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Disability-adjusted life year for childhood-cluster diseases per 100,000 inhabitants. These include pertussis , poliomyelitis , diphtheria , measles , and tetanus . no data
Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE), previously apparent life-threatening event (ALTE), is a medical term in pediatrics that describes an event that occurs during infancy. The event is noted by an observer, typically the infant's caregiver.
There has been uncertainty as to whether the condition is confined to children, [21] and the appropriateness of excluding adults from case definitions has been questioned. [110] Sporadic reports exist of a similar life-threatening condition, denominated 'multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults' (MIS-A), which also usually requires intensive ...
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children MJD Machado-Joseph disease: ML mucolipidoses: MLD Metachromatic leukodystrophy: MMA Monomelic amyotrophy: MMR Measles, mumps, rubella: MMRV Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: MND Motor neuron disease: MODY Maturity-onset diabetes of the young: MOH Medication overuse headaches: MPD ...
Listed below are conditions that constitute a possible medical emergency and may require immediate first aid, emergency room care, surgery, or care by a physician or nurse. Not all medical emergencies are life-threatening; some conditions require medical attention in order to prevent significant and long-lasting effects on physical or mental ...
Rafael was moving west across the Gulf of Mexico on Friday morning as the first major hurricane in the Gulf in November for almost 40 years, bringing the threat of life-threatening conditions to ...
Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) is a course offered by the American Heart Association (AHA) for health care providers who take care of children and infants in the emergency room, critical care and intensive care units in the hospital, and out of hospital (emergency medical services (EMS)). The course teaches healthcare providers how to ...
At any stage, children with chronic illness can have reduced quality of life, especially if the children or their families are of low socioeconomic status. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Malnutrition is a greater risk among children with chronic illnesses, and children's physical and cognitive development may be poorly impacted, such as abnormal immune system ...