Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: recognition and emergency department management.
Ann Emerg Med
; 24(3): 530-6, 1994 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8080149
Hantavirus infection with respiratory involvement is a new clinical entity. The respiratory and cardiovascular abnormalities associated with hantavirus infection define the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). We present two cases of HPS and discuss the presentation, epidemiology, emergency department management, and differential diagnosis. Treatment of HPS involves intensive care monitoring, airway management, and cardiovascular support. Because human hantavirus infection with respiratory involvement has been recognized recently in all geographic regions of the United States, it is important for emergency physicians to recognize this syndrome's characteristic symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. The fulminant clinical course of HPS and its 65% mortality rate underscore the importance of early recognition if potentially life-saving interventions are to be initiated.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Algoritmos
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Indígenas Norte-Americanos
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Infecções por Bunyaviridae
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Orthohantavírus
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Emerg Med
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos