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Case History: KCCS

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Name: Kim Chelsea Caballes Suarez Age:          5 Hospital: Outpatient; relied solely on ADSX Solution Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Mar 28, 2013 11:40 PM 201k (fever, weak, no appetite, stomach pains) Mar 30, 2013 4:00 PM 150k (ADSX started at Mar 29; wbc 4.1k) Mar 31, 2013 7:40 PM 185k (Since previous day, no fever, no pains; wbc 5.0k) (fully recovered) Very cheap, no hospitalization (Notice the dates; click on chart for a bigger image) Note on case histories: Please note that since writing down case histories is very time consuming, sometimes, I will just, initially, post here a snapshot of the case. The snapshot will show the platelet readings and major text testimonies given by the patient's representative when the patient has fully recovered. Once I have more time, I will add more details. Remember, over the last ...

Case History: JKLC

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Name: Joshua Keanne Lim Carredo Age: 19 Hospital: Perpetual Succour Hospital Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Mar 23, 2013 9:00 PM 153k (Initially diagnosed as viral infection) Mar 24, 2013 3:00 PM 131k (high fever, dropping platelet) Mar 24, 2013 11:50 PM 104k (47% reduction in platelet in 24 hours) Mar 25, 2013 6:00 AM 100k (From 153k to 100k in less than 36 hours) Mar 25, 2013 6:00 PM 90k (Patient weak, tired, red eyes, sensitive skin, stomach pain, fever) Mar 26, 2013 5:00 AM 74k (ADSX started at 1 am March 26; platelet stabilizing; WBC rising; patient better) Mar 26, 2013 6:00 PM 61k (WBC 2.40; Calium potassium supplement suspected to have delayed platelet rise) Mar 27, 2013 5:00 AM 49k (WBC 2.61; Usually platelet should have risen; calium suspected; patient okay bored) Mar 27, 2013 2:00 PM 55k (first plate rise in 4 days; WBC 2.67; patient physically well since March 26) Mar ...

Case History: RKPM

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Name: Rhett Kahrel Perez Mudanza Age: 15 Hospital: Perpetual Succour Hospital Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Mar 19, 2013 10:00 AM 134k   (dengue; admitted hosp) Mar 20, 2013 4:00 AM 15k (panic! Can you imagine the drop?) Mar 21, 2013 4:00 AM 10k (panic! finding donors; Took ADSX 2pm Mar 21) Mar 22, 2013 4:00 AM 14k (ADSX reversed trend; 40% rise; transfusion averted) Mar 23, 2013 4:00 AM 37k (further 162% rise; patient energetic; appetite) Mar 24, 2013 4:00 AM 95k (further 156% rise; less than 28 hours of last dosage) Discharged! Notes: 1. Patient's aunt was former nurse in the hospital 2. At 10k, the guardians in panic mode, but we assured them that as long as patient takes ADSX then no transfusion would be needed 4. In just 12 hours, 40% rise, after ADSX reversed the trend. This reverse trending is the primary refere...

Case History: HJM

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Name: Harley Jorquia Montero Age: 3 Hospital: Perpetual Succour Hospital Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Mar 17, 2013 10:00 AM 21k (Panic; sent to hospital) Mar 17, 2013 5:00 PM 27k (Very low platelet; stomach pains; pale skin) Mar 18, 2013 5:00 AM 26k (Worried; finding donors) Mar 19, 2013 5:00 AM 21k (donors on stand-by) Mar 20, 2013 5:00 AM 38k (ADSX started 7pm Mar 19; Mar 20 upward readings; reversal) Mar 20, 2013 5:00 PM 41k (WBC rising; stabilization region) Mar 21, 2013 5:00 AM 100k (Doctor cannot believe this reading; ordered another one) Mar 21, 2013 9:00 AM 117k (Doctor cant believe fast recovery; but second count confirms) (discharged) Note: 1. The doctor couldn't believe the sudden rise from 41K to 100k, 2. During rounds, the doctor ordered another CBC around 9 am 3. Results: from 100k at 5a...

