Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat50321
Dougherty, Scott.
(1st ed.)
--St. Louis, MO:
Elsevier
, 2021.
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- Location
- Online
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- Author
- Dougherty, Scott
- Other Authors
- Carpetis, Jonathan
- Zuhlke, Leisl
- Wilson, Nigel
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- ISBN
- 9780323639828
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Notes
- Access to this online resource is restricted to IWK Health Centre employees working from inside the hospital network.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Manual of Fever in Children
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30372
edited by A. Sahib El-Radhi, James Carroll, Nigel Klein.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2009.
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- Online
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- Author
- El-Radhi, A. Sahib
- Other Authors
- Carroll, James
- Klein, Nigel
- Responsibility
- edited by A. Sahib El-Radhi, James Carroll, Nigel Klein
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- ISBN
- 9783540785989
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use - Child
- Fever - physiopathology - Child
- Fever - therapy - Child
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Pediatrics
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Manual of Fever in Children
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43817
A. Sahib El-Radhi, editor.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, 2018.
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The book covers all the different types of fever and its possible complications discussed the management of fever with guidelines on antipyretics and their side effects and differential diagnosis of fever, with problem-setting and solving as a case presentation. The second edition of this well-received book has been fully updated to include exciting new information of the pathogenesis of fever, including functions of interleukin and all the latest guidelines from NICE and Cochrane Library, as w…
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- Other Authors
- El-Radhi, A. Sahib
- Responsibility
- A. Sahib El-Radhi, editor
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2018.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 315 p. : 26 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9783319923369
- 9783319923352 (Print ed.)
- 9783319923376 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Child
- Fever - therapy
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Abstract
- The book covers all the different types of fever and its possible complications discussed the management of fever with guidelines on antipyretics and their side effects and differential diagnosis of fever, with problem-setting and solving as a case presentation. The second edition of this well-received book has been fully updated to include exciting new information of the pathogenesis of fever, including functions of interleukin and all the latest guidelines from NICE and Cochrane Library, as well as all the most up-to-date information and guidelines on febrile seizures. This reader-friendly reference on the disorders of body temperature in children covers the entire spectrum of subjects related to fever. It gives an overview of the best treatment options in order to achieve the best results. Containing a core message at the start of each chapter and with and a reader-friendly format this is an indispensable guide for paediatr icians, family doctors and other professionals who are regularly consulted because of febrile children.
- Contents
- 1. Fever -- 2. Hyperthermia -- 3. Pathogenesis of Fever -- 4. Measurement of Body Temperature -- 5. Fever in Common Infectious Diseases -- 6. Fever in Non-infectious Diseases -- 7. Febrile Seizures -- 8. Hypothermia -- 9. Is Fever Beneficial? -- 10. Management of Fever (Antipyretics) -- 11. Fever and Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- 12. Differential Diagnosis (DD) of Febrile Diseases -- 13. History of Fever - 14. Glossary of the Term Fever.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42824
Stephan Gregory Bullard.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Location
- Online
This powerful history describes the daily progression of the Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa and struck Europe and America from December 2013 to June 2016. A case study on a massive scale, it follows the narratives of numerous patients as well as the journey of physicians and scientists from discovery to action and from tracking to containment. The unfolding story reveals ever-shifting complexities such as the varied paths the infection took from country to country, the multiple re…
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- Author
- Bullard, Stephan Gregory
- Responsibility
- Stephan Gregory Bullard
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 332 p.) : 5 illus
- ISBN
- 9783319765655
- 9783319765648 (print ed.)
- 9783319765662 (print ed.)
- 9783030095239 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Epidemics - history
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - history
- Abstract
- This powerful history describes the daily progression of the Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa and struck Europe and America from December 2013 to June 2016. A case study on a massive scale, it follows the narratives of numerous patients as well as the journey of physicians and scientists from discovery to action and from tracking to containment. The unfolding story reveals ever-shifting complexities such as the varied paths the infection took from country to country, the multiple responses of community members, and the occurrence of flare-ups when the outbreak was seemingly over. The book's finely-documented present-tense reporting records key facts, events, and observations, including: Routes of Ebola transmission, incubation, symptoms, short- and long-term effects on survivors; Early attempts to understand and contain the virus and curb practices contributing to its spread; Medical, governmental, and public responses, from local education programs to global efforts; Communication and conflict between healthcare workers and communities; Social and economic outcomes of Ebola in the affected nations. Ebola remains incurable, although a vaccine is now available. For members of the medical community, public health officials, medical historians, scholarly professionals, and interested laypeople, A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak makes starkly clear what we can learn from these events not only for future outbreaks of Ebola, but also for the emergence of as-yet unknown diseases.
