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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Sore throat"”.
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Effects of a Heating Compress on Self-reported Sore Throat following Endotracheal Intubation for Anesthesia
… effects of the heating compress on self-reported sore throat following endotracheal intubation.</p> <p>The null hypothesis stated that a heating compress to the throat would have no significant (alpha = 0.05) effect on the reduction of self-reported postoperative sore throat following endotracheal …
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Rationalisation of antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infection in primary health care.
… influence in larger populations of patients with sore throat. This involved recruiting a sample of 275 from a total of 808 (34%) patients prior to the winter period. Patients who reported a sore throat were sent a questionnaire A questionnaire for the GP was also placed in each patient’s notes. …
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Savigyda Vilniuje pagal amžiaus grupes /
… headache, cold, fever, runny nose, cough, and sore throat. For individuals older than 65 years, the most commonly treated symptoms are: pain, runny nose, cough, sore throat, cardiovascular diseases, and cold symptoms. The most commonly used medications for self-medication across all age groups …
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Assessment of Workers’ Health and Safety at Work Place: A Case Study Wentworth Resources Ltd and OLAM in Mtwara Municipal
… that workers have experienced diseases such as sore throat, cough, and others have suffered from shortness of breath, including accidents, backache, muscle tear (soft tissue trauma), and twisted ankle. Moreover, the study noticed that a high percentage of the respondents displayed a high …
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Intestinal absorption and metabolism of bush tea major phenolic compounds exhibiting anti-diabetic activity.
… coughing, treating infected wounds, boils, sore throat, hypertension and heart disease. An aqueous extract of A. phylicoides, has been shown to improve glucose uptake in vitro when tested in muscle, liver and fat cells. While an aqueous extract of A. phylicoides has been shown to have …
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Determinants of functional capacity and work ability post SARS-COV-2 infection in miners
… commonly reported acute COVID-19 symptoms were sore throat (56%), cough (43%), and anosmia (34%). Almost all the participants had reported having two or more episodes of COVID-19 which was of a mild form (64%). Most (86%) returned to work within 14 days of diagnosis. None of the miners had an …
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A qualitative study assessing the general health problems of street-based female sex workers in Cape Town
… diabetes, alcoholic problems, bad breath, sore throat, and mouth rash. Physical and psychological problems were also mentioned. Most respondents rated their health status as bad. The illegality of sex work in South Africa pushes sex workers to practice the trade in obscure places making …
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In Children and Elderly Patients, What are the Effects of General Anesthesia on Neurological Health Compared with Procedural Sedation?
… general anesthesia such as nausea, vomiting, sore throat from intubation, and incisional pain. However, downfalls to general anesthesia include cost, patient compliance to a fasting regimen up to 6 hours before scheduled surgery, and continuous supervision by an anesthesiologist or certified …
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Comparison of treatments for upper respiratory tract infections recommended in community pharmacies and hospitals in North East Thailand.
… common symptoms were cough (73%), fever (65%), sore throat (63%) and runny nose (58%). The most common symptom classifications were acute URTI (39%), cold (33%) and pharyngitis (17%). Most URTI patients attending the hospitals were dispensed antibiotics (86%) and analgesic (82%). In the …
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Cost Burden of the ‘Presenteeism’ Health Outcome in a Diverse Nurse and Pharmacist Workforce: Practice Models and Health Policy Implications
… stuffy head; trouble sleeping; headaches; muscle soreness; cough or sore throat; fever, chills, or other cold/flu; constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhea; and nausea, gas, or indigestion. Depression and anxiety were more prevalent conditions than the common cold or flu symptoms in these …
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Influenza Modeling, New York City, January 2000 to March 2010
… symptoms and is usually defined as fever plus sore throat or cough with the possible addition of other cold symptoms like runny nose and malaise. Another advantage is that ILI can be monitored through syndromic surveillance which use readily available data sources to monitor syndromes …
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Disease Diagnosis Using Fuzzy Inference System
… the input (Temperature, Tiredness, Dry Cough, Sore Throat) factors for the 2nd FIS, yield the “Most Common” symptoms. The 3rd FIS considers 4 input (Diarrhea, Headache, Conjunctivitis, Loss of Taste) factors yielding “Less Common” symptoms. The 4th FIS considers also 4 input (Breathing …
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Towards Rheumatic Heart Disease vaccine development: Defining host immune responses to Group A Streptococcal infection in Cape Town
… of GAS in 256 children presenting with sore throat at community clinics. Among the 83 GAS strains isolated, characterisation through the emm typing procedure, documents a potential vaccine coverage of around 72%. Study III, published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 2021, provides …
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Women's Healthcare Utilization in Primary and Acute Care Contexts
… acuity conditions (e.g., back pain, dental pain, sore throat) and primary care places an additional strain on ED staff and resources, while increasing waiting and treatment times for high acuity patients. Factors such as race, gender, and insurance type have a strong association with the …
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Medical consequences in endurance sports - Two Oceans Marathon longitudinal study : an evaluation of participation guidelines in runners presenting with symptoms of acute illness before competition
… were sinus congestion (40.1%), cough (38.2%), sore throat (37.8%) and runny nose (25.6%). More than half the cohort (57.5%) had a diagnosis of localised URTI. However, URTI with generalised symptoms was the single most common diagnosis (22.7%). In the PRIMA-I group, 41.3% of the runners failed …