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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

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PCP Pneumonia, Sepsis) can be discharged with initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in consultation with Infectious Disease (ID) physician with full ID evaluation outpatient. General approach to infectious diseases evaluation. A Rational Approach to Clinical Infectious Diseases. Najivash, P., Khatami, M.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: Brain Abscess

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He has been ill for 3 days with abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, and his father thinks his son is dehydrated. He reasoned that dehydration and orthostatic hypotension led to a syncopal episode with limb shaking. The elevated WBC could be due to dehydration. Updated: Oct 27, 2017. Medscape eMedicine.

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Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

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She appears pale and dehydrated , and her level of alertness fluctuates. Pay specific attention to fluid status, looking for evidence of dehydration. Manage hydration Children may be dehydrated or present with signs of fluid overload. Clinical Infectious Diseases [Internet]. F1000Research. 2019 Sep 25;8:1690.

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Are we on the right TRACT? 

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Exclusion criteria included children with known chronic diseases, exclusively breast-fed infants , or those who had already received an immediate transfusion at presentation to the hospital prior to recruitment. 3,950 children were recruited between September 2014 to May 2017. Were the study groups similar at the start of the trial?

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Open-access image source: By M.Bitton – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [link] Infectious Disease Exposure It is estimated that, on average, refugees seeking refuge in Uganda visit a health facility 1.8 times per month and that 80-120 refugees are screened daily for infectious diseases in the triage and emergency units.