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Air crescent sign of invasive asin lungs of immunocompetent mice in response to inhaled Aspergillosis. Dale D C, Reynolds H Y, Pennington J E, Elin R J, Pitts T W, Graw Brummer E, Maqbool A, Stevens D A. Granulocyte transfusion therapy of experimental Pseudodexamethasone suppression of killing of Aspergillus fumigatus monas pneumonia. Protection of peritoneal neutropenic patients: absence of significant pulmonary toxicity. Cagnoni P J, Walsh T J, Prendergast M M, Bodensteiner D, Hiemenz Debelak K M, Epstein R B, Andersen B R. Granulocyte transfusions S Greenberg R N, Arndt C A, Schuster M, Seibel N, Yeldandi V, in leukopenic dogs: in vivo and in vitro function of granulocytes Tong K B. Pharmacoeconomic analysis of liposomal amphotericin obtained by continuous-flow filtration leukopheresis. Disseminated aspergillosis inCaillot D, Casasnovas O, Bernard A, Couaillier J F, Durand C, Cuisevolving the brain: distribution and imaging characteristics. Antifungal and surgical treatment of inaspergillosis in neutropenic patients using early thoracic comvasive aspergillosis: review of 2,121 published cases. Denning D W, Marinus A, Cohen J, Spence D, Herbrecht R, Pagano Caillot D, Bassaris H, McGeer A, Arthur C, Prentice H G, Seifert L, Kibbler C, Kcrmery V, Offner F, Cordonnier C, Jehn U, Ellis W, De Beule K. Increasing volume and changing characteristics of invasive pulDenning D W, Ribaud P, Milpied N, Caillot D, Herbrecht R, Thiel monary aspergillosis on sequential thoracic computed tomograE, Haas A, Ruhnke M, Lode H. Dietrich U, Hettmann M, Maschke M, Doerfler A, Schwechheimer Glasmacher A, Hahn C, Molitor E, Sauerbruch T, Marklein G, K, Forsting M. Definition of itraconazole target concenand neuropathologic findings in patients with bone marrow transtration for antifungal prophylaxis. Rex J H, Kantarjian H, Jendiroba D B, Lichtiger B, Andersson Goldberg P K, Kozinn P J, Wise G J, Nouri N, Brooks R B. A controlled trial of fluconazole to prevent fungal infections Drakos P E, Nagler A, Or R, Naparstek E, Kapelushnik J, Engelhard in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Galactomannan antivasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with acute leukaemia genemia and antigenuria in aspergillosis: studies in patients and during bone marrow and clinical remission: report of two cases experimentally infected rabbits. Meta-analysis of prophylactic or emGranulocyte transfusion therapy and amphotericin B: adverse repirical antifungal treatment versus placebo or no treatment in paactionsfi C A, Bowden R A, van Burik J, Engelhard D, Kanz L, Schumacher Graw R G Jr, Herzig G, Perry S, Henderson E S. Detection and identification of fungal pathogens in blood by cyte transfusion therapy: treatment of septicemia due to gramusing molecular probes. Uncommon opportunistic fungi: new nosoEmpiric antifungal therapy in febrile granulocytopenic patients. In vitro fungicidal activities of voriconazole, itraDouble-blind randomized study of prophylactic trimethoprim/sulconazole, and amphotericin B against opportunistic moniliaceous famethoxazole in granulocytopenic patients with hematologic and dematiaceous fungi. Risk factors for fungal inamphotericin for candidiasis in patients with hematologic neofection in patients with malignant hematologic disorders: impliplasms. Efficacy of unilamellar lipoHarousseau J L, Dekker A W, Stamatoullas-Bastard A, Fassas A, somal amphotericin B in treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis in Linkesch W, Gouveia J, De Bock R, Rovira M, Seifert W F, Joosen persistently granulocytopenic rabbits: the potential role of bronH, Peeters M, De Beule K. Itraconazole oral solution for primary choalveolar D-mannitol and serum galactomannan as markers of prophylaxis of fungal infections in patients with hematological infection. Aspergillosis and other blind, double-placebo, multicenter trial comparing itraconazole systemic mycoses. Helm T N, Longworth D L, Hall G S, Bolwell B J, Fernandez B, Transient Aspergillus antigenaemia: think of milk. ComHerbrecht R, Letscher-Bru V, Bowden R A, Kusne S, Anaissie E J, parison of interferon-gamma, granulocyte