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Neurosurgery Without TearsDiagnosis
The definite diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is based on the findings of cerebrovascular fluid (CSF) examination. The CSF is obtained from lumbar puncture. The usual picture is pleocytosis with cell count over 1,000 cells per mm3 (with polymorphonuclear cells predominating), hypoglycorrhagia with glucose under 30 mg per dL and elevated protein usually over 200 mg [...]
“You can’t have No Child Left Behind if you leave the money behind.”
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The clinical features of acute bacterial meningitis vary with the age and immune status of the patient. Children may present with fever, convulsions, refusal of feeds, irritability, excessive cry and vomiting. Adults may present with fever, headache, vomiting, lethargy, confusion, and a stiff neck.
The manifestations, however, may be subtle, especially in newborns, immunosuppressed patients, and [...]
We Are One People
We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope?
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The causative organisms of acute bacterial meningitis are clearly associated with the age of the patient. The common organisms in each age group are as detailed below:
Neonatal period: Escherichia coli, group B streptococci (S. agalactiae), and L. monocytogenes.
Ages 2 months to 5 years: H. influenzae
Above 5 years: S. pneumoniae and N. meningitidis.
In addition [...]
E pluribus unum. Out of many, one.
Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters, the negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes.
Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United [...]
This is a medical emergency.
Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, the coverings of the brain and the spinal cord: dura, arachnoid, and pia. It carries a high mortality rate despite medical advances.
Meningitis may be caused by various agents including trauma, chemicals e.g released from tumours and several infectious agents. However, bacterial meningitis represents the [...]
John Kerry
In this election, we offer that choice. Our Party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. And that man is John Kerry. John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith, and service because they’ve defined his life.
From his heroic service to Vietnam, to his [...]
Head injuries are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in all communities. Trauma is the third most common cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by cerebrovascular disease and cancer. Trauma is the leading cause of death in youth and early middle age and the death is often associated [...]
Greatness of America
Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and the [...]