- Contents
- Introduction -- History of Ebola -- Clinical Features of Ebola -- Phase I: Initial Outbreak Period (December 2013 - May 14, 2014) -- Phase II: Major Outbreak Period (May 15, 2014 - March 5, 2015) -- Phase III: Lingering Outbreak Period (March 6, 2015 - Jan 14, 2016) -- Outbreak Conclusion & Summary -- Appendixes.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Familial Mediterranean Fever
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39198
Marco Gattorno, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2015.
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- Online
This book, written by very well known opinion leaders in the field, covers all aspects of familial Mediterranean fever, the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease. The opening chapters explain the genetic basis of the disease and provide insights into the pathogenesis derived from recent experimental studies. A large part of the book is then devoted to a detailed description of the typical and atypical clinical presentations, the disease course, and potential complications in both pedia…
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- Other Authors
- Gattorno, Marco
- Responsibility
- Marco Gattorno, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vii, 162 p. : 17 illus., 12 illus. in color)
- Series Title
- Rare diseases of the immune system
- ISBN
- 9783319146157
- 9783319146140 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2282-6505
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Abstract
- This book, written by very well known opinion leaders in the field, covers all aspects of familial Mediterranean fever, the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease. The opening chapters explain the genetic basis of the disease and provide insights into the pathogenesis derived from recent experimental studies. A large part of the book is then devoted to a detailed description of the typical and atypical clinical presentations, the disease course, and potential complications in both pediatric and adult patients. Guidance is provided on the measurement of disease severity and the management of patients in daily practice. The advice regarding treatment is based on the best currently available evidence and attention is also paid to important emerging treatments. The book is part of Springer's series Rare Diseases of the Immune System, which presents recently acquired knowledge on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy with the aim of promoting a more holistic approach to these conditions. Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases are hereditary disorders that are caused by single-gene defects in innate immune regulatory pathways and are characterized by a clinical and biological inflammatory syndrome in which there is limited, if any, evidence of autoimmunity. Familial Mediterranean fever itself is due to a mutation in the MEFV gene, which codes for the protein pyrin; it is characterized by periodic fever and episodes of painful inflammation in the abdomen, chest, and joints. Familial Mediterranean Fever will be an invaluable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners involved in the care of patients with the disease.
- Contents
- 1. Genetics -- 2. Pathogenesis -- 3 Special Aspects of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Childhood -- 4. Clinical Picture in Adulthood and Unusual and Peculiar Clinical Features of FMF -- 5. Epidemiology of FMF Worldwide -- 6. Long-Term Complications of Familial Mediterranean Fever -- 7. Evaluation of the Current Disease Scoring Systems in Familial Mediterranean Fever -- 8. How to Manage Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Patients in Daily Practice -- 9. The Emerging Treatments in Familial Mediterranean Fever.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
IWK. Emergency Department.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0292
- Available Online
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When to see a doctor when a child has a fever.
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- Corporate Author
- IWK. Emergency Department
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Fever
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Fever
- Abstract
- When to see a doctor when a child has a fever.
- Notes
- .
- Responsibility
- IWK Emergency Department, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0292
[In Arabic] Fever
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37796
IWK. Emergency Department, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital. Emergency Department.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2008.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0292-AR
- Available Online
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In Arabic. By SickKids staff. Treatment of children with fever; pediatric dosing information.
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- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- Arabic
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Fever
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Fever
- Abstract
- In Arabic. By SickKids staff. Treatment of children with fever; pediatric dosing information.
- Responsibility
- IWK Emergency Department, Halifax, NS & Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0292-AR
[In French] Fièvre
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37769
IWK. Emergency Department, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital. Emergency Department.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2014.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0292-FR
- Available Online
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In French. By SickKids staff. Definition of a fever, what to do, what not to do, when to seek medical help.
- Available Online
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- Alternate Title
- Fever
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2014
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Fever
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Fever
- Abstract
- In French. By SickKids staff. Definition of a fever, what to do, what not to do, when to seek medical help.
