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Roger L. Royster, MD, FACC

• Professor and Executive Vice Chairman
• Department of Anesthesiology
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Guide to monitoring and evaluating Annex 2 Summary of existing communicable disease surveillance guidelines Various guidelines that are useful in implementing and strengthening communicable disease surveillance and response systems have been developed or are under development treatment gastritis . Protocol for the assessment of national communicable disease surveillance and response systems this protocol aids Member States in assessing the status of national surveillance and response systems treatment mrsa . It is recommended that the assessment be done at the beginning of implementation of surveillance strengthening activities treatment 4 addiction . The assessment provides information on the strength symptoms bipolar disorder , weaknesses and opportunities for strengthening the surveillance system, and generates baseline data against which improvements in the system can be measured and evaluated. The results provide the basis for developing strategic plans of action for strengthening communicable disease surveillance and response systems. Planning guide for communicable disease surveillance and response systems this guide is intended to support the development of national plans of action for implementing surveillance and response activities. Two types of plan are crucial, the strategic plan of action (covering 3­5 years) and the operational plan extracted from the strategic plan of action on an annual basis. The planning guide aims at assisting countries in defining and developing a wellstructured and appropriate plan of action that meets the needs for building an effective system. Technical guidelines for integrated disease surveillance and response this guideline is intended to provide an understanding and to guide implementation of the integrated disease surveillance and response strategy. It is considered that this strategy provides a rational use of resources for disease control and prevention. The general objective of the ­ 41 ­ Communicable disease surveillance and response systems. Guide to monitoring and evaluating strategy is to provide a rational basis for decision-making and implementation of public health interventions that are efficacious in responding to national and regional priority communicable diseases. Monitoring and evaluation guide for communicable disease surveillance and response systems Surveillance systems and the surveillance plans of action need continuous adaptation and update. This guide assists countries to monitor the development and evolution of national surveillance and response systems. Indicator user guide for monitoring and evaluation of communicable disease surveillance and response systems this guide should be used in consultation with the monitoring and evaluation guide. It provides instructions on the calculation of measurements of the different indicators, their interpretation, and use the measurements to improve the system. Protocol for global indicators on surveillance systems In order to compare different surveillance systems and to see their evolution after improvements, a set of global indicators has been defined. Guide to monitoring and evaluating Annex 3a Template to guide identification and development of M & E indicators for communicable disease surveillance systems the table below is a summary of the tables in annex 3b and were developed based on Figure 2. For each component identify the elements for improvement that require monitoring and/or evaluation. Some indicators are proposed in Annex 3b that can be modified, adapted or changed depending on national priorities and needs. For each indicator identified, decide on how the measurements will be generated and used. Guide to monitoring and evaluating Component: Element: No Indicator Quality/outputs of surveillance systems Timeliness Indicator definition Proportion of surveillance units that submitted surveillance reports (immediate, weekly, monthly) to the next higher level on time Type & purpose of indicator Output M&E Value Surveillance level National, sub-national Frequency of data collection Annually, quarterly Data source Method Category of indicator C 84 Timeliness of submission of surveillance reports1 Percentage Reporting log, newsletters Review of documents 85 Timeliness of receipt of surveillance reports Output Proportion of M&E expected surveillance reports (weekly or monthly) received on time Output Proportion of M&E outbreaks (with observed no. Timeliness should then be judged against the standards set by the ministries of health. Guide to monitoring and evaluating Annex 4 Methods of data collection for M & E No one single method is able to generate all the data on the indicators for monitoring and evaluating communicable disease surveillance and response systems. A combination of different data collection methods is often required before a conclusion can be made. The method of data collection will usually depend on the indicator being measured, the frequency of measurement, and the level of precision of the measurements. Care should be taken to strike a balance between the most suitable methods of data collection, ease and feasibility of collection, and the costs involved in the collection. Evaluation can be done through special studies and surveys while the data for monitoring purposes should, as far as possible, be collected or reported through the surveillance system in order to reduce costs. Selection of the methods for conducting monitoring or evaluation should be guided by the: · · · purpose of the monitoring and/or evaluation exercise scope of the monitoring and/or evaluation objectivity/subjectivity of the measurements to be made type, quality and sources of information required accessibility of information ease of collection of the required information simplicity of application of the methods skills of those participating in the monitoring and/or evaluation travel requirements and other costs involved time available for conducting the monitoring and/or evaluation frequency with which the information should be collected or generated. In situations where there has been a prior assessment of the surveillance and response systems, it is preferable that the same methods used for the assessment are re-applied for the evaluation exercise, but with the necessary modifications to take account of the evaluation objectives. Ongoing monitoring and repeated evaluations produce trends over time and can also allow comparison of the results generated.

