Dr R K Alwadhi, Pediatrician – Pediatric Practice… Pearls for your Pediatric Office Practice

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Managing a heat stroke

12 Jun 20227 Jun 2022

Outside Hospital: Move patient to a cool place.Remove clothing and drench skin with cool water, fan skin.Place ice packs on the armpit and groin areas.Offer cool fluids if alert and…

Environmental Hazards…

Prevention of Heat Related Illnesses

9 Jun 20229 Jun 2022

Previous Post - Types of Heat Related Illnesses Following measures should be advocated to prevent heat related illnesses- Wear loose fitting, Light coloured, preferably cotton clothing Drink plenty of fluids. Staying…

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Heat Related Illnesses

5 Jun 20227 Jun 2022

Heat related illnesses can be grouped as: Exertion associated collapseHeat exhaustionHeat stroke Exertion Associated Collapse: It is a feeling of light headedness, collapse or syncope after a strenuous exercise is stopped. The contraction…

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Management of Tick Exposure

12 Apr 202020 Mar 2020

Use fine tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close as possible. Pull upwards with steady even pressure, don’t twist or jerk the tick. Ticks should neither be removed nor be…

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Rickettesial Disease

9 Apr 202020 Mar 2020

Suspect Rickettsial disease in any sick child with prolonged fever without any specific focus or obvious etiology. Check history of travel, look for eschar (a crusty necrotic lesion with or…

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Energy drinks are not safe for kid

22 Mar 202017 Mar 2020

Energy drinks are often confused with sports drinks, but they are actually quite different. Energy drinks contain sugar, caffeine, plant extracts such as guarana, herbs such as ginseng, as well as…

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Current guidelines for Rabies Immunoglobulin or Human Monoclonal Antibody use

23 Feb 202023 Feb 2020

RIG provides passive immunization and is administered only once, as soon as possible after the initiation of PEP and not beyond day 7 after the first dose of vaccine. Equine Rabies…

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Current WHO guidelines on Rabies Vaccine

IAP Advisory Committee on Vaccines & Immunization(ACVIP) endorses the new schedule suggested by WHO in 2018 as below- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (Pre-EP) is recommended in the following two situations. • Children exposed to pets in home. …