colony-stimulating facGraybill J R, Noskin G A, Oppenheim Andres E, Pietrelli L A. Voriconazole versus amphotericin B Gerson S L, Talbot G H, Hurwitz S, Strom B L, Lusk E J, Cassileth for primary therapy of invasive aspergillosis. F, Villard O, Liu K L, Natarajan-Ame S, Lutz P, Dufour P, BergGerson S L, Talbot G H, Hurwitz S, Lusk E J, Strom B L, Cassileth erat J P, Candolfi E. Discriminant scorecard for diagnosis of invasive pulmonary diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in cancer patients. SucGerson S L, Talbot G H, Lusk E, Hurwitz S, Strom B L, Cassileth cessful granulocyte transfusion therapy for gram-negative sepFungal infections in neutropenic patients 451 ticemia. Filtration leukaplant therapy in children with active hepatosplenic candidiasis. Liposomal amphotericin (AmBisome) Hoy J, Hsu K C, Rolston K, Hopfer R L, Luna M, Bodey G P. Triin the prophylaxis of fungal infections in neutropenic patients: a chosporon beigelii infection: a review. Hruban R H, Meziane M A, Zerhouni E A, Wheeler P S, Dumler Kern W, Behre G, Rudolf T, Kerkhoff A, Grote-Metke A, EimerJ S, Hutchins G M. Efficacy of voriconazole in a guinea pig model of disHuijgens P C, Simoons-Smit A M, van Loenen A C, Prooy E, van seminated invasive aspergillosis. Treatment and prophylaxis of severe infecKontoyiannis D P, Wessel V C, Bodey G P, Rolston K V. Ito M, Nozu R, Kuramochi T, Eguchi N, Suzuki S, Hioki K, Itoh T, Krick J A, Remington J S. Prophylactic use of itraJandrlic M, Kalenic S, Labar B, Nemet D, Jakic-Razumovic J, conazole for the prevention of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis Mrsic M, Plecko V, Bogdanic V. Lass-Florl C, Rath, P, Niederwieser D, Kofler G, Wurzner R, Krezy Jantunen E, Piilonen A, Volin L, Parkkali T, Koukila-Kahkola P, RuA, Dierich M P. Lecciones J A, Lee J W, Navarro E E, Witebsky F G, Marshall D, Jantunen E, Piilonen A, Volin L, Ruutu P, Parkkali T, KoukilaSteinberg S M, Pizzo P A, Walsh T J. Radiologically guided fine needle lung biopated fungemia in patients with cancer: analysis of 155 episodes. Clinical efficacy of granulocyte transfusion therapy in Johnson P C, Wheat L J, Cloud G A, Goldman M, Lancaster D, patients with neutropenia-related infections. Leenders A C, Daenen S, Jansen R L, Hop W C, Lowenberg B, Kappe R, Fauser C, Okeke C N, Maiwald M. 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A randomized controlled trial of itraconaing galactomannan by a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent zole versus fluconazole for the prevention of fungal infections in assay for hematological patients at risk for invasive aspergillosis. Screening for circulating galactomannan as a noninvasive diagNagai H, Guo J, Choi H, Kurup V. Interferon-gamma and tumor nostic tool for invasive aspergillosis in prolonged neutropenic panecrosis factor-alpha protect mice from invasive aspergillosis. QuanMaertens J, Raad I, Petrikkos G, Selleslag D, Petersen B, Sable C, titative urine cultures do not reliably detect renal candidiasis in Kartsonis N, Ngai A, Taylor A, Patterson T, Denning D, and rabbits. Pseudallescheriasis of the lung and central nervous syscaspofungin in adults with invasive aspergillosis refractory or intem: multimodality imaging. Should vascular catheters be removed from all Marr K A, White T C, van Burik J A, Bowden R A. Impact of previous asMarr K A, Seidel K, Slavin M A, Bowden R A, Schoch H G, Flowpergillosis on the outcome of bone marrow transplantation. Invasive pulmonary death in allogeneic marrow transplant recipients: long-term aspergillosis in neutropenic patients during hospital construction: follow-up of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Martino R, Nomdedeu J, Altes A, Sureda A, Brunet S, Martinez C, Ozer H, Armitage J O, Bennett C L, Crawford J, Demetri G D, Pizzo Domingo-Albos A. Successful bone marrow transplantation in paP A, Schiffer C A, Smith T J, Somlo G, Wade J C, Wade J L 3rd, tients with previous invasive fungal infections: report of four Winn R J, Wozniak A J, Somerfield M R. American Soof reactivation of a recent invasive fungal infection in patients ciety of Clinical Oncology Growth Factors Expert Panel.

