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Best treatment of rheumatic fever-rule of 3

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ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER TREATMENT All acute rheumatic fever patients should be put on bed rest and closely watched for signs of carditis. As soon as the symptoms of acute inflammation have faded, they can be allowed to walk. Patients with carditis, however, need to be in bed for longer periods of time. When to start […]

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whom and how to evaluate for short stature

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Whom to screen for short stature? Height less than the 3rd percentile or – 2 SD below the mean height for that age and sex according to population standard. Height should fall behind 2 major percentiles of the growth chart on serial height records, even when the present height is within normal percentiles. Children with

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