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Chronic diarrhea (nonbloody, without weight loss) is defined as increased total daily stool output (greater than 10 g/kg/day), associated with increased stool water content; diarrhea is classified as chronic when it lasts longer than 2 weeks. Per liter, normal stool of infants and... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Elevated blood pressure — an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mm Hg — strikes more men than women and twice as many Blacks as Whites. By itself, this common sign is easily ignored by the patient; after all, he can't
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... Low blood pressure refers to inadequate intravascular pressure to maintain the oxygen requirements of the body's tissues. Although commonly linked to shock, this sign may also result from a cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, or metabolic disorder.... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Acute leukemia is a malignant proliferation of white blood cell (WBC) precursors (blasts) in bone marrow or lymph tissue and their accumulation in peripheral blood, bone marrow, and body tissues. Its most common forms are acute lymphoblastic ... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Mediated by immune or nonimmune factors, a transfusion reaction accompanies or follows I.V. administration of blood components. Its severity varies from mild (fever and chills) to severe (acute renal failure or complete vascular collapse and death), depending on the... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... A generalized, progressive disease that's common in the elderly, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is marked by an uncontrollable spread of abnormal, small lymphocytes in lymphoid tissue, blood, and bone marrow. Nearly all patients with CLL are men older than age 50. According... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Elevated blood pressure—an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mm Hg—strikes more men than women and twice as many Blacks as Whites. By itself, this common sign is easily ignored by the patient; after all, he can’t see or feel it.... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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... Low blood pressure refers to inadequate intravascular pressure to maintain the the body’s oxygen requirements. Although commonly linked to shock, this sign may also result from cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, or metabolic... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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... Acute leukemia is a malignant proliferation of white blood cell (WBC) precursors (blasts) in bone marrow or lymph tissue and their accumulation in peripheral blood, bone marrow, and body tissues.
The most common forms are acute lymphoblastic ... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... A generalized, progressive disease that’s common in elderly people, chronic lymphocytic leukemia is marked by an uncontrollable spread of abnormal, small lymphocytes in lymphoid tissue, blood, and bone marrow. The prognosis is poor if anemia, thrombocytopenia,... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Chronic granulocytic leukemia (CGL) is also known as chronic myelogenous (or myelocytic) leukemia. The disease is characterized by the abnormal overgrowth of granulocytic precursors (myeloblasts, promyelocytes, metamyelocytes, and myelocytes) in bone marrow, peripheral blood,... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Low blood pressure or hypotension refers to inadequate intravascular pressure to maintain the oxygen requirements of the body’s tissues. Although commonly linked to shock, this sign may also result from a cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, or... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... Elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is defined as an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mm Hg. Hypertension strikes more men than women and twice as many blacks as whites. Its causes can be life threatening; however, patients are usually unaware... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... Low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, refers to inadequate intravascular pressure to maintain the oxygen requirements of the body’s tissues. Typically, a reading below 90/60 mm Hg, or a drop of 30 mm Hg from the baseline, is considered low blood pressure.... Emergency Actions ... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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... Elevated blood pressure — an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mm Hg — strikes more men than women. By itself, this common sign is easily ignored by the patient; after all, he can’t see or feel it. However, its causes... Emergency Actions ... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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... Low blood pressure refers to inadequate intravascular pressure to maintain the oxygen requirements of the body's tissues. Although commonly linked to shock, this sign may also result from a cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, or metabolic disorder. Hypoperfusion states... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... Elevated blood pressure or hypertension (an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg) strikes more men than women and twice as many Blacks as Whites. By itself, this common sign is easily ignored by the patient; after... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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What to Do - Make a Decision
After the decision has been made to transfuse blood products, the most appropriate product must be chosen. Donated whole blood and other products
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Rituxan is a monoclonal antibody therapy that was approved several years ago for specific types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma . At the 2001 American...
In recent years, the drug Rituxan has become a well-established option only for certain forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) There are other...
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a cancer of certain white blood cells. However, CML can also affect red blood cells and clotting cells called...
Doctors understand what goes wrong in CML more than they do in most other cancers. Learn what happens in the genes of white blood cells to cause CML.