Q: what are the tests for reye syndrome?

See below:: There is no specific treatment for this condition. Critical care docs will monitor the pressure in the brain, blood gases, and blood acid-base balance (ph). Treatments may include: •breathing support (a breathing machine may be needed during a deep coma) •fluids by IV to provide electrolytes and glucose •steroids to reduce swelling in the brain.

Q: what are the symptoms of reye syndrome?

See below:: Reye's syndrome is a rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain. It most often affects children & teens recovering from a viral infection and who may also have a metabolic disorder. Signs and symptoms such as confusion, seizures and loss of consciousness require emergency treatment. Aspirin has been linked with reye's syndrome.

Q: what is the definition or description of: reye syndrome?

Reye's Syndrome: Is a rare and serious syndrome that causes swelling of brain and liver. This syndrome can happen after chicken pox and influenza infection. Reye's syndrome can also be exacerbated by use of aspirin. Here is a helpful article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/reyes-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20020083

Q: what is the treatment for reye syndrome?

See below:: There is no specific treatment for this condition. Critical care docs monitor the pressure in the brain, blood gases, and blood acid-base balance (ph). Treatments may include: •breathing support (a breathing machine may be needed during a deep coma) •fluids by IV to provide electrolytes and glucose •steroids to reduce swelling in the brain.

Q: does reye syndrome kill?

Certainl does?did: Reye syndrome: an acute post infectious hepatic encephalopathy killed many kids in the late 60's & 70's.It began to fade when we stopped using Aspirin for kids in the 80's & i havent heard of a case in years.A kid would seem to get better from flu or chickenpox, then laps into a coma & die after a few days. I remember vividly turning off machines after brain death; & the time one woke up & lived.

Q: will taking aspirin lead to reye syndrome ?

If use during viral: Although we do not know exactly why reye syndrome occurs, but often following viral illness such as flu, chicken-pox, and some viral upper respiratory infections, and use of Aspirin during these illnesses. This is syndrome is rather rare, but there are now many alternatives to control fever during illnesses and so use of Aspirin in children is not recommended. Consult doc. Good luck.

Q: what's the association between aspirin & reye syndrome?

Not causal: Reye's syndrome is a rapidly progressive encephalopathy with associated liver damage which often follows a few days after influenza or zoster infections. The incidence of this complication is associated with Aspirin use. The number of cases has declined dramatically since 1980.

Q: does previously having had aspirin affect the risk of reye syndrome?

See below: The exact cause of reye's syndrome isn't known but an important risk factor is taking Aspirin during certain viral illnesses, particularly chickenpox and flu in children and teenagers, especially if they have a genetic predisposition (abnormal fatty acid metabolism). Aspirin is largely metabolized a day or so after the last dose (the effect on clotting lasts a week).

Q: can applying salicylic acid topical cause reye syndrome in a sick/ill teen?

Avoid using: Avoid using topical salicylic acid in teens with flu or chicken pox. There is a risk to develop Reye Syndrome a rare but serious condition involving the liver and brain.

Question 1

what's reye syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Acute liver failure: Recognized in the early 60's this pattern of acute liver failure/coma & death often struck kids recovering from the flu or chickenpox. After improving they went through a rapid decline in aleartness & were found to have liver failure.An association with Aspirin products led to almost total elimination it it's use in kids<16yo. It is now rarely if ever seen even at the largest children's hospitals.

Question 2

what are the tests for reye syndrome?

Accepted Answer

See below:: There is no specific treatment for this condition. Critical care docs will monitor the pressure in the brain, blood gases, and blood acid-base balance (ph).
Treatments may include:
•breathing support (a breathing machine may be needed during a deep coma)
•fluids by IV to provide electrolytes and glucose
•steroids to reduce swelling in the brain.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of reye syndrome?

Accepted Answer

See below:: Reye's syndrome is a rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain. It most often affects children & teens recovering from a viral infection and who may also have a metabolic disorder. Signs and symptoms such as confusion, seizures and loss of consciousness require emergency treatment. Aspirin has been linked with reye's syndrome.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: reye syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Reye's  Syndrome: Is a rare and serious syndrome that causes swelling of brain and liver. This syndrome can happen after chicken pox and influenza infection. Reye's syndrome can also be exacerbated by use of aspirin. Here is a helpful article:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/reyes-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20020083

Question 5

what is the treatment for reye syndrome?

Accepted Answer

See below:: There is no specific treatment for this condition. Critical care docs  monitor the pressure in the brain, blood gases, and blood acid-base balance (ph).
Treatments may include:
•breathing support (a breathing machine may be needed during a deep coma)
•fluids by IV to provide electrolytes and glucose
•steroids to reduce swelling in the brain.

Question 6

does reye syndrome kill?

Accepted Answer

Certainl does?did: Reye syndrome: an acute post infectious hepatic encephalopathy killed many kids in the late 60's & 70's.It began to fade when we stopped using Aspirin for kids in the 80's & i havent heard of a case in years.A kid would seem to get better from flu or chickenpox, then laps into a coma & die after a few days. I remember vividly turning off machines after brain death; & the time one woke up & lived.

Question 7

will taking aspirin lead to reye syndrome ?

Accepted Answer

If use during viral: Although we do not know exactly why reye syndrome occurs, but often following viral illness such as  flu, chicken-pox, and some viral upper respiratory infections, and use of Aspirin during these illnesses. This is syndrome is rather rare, but there are now many alternatives to control fever during illnesses and so use of Aspirin in children is not recommended. Consult doc. Good luck.

Question 8

what's the association between aspirin &  reye syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Not causal: Reye's syndrome is a rapidly progressive encephalopathy with associated liver damage which often follows a few days after influenza or zoster infections.  The incidence of this complication is associated with Aspirin use.  The number of cases has declined dramatically since 1980.

Question 9

does previously having had aspirin affect the risk of reye syndrome?

Accepted Answer

See below: The exact cause of reye's syndrome isn't known but an important risk factor is taking Aspirin during certain viral illnesses, particularly chickenpox and flu in children and teenagers, especially if they have a genetic predisposition (abnormal fatty acid metabolism). Aspirin is largely metabolized a day or so after the last dose (the effect on clotting lasts a week).

Question 10

can applying salicylic acid topical cause reye syndrome in a sick/ill teen?

Accepted Answer

Avoid using: Avoid using topical salicylic acid in teens with flu or chicken pox. There is a risk to develop Reye Syndrome a rare but serious condition involving the liver and brain.

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