Publications by authors named "Alexandria L Betit"

Article Synopsis
  • Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare condition that causes swelling and can lead to serious issues like breathing problems and blood clots.
  • A 34-year-old woman who had HAE was pregnant and had pain and swelling in her arm after getting a special IV line for treatment, which was found to have caused a blood clot.
  • The doctors successfully treated her by removing the IV line and using a different method for her medication, showing that it's safer to use regular IVs instead of special ones for pregnant women with HAE.
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Ileal diverticulitis is a rare cause of abdominal pain. Even though small intestine diverticulosis is relatively rare, resulting pathologies including diverticulitis are still clinically relevant in both an inpatient and outpatient setting often presenting with varying levels of severity. Most reported cases of ileal diverticulitis are complicated and managed surgically.

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Abstinence-only education taught predominately via formal classroom instruction has continuously been emphasized throughout history and in classrooms today. Although abstinence-only methods are often stressed, contraceptive education is occasionally but not consistently implemented in school curricula. A variety of other instructional delivery methods include student-peer education, education outside of the formal classroom setting, community youth service programs, education via telehealth, educational videos, self-study websites and social media.

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