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Aug 16th, 2022 - Approach Considerations As with other diseases, prevention of influenza is the most effective strategy. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes recommendations for h...

Jun 6th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Acute pancreatitis (AP), an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, refers to the autodigestion of the pancreas, in which pancreatic enzymes injure pancreatic tissue and lead to dysfunction of the gland, as well as remote organs...

Jun 6th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Acute pancreatitis (AP), an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, refers to the autodigestion of the pancreas, in which pancreatic enzymes injure pancreatic tissue and lead to dysfunction of the gland, as well as remote organs...

Jun 6th, 2022 - Acute pancreatitis (AP), an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, refers to the autodigestion of the pancreas, in which pancreatic enzymes injure pancreatic tissue and lead to dysfunction of the gland, as well as remote organs and systems. Gallst...

Jun 3rd, 2022 - History Chickenpox is usually diagnosed clinically on the basis of the characteristic rash and successive crops of lesions. Lesions may be found in all stages of development and healing in affected sites. A history of exposure to an infected conta...

Dec 5th, 2020 - Click here to view as PDF. Influenza epidemics occur every year in the United States, typically beginning in the late fall or winter and concluding during the spring.1 During the 2006—2007 season, influenza circulated at epidemic levels for about...

Aug 22nd, 2019 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) continues to recommend routine yearly influenza vaccination for everyone aged 6 months or older who has no contraindications, according to updated recommendations for the 2019–2020 influenza ...

Apr 30th, 2009 - Action Points Explain to interested patients that the FDA's Emergency Use Authorizations allow expanded use of antiviral drugs for confirmed and suspected H1N1 infection. Note that antiviral drug dosing differs for children, particularly those und...

- What is Kawasaki disease? Kawasaki disease is a rare illness that usually affects small children. Other names for it are Kawasaki syndrome and mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. It is a type of vasculitis, which is inflammation of the blood vessel...

- Reye syndrome is a rare illness that can affect the blood, liver, and brain of someone who has recently had a viral infection. It always follows another illness. Although it mostly affects children and teens, anyone can get it. It can develop quic...

- Chickenpox is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Most cases are in children under age 15, but older children and adults can get it. It spreads very easily from one person to another. The classic symptom of chickenpox is an uncomfor...