- Responsibility
- IWK Emergency Department, Halifax, NS & Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, ON
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0292-FR
Neoliberal Ebola : Modeling Disease Emergence from Finance to Forest and Farm
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40295
Robert G. Wallace, Rodrick Wallace, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Location
- Online
This book compiles five papers modeling the effects of neoliberal economics on the emergence of Ebola and its aftermath. The multidisciplinary teams represented here place both Ebola Makona, the Zaire Ebola virus variant that has infected 28,000 in West Africa, and Ebola Reston, which is currently emerging in industrial hog farms in the Philippines and China, within a multi-plank modeling framework. This volume proposes an alternate science of disease and an adjunct program of interventions use…
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- Other Authors
- Wallace, Robert G
- Wallace, Rodrick
- Responsibility
- Robert G. Wallace, Rodrick Wallace, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 96 p. : 12 illus., 4 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319409405
- 9783319409399 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
- Disease Outbreaks - economics
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - economics
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
- Models, Biological
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Abstract
- This book compiles five papers modeling the effects of neoliberal economics on the emergence of Ebola and its aftermath. The multidisciplinary teams represented here place both Ebola Makona, the Zaire Ebola virus variant that has infected 28,000 in West Africa, and Ebola Reston, which is currently emerging in industrial hog farms in the Philippines and China, within a multi-plank modeling framework. This volume proposes an alternate science of disease and an adjunct program of interventions useful to researchers and public health officials alike.
- Contents
- Did Ebola emerge in West Africa by a policy-driven phase change in agroecology? -- Ebola in the hog sector: Modeling pandemic emergence in commodity livestock -- Did neoliberalizing West African forests produce a vaccine-resistant Ebola? -- Introducing pandemic control theory -- The social amplification of pandemics and other disasters.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Periodic and Non-Periodic Fevers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44932
Rolando Cimaz, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Location
- Online
This book, written by very well-known opinion leaders in the field, covers all aspects of periodic and non –periodic fevers, and related disorders. The expression refers to several different auto-inflammatory diseases, showing similar symptoms–the primary symptom being a recurrent fever for an infectious cause cannot be found. The opening chapters give some historical hints, explain the genetic basis of the disease and provide insights into the pathogenesis derived from recent experimental stud…
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- Other Authors
- Cimaz, Rolando
- Responsibility
- Rolando Cimaz, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 283 p.) : 38 illus., 32 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Rare diseases of the immune system
- ISBN
- 9783030190552
- 9783030190545 (Print ed.)
- 9783030190569 (Print ed.)
- 9783030190576 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2282-6505
- Specialty
- Internal Medicine
- Abstract
- This book, written by very well-known opinion leaders in the field, covers all aspects of periodic and non –periodic fevers, and related disorders. The expression refers to several different auto-inflammatory diseases, showing similar symptoms–the primary symptom being a recurrent fever for an infectious cause cannot be found. The opening chapters give some historical hints, explain the genetic basis of the disease and provide insights into the pathogenesis derived from recent experimental studies and guides the reader through classification and nomenclature. A large part of the book is then devoted to a detailed description of the specific related diseases and their clinical presentations, the disease course, and potential complications in both pediatric and adult patients. The advice regarding treatment is based on the best currently available evidence in this constantly evolving area. The book is part of Springer’s series Rare Diseases of the Immune System, which presents recently acquired knowledge on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy with the aim of promoting a more holistic approach to these conditions. Autoinflammatory diseases are hereditary disorders that are caused by single-gene defects in innate immune regulatory pathways and are characterized by a clinical and biological inflammatory syndrome in which there is limited, if any, evidence of autoimmunity. Periodic and Non-Periodic Fevers will be an invaluable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners involved in the care of patients with these disease.
