Intussusception (see the image below) is a process in which a segment of intestine invaginates into the adjoining...
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Practice Essentials Key features of fever of unknown origin (FUO), also known as pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO), are as follows:...
Enfermedades exantemáticas. Urgencias y emergencias pedriáticas
Introducción Definimos exantema como una erupción eritematosa difusa, de extensión y distribución variable, habitualmente autolimitada,...
Emergent Management of Pediatric Patients with Fever
Overview Emergent management of pediatric patients with fever is a common challenge. Children with fever account for as many as 20% of...
Anaphylaxis
Practice Essentials Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially fatal, multiorgan system reaction caused by the release of chemical mediators...
Oclusión intestinal
Definición La oclusión intestinal se define como la interrupción de la progresión del contenido intestinal. La obstrucción puede ser...
