HIV Infection and AIDS
Practice Essentials Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne virus typically transmitted via sexual intercourse, shared...
Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children
Incident Lead Incident Director Health Protection Teams are asked to share this BN with Local Authority Directors of Public Health for...
Public Health Agency statement on acute hepatitis in children
Tuesday, 12 April 2022 The Public Health Agency (PHA) is working with counterparts in other jurisdictions on a UK-wide investigation...
ENCUESTA ALERTA HEPATITIS 13 de abril 2022 (Ministerio de Sanidad)
Introducción El 5 de abril de 2022, el Punto Focal Nacional del Reglamento Sanitario Internacional (RSI) para el Reino Unido notificó a...
Aortic Dissection
Summary Aortic dissection (see the image below) is defined as separation of the layers within the aortic wall. Tears in the intimal layer...
Cocaine-Related Cardiomyopathy
Overview Cocaine is a commonly used illegal recreational drug that may have significant cardiovascular implications. In particular,...
Myocarditis
Summary Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium with a wide range of clinical presentations, from subtle to devastating....
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
Introduction Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death among individuals younger than 45 years old [1]. Eighty percent of traumatic...
Acute Pericarditis
Summary Acute pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium characterized by pericarditic chest pain, pericardial friction rub, and...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute...
