Pediatric Conditions and Diseases

My baby is 8 weeks old, and when he cries, he'll work up a tear or two. He hasn't been doing this for long.

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Primary health care approach refers to the practice of a patient using primary care providers (PCP's)for their health care needs. These providers include family physicians, internists, OB/Gyn's, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and others. They are the first line of defense in the battle against disease and suffering. This approach has many advantages. PCP's see the same patients for routine checkups as well as illnesses. If there is anything they cannot handle, they then refer a patient to the appropriate specialist. Coming in for yearly checkups will often catch deadly diseases so that they can either be cured in their early stages or better managed in order to give the patient the best quality of life that is possible. This approach rather than running to the emergency room whenever an illness or accident happens willl ultimately reduce the cost of health care by curtailing the massive expenses associated with treating catastrophic illnesses that could have been cured or better treated by earlier interventions.

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Vivien Thomas

Pneumococcal polysaccharide disease is caused by a bacteria. It can be deadly but a vaccine was developed to head off the disease before it starts. The vaccine works when a small amount of the bacteria is injected into the patient and his or her immunity works against the disease, causing immunity.

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Infants are born with Tonsils and Adenoids and they start out large in childhood (about 3-5 years) and shrink throughout your life.

At about one month in a pregnancy the "Throat Pouches" begin to develop and the embryo will start forming the Tonsils.

In all likelihood not much would probably need to be done if your daughter has a hemoglobin level of 10.8, since the lower end of the normal range is 11, but it would depend on why she has mild anemia. There are many causes and it should be evaluated by her pediatrician to rule out the more serious causes.

If she has a low hemoglobin, it is most likely that she is not eating enough iron containing foods. The iron found in red meat, or organ tissue such as liver, is the most bio-available, and is easiest for the body to extract and use. There is also iron in fortified cereals and in certain vegetables, but it is much harder for the human body to extract these iron stores.

The amount of melanin in the eye fluctuates.

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never ever let a child lay down after they hit their head, keep the child upright and awake then see a physician.

Well babies can suddenly die in other ways too, whereas shaking baby syndrome requires there to be shaking of the baby.

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Infants have around 80ml per kilogram blood volume (although the range can be from 50-100ml'kg). This steadily drops to the adult values of 50-70ml/kg.

A 6 month old infant weighing approx 6 kg would have about 480mls of blood.

10mls taken out for blood samples would represent around 2% of the total blood volume

Repeated blood sampling in infants may result in loss of significant blood volume and so the reason why paediatric sampling bottles are used which require much smaller volumes than adults

Happy new year!

El Tango

The same way as it does an adult. RA is an inflammatory disease that is usually starts to show up i the joints. and like it does in adults it will start to destroy cartilage which in turn will lead to chemicals being produced that will lead to more damage to tendons ligaments and bone, RA can also damage many other parts of the body including the brain lungs eyes heart and vascular/ arterial systems.

Adalia Rose is 5 years old

As you don't mention any symptoms relating to the head injury besides whiplash and a bump, I'm going to assume there aren't any, for purposes of this advice. Head impact almost always results in Whiplash -- which is what I bet you're seeing right now. Yes -- the same whiplash you see in car accidents (which, when you consider the physics of what happened, turns out to be nearly the same thing). Soreness is common, and will go away with time. Numbness or tingling is more of a problem, but that's a lot more rare, and I don't really want to go there unless there's a reason to. Icepack the neck where it hurts... about 10 minutes on and 10 minutes of for half an hour. Make sure, with a child, that it's not too cold. Don't accidentally freeze the skin -- so you may have to wrap that icepack in a kitchen towel or something like that to act as an insulator. Some aspirin or ibuprofin are appropriate here; follow directions on the box. You should see some improvement right away, with a lot more in 3-5 days.

Increased leucocyte level usually indicates bacterial infection but can be due to other causes also. Sterile culture does not entirely rule out bacterial infection. Diagnosis can only be made by taking history, clinical examination and investigations into consideration. It cannot depend only on lab reports.

-noun1.a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.2.open disregard; contempt (often fol. by of): defiance of danger; His refusal amounted to defiance.3.a challenge to meet in combat or in a contest.

-Idioms4.bid defiance to, to offer resistance; defy.5.in defiance of, in spite of; notwithstanding: There was a splendid audience in defiance of the rainstorm.

Lack of prenatal care is a cause of infant morbidity. Other causes include poor nutrition, infectious diseases, and premature birth.

Black stool may be caused by food or a viral infection. However, if the color persists, it could indicate a bleed in the upper GI track and should be checked by a doctor.

Then your baby needs to lose some pounds!...JK

He needs to work a little more on standing up and every now and then try to help him get uphold his hands and let his feet get used to his weight... Try to buy him a walker! :)

It is unlikely.