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ABO Incompatibility And Hemolytic Disease Of The Newborn (HDN)

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Anti-A and anti-B antibodies – most of the time – are IgM (i.e. they don’t cross the placenta, but some mothers, naturally, have IgG anti-A or IgG anti-B antibodies, (i.e. can cross the placenta causing problems to the fetal RBCs.)

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Diagnosed as an infant with beta thalassemia, a blood disorder, Zayed and his family were in search of treatment. That search ultimately led them to Dr. Kenneth Cooke the director of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Learn more about Zayed’s individualized treatment and care and discover world-class care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/international/
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'It is time to stop vaping': 6th US death linked to lung illness

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The United States government is probing 450 cases of vaping-related lung illness across 33 states and one US territory.
But the nationwide investigation led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet linked the illnesses to any specific e-cigarette product.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Chicago.

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Viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E) – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology

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Viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E) - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology

What is the hepatitis virus? Well, the hepatitis virus invades liver cells and causes inflammation in the liver tissue. There are five known hepatitis viruses—hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E, all of which have slightly different presentations, symptoms and severity. Find more videos at http://osms.it/more.

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Punctual Plugs for Dry Eye Disease

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There are many treatments for Dry Eye Disease. If there is a decrease in production of tears, or aqueous deficient dry Eye, Punctual Plugs may be an treatment option. These are not permeate and treatment options should be discussed with your eye doctor.

Doctor reacts to health benefits of kissing! #shorts

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Doctor reacts to health benefits of kissing! #shorts

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Mononucleosis, or Mono, is a very common childhood disease, especially in teens. As Dr. Anna Mendenhall of Children’s Physicians Medical Group (CPMG) explains, it’s transmitted through saliva. So sharing drinks, lip balm and even kisses can spread the illness.

The Worst Symptoms of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome || EDS Awareness Month 2021

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it’s that time of year again! EDS & HSD awareness month comes around quick! I’m back for my 5th annual series of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome & Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month videos with my dazzle of zebras from across the world. This year we have 27 zebras with 4 different types of EDS and HSD from 8 different countries sharing their experiences of what it’s like to live with these rarely understood conditions on a daily basis.

This is the first video in the 2021 series and we are talking about the worst symptoms of HSD, hEDS, cEDS & vEDS. From chronic pain and fatigue to dislocations there are huge lists of symptoms around but I want you to hear from people living with EDS on a daily basis what the worst symptoms they face are.

This video is dedicated in loving memory of Saarah Ahmed who wanted to take part in this series but sadly passed away before she could. Saarah lived with a very rare type of EDS called kyphoscoliotic EDS and she always wanted to raise awareness. Her family want her legacy to live on so please visit the links below to learn more about Saarah & her advocacy work.
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Clara, Texas, USA, 21, hEDS, IG: @clara_and_arlo

Eleanor, Scotland, 22, hEDS

Eliza, London, UK, 24, hEDS, They/them, IG: @disabled_eliza

Emma, Kent, UK, 27, hEDS, She/her, IG:@ehoughton24601

Georgia, Cardiff, 22, heds, she/her

Jasper, Newcastle, UK, 26, hEDS, He/him Twitter: @queercanthear

Jeannie Di Bon, London, UK, hEDS IG: @jeannie_di

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Disease Management, the ACA, and the RT

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Disease Management, the ACA, and the RT

This clip from the AARC’s Professors Rounds series discusses chronic pulmonary disease management in context with the Affordable Care Act. The full program also presents the respiratory therapist’s role in disease management, preventing readmissions, and improving patient outcomes.

Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis.

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EDS, Ehlers Danlos syndrome & Fascia Therapy 🤔😳 find out what CAN be done!!

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In this video, five people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome run through the hEDS diagnostic criteria from 2017! Hypermobile EDS is a painful genetic connective tissue disorder that makes connective tissues abnormally weak, fragile, and stretchy, leading to chronic joint and muscle pain, joint instability and dislocations, dysautonomia, fatigue, and GI tract dysmotility, among so many other symptoms. While the diagnostic criteria help to diagnose, it barely scratches the surface of the impact of this disease.