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Routine testing for viral infection may arteria lienalis discount warfarin 1mg mastercard, if a positive result is obtained blood pressure heart attack purchase warfarin 2mg online, raise complex ethical problems blood pressure 5080 warfarin 5 mg on-line. A strategy for dealing with a positive result should be formulated before testing arrhythmia joint pain buy discount warfarin 2mg. Under these circumstances hypertension knowledge test order warfarin in india, advice from specialists with appropriate expertise should be sought and the donor and recipient should be fully informed pulse pressure greater than 40 order warfarin 2mg without a prescription. However, the risks entailed must be carefully explained to both donor and recipient. In these exceptional circumstances, the likely life expectancy of the recipient and the risks of remaining on dialysis may be deciding factors. Advances in anti-viral agents and vaccination may influence such decisions in the future. High risk donors and window period infection Behavioural risk information obtained from potential living donors is generally more reliable than the collateral history obtained for deceased donors. The period of observation should be at the discretion of the transplant centre, based on an individual risk analysis and discussion with a specialist with appropriate virological expertise. Since 2002, at least nine instances of donor-derived infection to solid organ transplant recipients have been reported following deceased donation. There is the potential for transmission from a living donor, although no cases have been reported to date. Interpretation of serological results is complex, and exclusion of infection at the time of donation requires nucleic acid testing. Expert advice should be sought if there are concerns when assessing a donor from an endemic area (21). If a specific bacterial microbiological diagnosis has been made, then a course of appropriate antibiotic is likely to be effective in preventing transmission. If the potential donor is male or there is a personal or family history of urinary tract infection, appropriate imaging of the kidneys to assess for cortical scarring should be performed. The main risk of inadvertent transmission of a bacterial infection comes from mycobacteria (both M. As of September 2012, 30 cases of potential or proven donor-derived tuberculosis had been described in solid organ transplant recipients (22). Donors should initially be screened for mycobacterial infection on the basis of their history. Particular high risk factors include: country of birth and any previous prolonged periods (>3 months) spent in a country with high prevalence; previous close contact with individuals known to be infected; or working with high risk groups (prison inmates, the homeless, those with alcohol or other substance abuse). In cases of concern, discussion with a Consultant with appropriate expertise is recommended. The risk of transmission is minimal if the infection has been identified and fully treated, and is not a contraindication to subsequent donation. Donation may be considered after treatment, with informed consent and post-transplant monitoring of the recipient. If a recipient is considered to be at risk of syphilis transmission from the donor, prophylactic treatment should be given (2. However, this possibility should be borne in mind when assessing donors from areas where fungal infections are endemic. Toxoplasma gondii, Coccidioidomycosis, Strongyloides stercoralis, Trypanosoma cruzi (the causative agent of Chagas disease) and malaria can be transmitted by a renal transplant (21). In most of the reported cases, transmission has been from living unrelated donor transplantation taking place abroad. In this area, up to 8% recipients may develop infection, usually in the first year following transplantation. Infection with Strongyloides stercoralis results from skin penetration by larvae and thus may after walking in soil with faecal contamination. Adult worms can live for up to 5 years, and autoinfection is an important source of prolonged infection even when the individual is no longer living in an endemic area. Symptomatic infection with Strongyloides is more common in the immunocompromised (27). We suggest screening the following groups: those who were born or lived in tropical or subtropical countries where sanitation conditions are poor, those with unexplained eosinophilia and travel to an endemic area and those with a prior history of Strongyloides infection. If positive, an opinion from a Consultant with appropriate expertise should be sought. Donation may proceed after treatment of the donor with an appropriate agent, such as ivermectin. Other infections are either transmitted rarely (occasional case report) or may be considered a possible risk but there have been no reports of donor derived infection. Circumstances requiring an individual assessment, taking into consideration the level of risk or exposure, expected benefit of transplantation and the availability of alternative donors include: history of blood transfusion since 1980; history of receipt of dura mater graft; and history of receipt of human pituitary derived growth hormone or gonadotrophin. Should there be any uncertainties concerning potential risk, the advice of a Consultant with appropriate expertise in infectious diseases, microbiology, virology or hepatology should be sought, to maintain the health and safety of both donor and recipient. Transmission of tropical and geographically restricted infections during solid-organ transplantation. Clinical Practice Guideline on the evaluation and follow-up care of living kidney donors. Risks of transplanting kidneys from hepatitis B surface antigen-negative, hepatitis B core antibody-positive donors. Use of renal allografts from donors positive for hepatitis B core antibody confers minimal risk for subsequent development of clinical hepatitis B virus disease. Infection and cancer screening in potential living donors: best practices to protect the donor and recipient. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection. Cytomegalovirus infection after organ transplantation: an update with special emphasis on renal transplantation. Guidelines for the prevention and management of cytomegalovirus disease after solid organ transplantation. Transmission of human herpesvirus 8 infection from renal transplant donors to recipients. Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis in transplant donors: a donor-derived infections consensus conference report. Tuberculosis in solid organ transplant candidates and recipients: current and future challenges. Donor-derived Trypanosoma cruzi infection in solid organ recipients in the United States, 2001-2011. Full counselling of donor and recipient is required along with access to appropriate long-term donor follow up. The lifetime risk of recurrent kidney stones is an important consideration in evaluating the suitability for kidney donation. However, data relating to risk of further stone episodes are available for people who present with a symptomatic kidney stone (overall 50% chance of developing a further stone within 5 years) and a risk prediction tool exists (1). Risk prediction tools do not yet exist for asymptomatic stone formers, but fi1 stone at presentation confers an increased risk of metabolic risk factors and future stone episodes (1). In symptomatic patients who undergo metabolic evaluation (who may be a selected group), a metabolic abnormality. The remaining 25% of stones are composed of uric acid, pure calcium phosphate, cysteine or struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate, also called infection stones) (2,4). Uric acid stones are often associated with a history of gout, ileostomy, diarrhoea or with the metabolic syndrome, in all of which the urine is acidic. Calcium phosphate stones may occur with hypercalciuria and are the predominant stone type formed by patients with a low urinary citrate and distal renal tubular acidosis. Cystine stones are always associated with cystinuria and people with these stones should not donate a kidney. Infection stones are commonly associated with an anatomical abnormality and people with these stones should not donate a kidney unless the anatomical abnormality is easily correctable. Small stones usually pass spontaneously but can occasionally cause ureteric obstruction leading to acute renal failure in patients with a single kidney. However, for the general population, the evidence that treating small asymptomatic stones is superior to simply observing them is mixed (6), with about 25% becoming symptomatic in 5 years and 3% developing painless silent obstruction (7). Upper or middle pole stones are more likely to become symptomatic and also to pass spontaneously. It is recognised that the natural history of small asymptomatic stones detected during a donor work-up may be very different to stones presenting with clinical features or described in the existing urological literature. A recent study of 1,957 potential kidney donors evaluated at the Mayo Clinic from 2000 to 2008 reported that 3% had past symptomatic stones, while 11% had radiographic stones detected on screening (11). In this study, asymptomatic stone formers were not characterised by older age, male gender, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, abnormal kidney function, hyperuricaemia, hypercalcaemia or hypophosphataemia. One conclusion is that asymptomatic stone formers may lack the co-morbidities found in symptomatic stone formers and that different mechanisms may be involved in asymptomatic versus symptomatic stone formation. On balance, it is likely that the risks of recurrent stone formation are low in asymptomatic potential kidney donors. However, in the absence of a reliable evidence base, a degree of caution is warranted. Large or staghorn stones can commonly lead to chronic renal damage (2) and are usually associated with infection or a significant metabolic abnormality and people with these stones should not be considered as donors. In transplant recipients, the long-term risks associated with a small stone transferred from the donor kidney appear low (6,7). If a probable stone is identified on imaging, a urological and radiological review should be undertaken. The number, size, position and density of the potential stones should be considered; as should the presence of any underlying structural renal abnormality. Biochemical Assessment A full metabolic and imaging screen should be carried out before donation on potential donors with a history of stone disease or radiological evidence of a current stone. This screen should include 24-hour urine collections for calcium, oxalate, citrate and urate, and early morning pH assessment. This will require two separate urine collections as calcium, oxalate and citrate analyses require an acidified collection, whereas electrolytes, urate and pH are measured in a plain urine collection. A pH measurement on an early morning urine sample is useful, together with a qualitative cystine screen for cystinuria (8), followed, if positive, by a 24-hour collection for cystine concentration. A metabolic screen (urine and plasma biochemistry) may also be indicated in potential donors with a significant family history of stone disease or with significant risk factors for the development of stones. In patients with previous calculus disease, where a stone has been retrieved, biochemical stone analysis is also of value. If a significant and uncorrectable metabolic abnormality is identified then kidney donation is contra-indicated (9). However, donation may be considered in potential donors with minor or correctable metabolic abnormalities. Donation may be considered where factors that have previously put the patient at risk of stone formation. It is recommended that advice is obtained from a clinician with a specific interest in this field. A history of a previous infection-related (struvite) or cystine renal stone is generally considered a contraindication to donation. In potential donors who have a history of previous stones but no metabolic abnormality, proceeding with donation should be considered providing the number, size and frequency of previous stones has been low. Potential donors found to have small stone(s) on imaging, or cases where there is uncertainty as to whether there is a true calculus or parenchymal calcification, may be suitable to donate. Both need to be aware of the limited data regarding long-term outcomes in these circumstances (10). The smaller the stone bulk and the older the potential donor, the lower is risk associated with proceeding to donation. If donation proceeds, it is preferable to remove the kidney containing the suspected calculus. However, it is relatively straight forward, with urological input and modern flexible ureterorenoscopes, to inspect the collecting system and remove any confirmed stones ex vivo, before implanting the donor kidney (15,16). Leaving the donor with a single kidney containing a possible small stone is undesirable, but may be considered in exceptional circumstances. Full counselling of the donor is required in this situation and appropriate close long-term follow-up of the donor is necessary. People with bilateral kidney stones should in general not be considered as kidney donors. This situation both suggests an inherent metabolic or anatomical abnormality and would leave the individual with a single kidney containing a stone placing them at significant risk of a future stone event in a solitary kidney. Donors who have a past history of stones and those who have donated a stonebearing kidney should be counselled about symptoms of renal/ureteric colic and anuria and information should be provided regarding the availability of local urological expertise. Donors should also be advised to maintain a high fluid intake for life (at least 2. Progression of nephrolithiasis: long-term outcomes with observation of asymptomatic calculi. The natural history of nonobstructing asymptomatic renal stones managed with active surveillance. Prevalence and early outcome of donor graft lithiasis in living renal transplants at the Mayo Clinic. The evaluation of living renal transplant donors: clinical practice guidelines: Ad Hoc Clinical Practice Guidelines Subcommittee of the Patient Care and Education Committee of the American Society of Transplant Physicians. Living renal donor allograft lithiasis: a review of stone related morbidity in donors and recipients. Clinical characteristics of potential kidney donors with asymptomatic kidney stones. A report of the Amsterdam Forum on the care of the live kidney donor: data and medical guidelines: Council of the Transplantation Society.

