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You'll likely need hospitalization if your doctor suspects cardiac tamponade. When cardiac tamponade is present, you may undergo a technique called pericardiocentesis.
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Hospitalization is required initially to administer intravenous antibiotics. Long-term, high-dose antibiotic therapy is required to eradicate the bacteria from the heart chambers and vegetations on the valves. Therapy up to 6 weeks is not uncommon.
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Hospitalization may be needed if a person:
Is over age 65.
Has other health problems, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, asthma, diabetes, long-term (chronic) kidney failure, or chronic liver disease.
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Hospitalization may be needed to watch for breathing problems, care for the infection, and administer medicine. Antibiotics are used for treatment. Try to stay calm and reassure the child.
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Hospitalization may be indicated to prevent the spread of the disease to others until the contagious period has resolved on drug therapy. Normal activity can be continued after the contagious period.
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Hospitalization may be required for surgery involving anesthesia. Surgical risk increases with smoking and/or the use of drugs, including mind-altering drugs, muscle relaxants, antihypertensives, tranquilizers, sleep inducers, insulin, sedatives, ...
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Hospitalization is necessary in severe cases. For instance, if there is a total blockage of the colon, a massive infection, or a perforation of the intestinal wall, immediate surgery would be necessary.
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administration of intravenous (IV) fluids in large volumes (to replace depleted blood volume)
diuretic therapy or medications (to increase urine output) ...
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Hospitalization or highly restricted at-home bed rest is usually recommended if placenta previa is diagnosed after the twentieth week of pregnancy.
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Hospitalization, traction, or spinal surgery should only be considered if nerve damage is present or the condition fails to heal after a prolonged period.
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Treatment: hospitalization for aggressive antibiotic and supportive therapy
Prevention: Don't get chlamydia or gonorrhea; get treated early for any possible infection while it's still easy to cure.
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81 million people with asthma require treatment in the emergency department with approximately 500,000 hospitalizations. Children younger than the age of 18 years account for 47.8% of the emergency department visits and 34.
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They are responsible for 90% of gallbladder and bile duct disease, and are the fifth most common reason for hospitalization of adults in the United States.
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Pelvic inflammatory disease is a major cause of hospitalization in young women. It leads to thousands of surgeries due to complications from the infection.
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[3-5,7,18] A clinician should be aware of current mental status and any history of depression or other psychiatric disorder, previous psychotherapy, treatment with psychotropic medication, and/or hospitalizations.
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Prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis, which may lead to pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing hip replacement surgery, during and following hospitalization; in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery; ...
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Hospice Helps Dying Patients Avoid Hospitalization
Heart Failure Patients Fare Better With Follow-Up Nursing Care
Senior Health: Choosing a Nursing Home
Special Care Keeps Nursing Home Residents Out of Hospital
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"These studies are well designed and suggest that a number of bad outcomes, such as fevers, infections and hospitalizations, could be reduced [with prophylactic use of levofloxacin], but that reduction comes at a cost in terms of actual dollars, ...
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Hospitalization may be necessary to administer intravenous fluids until the body had rid itself of the poison. Both forms of botulism can be treated by administration of an antitoxin that neutralizes the bacterial toxin responsible for the symptoms.
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Vascular access problems are the most common reason for hospitalization among people on hemodialysis. Common problems include infection, blockage from clotting, and poor blood flow. These problems can keep your treatments from working.
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does not require overnight hospitalization). The amount of radiation used in a CT scan is low, and the procedure is considered to be safe.
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BYRON CRYER, MD: There are over 100,000 hospitalizations per year, thousands of deaths per year attributable to NSAIDs. And the problem is that most people, most consumers are unaware of the problems that exist with NSAIDs.
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Hospitalization is sometimes needed initially to provide basic personal needs (safety, food, and hygiene) while acute symptoms are treated.
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Some case reports have suggested a history of childhood abuse, combined with frequent illnesses that required hospitalization. Hospitalizations may have been the only time when the child felt safe or nurtured.
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While many conditions are managed in a health care provider's office, if there are signs of an actual or impending emergency, hospitalization may be necessary. Measures may be taken to empty the bowel.
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Most cases of pneumonia can be treated without hospitalization. The need for hospitalization depends on: ...
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CAUSES"Backache, or pain felt in the spinal column, is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization in the Western world. Your spinal column has a complicated interconnection of muscles, tendons, bones, and ligaments.
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Bindman AB, Grumbach K, Osmond D, Komaromy M, et al. Preventable hospitalizations and access to health care. JAMA. 1995, 274:305-311.
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Having to do with the hospital. For example, an nosocomial infection is one that's acquired during hospitalization.
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Home testing of the stools for microscopic blood (guaiac test) may be recommended for people who have experienced an episode of gastrointestinal bleeding. GI bleeding that is more than just a microscopic amount usually requires hospitalization to ...
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The programme lasted for a period of two months after which the children showed significant improvement in all clinical variables including symptoms, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ...
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