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An unusual case of infectious bursal disease (IBD) was observed in eight-week-old commercial caged pullets. This flock (House 1) exhibited a one-day spike in mortality. On gross necropsy examination, enlarged, diffusely haemorrhagic bursas were observed. This lesion has been frequently described in cases of very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV). A five-week-old caged pullet flock (House 2) in an adjacent building did not display haemorrhagic bursa lesions. Microscopic examination of bursas from the eight-week-old pullets in House 1 showed marked diffuse haemorrhages and extensive lymphoid necrosis. Histopathology of bursas from the five-week-old pullets in House 2 showed severe, diffuse lymphoid depletion without haemorrhages. IBD ELISA results from birds in House 1 at 9 weeks had a GMT of 6395 and birds in House 2 had a GMT of 82 in the same timeframe. Diagnostic testing for avian influenza virus, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae, virulent Newcastle disease virus, infectious bronchitis virus, infectious laryngotracheitis virus, chicken anaemia virus and fowl pox virus were negative. The predicted amino acid sequence of the hypervariable region of VP2 indicated the IBDV observed in both flocks (1/chicken/USA/1300OH/19 from House 1 and 1/chicken/USA/1301OH/19 from House 2) was identical and was not a vvIBDV. Their sequences were similar to a genogroup 2 IBDV from Ontario, Canada (EF138967). No mortality was observed when the 1/chicken/USA/1300OH/19 virus was inoculated into specific-pathogen-free (SPF), four-week-old pullets. Gross and microscopic lesions were observed in bursa tissue, but the bursal haemorrhages observed in the original field case were not reproduced in challenged SPF pullets.
Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is a novel treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Limited data describe pragmatic use of CDT and compare CDT to other VTE therapies.

Assess the use of CDT and comparatively evaluate CDT, anticoagulation, and systemic thrombolysis in submassive pulmonary embolism (PE).

Retrospective, single-center, chart audit. Part 1 described all patients who received CDT for VTE. NSC 2382 inhibitor Part 2 matched patients with submassive PE who received CDT, heparin, or systemic thrombolysis and assessed length of stay (LOS), bleeding, all cause in-hospital mortality, and escalation of care.

For part 1, 70 CDT patients were identified; 42 with DVT and 28 with PE. ICU LOS was longer (2.5 ± 2.9 vs. 4.9 ± 8.4 days, p = 0.07), escalation of care more frequent (0% vs. 35.7%, p < 0.0001), and hospital mortality greater (2.4% vs. 21.4%, p = 0.014) in the PE group. For part 2, 21 CDT patients were matched to 21 heparin and 21 systemic thrombolysis patients. All CDT and tPA patients were admitted to the ICU versus only 6 (28.6%, p < 0.001) heparin patients. ICU LOS was significantly longer in the CDT group versus systemic tPA and systemic anticoagulation (80.7 ± 64.1 vs. 48.2 ± 27.7 vs. 24.9 ± 59.1 hours; p = 0.0048). More IVC filters and thrombectomies were performed in the CDT group.

CDT is frequently used for both DVT and PE and requires ICU admission. Escalation of care is common when CDT is used for PE. For submassive PE, CDT is associated with prolonged ICU LOS compared to heparin or systemic thrombolysis. Resource utilization with CDT requires further evaluation.
CDT is frequently used for both DVT and PE and requires ICU admission. Escalation of care is common when CDT is used for PE. For submassive PE, CDT is associated with prolonged ICU LOS compared to heparin or systemic thrombolysis. Resource utilization with CDT requires further evaluation.
Breastfeeding rates for United States women with lower incomes fall below the government's Healthy People 2020 Goals. Breastfeeding recommendations combined with support from providers and peer counselors help women decide to begin and sustain breastfeeding, but peer counselor uptake is low.

To evaluate changes in referrals to Women, Infants, and Children's Supplemental Nutrition Program peer counselors, reported prenatal provider education and support, and breastfeeding outcomes (intention, initiation, 1-month duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding) after a prenatal breastfeeding promotion intervention.

In this pre-post intervention study (2015-2016; upstate New York), providers implemented a Toolkit to discuss infant feeding recommendations and initiate peer counselor referral. We surveyed women pre- and post-implementation (after delivery; 1 month postpartum) about prenatal breastfeeding intentions, provider support, and breastfeeding outcomes. Analyses controlled for secular trends.

Pre-interociated with increases in provider counseling, participants' breastfeeding intentions, and uptake of peer counselors. Replicating this approach may reinforce efforts to support breastfeeding in similar practices serving women with lower incomes.Hypertriglyceridaemia is associated with severe disease such as coronary disease, cerebral vascular accidents and acute pancreatitis. Severe hypertriglyceridaemia is defined as a serum triglyceride value of >55 mmol/L. Hypertriglyceridaemic acute pancreatitis, often found in pregnancy, has a higher mortality rate than the other causes of acute pancreatitis. The cornerstone of treatment is to lower the triglyceride level as quickly as possible. In a resource-constrained environment, plasma exchange is not a viable option. Therefore, exploring the possible efficacity of directly infusing fresh frozen plasma is applicable to rural emergency medicine and may lead to more definitive research. In our case study, we used fresh frozen plasma to enhance the removal of triglyceride because it contains lipoprotein lipase.Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder that has well established cutaneous features and typically affects women. However, isolated bilateral periorbital involvement is a rare clinical presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus, which may often delay the diagnosis and treatment. We report such a case in a 20-year-old male.Although the Medicare Hospice Benefit mandates that hospices offer bereavement support services to families for at least 1 year following the death of a patient, it does not stipulate which services they should offer. As a result, little is known about what bereavement support services hospices provide, especially on a national scale. The current study recruited a national sample of hospice representatives who responded to an open-ended question that asked, "What types of bereavement support services does your hospice provide to families?" Seventy-six viable responses were recorded and content analyzed. Four overarching domains emerged (a) timing of support, (b) providers of support, (c) targets of support, and (d) formats of support. Other notable findings included the underutilization of bereavement support services and the utility of informal support formats. These findings present implications for future study regarding which specific aspects of hospice bereavement support services are most beneficial to bereaved families.
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