From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Heartbreaker is an upcoming American medical drama series that is expected to air on NBC during the 2015â16 television season. The series stars Melissa George as Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon who struggles to balance her personal and professional life.It is based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, as described in her book Heart Matters.he series stars Melissa George as Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon who struggles to balance her personal and professional life. It is based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, as described in her book Heart Matters.
One of the main symptoms during the early part of Kawasaki disease, called the acute phase, is fever. The fever lasts longer than 5 days. It remains high even after treatment with standard childhood fever medicines. Other classic signs of the disease are: Swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
Elizabeth TePas, MD, MS. Kawasaki disease (KD), formerly called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is one of the most common vasculitides of childhood [1]. It is typically a self-limited condition with fever and manifestations of acute inflammation lasting for an average of 12 days without therapy.