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This can lead to improvements in body satisfaction and physical self-concept as well as reductions in the importance of peer group acceptability and physical appearance. Consequently, media literacy programs can help to decrease the internalisation of cultural ideals and goals associated with body dissatisfaction. Cautions / things to avoid Y There is no evidence to suggest that talking about the causes, symptoms and detrimental efects of eating disorders or the use of case studies are efective prevention techniques. This organisation also provides tailored workshops for positive body image and eating disorders to schools, health professionals and the community. Recommendations Y As mental health problems frequently commence in adolescence, there is a strong case for embedding mental health promotion in schools 286. Promotion of the availability of e-mental health services should be a feature of school mental health promotion initiatives 285. In addition to promoting positive mental health, it is important to educate young people on suicide warning signs and efective help-seeking to prevent youth suicide 290. School-based mental health promotion should ideally involve all students and comprehensively address skills such as problem solving, identifying and managing distress, the provision of support to peers, and awareness of when to seek help from trusted adults 291. Encouraging school staf to undertake the Youth Mental Health First Aid Course would support their mental health literacy (Visit: mhfa. Includes fact sheets, links to evidence-based apps and on-line therapy programs, teaching resources, and professional development webinars. Refer to Chronic Conditions Manual Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 245 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Tune In Not Out | The behaviour may be overt (face-toface verbal or physical abuse) or covert via cyber technology 284. Some adult predators engage in on-line grooming by creating fake profles to befriend and gain the trust of young people on-line. Recommendations Y Cyberbullying may be an extension of face-to-face bullying, but can also be a separate phenomenon due to the anonymity factor, the breadth of the audience and the 24/7 nature of the setting. A coordinated approach is therefore needed so that young people, parents and schools are involved in the process of raising awareness of risks, and developing measures to counter inappropriate on-line behaviour 281. Cautions / things to avoid Y Anti-bullying programs need to be adapted to the specifc needs and attitudes of the entire school community. These factors need to be considered in health promotion eforts to address cyberbullying and cybersafety with young people. Whole-of-school communities must take responsibility rather than relying on arbitrary schoolyard boundaries. Pre-emptive policies and prevention programs should be implemented in the school to support these actions 281. Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 247 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Bullying: No Way! Most young people will go through these changes without signifcant problems if they receive support, information and care. Teenage pregnancy has a number of associated risks to the baby (premature birth, low birth weight) and the mother (interruption to schooling) 271. Recommendations Y Health education surrounding sexual health and healthy relationships should be tailored to the maturity level of the young person, and ideally be delivered in a scafolded environment and in a sequential fashion through the curriculum across each year of schooling. Also has a wide range of fact sheets and brochures available for download from Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 249 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Tune In Not Out | Love Bites is a school-based domestic and family violence and sexual assault prevention program. A team of presenters including midwives and other youth/health/education and community representatives delivers an education program that encourages increased self confdence in making informed decisions regarding sexual and reproductive health choices, thus discouraging unplanned teenage pregnancy. However, it is important that school-based drug education programs also incorporate harm minimisation principles to support young people to be able to cope with alcohol use situations and problems, and in particular avoid high risk behaviours such as binge drinking 237. Targeted interventions are needed to address those young people who are at a higher risk of drug use problems. Cautions / things to avoid Y Drug education is best taught within a broader social, cultural or health curriculum rather than as a discrete subject. Isolated and ad hoc programs that lack progression and continuity are less efective. If Fatal Vision Goggles are used to support these programs, activities should be well-coordinated to ensure the use of this resource does not inadvertently promote the appeal of intoxication. Experiential efects of the goggles are also signifcantly greater than the onlooker efects, so it is ideal for each student involved in the health education session to experience use of the goggles. Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 251 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre | ncpic. Recommendations Y Sun safe behaviours during childhood and adolescence are vital to preventing the development of skin cancer and it is important to reinforce and resource sun safety education in schools. Changes in size, shape, colour, elevation, or another trait (such as itching, bleeding or crusting). Sun safety behaviour should be sequentially taught through the curriculum with messages reinforced through the promotion of a sun-safe environment in the school setting. The school should also develop collaborative partnerships with organisations that support sun safety, such as Queensland Cancer Council. Sun safety promotion may therefore be more efective if aligned with holistic health promotion eforts to support self-confdence and positive body image. Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 253 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Asthma Prevalence Y Asthma, a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways, is one of the most common long-term conditions afecting young Australians. Young people may deny their disease, underreport symptoms, abandon medication regimens, and engage in risk-taking behaviours that impact on their condition, such as smoking tobacco and cannabis. Mental health problems such as anxiety and depression can further compound the challenges of asthma management during this lifespan period 254. The National Asthma Council Australia has endorsed the Asthma Buddy smart-phone app which can support asthma self-management. The app can be used to remind young people of their daily asthma medications; recognise if their asthma is getting worse and know how to respond; and maintain a journal of peak flow readings, asthma symptoms and possible triggers. Education and training: the majority of staf have current Asthma Australia approved Asthma First Aid training; 2. Equipment: Asthma Emergency Kits are accessible to staf and include in-date reliever medication and single person use spacers; 3. Information: Asthma First Aid posters are on display and staf and parents can access asthma information. Policies: First Aid and other health and safety policies explicitly include asthma. Young people have increasing control over their diet, with dietary choices being strongly influenced by peer pressure and media influences. During growth spurts young people may also be frequently hungry between meals and snacking on high sugar foods that contribute to dental caries 255, 257. Recommendations Y Health education messages surrounding oral health should focus on promoting: z a balanced diet and healthy snack choices; z chewing sugar free gum (with Xylitol) between meals; z avoiding carbonated beverages and sports drinks which are high in sugar (and particularly avoid sipping these which promotes contact with teeth over a prolonged period); z avoiding diet drinks which still contain preservatives such as citric and phosphoric acid which contribute to tooth erosion. Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 255 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Oral health Cautions / things to avoid Y Young people who live in areas where the water supply is fluoridated should drink this in preference to bottled water. They should also brush piercings with a sof tooth brush twice per day, and periodically remove and clean the jewellery, as well as remove jewellery during sleep and sporting activities. Health promotion strategies may be more efective in the short term if they target psychological / social wellbeing associated with preventative oral health measures with young people (eg avoiding embarrassment and teasing associated with missing teeth)258. Refer to Chronic Conditions Manual 256 Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 2014 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Injury prevention Prevalence Y Transport accidents (including pedestrian, rider and passenger) and assaults are leading causes of injury in young people, and injury and poisoning are the leading causes of hospitalisation and death. Recommendations Y the likelihood that injury occurs as a result of adolescent risk-taking is related to the social context and individual factors. The likelihood of adolescent injury risks is reduced if the young person: z has had training in attitudes towards injury avoidance and risk management; z is a member of a school community marked by connectedness and support; z feels personally accepted, respected, included and supported by others in the school (which is related to increased student retention, decreases in delinquency, aggression and violent behaviour, and reduced substance abuse); z has peers who are likely to take protective steps to care for each other; and z has close and supportive family associations 260,262. Cautions / things to avoid Y Only providing young people with information about safety and what constitutes dangerous or risky behaviour is inefective, as it does not address the range of reasons why young people engage in risky behaviours. Programs should ft within the school curriculum, be developmentally appropriate and sequentially delivered over time for maximum efect 263. Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 257 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Injury prevention Y Fear-based appeals that demonstrate the negative health consequences of life-endangering behaviours (such as visiting a trauma ward) have been found to have minimal efect in motivating young people to moderate their current risky behaviour or adopt safer alternative behaviour. Young people witness the re-enactment of a car crash, and then participate in a debriefng session to discuss how the tragedy could have been averted. This may be achieved through: z the coordination and/or facilitation of information sessions for school staf and parents/caregivers surrounding: Risk factors for various health and wellbeing issues; how to recognise young people in need of support; and how to negotiate access to appropriate services. Identifed students may be supported through engagement in selective intervention strategies such as small group sessions, or referral to other appropriate services for early intervention. They may also support indicated intervention programs for young people with specifc needs such as pregnant and parenting students; youth involved in criminal/anti-social behaviour, self-harm, substance abuse and disengagement from school; or those who are known to have experienced issues of grief and loss. This may entail promotion and support for a peer-mentor program within the school, which may represent an intermediate step to facilitating access for young people to support services. These may incorporate 260 Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 2014 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years a description of risk factors; reporting requirements for young people deemed to be at risk; delineation of the roles various people within the school have around the identifcation of the health issue; and confdentiality and duty of care surrounding provision of support for young people contending with the health issue. Vulnerable groups Pregnant and parenting students Y Pregnant and parenting young people are at a higher risk of not completing their education, which impacts on their employment opportunities, fnancial security and their ability to efectively provide for their children. Factors including cultural dislocation, loss of established social networks, and the demands of resettlement such as engaging in school, making new friends, and learning a new language and culture are all difculties young refugees are experiencing whilst they are still negotiating family and community expectations. This can be exacerbated by pre-migration experiences which are commonly characterised by signifcant and ofen repeated exposure to traumatic situations. They are also at increased risk of co-morbid substance use disorders, with many using alcohol and other drugs as a means of coping with stressors relating to both pre-migration and settlement experiences 206. Negative educational experiences can further disempower this sub-group of students and heighten risks to their health and wellbeing 265. Child and Youth Health Practice Manual 261 Section 4 Twelve to eighteen years Y A whole-of-school approach is needed to support the development of an inclusive school environment that caters to the needs of refugee young people. They therefore represent an at-risk sub-group that would beneft from engagement in selective prevention programs to address risk behaviours and build resilience. Young people in out-of-home care Y Children and young people in out-of-home care are among the most vulnerable in our society. Many have experienced situations of abuse or neglect in their family of origin, and ofen fnd themselves placed with intolerant carers who do not adequately meet their care needs, or further subject them to physical or emotional abuse 299. They may receive inadequate practical support to develop self-care and social skills, which may further impact on their self-esteem and self-concept and inhibit their ability to function efectively in society. This can lead to chronic problems with personal and family relationships, negatively influence employment opportunities, as well as increase their susceptibility to exploitation and involvement with the criminal justice system 39,266. Homeless youth, or those with precarious housing situations due to adverse family histories but no formalised care arrangements, are equally at risk for these mental health issues 267. Assisting young people in care to understand their rights through information provision and advocacy can also help to ensure their needs are appropriately met. The Foundation also provides programs to empower young people to develop self-confdence and self-esteem, and the skills to enable them to speak up and advocate for improvements to the foster care system. This may involve the provision of individual support to young people through confdential consultations involving age-appropriate assessment, brief intervention and referral to appropriate health services or community agencies; small group programs with young people experiencing a common identifed concern; or other health promotion initiatives targeting identifed need within the school community. Information such as this will assist young people to navigate the health care system efectively and seek appropriate and timely support. Providing guidance for young people on how they may access information themselves over the phone or internet can further build their health literacy and support their future help-seeking endeavours 269.