Sinus tachycardia is a sinus rhythm with a rate greater than the higher limits for age and activity level medicine examples . If the child is not active then the tachycardia usually has a secondary cause such as fever symptoms 5 dpo , heart failure medicine 5 rights , pain medications 4 less canada , anxiety, hypovolemia, anemia, myocarditis, or thyrotoxicosis. These are considered reciprocating tachycardias, as two discrete pathways are present, one with antegrade conduction and the other with retrograde conduction. One pathway is considered a "fast" pathway, with rapid conduction, and the other a "slow" pathway, with slower conduction. Supraventricular tachycardia is the most common abnormal tachycardia in the pediatric age group. Supraventricular tachycardia usually has its onset at rest but may initiate during exercise. The precipitating factor(s) is often difficult to identify, but occasionally a febrile illness may precipitate an episode. They will often present with symptoms of congestive heart failure such as tachypnea, pallor, poor feeding, fussiness or lethargy. In children and adolescents, symptoms may include palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, syncope or near syncope, pallor, and diaphoresis. They will often complain of intermittent episodes of palpitations, with mild associated symptoms. In the pediatric age group, the most common cause of syncope is neurocardiogenic syncope (also called a vasovagal faint). Syncopal episodes associated with palpitations should raise the suspicion of a possible tachyarrhythmia contributing to the patients symptoms. Nearly any type of cardiac arrhythmia can cause syncope if a sudden fall in cardiac output occurs. Other cardiac related disease to consider in patients presenting with syncope include outflow tract obstruction (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, aortic stenosis, pulmonic stenosis, pulmonary hypertension), coronary artery anomalies, cardiomyopathies, and mitral valve prolapse. The diagnosis can often be made with a thorough history and physical examination performed as close to the time of the syncopal episode as possible. Cases, which should arouse increased concern, include those not consistent with neurocardiogenic syncope, syncope with exercise, a family history of sudden death, and those patients with known Page - 287 structural cardiac disease. In most cases of neurocardiogenic syncope, symptoms will improve or resolve with increased fluid and salt intake. Most of the narrow complex tachyarrhythmias may be distinguished from their electrocardiogram findings. Supraventricular tachycardia ranges in heart rate from 160 to 300 beats per minute. P-waves, which are oftentimes retrograde, are visible only in 50% or less of cases. Delta waves are secondary to rapid antegrade conduction from the atrium to the ventricles through the accessory pathway, thus causing ventricular pre-excitation. Atrial flutter may present with a regular or regularly irregular tachycardia with an atrial rate in the range of 250 to 400 beats per minutes. The classic sawtooth flutter waves may be seen, or revealed following a dose of adenosine. Atrial flutter will most often be encountered in the setting of congenital heart disease, presence of significant mitral or tricuspid valve regurgitation with atrial dilatation, fetuses or newborns with normal hearts (i. Atrial fibrillation demonstrates a rapid atrial rate (300-500 beats per minute) with a very chaotic pattern, and an irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm. Atrial fibrillation is most often seen in older children following palliative surgery for congenital heart defects, especially those involving intra-atrial surgery. Ectopic atrial tachycardia and chaotic atrial rhythm are rare tachyarrhythmias in the pediatric age group. Both types of dysrhythmias occur most often in patients with structurally normal hearts, at times with concomitant myocarditis. Patients with ventricular arrhythmias may be asymptomatic or they may present with symptoms of palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, and/or syncope.

The inheritance of liability to certain diseases medicine mountain scout ranch , estimated from the incidence among relatives medications 101 . Genome-wide association study of clinical dimensions of schizophrenia: polygenic effect on disorganized symptoms treatment wrist tendonitis . Population growth inflates the per-individual number of deleterious mutations and reduces their mean effect symptoms 0f high blood pressure . Regional gray matter growth, sexual dimorphism, and cerebral asymmetry in the neonatal brain. The Journal of neuroscience: the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 27, 1255-1260. Variants in the 1q21 risk region are associated with a visual endophenotype of autism and schizophrenia. Modifiable risk factors for schizophrenia and autism- shared risk factors impacting on brain development. Negligible impact of rare autoimmune-locus coding-region variants on missing heritability. A higher mutational burden in females supports a "female protective model" in neurodevelopmental disorders. Recent explosive human population growth has resulted in an excess of rare genetic variants. Resolving the paradox of common, harmful, heritable mental disorders: which evolutionary genetic models work best? Excess of rare novel loss-of-function variants in synaptic genes in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. Support for the involvement of large copy number variants in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The penetrance of copy number variations for schizophrenia and developmental delay. Common genetic variants, acting additively, are a major source of risk for autism. Genome-wide significant localization for working and spatial memory: Identifying genes for psychosis using models of cognition. American journal of medical genetics Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics: the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics 165, 84-95. Most rare missense alleles are deleterious in humans: implications for complex disease and association studies. A new paradigm emerges from the study of de novo mutations in the context of neurodevelopmental disease. Rare de novo and transmitted copy-number variation in autistic spectrum disorders. Rare complete knockouts in humans: population distribution and significant role in autism spectrum disorders. Circuit-based framework for understanding neurotransmitter and risk gene interactions in schizophrenia. Hippocampal dysregulation of dopamine system function and the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Autism spectrum disorders and autistic like traits: similar etiology in the extreme end and the normal variation. Twin research and human genetics: the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies 10, 793-804. The Journal of neuroscience: the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 32, 2241-2247. Genome-wide copy number variation in epilepsy: novel susceptibility loci in idiopathic generalized and focal epilepsies. Genetics in medicine: official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 13, 278-294. Disruption of two novel genes by a translocation co-segregating with schizophrenia.

