In the United States, an estimated 12,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year; 9,500 children are younger than 15 years.
... acute appendicitis is a common disorder that continues to remain a diagnostic challenge despite clinical study during the past century and imaging advances in the past decade.
Infection control practices often target clinician behaviors, eg, improving adherence to hand washing hygiene and other infection control practices.
A 53-year-old woman with a history of splenectomy 15 years ago for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and no chronic medical problems awoke with headache, myalgias, and fever. She was seen at her local urgent care that evening where she had a temperature of 102°F with mild tachycardia but otherwise normal vital signs.