- Contents
- 1. Periodic and Non-Periodic Fevers -- 2. Fever of Unknown Origin -- 3. PFAPA: Periodic Fever, Aphthous Ulceration, Pharyngitis, Adenitis -- 4. Kawasaki Disease -- 5. Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis -- 6. Adult-Onset Still’s Disease -- 7. Recurrent Pericarditis -- 8. Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis -- 9. Behçet Disease -- 10. Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- 11. Castleman Disease -- 12. Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency -- 13. Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) -- 14. Type I Interferonopathies -- 15. Rare Monogenic Causes of Periodic Fevers -- 16. Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, and Acne (PAPA) Syndrome.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Pregnant in the Time of Ebola : Women and Their Children in the 2013-2015 West African Epidemic
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44046
David A. Schwartz, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Sharon A. Abramowitz, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
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- Location
- Online
This comprehensive account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history examines its devastating effects on West Africa’s most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children. Noted experts across disciplines assess health care systems’ responses to the epidemic in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, emphasizing key areas such as pregnancy, prenatal services, childbirth, neonatal care, and survivor health among pregnant and non-pregnant women. The 30 chapters hone in on gender-based social iss…
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- Responsibility
- David A. Schwartz, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Sharon A. Abramowitz, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxiv, 487 p.) : 128 illus., 123 illus. in color
- Series
- Global Maternal and Child Health : Medical, Anthropological, and Public Health Perspectives
- Series Title
- Global maternal and child health
- ISBN
- 9783319976372
- 9783319976365 (Print ed.)
- 9783319976389 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2522-8382
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Disease Control
- Epidemics - prevention & control
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
- Maternal-Child Health Services
- Pregnancy Complications
- Other Subjects
- Africa, Western - epidemiology
- Abstract
- This comprehensive account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history examines its devastating effects on West Africa’s most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children. Noted experts across disciplines assess health care systems’ responses to the epidemic in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, emphasizing key areas such as pregnancy, prenatal services, childbirth, neonatal care, and survivor health among pregnant and non-pregnant women. The 30 chapters hone in on gender-based social issues exacerbated during the outbreak, from violence against women and girls to barriers to female education. At the same time, chapters pinpoint numerous areas for service delivery and policy improvements for more coordinated, effective, and humane actions during future pandemics. A sampling of the topics: Ebola virus disease: perinatal transmission and epidemiology, Comprehensive clinical care for children with Ebola virus disease, Maternal and reproductive rights: Ebola and the law in Liberia, Ebola-related complications for maternal, newborn, and child health service delivery and utilization in Guinea, The Ebola epidemic halted female genital cutting in Sierra Leone—temporarily, Maternity care for Ebola at Médecins Sans Frontières centers, Stigmatization of pregnant women with and without Ebola, Exclusion of women and infants from Ebola treatment trials, Role of midwives during the Ebola epidemic. Pregnant in the Time of Ebola is a powerful resource for public health specialists, anthropologists, social scientists, physicians, epidemiologists, nurses, midwives, and governmental and non-governmental agency staff studying the effects of the epidemic on women and children as a result of the most widespread Ebola outbreak to date.
- Contents
- Ebola's Assault on Women, Children, and Family Reproduction: An Introduction to the Issues -- The West African Ebola Epidemic: Overview and Timeline -- Finding Flexibility Within Tradition in Guinea: Diffusing Community Crisis Through Ebola-focused Ethnography -- Effects of the Ebola Epidemic on Health Care of Pregnant Women: Stigmatization With and Without Infection -- Ebola's Unintended Consequences: The Challenges of Managing Pregnant Ebola-suspected Women in Ebola Contexts -- Clinical Care for Pregnant Women in an Ebola Treatment Center -- The Care of Children and Orphans Affected by Ebola During the Response to the Disease in Guinea -- Taking 'Life Off Hold' During a Time of Crisis in Freetown, Sierra Leone -- Public Health Aspects of the Ebola Epidemic in Women and children -- Between Safety, Fear, and Obligation of Care: Being Pregnant in Guinean Ebola Treatment Unit -- Risk Without Recognition: The Experiences of Traditional Midwives and Birth Attendants Who Filled the Gap in the Time of Ebola -- Ebola and Pregnancy in Guinea -- The 2013-2015 Ebola Outbreak and Child Development: Measuring the Impact Among Child Survivors and Peers, and Identifying Opportunities for Care -- Perspectives From Ebola Survivors in Liberia -- Retrospective Community Perceptions of Being Pregnant During the Ebola Outbreak in Urban Liberia -- Comprehensive Clinical Care for Children With Ebola -- Providing Care for Women and Children During the Ebola Epidemic: A Volunteer Physician's Experiences -- Who Delivers? Birthing Roles in Sierra Leone -- Gender-based Violence and Teenage Pregnancy: Neglected Consequences of the 2013 Ebola Outbreak -- Health Workers, Children, and Families: Communication Challenges in the Ebola Context -- Medical Care of Women and Pregnancy in Conakry at the Ignace Deen Hospital During the Ebola Epidemic -- Understanding Sexual Behavior and Fertility Changes in Female Survivors of Ebola.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
