Listeria Infection
Practice Essentials Listeriosis is an infection caused by the gram-positive motile bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. [1, 2] Listeriosis...
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Doubled Since 2007 in Europe
Antibiotic resistant infections are one of the challenges for the present and future medicine
Malaria
Practice Essentials Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by infection with Plasmodium protozoa transmitted by an...
Thoracic Aneurysm
Background Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a life-threatening condition that causes significant short- and long-term mortality due to...
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...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Overview Definition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative, noncongenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical...
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Bradycardia
1. Initial evaluation is as follows: [1, 2, 3, 4] Assess appropriateness for clinical condition (pulse present and unstable). Heart rate...
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): Bradycardia
PALS: Bradycardia 1. The initial evaluation is as follows: [1, 2, 3, 4] Assess appropriateness for clinical condition (pulse present and...
