... from October to October 19, 2007 (36 Gy) He also started dexamethasone mg TID on the first day of radiation therapy for 11 days The dexamethasone was increased to mg TID for days before a taper ... Transdermal fentanyl patch 200 mcg per hour and oral hydromorphone mg every hours were resumed He also reported fever and chills The dexamethasone was tapered down to mg twice daily The patient was empirically ... started transdermal fentanyl patch 200 mcg per hour in addition to oral hydromorphone mg every hours for break-through pain His pain subsided to a rating of out of 10 Eight days after completing...
... Local treatment included wound debridement and application of saline-soaked gauze Physician examination 12 hours post-admission to the Burn Unit was remarkable for thin blisters in locations not ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/9323 On admission, the patient was disoriented Blood pressure was 90/60 mmHg Cutaneous examination revealed a second-degree superficial burn involving both breasts, lateral aspect of ... intellectual content All authors read and approved the final manuscript References Chave TA, Mortimer NJ, Sladden MJ, Hall AP, Hutchinson PE: Toxic epidermal necrolysis: current evidence, practical...
... 80% of children at the time of admission; anti-histamines were used in 41.8% cases All patients received the skin and conjunctive care everyday, application of Biafine 3times per day in 74.5% ... conjunctive care everyday, application of Biafine 3times per day in 74.5% Fever settled in 2.8±1.86 days, time for recuperation of the skin and mucous was 7.31±3.43 days The mean hospital stay was 8.67±3.61days ... Biafin and sterile care of the skin is helpful for the recuperation of the patients, reducing the time of hospitalization and decreasing the mortality rate significantly Keywords: Steven Johnson...
... groups: *Number of patients with time of pain relief less than days in group (33.3%), in group (23.3%), No significant difference (p>0.05) *Number of patients with time for eructation, oxyrygmia...
... illnesses have been associated with staphylococcal SAgs Four examples are presented In 2005, Kravitz et al [39] described for the first time staphylococcal purpura fulminans, which is a particularly ... of antibiotics and fluid, electrolytes and vasopressors as needed to maintain blood pressure, sometimes activated protein C in an attempt to manage sepsisinduced microvascular thrombosis, and intravenous ... USA400 (according to CDC designations), typically are resistant to b-lactam antibiotics and sometimes clindamycin, and these strains produce high levels of SAgs [42] USA200 CA-MRSA strains produce...