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

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This article delineates the salient clinical features, associated complications, cost considerations, and risk profiles for each virus, thereby providing a framework for informed clinical decision-making. Common Complications : Otitis media : Diagnosis is supported by the presence of a bulging tympanic membrane with purulent effusion.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

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It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. 2023 Jul 24. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. Clin Perinatol. 2022 Dec;49(4):907-926. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.08.003. 2022.08.003.

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Podcast: ECPR

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2023; 187:109792. asthma, heart failure, and more. The process of cannulation itself, which again involves placing large bore catheters in arteries and veins to connect to the ECMO circuit, can lead to complications such as distal ischemia, thrombosis, and hemorrhage. Am Heart J. 2020;229:29–39. Bartos JA, Yannopoulos D.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

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But what we observed was much more complicated." The traditional model is simple: SCN neurons were believed to act like runners in a relay race, passing the light signal along in a linear chain. Some SCN neurons were activated by light, while others were inhibited.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

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MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund studies of the long-term health effects of a 2023 Ohio train derailment that released more than 1 million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, air and water. She called the NIH news “a complicated mix of emotions,” CNN said. “We

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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

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About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. In January of last year, Cole went to a Walgreens in Appleton, Wisconsin, to get refills on the medication he used to control his asthma. He left without it.