Case History: KMOL

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Name:   Kenny Mae Ouano Largo Age: 13 Hospital: Cebu Provincial Hospital at Carcar City Platelet History: Date and Time                 Platelet Count Mar 3, 2013 1:00 PM 106k (patient drinking prohibited drinks) Mar 4, 2013 9:00 AM 76k (sudden drop, guardians worried) Mar 5, 2013 9:00 AM 62k (doctors unable to prevent drop) Mar 6, 2013 9:00 AM 34k (very low level; donors sought) Mar 7, 2013 9:00 AM 62k (upward; recovered; ADSX started 4 pm Mar 6) Mar 8, 2013 9:00 AM 88k (full recovery) Mar 9, 2013 9:00 AM 126k (discharged less than 24 hours after last bottle) (Notice the dates; click on chart for a bigger image) Note on case histories: Please note that since writing down case histories is very time consuming, sometimes, I will just, initially, post here a snapshot of the case. The snapshot will show the platelet re...

Case History: EEA

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Name:   Ederlina Escalante Albos Age: 42 Hospital: Mactan Doctors Hospital (Patient is sister of an ABS-CBN TV reporter) Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Mar 4, 2013 7:00 AM 161k (Admitted; patient had given birth 4 months ago) Mar 5, 2013 8:00 AM 100k (161% reduction ratio in 24 hours!) Mar 6, 2013 5:00 AM 88k  (Another 113% reduction ratio; ADSX started 8 am Mar 6) Mar 7, 2013 4:00 AM 84k  (Patient recovered, feels good, stabilization region WBC rose 91%) Mar 8, 2013 4:00 AM 128k (full  recovery in less than 48 hours after last bottle) WBC rose 327% in 48 hours Platelet rose another 52% in 24 hours (84k to 128k) discharged (Short stay in hospital; no transfusion; huge savings) (Notice the dates; click on chart for a bigger image) Note on case histories: Please note that since writing down case histories is very time consumin...

Case History: COM

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Name: Charmel Obaob Munasque Age: 5 Hospital: Mandaue District and Mactan Doctors Hospital Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Mar 2, 2013 8:00 AM 180k (patient drinking prohibited drinks like apple juice) Mar 3, 2013 8:00 AM 183k (patient feeling weak; stomach pains) Mar 3, 2013 8:00 PM 190k (platelet rise, temporarily happy) Mar 4, 2013 8:00 AM 82k (almost 1/2 drop; guardians worried) Mar 4, 2013 12:00 PM 63k (doctors ordered search for donors) Mar 5, 2013 5:00 AM 20k (transferred to Mactan Doctors; searching for donors) Mar 6, 2013 5:00 AM 31k (ADSX started 10 am March 5) Mar 7, 2013 4:00 AM 45k (difficult to make child drink ADSX) Mar 8, 2013 4:00 AM 150k (discharged; less than 24 hours from last bottle) (Notice the dates; click on chart for a bigger image) Note on case histories: Please note that since writing down case histories is very ...

Case History: CMJL

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Name: Christela Mae Jorolan Luarez Age: 16 Hospital: St. Vincent General Hospital Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Feb 28, 2013 1:30 PM 18k (Frantic search for platelet donors) Mar 1, 2013 5:00 AM 16k (Guardians very scared) Mar 1, 2013 6:00 PM 22k (38% rise in 4 hours; ADSX started 2 pm Mar 1) Mar 2, 2013 5:00 PM 20k (no transfusion; Platelet stabization; WBC rising) Mar 3, 2013 6:00 AM 40k (patient recovered, waiting) Mar 4, 2013 6:00 AM 126k (315% rise ratio; recovered) (discharged less than 48 hours after drinking all) (Notice the dates; click on chart for a bigger image) Note on case histories: Please note that since writing down case histories is very time consuming, sometimes, I will just, initially, post here a snapshot of the case. The snapshot will show the platelet readings and major text testimonies g...

