Author: Steven Gulevich, MD; Chief Editor: Nicholas Lorenzo, MD, CPE, MHCM, FAAPL more ...

Pediatric gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines most frequently caused by viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections and clinically characterized by the rapid onset of ...

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is a metabolic arthropathy caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate in and around joints, especially in articular cartilage and ...

Author: Christopher R Gorman, MD; Chief Editor: William D James, MD more ...

Cyanosis is a bluish or purplish tinge to the skin and mucous membranes. (See the images below.) Cyanosis. Facial cyanosis in a patient with chronic hypoxemia. Courtesy of BioMed Central Ltd, Springer ...

The following organizations have released guidelines for the management of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Key diagnostic and treatment recommendations have been reviewed and integrated ...

Grade A (ie, strongly supported) treatment recommendations included the following. Immunocompetent patients - Topical azoles once or twice daily for 2-4 weeks; selenium sulfide once daily for 3 days, ...

American Urology Association (AUA) guidelines for diagnosis and management of genitourinary injuries were amended in 2017 and 2020 to reflect literature that was released since the original ...

Colon cancer is staged using the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor/node/metastasis (TNM) classification and staging system. In this system, stages are assigned on the basis of the ...

Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery articles covering symptoms, diagnosis, staging, treatment, prognosis, and follow-up. Peer reviewed and up-to-date recommendations written by leading experts.

The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) provides two principal groups for breast cancer staging: anatomic, which is based on extent of cancer as defined by tumor size (T), lymph node status (N), ...

Acetaminophen should not be given to children under two years of age without the guidance of a doctor. For products labeled for children and infants, do not administer more than 5 doses in 24 hours.