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May 1, 2024 · Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a complex condition characterized by a widespread hypercoagulable state in small and large blood vessels that can lead to microvascular and macrovascular clotting and compromised blood flow, ultimately resulting in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Commonly, life-threatening illnesses accompany ...
May 3, 2024 · Practice Essentials. Perinatal asphyxia, more appropriately known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), is characterized by clinical and laboratory evidence of acute or subacute brain injury due to hypoxia-ischemia. The primary causes of this condition are systemic hypoxemia and/or reduced cerebral blood flow (see the image below).
5 days ago · sepsis, systemic inflammatory condition that occurs as a complication of infection and in severe cases may be associated with acute and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Worldwide, sepsis has long been a common cause of illness and mortality in hospitals, intensive care units, and emergency departments. In 2017 alone, an estimated 11 million ...
4 days ago · icterus gravis neo· na· tor· um -ˌnē-ō-nā-ˈtȯr-əm. : severe jaundice in a newborn child due especially to erythroblastosis fetalis.
3 days ago · The task force concluded that the term severe sepsis was redundant. The task force defined sepsis as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. The clinical criterion for organ dysfunction is an increase in the SOFA score of 2 or more points, which has an associated in-hospital mortality exceeding 10%.
May 17, 2024 · It’s very common in newborns and happens in up to half of all term babies. It’s less common in premature babies. It’s also called ‘toxic erythema of the newborn’ or ‘erythema toxicum neonatorum’. Symptoms of erythema toxicum. In term babies who get erythema toxicum, the rash usually comes up 1-3 days after birth.
May 13, 2024 · This is the part of the ear that is visible with the naked eye or simple medical tools. It mostly consists of the ear lobe, ear canal, and ear drum. This is the part of the ear routinely checked during office visits. Middle ear. The middle ear also includes the ear drum and three small bones, also known as the ossicles.
