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Stevens-Johnson syndrome

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Takeaways: Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a life-threatening necrotic rash associated with various medications, including anticonvulsants. Davidson has Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). Johnson is transferred to the medical surgical unit. Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Names are fictitious.

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Burn Care for Underserved Communities: A Certified Burn Nurse’s Perspective

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In addition to acknowledging the unique role these nurses play in recognizing and intervening when necessary, the CBRN exam also acknowledges the difference in the presentation of both burn injuries and skin disorders like Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).

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Physical Exercises as a Tool To Measure Clinical Improvement in Pediatric Chronic Pain

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Common conditions of chronic pain that benefit from rehabilitation include chronic migraine, back pain, abdominal pain, amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (or hypermobility syndrome), and complex regional pain syndrome. Musculoskeletal Care.

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How to Use Topical Losartan to Potentially Treat Cornea Damage

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This case study , published in November 2022 in the Journal of Refractive Surgery , is the beginning of what Cleveland Clinic refractive and corneal surgeon Steven E. Wilson, MD , hopes will be a rising tide of clinical studies on treating scarring corneal fibrosis with topical losartan. The drug commonly is used orally to treat hypertension.

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Skin failure: A historical perspective

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1-Minute Consult: Does My Patient Need To Be Screened or Treated for a UTI?

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11 In postmenopausal women, chronic urinary frequency, urgency, or dysuria, especially in combination with vaginal symptoms, should prompt the clinician to consider genitourinary syndrome of menopause as opposed to UTI. Defining the urethritis syndrome in men using patient reported symptoms. among all patients and 29.1%

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Guidelines for the Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia

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Individuals of Han Chinese or Thai origin are at risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome when using carbamazepine or oxcarbazepine. The recommendation for primary care physicians to start patients with TN on first-line medication before referral to a specialist is pragmatic and avoids treatment delays.