Tag: heart-health
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What is an Echocardiogram?
One of the most common tests a child receives after being diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease is an echocardiogram. An echocardiogram along with an electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG), are tests that doctors use to determine heart health. Although both are very important, this post will mainly be about echocardiograms. Firstly, an echocardiogram is a test that…
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What happens after Kawasaki Disease Diagnosis?
Kawasaki disease is very treatable when diagnosed early. There is already a well established treatment plant that can dramatically reduce the risk of more severe consequences that has been developed over the past few decades. Once KD is diagnosed, treatment should ideally begin as soon as possible, best within the first 10 days after the…
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How Kawasaki Disease Affects the Heart
Fever, rash, and red eyes, just a few of the major indicators of Kawasaki disease in children. However, these visible symptoms are not what what make KD dangerous, but the ones that occur inside the body. Kawasaki disease is a type of vasculitis, meaning it causes an inflammation in blood vessels inside the body. This…
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Why Treatment Matters
The treatment of Kawasaki is critical. Recognizing symptoms early is only the first step, the actual difference is how quickly and effectively the disease is treated. The main treatment for Kawasaki disease is IVIG, an abbreviation for intravenous immunoglobulin. IVIG is a treatment that requires a person with Kawasaki disease to be given a large…
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Kawasaki Disease
If you’ve been following my blog, you know I usually jump around between random biology discoveries. But recently, I found myself drawn to something much more personal and fascinating: Kawasaki disease. Part of the reason this topic grabbed me is that I actually had Kawasaki disease as a kid. Furthermore, earlier this month, I had…
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