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OBJECTIVE
To compare the performance of respiratory rate and other clinical signs against pulse oximetry for predicting hypoxia in children with Severe pneumonia/Very severe disease as per Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) classification.
METHODS
Cross-sectional
Vomiting as a dominant symptom in a patient with acute asthma is reported. The traditionally recognized triad of cough, tachypnea and wheezing were absent or trivial whenever this patient presented with persistent vomiting. A careful history, laboratory evaluation and a course of bronchodilators
A 21-year-old female with chronic membranoproliferative nephritis was admitted for suspected esophageal disruption and asthma after severe, prolonged vomiting. At the time of admission she presented with dyspnea, tachypnea, arterial hypotension and tachycardia. Physical examination showed discrete
OBJECTIVE
To present a pediatric case of spontaneous tracheal rupture caused solely by vomiting and to discuss its diagnosis and management.
METHODS
Case presentation and literature review.
RESULTS
A 14-year-old girl with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus presented with respiratory
A 20-year old student had suffered since 3 years from diabetes mellitus type I, which was well-controlled by insulin-pump therapy. During a flight from Moscow to Los Angeles, the student all of a sudden had chest pain, dyspnea, and he vomitted repetitively--emergency landing at Zurich airport was
UNASSIGNED
The objective of this articlewas to study the success, tolerability of sputum induction and the bacterial isolates of induced sputum in children aged <5 years.
UNASSIGNED
The cross-sectional study included 120 hospitalized children aged 1-59 months meeting WHO criteria for pneumonia.
Liquid laundry detergent capsules contain concentrated liquid laundry detergent in a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol membrane.To review 4652 exposures reported to the United Kingdom National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) and to assess the impact of Post-emetic spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) is still a life-threatening condition, despite recent advances in thoracic surgery and critical care medicine. Because a case report on anesthetic management of this condition is rare, we report here successful management of a
Clinical data of 39 children with paragonimiasis treated in Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital during 2008-2010 were retrospectively analyzed. The cases aged from 3 to 10 years old, with 25 cases of polyserositis (64.1%), 14 cases of cerebral paragonimiasis (35.9%). Among the cases of
BACKGROUND
There are three recombinant enzymes available for the treatment of Gaucher disease (GD): imiglucerase, velaglucerase alfa, and taliglucerase alfa.
METHODS
A male GD type III patient, 14 years old, genotype p.L444P/L444, diagnosed at 2 years old. He had been treated with imiglucerase for 9
BACKGROUND
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) caused by Pneumocystis jiroveci is common in HIV-infected children, producing substantial morbidity and mortality. Initiation of timely, effective therapy depends on clinical identification of children with PCP.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a clinical decision rule to
BACKGROUND
The auditory brainstem response (ABR) test is used to identify hearing loss and measure hearing thresholds of infants and children who cannot be tested using standard behavioral hearing testing methods. In order for the ABR to yield useful data, a child must be asleep throughout the