Assessment of Jaundice in Newborn : Tests
Assessment of Jaundice Methods 1. Assessment of Jaundice by Kremer’s grading- It is the visual assessment of icterus by blanching the skin over the parts […]
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Paediatrics
Dental Fear and Anxiety: Nipping it Young
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear […]
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Sexual Maturity Rating – SMR in boys and girls
In girls, the 1st visible sign of puberty and the hallmark of SMR 2 is the appearance of breast buds, between 8 and 12 yr […]
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Gullian Barre Syndrome – Post-infectious demyelinating polyneuropathy
Definition Guillain-Barre syndrome is a postinfectious polyneuropathy involving mainly motor but sometimes also sensory and autonomic nerves. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute demyelinating disorder of the […]
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Tetrabenazine – A forgotten drug for Dystonia
An 8 year old girl presented to the pediatric ER with complaints of fever for 1 week, altered sensorium for 5 days and multiple episodes […]
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Chicken pox and its complications
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Causes- primary, latent, and recurrent infections. Primary infection – Varicella (chickenpox) A lifelong latent infection of sensory ganglion neurons. Reactivation of the […]
Read MoreChronic or Recurrent Respiratory Symptoms in Children – An Approach
Common Recurrent or Persistent Respiratory Symptoms – Cough Wheeze Stridor Persistent Lung Infiltrates # Evaluation of chronic respiratory symptoms can be difficult because – Symptoms […]
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Acute Rheumatic Fever in Children
Definition: Immunologic sequel of a previous group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection of pharynx (not of the skin according to some researches). The rheumatogenic strains […]
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Retinopathy of Prematurity : ROP
What is ROP? Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disease that primarily occurs in premature babies. It causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the […]
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