3 QUOTES WITH «RHEUMATIC FEVER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
rheumatic fever.
I remember when I was very young, I had a fever - a long rheumatic fever in bed for four months. And in the days, I stayed alone with the maid. I only had my father's books with me. They were fantasy books about ghosts, and also books by Edgar Allen Poe that made a forever impression on me.
When I was 11, I spent eight months in the hospital with rheumatic fever and almost died.
My dream was to become a ballet dancer, but after a year in bed with rheumatic fever at 13, I had grown too tall, and had no muscle tone left. I tried a ballet class and couldn't even do a plie without falling over. It was my first death.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHEUMATIC FEVER»
Discover the use of
rheumatic fever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rheumatic fever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Handbook of
Rheumatic Fever
RF and Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is still the most common cause of cardiac illness in India. With his vast experience of RHD this book will prove to be an important reference book for RF.
2
Rheumatic Fever and
Rheumatic Heart Disease: Report of a WHO ...
This publication contains the report of a WHO expert consultation, held in Geneva in October 2001, which reviewed the current scientific knowledge of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, as well as the medical and public health ...
World Health Organization, 2004
3
Everything You Need to Know about
Rheumatic Fever
rheumatic fever. Their susceptibility is passed down from parent to child even if
the parents themselves have never had rheumatic fever. Scientists who study
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic blueprint for the body that each of us
carries ...
4
Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of ...
Despite a decline in incidence that began before the availability of antibiotics,
rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease remain significant causes of
preventable morbidity. Localized resurgences occurred in the United States
during the ...
Allan H Goroll, Albert G Mulley, Jr., 2011
5
Professional Guide to Diseases
clude management of rheumatic fever, uremia, tuberculosis, and other underlying
disorders. Special considerations A patient with pericarditis needs complete bed
rest. In addition, health care includes: □ assessing pain in relation to ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
6
General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist
Rheumatic fever is a childhood disease usually occurring between the ages of 5
and 15. This disease is still a significant cause of death in less—developed
countries. Rheumatic fever only follows 0.3 to 5% of untreated streptococcal
throat ...
Leslie DeLong, Nancy Burkhart, 2013
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Practical Remarks on Gout,
Rheumatic Fever, and Chronic ...
Being the Substance of the Croonian Lectures for the Present Year, Delivered at
the College of Physicians Robert Bentley Todd. Section VI. Of Rheumatic Fever,
107. Abuse of the word Rheumatism, 108. The Rheumatic Diathesis, 109. Age at
...
Robert Bentley Todd, 1843
8
Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine, and Treatment Planning
Patients usually have a previous history of rheumatic fever and a heart murmur
characterized by an opening snap early in diastole, which is indicative of mitral
stenosis. The murmur may disappear if the valve becomes calcified. Because not
...
Steven L. Bricker, B C Decker, Robert P. Langlais, 2001
9
Encyclopedia of Family Health
Rheumatic fever Questions and Answers I had rheumatic fever when I was a
child. The doctor has told me that I'll have to take penicillin before I go to the
dentist. Why is this? Your original attack of rheumatic fever was caused by an
infection ...
David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, 2004
10
Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
If possible, the examining physician should attempt to document a change in
previous clinical findings in children with preexisting heart disease (or previous
rheumatic fever episodes). Although regurgitant lesions such as aortic or mitral ...
Gary R. Fleisher, Stephen Ludwig, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHEUMATIC FEVER»
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rheumatic fever is used in the context of the following news items.
Rheumatic fever awareness campaign launched
“More cases of rheumatic fever are now being identified and treated as a result of families having a better understanding of the disease. The latest figures show ... «Scoop.co.nz, Apr 15»
Rheumatic fever vaccine 'now within reach'
Transtasman researchers are confident a vaccine for rheumatic fever is "now within reach". The Australian and New Zealand governments have spent a ... «New Zealand Herald, Mar 15»
Study investigates growing rate of child skin infections
A study of two bacteria most commonly responsible for rheumatic fever and skin infections - Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes - by a group of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
Rheumatic fever, syphilis cases rise
Rheumatic fever rates are on the up despite $65 million being spent on prevention, new figures reveal. A report by crown research unit ESR (Environmental ... «Marlborough Express, Jan 15»
Scientists race to find rheumatic fever cure
The New Zealand and Australian governments have launched a joint initiative to target the bug which causes strep throat and leads to rheumatic fever. «TVNZ, Sep 14»
Indigenous Australia left behind in rheumatic heart disease fight
Acute rheumatic fever has become one of these anachronisms in developed countries but Australia has a shameful secret. Improvements in living standards, ... «The Conversation, Jun 14»
Children trip up rheumatic fever campaign
The multimillion-dollar fight against rheumatic fever is being undermined by children not taking their medicine. The Ministry of Health is now looking for bright ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 14»
Living with a broken heart
For Buxton Popoali'i, rheumatic fever not only cut short a promising rugby career, it nearly cost him his life. At 24, the former Wellington and Highlanders back ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 14»
State House priority for rheumatic fever-risk families
A programme to fast-track families with children at risk of rheumatic fever into state homes will be rolled out from Auckland to most of the North Island. «The Nelson Mail, Feb 14»
Rheumatic Fever Research Partnership to fund four projects
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has announced funding for four research projects that aim to develop a better understanding of the most ... «Scoop.co.nz, Dec 13»
