Jaundice

Monitoring for jaundice in newborns while in the hospital is well developed. Bilirubin levels typically peak in neonates around 96 hours of life, well after most newborns are discharged, thus, the responsibility for identifying jaundice at that time falls to outpatient providers and parents. The primary objective for this study is to assess the ability of the Bilicam app to…

(preicteric) phase. Usual signs are jaundice, fatigue, loss of appetite, malaise, nausea, vomiting, headaches cough, a low grade fever. This stage is highly contagious and usually starts about the second week after being infected. (Huether & McCance, 2017, p. 935). This stage lasts about 2 weeks. 2. Icteric phase. Follows the prodromal phase and it starts on the 4th week after exposure. This phase is evident for about 2 to 6 weeks. Signs are as follows: jaundice, dark urine, Stools are tan…

yourself against this potentially fatal disease. What Is Yellow Fever? Yellow fever is viral infectious disease transmitted from infected mosquitoes to humans. Yellow fever gets its “yellow” nickname from the hepatitis it can cause, and the resulting jaundice. Vaccines are the best defense against yellow fever. Where Did Yellow Fever Originate? The history of yellow fever can be traced back to 17th-century…

Many infected individuals do not experience any symptoms, but some people do show a variety of symptoms including fatigue, an abnormal color of urine and stool, joint pain, jaundice, itchy skin, and abdominal pain (Naoroz et al. 2015). During the early, or acute phase of HCV infection, the HCV enters the liver and takes over liver cells. In response to the viral invasion, our immune cells attack both virus and the liver cells infected with the virus. As a result, these liver cells become…

“PLANTS USED IN CONTACT THERAPY BY TRIBALS OF NANDURBAR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA” M. B. Patil ABSTRACT The paper deals with the study of some ethnomedicinal plants species used in contact therapy, mainly in Chicken pox, Fever, Jaundice, Rheumatic pains and for abortion, Acceleration delivery, Prevent miscarriage, etc. Contact therapy, in which locally available plants, plant parts are made to touch the specific part of the body of the person or domestic animal by the tribal doctors is…

Catch 22 was written by Joseph Heller, who is well known for writings satire novels. Joseph Heller, the author, uses many different examples of satire.Catch-22 is usually called a comic satirical novel. A comic satirical novel is a literary genre in which comedic forms , exaggeration, are used to focus on human weakness and societal problems.In Catch 22 the author takes the reader on an emotional trip through the extended use of satire. Satire is the use of humor to expose others stupidity…

Hepatitis is an inflammatory disease of the liver. The term hepatitis is most often used in conjunction with viral hepatitis, but the disease can also be caused by bacteria or toxic injury to the liver. It should be noted that whether hepatitis is bacterial, viral, or toxic, this disease can result in post necrotic cirrhosis, unless the hepatitis responds to treatment. Viral hepatitis is by far the most important liver infection and is a major health problem in the United States. The term viral…

What the optimal timing for clamping the umbilical cord after birth has become the subject of controversy, started many debates and led to multiple studies. This paper will define cord clamping and delayed cord clamping. It will also look into the most recent research to show if there are any benefits or risks to both preterm and term infants by using delayed cord clamping, and if there are any maternal health benefits from this practice. After the third week of conception blood vessels begin…

lessons during child hood. After the childhood stage it usually becomes episodic, and they also develop chronic severe lymphedema. The cause is unknown. Signs of this disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Some clinical features are jaundice, normal appetite, but limited weight gain in addition to edema. Image result for aagenaes syndrome The prognosis of this…

Fender’s jaundice is caused by the accumulation of bilirubin in her blood and tissues. Bilirubin is a byproduct of worn out erythrocytes. Hemoglobin from worn-out erythrocytes is broken down into heme and iron. The iron is recycled, and the heme is further degraded…