By Santa J. Bartholomew M.D. FAAP, FCCM See Corresponding Case Study: Group A Strep Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) is an aerobic gram-positive coccus that
The recreational use of drugs, including alcohol, is an underrecognized cause of mortality and morbidity in children and adolescents. It is, in fact, a public
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is clinically defined as a triad including hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. This condition causes abnormal vessel wall and
Anemia is a widespread health concern that results from hemoglobin concentration being lower
than the normal expected range, taking into consideration age and sex.
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Diagnostic and minor procedures in children occurring outside the operating suite have increased dramatically in the last 2 decades. With this change it has become
Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is an increasing pressure inside your skull or cranium. The cranium is formed of bone, which does not allow for it