Ear, nose, and throat

2019 ◽  
pp. 819-840
Author(s):  
Laurent Bonnardot ◽  
Olivier Malard ◽  
Elisabeth Sauvaget ◽  
Sarah Giles
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Humanitarian Settings ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Nose And Throat

This chapter covers the essential background and clinical management of ear, nose, and throat conditions as seen in humanitarian settings. It provides essential guidance on disorders of the ear, nose, and throat, including congenital, infectious, neoplastic, or acquired conditions, with special attention to paediatric problems, and guides the reader through clinical diagnosis and management in low-resource humanitarian settings.

scholarly journals The impact of EEG in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute impairment of consciousness

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
João A. G. Ricardo ◽  
Marcondes C. França Jr. ◽  
Fabrício O. Lima ◽  
Clarissa L. Yassuda ◽  
Fernando Cendes
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Emergency Room ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Epileptiform Activity ◽  
Acute Setting ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg

OBJECTIVES: To assess the frequency of electroencephalogram (EEG) requests in the emergency room (ER) and intensive care unit (ICU) for patients with impairment of consciousness (IC) and its impact in the diagnosis and management. METHODS: We followed patients who underwent routine EEG from ER and ICU with IC until discharge or death. RESULTS: During the study, 1679 EEGs were performed, with 149 (8.9%) from ER and ICU. We included 65 patients and 94 EEGs to analyze. Epileptiform activity was present in 42 (44.7%). EEG results changed clinical management in 72.2% of patients. The main reason for EEG requisition was unexplained IC, representing 36.3% of all EEGs analyzed. Eleven (33%) of these had epileptiform activity. CONCLUSION: EEG is underused in the acute setting. The frequency of epileptiform activity was high in patients with unexplained IC. EEG was helpful in confirming or ruling out the suspected initial diagnosis and changing medical management in 72% of patients.

scholarly journals Bioimpedance Vector Analysis for Heart Failure: Should We Put It on the Agenda?

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Liang ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
Jia-Yue Bai ◽  
Ning Gu
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Vector Analysis ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Volume Assessment ◽  
Intracardiac Pressure

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome, resulting in increased intracardiac pressure and/or decreased cardiac output under rest or stress. In acute decompensated heart failure, volume assessment is essential for clinical diagnosis and management. More and more evidence shows the advantages of bioimpedance vector analysis in this issue. Here, we critically present a brief review of bioimpedance vector analysis in the prediction and management of heart failure to give a reference to clinical physicians and guideline makers.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-690
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
The Common ◽  
Ward Rounds ◽  
Allergic Disorders

The Division of Graduate Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, will sponsor a postgraduate course in immunology and allergy in pediatrics on February 12-16, 1962. In response to repeated requests by previous registrants, this "subspecialty course" for pediatricians has been planned to provide comprehensive instruction in the fundamentals of immunology, with their application to practical clinical diagnosis and management of the "common" allergic disorders as well as various other diseases with conspicuous immunologic relationships. As usual, instruction will consist of lectures, amphitheatre clinics, ward rounds and round table conferences, with participation of many faculty members from all related and pertinent disciplines.

Tuberculosis and HIV in humanitarian contexts

2019 ◽  
pp. 507-546
Author(s):  
Peter Saranchuk
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Treatment Monitoring ◽  
Management Options ◽  
High Burden ◽  
Humanitarian Settings ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Management Guidance

This chapter outlines the fundamentals of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as seen in humanitarian settings, including disease assessments, approach to diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. It outlines the epidemiological background and interconnectivity of the two infections, the high burden of both diseases in many humanitarian settings, and the advantages of addressing TB and HIV in a coordinated manner. It provides detailed clinical management guidance including diagnosis, clinical management options, opportunistic infections, treatment monitoring, and prevention.

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