ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS TRAS CATÁSTROFES CAUSADASPOR PELIGROS NATURALES.
Las catástrofes causadas por peligros naturales y los desplazamientos de población, son factores de riesgo para infecciones.
Disaster Planning
Disaster planning must be a cooperative effort. Every jurisdiction should plan for mass casualty incidents and disasters.
Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Pregnancy increases the risk of VTE 4- to 5-fold over that in the nonpregnant state.The two manifestations of VTE are DVP and PE.
Emergent Management of Malaria
Malaria is the most deadly vector-borne human disease in the world. Although typically tropical, more cases have been reported in US & Eu
LSD Toxicity
Practice Essentials Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a hallucinogen that is also known as an entactogen (“to touch within” [1] ), is one...
Peritonitis and Abdominal Sepsis
Background Peritonitis is defined as an inflammation of the serosal membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and the organs contained...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...
Status Asthmaticus
Practice Essentials Status asthmaticus is considered a medical emergency. It is the extreme form of an asthma exacerbation that can...
Hemolytic Anemia
Practice Essentials Hemolysis is the premature destruction of erythrocytes. A hemolytic anemia will develop if bone marrow activity...
What Is Epithelial Mesothelioma?
Epithelial, or epithelioid, mesothelioma cancer is the most common of this cancer’s three cell types. The epithelium is a protective...