Article or Case Law Search HCS/430 The article chosen is about New England Compounding Center in Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ who provided an injectable steroid that was contaminated. The injectable steroid caused an outbreak of fungal meningitis in 20 states (amednews‚ 2013). The “FDA and CDC have identified bacterial and/or fungal contamination in unopened vials of betamethasone‚ cardioplegia‚ and triamcinolone solutions distributed and recalled from NECC” (FDA‚ 2013‚ p. 1). The injectable steroids
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Local Community Health Care Issues Local Community Health Care Issues The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with state and public health departments on a multistate investigation concerning fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection‚ prepared by the New England Compound Center (NECC). As of November 19‚ 2012 a total of 490 cases‚ including 34 deaths have been reported in 19 states. The predominant
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before they are visible. Fever is common but rarely exceeds 39°C. Rare complications of DGI include gonococcal meningitis‚ pericarditis‚ and endocarditis. Headache‚ neck pain and stiffness‚ fever‚ and decreased sensorium may indicate gonococcal meningitis. This disease may be clinically indistinguishable from meningococcal meningitis on presentation‚ although the course of gonococcal meningitis is usually less
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revealed an impression of mild hydrocephalus and was given an osmotic diuretic‚ Mannitol to decrease the pressure on the brain. The cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed a decrease in glucose and protein levels‚ which may indicate meningitis. Mary’s diagnoses were updated to Meningitis‚ Secondary to Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
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the families’ children were entered into a trial of Pfizer’s Trovan (trovafioxacin) for bacterial meningitis in 1996 without informed consent. The families accuse the US-based drug company of violating "international law‚ federal regulations‚ and medical ethics‚ in its zeal to carry out its test" (Ahmad‚ 2001). According to the Trovan Fact Sheet 1996 marked the beginning of the most serious meningitis epidemic ever recorded in Nigeria. The epidemic took almost 12‚000 lives over a six-month period
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human beings‚ from early childhood until adulthood. By taking a dosage‚ according to many studies done by scientists and doctors‚ it allows the human body to become immune to many illnesses and diseases. It makes us immune to such diseases such as Meningitis C‚ HIV-AIDS etc… By doing so‚ if these viruses‚ illnesses‚ diseases are caught‚ the body is stronger‚ more stable and able to fight it off. In the future‚ I personally feel that I will vaccinate my children in order to prevent them from being sick
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he was enjoying his greatest literary success‚ Wilde commenced an affair with a young man named Lord Alfred Douglas. Oscar Wilde was convicted on charges of gross indecency on May 25‚ 1895 and sentenced to two years in prison. He later died of meningitis on November 30‚ 1900 at the age of 46. Born on October 16‚ 1854 in Dublin‚ Irish writer Oscar Wilde is best known for the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and the play The Importance of Being Earnest‚ as well as for his infamous arrest and
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before the symptoms develop and for a few days afterwards. Meningitis (There are 2 types of meningitis which is called bacterial and viral). Severe headache‚ vomiting‚ high temperature (fever) of 38ºC (100.4ºF) or over‚ stiff neck‚ sensitivity to light‚ rapid breathing‚ a general feeling of being unwell‚ a distinctive skin rash (although not everyone will have this). Meningitis can be caused by bacteria or a virus. Meningitis usually comes on suddenly and can be easily confused with flu
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battle.” The internal moral/ethical battle that lies within. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a case study utilizing one of these ethical decision-making models. In this scenario involving a six-year-old‚ who has just been diagnosed with meningitis will be reviewed. In this scenario‚ the physician is requesting permission to treat from the parents. However‚ the child’s parents are divorced. The non- biological mother has primary custody
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illness? Provide evidence to support your theory. I believe that the cause of Sue’s illness is the bacteria Neisseria meningitis. After isolating and analyzing the pathogen DNA sequence‚ its match was very similar to that of Neisseria meningitis. After researching the symptoms of the disease‚ the symptoms it has on its victims are almost completely identical to that of Sue’s. Meningitis causes fever‚ severe headache‚ vomiting‚ nausea‚ Muscle pain‚ and sleepiness or confusion. Those symptoms match those
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