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Reye's Syndrome : Treatments

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There is no specific treatment for this condition. The health care provider will monitor the pressure in the brain, blood gases, and blood acid-base balance (pH).
Source:ADAM
Date:August 1, 2008
Reye's syndrome is a life-threatening emergency that requires intensive management. The likelihood of recovery is greatest if it is recognized early and treated promptly.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Children with Reye syndrome are usually cared for in a hospital, with more severely ill children requiring care in an intensive care unit. Health care providers may include pediatric intensivists, neurologists, and gastroenterologists (to closely...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Reye's syndrome is a life-threatening emergency that requires intensive management. The likelihood of recovery is greatest if it is recognized early and treated promptly.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hemoperfusion is a treatment technique in which large volumes of the patient''s blood are passed over an adsorbent substance in order to remove toxic substances from the blood. Adsorption is a process in which molecules or particles of one substanc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein.Intravenous rehydration is used to resto...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Intravenous rehydrationDefinition Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a per...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous(IV) rehydration is a treatment for fluid loss in which a sterile water solution containing small amounts of salt or sugar is injected into the patient''s bloodstream.Rehydration is usually performed to treat the symptoms associated with...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device(machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.Mechanical ventilation provides the force needed to deliver air to the lungs in a patient whose own ventilatory abilities are diminished or lost.Bre...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Ventilation management involves providing optimal mechanical ventilation in order to promote the patient''s recovery and to reestablish spontaneous breathing.Mechanical ventilation is used when a patient is unable to breathe adequately on their own...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost or depleted blood components, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deli...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous(IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient''s vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous(comprised of the patient''s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''s ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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