Urinary Tract Infection
BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a common nosocomial infection. However, the effectiveness of antimicrobial catheters in reducing CAUTI in cerebral infarction patients is unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether antimicrobial catheters protect against CAUTI in[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Drug-induced Fever
pyrexia NOS ( O86.4 ) R50.2 Drug induced fever R50.8 Other specified fever R50.81 Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere R50.82 Postprocedural fever R50.83[icd10coded.com]
pyrexia NOS ( O86.4 ) Fever of other and unknown origin Approximate Synonyms Drug fever ICD-10-CM R50.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v 36.0): 864[icd10data.com]
[…] unknown origin during labor ( O75.2 ) fever of unknown origin in newborn ( P81.9 ) hypothermia due to illness ( R68.0 ) malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia ( T88.3 ) puerperal[icd10coded.com]
Puerperal Infection
Aetiology Specific causes of puerperal pyrexia may include: Urinary tract infection : Frequency, dysuria, haematuria.[patient.info]
Puerperal pyrexia: a review. Part I. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 62: 393-399. Maharaj, Dushyant. 2007. Puerperal pyrexia: a review. Part II.[sharinginhealth.ca]
Results: During this period, there were 122 cases of puerperal pyrexia. Puerperal pyrexia accounted for 6.28% of 1945 admissions.[nepjol.info]
Acute Pelvic Cellulitis
Cellulitis Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and deep underlying tissues. Group A strep (streptococcal) bacteria are the most common cause. The bacteria enter your body when you get an injury such as a bruise, burn, surgical cut, or wound. Symptoms include Fever and chills Swollen glands or lymph nodes A rash[…][icdlist.com]
Phlegmasia Alba Dolens
Phlegmasia alba dolens describes the initial stage in the presentation of deep iliac vein thrombosis with partial impairment of arterial flow resulting in edema and "milky" appearance of the involved limb. Predisposing conditions consist of malignancy, hypercoagulability, ulcerative colitis, heart failure, mitral valve[…][symptoma.com]
Pulmonary Embolism
Abstract We aimed to assess the relationship between alterations of tissue perfusion parameters at admission (highly predictive of mortality in septic shock) and outcome in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute pulmonary embolism (PE). We conducted a retrospective study to analyze the[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Wound Infection
Abstract We present a 71-year-old man who underwent closure of an ileostomy and had a fever seven days post surgery. Both Tc-99m(V)-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and gallium-67 citrate scans showed increased tracer accumulation in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Tc-99m(V)-DMSA scintigraphy can be a[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Acute Endometritis ♀
Lancet. 2002 Mar 2;359(9308):765-6. Abstract Up to 70% of cases of pelvic inflammatory disease do not have a known cause. We recruited 115 women who had presented to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya with pelvic pain that had persisted for 14 days or less, to look for an association[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pelvic Vein Thrombophlebitis
Abstract Pelvic vein thrombophlebitis is an unusual, but extremely serious, complication of pelvic surgery. It occurs in approximately 0.5 to 1 per cent of patients who develop operative site infections. It may present as two distinct clinical syndromes: acute ovarian vein thrombosis and diffuse thrombosis of multiple[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Puerperal Pelvic Cellulitis
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