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Measles: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention by NJE
Measles: An acute highly infectious disease of children, characterized by cough, coryza, fever, and rash. Humans are the only natural host.The virus• A member...
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Intrauterine death and stillbirth: Causes, Signs, Diagnosis Treatment by NJE
Intrauterine death: Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) refers to the death of the fetus at any stage in the pregnancy after the first trimester and...
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POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME: Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management by NJE
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) consists of amenorrhea, hirsutism, insulin resistance, and obesity in association with enlarged, multicystic ovaries.Prevalence: Up to 5% of women; 30%...
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Malaria: Symptoms, Criteria of Severe Malaria, Diagnosis, Treatment by NJE
Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by five species of Plasmodium (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi), the...
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Myasthenia Gravis: Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Complications Nursing Care Plan by NJE
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting the neuromuscular transmission of impulses in the voluntary muscles of the body. MG is characterized...
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Sleep Apnoea: Mechanism, Clinical Features, Investigation Management by NJE
Sleep apnoea may be due to upper airways obstruction, described as obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), or disturbances of control of breathing collectively termed central...
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Obesity: Causes, Complications Prevention and BMI Calculation by NJE
Obesity may be defined as an abnormal growth of the adipose tissue due to an enlargement of fat cell size (hypertrophic obesity) or an...
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Causes, Diagnosis, Management By NJE
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is best described as ‘leaky lung syndrome’ or ‘low pressure, non cardiogenic pulmonary oedema‘. It is an acute inflammatory...
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Leptospirosis (Weil’s disease): Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention by NJE
Leptospirosis (Weil’s disease) refers to the 10% of infections with Leptospira interrogans (previously termed Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae) that result in clinical hepatitis (see also Chapter...
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HEPATITIS C: Transmission, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention by NJE
Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis C virus. It can range in severity from a mild...
