Comprehensive therapy
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Comprehensive therapy · Jan 2007
Health-seeking behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents attending an urban pediatric emergency department.
Adolescents are often seen in Emergency departments (ED) for urgent care. Rates of treatable sexually transmitted diseases (Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis) are highest in this age group. This study examines the prevalence of these sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the health seeking characteristics of adolescents presenting to an urban pediatric ED. ⋯ This study confirms a high prevalence of treatable STDs among adolescents in an urban ED setting and provides information on frequency of ED usage and health-seeking behaviors among adolescents.
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Comprehensive therapy · Jan 2007
Case ReportsA man with tropical travel history, fever, and pulmonary infiltrates.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) are one of the most serious complications of falciparum malaria. Pathogenesis of ARDS along with factors contributing towards the development and treatment of ARDS is discussed.