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-…
Immunological Disorders… When to suspect A Primary Immunodeficiency 1 Nov 2020 Primary immunodeficiencies are to be suspected in any patient with Unusual susceptibility for infections, Severe or early onset autoimmunity and Susceptibility to malignancies. Initially only patients with susceptibility towards infections were evaluated…
Beyond Clinical Pediatrics… Understanding Standards & Certifications of Masks/Respirators 29 Oct 202028 Oct 2020 With the novel coronavirus outbreak globally, all of us as doctors are concerned about our safety and many of us would need to answer same to our patients. Masks vs…
VACCINATIONS… Hepatitis-B Vaccine Non-responder 25 Oct 202023 Oct 2020 Approximately 5-10% of people do not develop protective antibodies even after the completion of the hepatitis B vaccine series. This is confirmed with anti-HBs titers measured at least 4 weeks after the…
Evaluation of Renal Disease… Urine calcium creatinine ratio & Hypercalciuria 22 Oct 202021 Oct 2020 Calcium creatinine ratio on spot urine sample is a good screening test for hypercalciuria. A ratio of >0.8 mg/mg in children below 6 months , >0.6 mg/mg in children 6-12…
Neonatal Seizures… Neonatal Seizures Part 1 18 Oct 202018 Oct 2020 New born period witnesses a wide variety of seizures or seizure syndromes. The neonatal brain has certain characteristics that makes it prone to generate seizures and also due to these…
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