Case History: SRJ

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Name: Salvador Rana Jr. Age: 20 Hospital: Don Emelio de Valle Memorial Hospital (Ubay, Bohol) Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Feb 26, 2013 11:00 AM 39k (Extremely low count; donors sought) Feb 26, 2013 4:00 PM 38k (panic, patient pale, weak, no appetite) Feb 27, 2013 11:00 AM 36k (Doctor gave up; ordered a transfer to Tagbilaran 100 km away) Feb 28, 2013 11:00 AM 87k (immediate recovery; ADSX started 7 pm Feb 27) Mar 1, 2013 11:00 AM 170k (patient energetic; should have discharged) Mar 2, 2013 11:00 AM 244k (waiting for what? ) Mar 3, 2013 11:00 AM 270k (waiting, waiting, should have been discharged) (Notice the dates; click on chart for a bigger image) Note on case histories: Please note that since writing down case histories is very time consuming, sometimes, I will just, initially, post here a snapshot of the case. The snapshot will show the platelet readings and ma...

Case History: JCPS

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Name: Jeremae Cheres Penascoza Sayon Age: 5 months old (youngest patient so far) Hospital: South General Hospital, Naga, Cebu Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Feb 28, 2013 4:00 PM 73k (Very low platelet; parents panic) Mar 1, 2013 4:00 AM 23k (Extremely low; ADSX started 130am Mar 1) Mar 2, 2013 4:00 AM 69k (300% increase in just 24 hours) Mar 3, 2013 4:00 AM 173k (Another 250% in just 24 hours) discharged Notes: 1. At the time the ADSX was first used, we extrapolated that the patient's platelet was around 30k already from 73k that afternoon of Feb 28. 2. So when the platelet was taken at 4 am Mar 1, we were not surprised it was only 23k 3. However, we expected ADSX to work on the WBC. 4. That morning Mar 1, the fever subsided The patient was soundly sleeping and drinking milk with gusto. 5. Even with 23k, since the ADSX started about 2 hours before the...

Case History: KGN

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Name: Kathrena Gabutero Navaja Age:         24 Hospital: Cebu Doctors Hospital Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Feb 25, 2013 10:00 AM 185k   (Another hospital refused patient; misdiagnosed as not dengue) Feb 27, 2013 9:00 AM 41k (Scary drop from 185k to 41k, 451%, in two days) Feb 27, 2013 5:00 PM 37k (Searching for platelet donors) Feb 28, 2013 5:00 AM 32k (Frantic search for donors) Feb 28, 2013 5:00 PM 47k (47% in 7 hours after taking ADSX starting 8 am Feb 28) Mar 1, 2013 5:00 AM 67k (42% increase in 12 hours; patient already full recovery) Mar 2, 2013 5:00 AM 104k   (From 32k to 104k, 325%, in 48 hours) discharged (Notice the dates; click on chart for a bigger image) Note on case histories: Please note that since writing down case histories is very time consuming, sometimes, I ...

Case History: TLAIII

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Name: Tito L. Aldecoa III Age: 34 Hospital: Perpetual Succour Hospital Note: Patient is a nurse Platelet History: Date and Time Platelet Count Feb 23, 2013 6:00 AM 112k (Very high fever) Feb 24, 2013 3:00 AM 85k (132% drop; worries guardians) Feb 24, 2013 6:00 PM 65k (still doctors could not slow down drop) Feb 25, 2013 3:00 AM 40k (163% drop; patient weak; donors sought) Feb 25, 2013 4:00 PM 20k (doctors gave up; Transfusion as last resort, midnight) Feb 26, 2013 5:00 AM 35k (Artificially high due to tranfusion) Feb 26, 2013 5:00 PM 26k (35% drop despite transfusion) Feb 27, 2013 3:00 AM 35k (ADSX started 1 am Feb 27; 35% rise in just 2 hours) Feb 28, 2013 5:00 AM 65k (84% in just 24 hours; patient energetic, no dizziness etc) Mar 1, 2013 3:00 AM 135k (from 65k to 135K is 107% in 24 hours) (discharged with 24 hours of last dosage; 48 hours of first dosage) (Notice the dates;...