Norovirus (Gastroenteritis due to Norovirus)

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds

-Norovirus causes gastroenteritis. A person usually develops symptoms of gastroenteritis 12 to 48 hours after being exposed to norovirus. Symptoms are: acute-onset of nausea and vomiting, watery, non-bloody diarrhea with abdominal cramps. Some people may have a...

Rubella

Clinic A/P, adults

You see a pregnant woman at initial OB visit and rubella titer is negative. What should you do? Give her the rubella vaccine immediately postpartum. Rubella is one of the TORCH infections. “Rubella has been directly responsible for inestimable pregnancy wastage,...

Parotitis, Acute

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds

Treatment: Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) “Commonly caused by dehydration and can be diagnosed from the history and examination. Empiric treatment is directed toward gram-positive and anaerobic organisms, with the most common pathogen being Staphylococcus....

Torus Palatinus

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds

“Torus palatinus is an exostosis, or benign bony overgrowth. It is usually located on the midline of the hard palate, and occurs in 12%–27% of the population. Since these are usually not symptomatic many people are not even aware of their presence. Torus...

Trench Fever

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds

Body lice transmit Bartonella quintana, which causes trench fever. This disease got its name in World War I, when soldiers in the trenches were often infested with body lice. Treated with antibiotics. Reference https://www.cdc.gov/bartonella/index.html Am Fam...

Ankle Injury, Acute

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds

-Ottawa Ankle Rules reviewed.       Reference http://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0615/p1170.html