Examination the presence of motor signs (pyramidal medications 2 times a day , extrapyramidal keratin treatment , or cerebellar) is incompatible with a diagnosis of primary psychosis symptoms xanax treats . Unwanted drug effects Tardive dyskinesia this is most often associated with neuroleptics (phenothiazine symptoms 9 days post ovulation , haloperidol), atypical antipsychotics (olanzapine) and, more rarely, with anti-emetics (metaclopromide or prochlorperazine), but it can also occur with theophylline. It may present with an altered level of consciousness or behaviour, progressing to muscle rigidity, hyperthermia rhabdomyolysis, and autonomic dysfunction. Examples include: · the adolescent with dyskinetic cerebral palsy who presents with loss of weight, food refusal, and a fluctuating affect (due to increasing insight into the disability). Areas of joint management Tics and Tourette syndrome Neurologist · Establishing diagnosis of tics after consideration of differentials, such as myoclonus or seizure disorder. Behavioural management in difficult to control epilepsy Children with poorly-controlled seizures may have difficulties with behaviour and attention interictally. Episodic behavioural episodes may be mistaken for seizures and (for example) lead to excessive and inappropriate use of emergency seizure medication. The role of the neurologist is to: · Define seizure events where possible (reviewing video telemetry data). Aggression, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder Precise diagnostic criteria for these conditions are established, but their practical value is debated. The main concern with conduct dis-order is that the younger the onset of difficulties, the worse the outcome in terms of risk of serious offending in later life. Described as occurring in two age groups-middle childhood/early adolescence, and adolescence. In the latter, a distinction between socialized (with preservation of peer relationships) and socialized (offending alone with little guilt or concern) is useful. Physical aggression is less common in adolescence-truancy becomes more common; drug taking, sexual offences and prostitution can occur and gang fighting occurs in large cities. Consider assessment for occult learning difficulties, sensory and perceptual difficulties, and autism. Autism and epilepsy Epilepsy is common in children with autism (one of the strongest pieces of evidence for a neurobiological, rather than psychosocial basis for autism), and many general epilepsy management principles apply. For most children with autism and epilepsy, antiepileptic therapy should be long term even if seizure freedom has been achieved. Typically foodborne, initially though person-to-person spread, a risk as it may be shed in the stool for several weeks after resolution of symptoms. Sudden drops in blood pressure risk focal infarction particularly of the optic nerve. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome · A relatively common cause of encephalopathy with seizures and motor signs. Rhabdomyolysis/myoglobinuria Rarely presents primarily to the renal team, although nephrological input may be required for fluid management and/or acute secondary renal failure. Neurological complications of renal transplantation Essentially the risks of chronic immunosuppression. Poorly controlled seizures may warrant investigation for other causes (Laurence­Moon­Biedl syndrome has been associated with hypothalamic hamartoma). Decisions on the use of long-term ventilation must be preceded by clear discussions with the child and family, on the aims of treatment and a frank exchange of views on end of life issues (see b p. Functional factors predisposing to ventilatory failure · Inspiratory failure due to: poor central drive, poor co-ordination, or weakness of diaphragm, external intercostals, or accessory muscles. The respiratory/long-term ventilation team will advise on mask fitting and ventilator type. An inspiratory positive airway pressure is set together with a back-up rate for when the child does not trigger a breath. Volume-type ventilators may be used to supply higher pressures when needed but cannot compensate for leaks like pressure-support devices. Mask or mouthpiece used with a portable volume ventilator, set in the assist-control mode. The respiratory rate is set on the lowest possible to allow the child to take breaths as needed. Disordered breathing patterns Central apnoea Central hypoventilation syndrome is defined as persistent alveolar hypoventilation and/or apnoea during sleep, and impaired ventilatory responses to hypercapnia. Cessation of breathing occurs for >20 seconds, at times accompanied by bradycardia and cyanosis.

. Case study clinical example: First session with a client with symptoms of social anxiety (CBT model).

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