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The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes are a group of more than 13 genetic connective tissue disorders that make connective tissue abnormally weak, fragile, and stretchy. Connective tissue is found in all parts of the body, including your organs, ligaments, and joints. As a result, people with EDS can be affected in all of these areas, as well as others. The most common symptoms and co-morbidities include chronic joint pain, dysautonomia, dislocations, GI tract dysmotility, and severe joint instability, among many others. The most common type (and the type that I have) is hypermobile EDS (formerly known as Type III), which is estimated to affect around 1 in every 5,000 people. However, it’s speculated by many to not be as rare as we once believed.

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What you need to know to stay safe from ticks and Lyme disease this summer

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What you need to know to stay safe from ticks and Lyme disease this summer

According to the Centers for Disease Control, as many as 476,000 people in the U.S. contract Lyme disease every year. Climate change and human encroachment into wilderness areas means ticks and the disease-causing bacteria they carry are becoming more common. Dr. Linden Hu, an immunology professor and co-director of the Lyme Disease Initiative at Tufts University, joins John Yang to discuss.

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Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono) – the Kissing Disease, Animation

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Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, is a very common syndrome characterized by the triad of fever, swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy) – most frequently in the neck, and sore throat with inflamed tonsils (tonsillar pharyngitis). Patients may also present with headache, fatigue, and enlarged spleen upon physical examination. The syndrome can be caused by several different agents, but the most common is Epstein-Barr virus, EBV; and the term “mononucleosis” usually refers to the disease caused by EBV.
EBV is ubiquitous in human. About 95% of all adults have antibodies against EBV, likely from an infection during childhood. Symptomatic infections are most prevalent in older teens and young adults, especially among college students. Infected young children are often asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Older adults are either immune to the disease thanks to an earlier infection, or have atypical presentations that are misdiagnosed.
EBV is transmitted mainly via infected saliva. The virus is not very contagious, it takes several exposures to high viral loads to acquire EBV. Hence, kissing is the major route of transmission and mono is colloquially known as “the kissing disease”.
The incubation period is typically 3 to 5 weeks. The disease is self-limited and patients usually recover after 2 to 6 weeks, but the virus may remain in the saliva for months. Recovered patients may also shed virus periodically for life without developing symptoms. This is why most people get infected by an asymptomatic person and often cannot recall being exposed to EBV.
After infecting the oral epithelial cells, EBV attacks lymphocytes, in particular B-cells, in the tonsils. Infection then spreads throughout the lymphatic system, causing a massive immune response that is responsible for most of the symptoms. The immune response produces antibodies against EBV, providing lifelong immunity to EBV. At the same time, infection by EBV causes B-cells to proliferate and become antibody-producing plasma cells. Because B-cells are the source of antibodies of all kinds, NON-specific antibodies that do not react to EBV antigens are also produced. These so-called heterophile antibodies may be responsible for the mild thrombocytopenia, generalized rash, and antibiotic-related rash that are occasionally associated with mononucleosis.
As part of the immune defense, cytotoxic T-cells are increased in numbers and activated to kill EBV-infected B-cells. These T-cells have atypical morphology; they are known as Downey cells and are part of the diagnostic workup.
There are 2 antibody tests for mono: monospot test for heterophile antibodies, and EBV-specific antibody test. The monospot test is highly specific, but may give false-negative results in the first week of illness, and has low sensitivity, especially in children. EBV antibody test is performed when monospot test is negative but mono is still suspected.
Mononucleosis is often misdiagnosed as strep throat, and antibiotics may be given inappropriately. Antibiotic treatment can cause a rash to develop and this is often mistaken for antibiotic allergy.
Mononucleosis is self-limited, most patients fully recover after a few weeks, although fatigue may persist for months. Complications are rare but can be severe, sometimes life-threatening.
Treatment is supportive and includes bed rest, hydration, and fever and inflammation reducer. Heavy lifting and active sports must be avoided for a month to prevent splenic rupture. Corticosteroids can be helpful in certain complications, such as impending airway obstruction, but are not usually recommended for uncomplicated disease.
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Could having mononucleosis, otherwise known as mono or “The Kissing Disease,” lead to developing other possibly harmful autoimmune health concerns like lupus and celiac disease?

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