Neonatal Cholestasis… Role of HIDA scan in Neonatal Cholestasis 4 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 Continued from Previous Post: Investigations in Neonatal Cholestatsis Routine use of HIDA scan should be discouraged in all cases of neonatal cholestasis. Infant with neonatal cholestasis with pale stool (abnormal…
Neonatal Cholestasis… Investigations in Neonatal Cholestasis 28 Feb 20214 Mar 2021 Continued from Previous Post: When to suspect Neonatal Cholestasis While evaluating a child with neonatal cholestasis, the most important priority is to exclude biliary atresia and causes like galactosemia which…
Neonatal Cholestasis… Neonatal Cholestasis- when to suspect 25 Feb 20214 Mar 2021 Neonatal cholestasis is defined as jaundice with high color urine staining diaper in an infant within first 3 months of life. The common causes of neonatal cholestasis are – 1) Extra…
PEDIATRIC DRUG THERAPY… Proton Pump Inhibitors 14 Feb 202112 Feb 2021 Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are substituted 2-pyridyl methyl sulfinyl benzimidazoles that inhibit the final common pathway in gastric acid secretion in the apical membrane of parietal cells regardless of the…
Acute Pancreatitis… Acute Pancreatitis 7 Jan 20217 Jan 2021 Acute pancreatitis (AP) is not a rare disease in children and adolescents and should be considered during the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain. It may be life-threatening if it is…
Appendicitis… Nonoperative management of Appendicitis 27 Dec 202026 Dec 2020 Appendectomy for an appendicitis presenting early remains the treatment of choice in majority of the cases but a minority of children can be considered for a Non Operative Management(NOM) if the…
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…
Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy (Celiac Disease)… Celiac Disease- A Brief Update 19 Apr 202012 Apr 2020 Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease that is caused by interaction of gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Testing for total IgA and TGA-IgA as initial…
Hydrocele… Inguinal Hernia vs Hydrocele 26 Dec 201926 Dec 2019 How to differentiate between Inguinal hernia and hydrocele Inguinal hernia is usually a reducible swelling which comes with cry or cough impulse. Whereas a hydrocele is a tense, cystic, clinically…
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