The Digestive System… Importance of frequency, colour and consistency of stool in first few months 10 Dec 202010 Dec 2020 The child usually passes stool (meconeum)at the time of delivery. By end of 48 hours 99% of newborns would have passed stool, failing which the child should be investigated. In the first…
Hypertension… When should one measure a blood pressure in children? 6 Dec 20209 Mar 2021 Blood pressure (BP) should be measured annually in children and adolescents 3 years onwards. BP should be checked in all children and adolescents 3 years onwards at every health encounter…
IAP VACCINE GUIDELINES… IAP vaccination update 2020 3 Dec 20203 Dec 2020 The updates e-published byIndian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices (ACVIP) on 29th November 2020 issue new recommendations especially for IPV, IIV & Varicella vaccines apart from…
Congenital Heart Disease… Screening for Critical Congential Cyanotic Heart Disease in a newborn 29 Nov 202029 Nov 2020 In first 48 hours, many cyanotic congenital heart diseases can be easily missed. To avoid that, we must assess saturations before discharging the child - at least in one upper and one lower…
Urodynamic Study UDS… Scope of a Pediatric Urodynamic Study (UDS) 26 Nov 202024 Nov 2020 Pediatric urodynamics study (UDS) is a group of tests done for the assessment of how well the child’s bladder is functioning. The study measures following physiological functions- The functions of…
Evaluation of Renal Disease… Can hematuria result in anemia or proteinuria 19 Nov 202018 Nov 2020 Usually even gross hematuria doesn’t result in significant blood loss, except in case of trauma. 1 ml of blood in 1000 ml urine is sufficient to cause red discoloration of…
Evaluation of Renal Disease… Evaluating a child with “RED URINE” 15 Nov 202015 Nov 2020 All cases of red urine are not due to hematuria. Ask - History of fever, dysuria, rash, joint pain etc. If asymptomatic ask history of ingestion of beet-root, food colouring…
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation(HSCT)… Types of bone marrow transplants & finding a suitable donor for BMT 12 Nov 202012 Nov 2020 Continued from previous post..... There are two main types of transplants – Autologous and Allogenic. Autologous Transplants: This means that the bone marrow or stem cells used for the transplant…
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation(HSCT)… What is a stem cell (bone marrow) transplant 8 Nov 202011 Nov 2020 A stem cell transplant is more commonly known as a bone marrow transplant (BMT). The reason we use different terms is that in the past the stem cells were obtained…
Anti-Epileptic Drugs… Valproate 5 Nov 2020 Valproate is a commonly used as well as abused anti-epileptic drug. It is a broad- spectrum anti-epileptic which means that it is effective in nearly all types of seizures viz-…
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