Roger Seheult, MD of http://www.medcram.com, continues his illustrations about measles (rubeola) in video 2. Discussion on the diagnosis, lab tests, and treatment of measles. This is video 2 of 2 on measles:

0:39 measles - “3 Cs” symptoms
0:49 coryza
0:57 koplik spots
1:25 measles - lab findings
1:38 measles - low T cells
1:58 measles - chest Xray findings (pneumonitis)
2:05 measles - antibodies
2:25 IgM
2:39 IgG
3:22 measles - diagnosis
3:38 measles - IgM levels
4:08 IgM capture ELISA
4:20 IgM indirect ELISA
5:24 Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT)
5:37 Hemagglutination inhibition test (HAI)
5:55 measles - treatment
6:00 measles - supportive treatment (fluids, antipyretics)
6:22 measles - role of antibiotics
6:35 measles - Vitamin A (in developing countries)
7:06 measles - Ribavirin

Speaker: Roger Seheult, MD
Clinical and Exam Preparation Instructor
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

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