News Article and Medical Journal

We provide you with an article that will describe you the management in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to minimize cerebral edema, intracranial pressure (ICP), and to optimize cerebral perfusion pressure then decreasing the incidence of secondary brain injury.

This article was issued by the Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center. There are level of recommendations in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury including brain injury resuscitation. You will be described with section such as head of bed elevation, normothermia-hypothermia, hypertonic-isotonic resuscitation, post traumatic seizure prophylaxis, the use of steroids in TBI patients, the use of ICP monitors, cerebral perfussion pressure, hyperventilation, sedation, CT scan abnormalities, and Persistent Intracranial Hypertension.

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Below is a table consist of influenza antiviral medication dosing either Oseltamivir and Zanamivir for Influenza Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis. Patients with higher risk for complications of H1N1 influenza such with HIV infection should be priorititized for antiviral treatment.

The table describe the dosing of oseltamivir and zanamivir since Influenza A (H1N1) viruses are sensitive to those medications rather than amantadine and ramantadine. The standard treatmnet duration is 5 days and the dosages being adjusted by weight, you can see the table as followed:

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Herein we provide you with an article discuss about H1N1 influenza management in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The information within the article will describe you with the particular intensive care management aspects, since the scale of the disease has been manageable to date in many hospital’s centre, and the management similarity of many severe pneumonias.

What you will find in this article are sections such as Identifying patient with H1N1, Infection Control Precautions / Personal Protective Equipment (isolation, staff, environmental cleaning and disinfections), Clinical Care Practice Points (H1N1 diagnosis, anticipation, non invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, mechanical ventilation strategies, antiviral therapy, bacterial superinfection, and disease course).

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) also known as heartburn or acid indigestion is the backwards flow of acid from the stomach up into the esophagus. Below we provide you with an algorithm diagnosis and treatment of the GERD (click to enlarge).

A complete information regarding the GERD which consists of sections such as Signs of GERD, Complicated GERD, Lifestyle Modifications tips, Medications for Acute Treatment and Maintenance Regimens, Diagnostic Problems, GERD Rationale for Recommendations, Over-the-counter (OTC) remedies can be found in the following article.

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