: 1 – 2 ‚ side : Chest GENERAL APPEARENCE : Received lying on bed‚ conscious and coherent. Pale and has general flushing with rashes. Reason for admission : complaint cough ++ Admitting diagnosis : Viral fever / acute bronchitis 26 / 12 / 2012 – confirmed diagnosis : Dengue Fever HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT Area Assessed | Normal Findings | Actual Findings | Remarks | Head | * Round and symmetrical * Smooth‚ without masses or depressions‚ nontender. | Round and symmetrical. Smooth
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INTRODUCTION Dengue fever Dengue fever (UK /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/ or US /ˈdɛŋɡiː/)‚ also known as breakbone fever‚ is an infectious tropical diseasecaused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever‚headache‚ muscle and joint pains‚ and a characteristicskin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threateningdengue hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage‚ or into dengue shock syndrome‚ where
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Its Prevention Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms such as headache‚ fever‚ exhaustion‚ severe muscle and joint pain‚ swollen glands (lymphadenopathy)‚ and rash. The presence (the "dengue triad") of fever‚ rash‚ and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums‚ severe pain
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Rheumatic Fever Treatment: Antibiotics such as penicillin‚ or other another antibiotic to eliminate any remaining strep bacteria that may exist. There is also an anti- inflammatory treatment‚ which you have to aspirin or naproxen to reduce inflammation‚ fever and pain. The last treatment could be Anticonvulsant medications. Prevention: The only known prevention would be to treat strep throat or scarlet fever with the appropriate antibiotics. Mode of Rheumatic Fever: The bacteria can enter through
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Rheumatic Heart Disease Learning Team D University of Phoenix I. Introduction II. History a. Rheumatic heart disease is caused from contracting rheumatic fever. b. Anyone but especially children are at higher risk if they have strep throat that is left untreated. i. Common symptoms are breathlessness‚ fatigue‚ palpitations and fainting attacks. ii. Medication and possibly surgery are treatment options. c. Prevention is key by seeking immediate
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Scarlet fever is one of the predominantly a childhood disease occurring to children age of 2 until 10 years old. There are several factors that cause scarlet fever in children. Firstly‚ children who get scarlet fever because of an infection from a bacterium called exotoxin-producing group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS)‚ notably Streptococcus pyogenic. This bacterium will release of a particular toxin that responsible for the characteristics scarlet-coloured rash seen with scarlet fever. In the
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Moral Values of Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson states publicly in her book Fever 1793‚ that she does believe in universal moral truths. This is supported by many pieces of evidence from the text. The setting in her text is summer 1793 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania where Matilda works at her mother’s coffee shop. One morning her mother wakes her to get to work while they wait for their other worker‚ Polly‚ to come into work. On the way downstairs‚ her cat Silas had caught a mouse and left in
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Hollis Lee Page #1 8/14/13 Headley 2nd block Poetry Response: “Sea Fever” by John Masefield The poem “Sea Fever” is a very meaningful poem. The poem is very short‚ but has many meanings and different styles of poetry in it. When you first start the poem it seems as its going to be gloomy and very bland but picks up its meaning in the 2nd stanza. This poetry response will break down the poem and explain everything about it including the Title‚ Connotation‚ Attitude‚ Shifts‚ and
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Dengue Fever Kimberly A. Bitanga Microbiology Professor J. Gray Dengue Fever Abstract Dengue fever is a debilitating tropical disease caused by one of five types of the dengue virus.(1) It is transmitted by mosquitos throughout the tropics and subtropics of not only Southeast Asia‚ but has now spread to Central and South America‚ and countries in the Pacific Ocean and America as well. Usually‚ most people who are infected with the virus are asymptomatic‚ with mild symptoms‚ whereas others develop
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Dengue fever Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is caused by one of four different but related viruses. It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ most commonly the mosquito Aedesaegypti‚ which is found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of: * Indonesian archipelago into northeastern Australia * South and Central America * Southeast Asia * Sub-Saharan Africa Dengue fever is being seen more in world travelers. Dengue fever should
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