Cause/location Generated from nasopharynx, oropharynx and occasionally supraglottis Turbulent air flow through partially obstructed supraglottis, glottis, subglottis and/or trachea ...

Chlorhexidine+hand washing 0.53 (0.32 to 0.88) 0.64 (0.39 to 1.06) 20.3 Hand washing+dry cord care 0.67 (0.48 to 0.93) 1.23 (0.82 to 1.83) 38.4 Chlorhexidine 0.44 (0.29 to 0.67) 0.74 (0.50 to 1.08) 24 ...

To EXCLUDE systemic features that may indicate other causes and differentiate between herpetic and non-herpetic RAS: Continued monitoring of pain, dehydration, healing and treatment response ...

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Inhaled foreign body (FB) Sudden onset of wheeze and/or stridor, unilateral chest findings, FB seen on radiograph, overinflation of one lobe on X-ray ...

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Foreign body aspiration History of retrieval of pencil. Sudden onset, no prodromal symptoms No evidence of FB on the radiograph ...

Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure <18 mm Hg or no clinical suspicion of raised left atrial pressure ...

First-generation H(1)-antihistamines The most common adverse effect of the first-generation H(1)-antihistamines is central nervous system depression, with effects varying from slight drowsiness to ...

Correspondence to Dr Ben Christopher Reynolds, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great North Children's Hospital, Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; pinkdoc{at}doctors.org.uk Disorders ...

1 Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine, Kings College London, London, UK 2 University Hospital Lewisham, NHS Trust and Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 3 South ...

Enterovirus (EV) is the most common cause of aseptic meningitis and has a benign course, unlike EV encephalitis, which can result in long-term neurological sequelae. There are no active treatments or ...