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Navigating the Quademic: Clinical Differentiation of Influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and Norovirus in Pediatric Emergency Care

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Common Complications : Otitis media : Diagnosis is supported by the presence of a bulging tympanic membrane with purulent effusion. Otitis media : Associated with concurrent respiratory infections; diagnosis requires a bulging tympanic membrane with purulent effusion. MMWR Recomm Rep 2003; 52:1. Viruses causing gastroenteritis.

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Influential women in the history of medicine

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Most notably, it led the way to the development of the x-ray, which allowed internal imagery to be used for diagnosis without the need for open surgery, and radiation therapy for treating cancer. Later, the method allowed scientists to prove that type-2 diabetes is caused by the body not being able to use insulin properly.

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