CURRENT NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT

Vignette #4 ·          A 3-week old girl is brought to the clinic because her parents are concerned about some swelling and redness around her umbilical cord stump. She is otherwise well and has been feeding appropriately, she has about 6 wet diapers and 3 soiled diapers per day. She was born term to a G2P2  mother via planned C-section, birth weight was 7#9(54%ile). Stable, family history is noncontributory, Presently baby is running a slight fever at 100.4oF but is otherwise vitally stable, she appears well /NAD. She weighs 8#12. On exam, you note mild erythema surrounding the intact umbilical stump. Exam otherwise unremarkable. Electrolytes are normal CBC is notable for a WBC of 58,000 µL and elevated ANC. peripheral smear appears normal. Quantitative immunoglobulins, C3, and C4 levels are still all within normal parameters. Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency ·          Rare, autosomal recessiv...

- A new poll suggests that Mike Sonko would beat Governor Evans Kidero with a huge margin - The poll conducted by the Center for African Progress shows Sonko enjoys a popularity rating of 53% - On the other hand, Kidero has an approval rating of 40% Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko would beat Governor Evans Kidero with a huge margin in the Nairobi gubernatorial race should elections be held today. The poll conducted by the Center for African Progress shows the Jubilee Party candidate has a 53% approval rating against Kidero’s 40%. Peter Kenneth polled third with 4% while lawyer Miguna Miguna had an approval rating of 1%.  shop with us During the survey whose results were released Wednesday, August 2, a sample size of 3,400 was interviewed with 200 of the respondents drawn from each of the 17 sub-counties of Nairobi. The survey was conducted between July 28 and August 1and is the first one to place Sonko ahead of Kidero and with a wide margin. The other polls have always placed the Sen...