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Both the donor and recipient need to be specifically counselled about the risk of recurrent disease blood pressure medication that doesn't cause cough order generic warfarin line, which may occur early and result in rapid graft loss 04 heart attack m4a purchase 5 mg warfarin with visa. In those in whom a genetic aetiology has been established the risk of recurrent disease is low but not absent arteria anonima cheap warfarin 5mg. A potential living related donor must also be investigated for evidence of the same genetic abnormality blood pressure medication that doesn't cause dizziness order warfarin 5 mg amex. In this context arteria3d pack unity cheap warfarin 2 mg fast delivery, living donor transplantation should be considered only in special circumstances and after careful discussion between the multiprofessional team heart attack sam tsui chrissy costanza of atc buy warfarin 5mg otc, the donor and the recipient. Equally it is incumbent upon that team to assess the circumstances of the original graft failure with absolute rigor. The risk of recurrence is low when the previous graft did not fail due to recurrent disease. It may be associated with transient, but more commonly slowly progressive transplant dysfunction. The importance of recurrent disease may be reducing in the context of modern immunosuppression (29). Recommendation fi the risk of recurrent disease does not contraindicate living donor transplantation in IgA nephropathy. In the report of Briganti and colleagues, recurrent membranous nephropathy was responsible for 12. At the time of transplantation, approximately 50% of patients have detectable antibody and its presence is associated with recurrent disease; however, the correspondence is imperfect and at present there is no evidence to suggest that this should alter the approach to treatment. Recommendation fi this risk of recurrent disease does not contraindicate living donor transplantation in membranous nephropathy. Living donor kidney transplantation is a reasonable treatment option in some circumstances, after adequate control of the underlying disease has been achieved (33,34). The donor and recipient need to be counselled regarding the additional risks arising from recurrent renal disease and the additional mortality associated with the underlying disease and its treatment. Recommendation fi Patients with amyloidosis should be discussed with the National Amyloidosis Centre before progressing to living donor transplantation. The risk of recurrence is higher in young black females and is associated with a high rate of graft loss (35), although this is not always directly attributable to disease activity. The treatment of active lupus should be optimised before transplantation, although it is recognised that serological markers of disease, native renal histology and duration of dialysis are poor predictors of recurrent disease. The presence of antiphospholipid antibodies is a risk factor for thrombotic complications following transplantation. Where these are present, this should be discussed with the donor and recipient before transplantation and increased peri-operative anti-thrombotic prophylaxis should be considered. There is a particular risk associated with kidney transplantation less than 1 year following the induction of remission because of increased recipient mortality. Living donor transplantation should therefore usually take place after 1 year of disease quiescence, although this should be balanced against the potential risks of staying on dialysis (37). Both the donor and recipient should be counselled regarding the risks of recurrent disease. The decision to proceed should be considered only after careful discussion between the multi-professional team, the donor, and the recipient. In patients with C3 glomerulopathy, detailed complement testing should be performed to identify any underlying complement abnormality as it may inform the risk of recurrence. The identification of genetic complement regulatory abnormalities in a proband also has implications for other family members who may be affected. These provide much of the context for the reported literature and the recommendations that follow, albeit with additional insights provided by contemporary understanding of C3 glomerulopathy. The mean graft survival following recurrence is 40 months (8) and the risk of recurrence in a subsequent graft may be as high as 80% (9). On the other hand, this histological classification includes a significant mix of cases, some with immunoglobulin deposition and others with C3 glomerulonephritis. In 75 patients reported by the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study, 5 year graft survival was 65. Poor outcome has been associated with heavy pre-transplant proteinuria and increased glomerular proliferation (43). However, the risk of recurrent disease and subsequent graft loss is sufficiently high that transplantation should only be undertaken following careful discussion between the multi-professional team, the donor and the recipient. This is particularly the case if there is an identified abnormality of a soluble complement regulatory protein. In England, use of this medication, eculizumab, is co-ordinated through a national expert centre. There remain, however, important considerations with respect to the recipient and donor. Additional information relevant to the use of eculizumab has been prepared by the national expert centre and is accessible through rarerenal. It may also occur in association with disorders of complement regulation, most commonly of genetic origin. The rate of recurrence following transplantation is high in patients known to have mutations in Factor H or gene re-arrangements involving Factor H or Factor H related proteins, gain of function mutations in Factor B or C3, or who have lost a previous transplant due to disease recurrence. The risk of recurrence is intermediate for mutations of factor I, in the presence of autoantibodies against factor H, and when mutations of uncertain functional significance or when no mutation or autoantibody is detected. Living unrelated transplantation may therefore be considered after appropriate counselling of donor and recipient. Patients at low risk do not require prophylaxis with eculizumab but should be warned of the possibility of recurrence and monitored closely. In patients in whom the underlying cause has unequivocally been attributed to Shiga-toxin, the recurrence rate is low and living donor transplantation may be considered (40). Living donor kidney transplantation is a treatment option in certain circumstances, whereas in others combined liver and kidney transplantation is preferred (45). Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 is generally treated with combined liver and kidney transplantation (46,47) or early liver transplantation alone (48). However, some groups in North America have advocated early living donor kidney transplantation, particularly if there is evidence of pyridoxine responsiveness (49) in particular in patients homozygous for the G170R mutation (50). This is ideally pre-emptive, therefore living donor transplantation is a reasonable treatment option (51). Recommendation fi In appropriately selected cases, living donor kidney transplantation is a reasonable treatment option in primary hyperoxaluria. Recommendation fi Cystinosis is not a contra-indication to living donor transplantation. However, both donor and recipient should be counselled regarding the long-term extra-renal complications related to disease progression. Renal allograft survival in transplant recipients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Recurrence of type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis after renal transplantation: analysis of the incidence, risk factors, and impact on graft survival. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome in the United Kingdom. Pancreas after living donor kidney versus simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant: an analysis of the organ procurement transplant network/united network of organ sharing database. Best option for transplant candidates with type 1 diabetes and a live kidney donor: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Incidence, treatment, and outcome of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis posttransplantation in 42 allografts in children-a single-center experience. Outcome of renal transplantation in adolescents with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Recurrence of disease in patients retransplanted for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Clinical utility of genetic testing in children and adults with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Graft loss due to recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in renal transplant recipients in the United States. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in children: multivariate analysis indicates that donor type does not alter recurrence risk. Congenital nephrotic syndrome and recurrence of proteinuria after renal transplantation. Recurrent focal glomerulosclerosis in the era of genetics of podocyte proteins: theory and therapy. The long-term outcome of renal transplantation of IgA nephropathy and the impact of recurrence on graft survival. Recurrence of membranous nephropathy after renal transplantation: probability, outcome and risk factors. Long-term outcome of renal transplantation in adults with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Goodpasture syndrome and end-stage renal failure-to transplant or not to transplantfi Advances in the understanding of complement mediated glomerular disease: implications for recurrence in the transplant setting. Primary hyperoxaluria Type 1: indications for screening and guidance for diagnosis and treatment. Transplantation procedures in children with primary hyperoxaluria type 1: outcome and longitudinal growth. Sustained pyridoxine response in primary hyperoxaluria type 1 recipients of kidney alone transplant. Nephropathic cystinosis in adults: natural history and effects of oral cysteamine therapy. When transplanting children from living donors, there are some specific issues that require consideration. One parent may fortuitously be better than a one haplotype match, or may mismatch on less common antigens and therefore be the preferred donor. The involvement of an expert in histocompatibility is critical in advising upon such decisions. However, it should only be performed in centres with appropriate support for the additional treatment required (6). This risk may be reduced by considering the use of less immunosuppression for children who receive a well-matched kidney. Social aspects Choosing a donor must include assessment of the psychosocial aspects of the family. It should be noted that parental donors may be cared for in a different hospital from the recipient and clear plans should be made for supporting the donor, the recipient, and other family members during the post-operative period. All children should be seen by a paediatric urologist with appropriate urological investigation (including flow studies and video-urodynamics) before living donor transplantation. The most appropriate timing of any urinary tract reconstructive surgery should be discussed between the transplant surgeon and paediatric urologist (9). Pre-transplant genetic studies may identify those at risk of disease recurrence in the transplant and provide additional information to inform the selection and consent process of potential living donors (10). Some transplant surgeons prefer the extra-peritoneal approach to the great vessels. On table Duplex scanning is valuable in assessing organ perfusion after wound closure (15). In the presence of high intra-abdominal compartment pressure compromising renal perfusion, delayed closure or a porcine dermal collagen graft inserted as a patch closure of the abdominal muscle may be considered (16). The implantation of an adult kidney into a paediatric recipient requires close cooperation between the paediatric nephrology, transplant surgical and anaesthetic teams with intensive care involvement in smaller and/or ventilated children (17). When the aortic and inferior vena cava clamps are released, the transplanted organ and lower extremities fill with blood, potentially resulting in severe hypovolaemia unless adequate volume loading has taken place. Careful monitoring and replacement of ongoing fluid loss is required, remembering that the urine output from both the native and donor kidney may be significant. In the early post-operative phase, particular attention should be paid to fluid and electrolyte balance because of the large volumes of urine that can be passed, and these should be replaced with regular monitoring of renal function, urine and plasma electrolytes and blood sugar levels. Elective ventilation may be considered in young children for the first 24 to 48 hours after transplantation to allow optimal control of fluids and blood pressure over this critical period. Where intra-peritoneal surgery has taken place, a post-operative ileus may develop and the child may not be able to start feeds or enteral medication. Rarely, careful consideration should be given to administering immunosuppressive agents via the intravenous route where it is possible and safe to do so. The risk of vascular thrombosis is greater in this group than in larger/adult recipients and the use of antiplatelet therapy may be appropriate (11). It may be necessary to perform the donor and recipient procedures in separate hospitals and, provided that the kidney is transported safely and efficiently between the two centres to minimise the cold ischaemia time, there is no impact on the incidence of primary graft function. Consideration should be given to the geographical separation of the donor and recipient during the post-operative period and the emotional impact that this may have on the donor, recipient and carers. Provision should be made using webcam technology (such as FaceTime or Skype), to facilitate contact between the donor, child and their carers. Maximising living donation with paediatric blood group incompatible renal transplantation.

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