Dengue
Dengue is the most common and important arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) illness in humans. It is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus...
Ebola Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Ebola virus (see the image below) is one of at least 30 known viruses capable of causing viral hemorrhagic fever...
Shock in Pediatrics
Background Worldwide, shock is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Shock is defined as a state of...
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): Asystole/Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
PALS: Pediatric Arrest 1. The initial evaluation is as follows: [1, 2, 3, 4] Activate emergency response system. Initiate pediatric basic...
Focusing as improval of emotional and social intelligence skills
https://www.keystepmedia.com/why-focus-is-foundational/ By Ann Flanagan Petry “Directing attention toward where it needs to go is a...
Best Practices in the Management of Vasodilatory Shock: A Call for Collaboration
Sepsis and Septic Shock: Medical Emergencies! Consider steroids when/if a second vasopressor is required Emergency departments (EDs) try...
Endocarditis
A 26 year old female presents fever and chills. She is febrile and tachycardia, normal BP. You think you hear a murmur on the exam, and...
21 ocupacional Risks to doctors and nurses, while performing their duties
Doctor save the patient, but save yourself also. Working of a doctor and nurses is not free from risk to themselves. The risk is...
NIPAH VIRUS: Prevention and control of a deadly virus
The National Virology Institute, Pune, confirmed that the contagious fever that has killed several people in Kozhikode and Malappuram...
Carbon Monoxide Toxicity Updated: Dec 26, 2017
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material. Clinical...
