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Neonatal Conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum) Prophylaxis xxx Treatment A) Neonatal Conjunctivitis 2/2 to gonorrhea “Infantile gonococcal infection is usually the result of exposure to infected cervical exudate during delivery and manifests 2–5 days after...
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Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) “AIN is an intrinsic renal cause of AKI. These patients are often nonoliguric. A history of recent medication use is key to the diagnosis, as cephalosporins and penicillin analogs are the most common causes. Approximately...
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“When children show signs of dehydration from diarrhea, the first step is to assess its extent. In one study, four factors predicted dehydration: a capillary refill time >2 seconds, the absence of tears, dry mucous membranes, and an ill general appearance;...
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-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...
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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....
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Reference Neglected parasitic infections: What every family physician needs to know. Am Fam Physician. 2014 May 15;89(10):803-811. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0515/p803.html
