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Since 2000, IDSA has recommended against long-term antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, finding that it is ineffective and potentially harmful. [18] [19] The American Academy of Neurology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and medical groups around the world similarly recommend against such treatment.
Targeted temperature management (TTM) previously known as therapeutic hypothermia or protective hypothermia is an active treatment that tries to achieve and maintain a specific body temperature in a person for a specific duration of time in an effort to improve health outcomes during recovery after a period of stopped blood flow to the brain. [1]
Hypothermia is the cause of at least 1,500 deaths a year in the United States. [2] It is more common in older people and males. [5] One of the lowest documented body temperatures from which someone with accidental hypothermia has survived is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F) in a 2-year-old boy from Poland named Adam. [6]
Military occupation, recreational winter activities, homelessness, inadequate or wet clothing, substance abuse, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease [6] [7] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms [1] [6] Differential diagnosis: Hypothermia, Raynaud's phenomenon, chilblains (pernio), cold urticaria [8] [9] Prevention
Small business owners face severe penalties if they don't report to the federal government by year's end. Thousands of businesses may not realize they are subject to a new reporting process ...
Hypothermia is a condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions (which is defined as 35.0 °C (95.0 °F)). Body temperature is usually maintained near a constant level of 36.5–37.5 °C (97.7–99.5 °F) through biological homeostasis or thermoregulation. If exposed to cold and ...
The final rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament were unveiled on Wednesday as the NHL prepares for its first best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
By that reasoning, Miami’s playoff hopes are toast barring an unexpected blowout loss for a team like Penn State or Georgia in their conference title games on Saturday that somehow drops one or ...