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Infectious period is 2-3 weeks before and 1 week after the development of jaundice. Commonly seen in the fall and early winter. Transmission is the fecal to oral route. Can be transmitted by blood, semen and food.
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Hep A
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Acute encephalopathy that follows a viral like illness and is caused by cerebral edema and fatty changes in the liver. Monitor for ICP.
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Reye's Syndrome
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Aspirin is not reccomended for children with Chickenpox because of it's association with
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Reye's Syndrome.
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Permanent changes in mental status occurs in children with Reye's due to what level?
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Ammonia
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Can present 2-6 weeks following an untreated or partially treated group A-Bhemolytic streptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract. Joint pain. Inflammation of the connective tissues of the heart, joints, s.q tissues, and blood vessels of the CNS.
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Rheumatic Fever
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Elevated antistreptolysin O titer, elevated sed rate and elevated CRP.
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Rheumatic fever.
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Administer aspirin/antiinflammatorylimit px. excercise in the client with carditis, administer antibiotics. Initiate seizure precautions if chorea. prophylaxis for anything invasive. after confirmed dx.,
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Rheumatic fever
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Causes a rash which begins on the face and spreads to the toe. fever isn't evident like with Measles. Fainter rash than measles. AKA third disease or German Measles.
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Rubella
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Paramyxovirus. Spread by saliva/urine, Communicable before and after swelling of the paratoid begins. Fever, h/a, malaise, anorexia, earache aggrevated by chewing.
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Mumps
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Lab finding most indicative for active TB
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Positive AFB culture
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Disease process which may favor reactivation of TB
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AIDS
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Fishy odor to urine
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Pyelonephritis
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Fever, malaise and chills
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Septicemia
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A sudden gush of serosanguinous peritoneal fluid from an abdominal incision is......
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Dehiscence
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1 % Silver nitrate/opthalmic is placed in a newborns eyes to prevent
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Gonorrhea
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Erythromycin 0.5% and Tetracycline 1 % opthalmic ointment are bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal and provide prophylaxis against.....
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Gonorrhea and Chlamydia (Opthalmia Neonatorum)
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