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Item Acute Bronchitis(2010-07-21) Chapweske, AdamAcute bronchitis is a common cause of illness involving coughing. It is usually due to a viral infection, which usually runs its course within 7-10 days. There is no test for diagnosing it, though your doctor may perform certain tests to look for other causes of your symptoms. Treatment is aimed at helping your body fight the infection by getting plenty of rest and fluids. Adults may use acetaminophen or aspirin to reduce fever if present, though aspirin should NOT be given to children. Antibiotics are not usually necessary.Item Croup and Your Child(2010-07-21) Campo-Soria, ClaudiaCroup is one of the most common childhood illnesses that cause hoarseness, a barking cough and noisy breathing. These symptoms are believed to occur as a result of swelling of the voice box due to a viral infection. Croup mostly occurs in infants and young children between the ages of 6 months and 3 year of age. This age group is most distressing for parents when they are sick because children have limited language development to effectively communicate their symptoms or feelings. This PET is designed to ask and answer the more basic questions that distressed parents might have when their child is ill. It also addresses signs and symptoms that parents should be looking for when they become severely ill and should seek medical attention. Treatment options are also talked about, so that each parent can make an informed decision about their child’s well being.Item Examining Helper T-cell Recovery After Sepsis(2015-08) Cabrera-Perez, JavierSepsis strikes 750,000 Americans every year with ~ 210,000 of these patients dying – far more than the number of deaths from prostate cancer, breast cancer, and AIDS combined. Some of these deaths occur during the acute, inflammatory stages of sepsis, but ~70% of these patients survive the initial infection, only to perish due to hospital-acquired infections. Most sepsis research has focused on understanding the acute, inflammatory stage of sepsis, but the increased susceptibility to secondary infections has led clinicians and researchers to believe that the chronic stage of sepsis is important and is characterized by immunosuppression. CD4 T-cells, essential for coordinating immune responses to opportunistic pathogens, are severely depleted during the acute stage of sepsis, but gradually recover throughout the immunosuppressive phase of sepsis. Despite the well-characterized immune cell apoptosis during sepsis, the impact of sepsis on protective T-cell responses (especially CD4 T-cells) against secondary pathogen challenge remains poorly understood. This dissertation presents a previously unappreciated mechanism of CD4 T-cell impairment during the immunosuppressive stage of sepsis. In the present study, we have studied sepsis immunosuppression by using Class II major histocompatibility complex tetramers to track endogenous, antigen specific CD4 T-cells, in order to examine a hypothesis: that the uneven recovery of the Ag-specific CD4 T-cell repertoire contributes to the alarming rate of infections in sepsis survivors. In addition, we have examined the impact of enteric microbial populations in the recovery of CD4 T-cells after sepsis. The results described present a previously unappreciated mechanism of CD4 T-cell impairment during the immunosuppressive stage of sepsis.Item Group B Streptococcus and Pregnancy(2010-07-22) Voight, Jessica M.The birth canal of some pregnant women can contain Group B Strep bacteria even though the women may have no symptoms. These bacteria pose a risk to their babies who can pick up the Group B Strep during delivery and develop an infection. All pregnant women should get tested for the bacteria at week 36 of their pregnancy, and those who carry the bacteria need antibiotics during their delivery to prevent an infection in their baby.Item Total Joint Replacements and Dental Work: What to Consider when Considering Antibiotics(2008-03-31) Plocher, LizThis is a pamphlet designed to help patients and providers decide if antibiotic prophylaxis is appropriate for the patient with a total joint replacement.