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Pediatricians
This category is for questions about the medical doctors who specialize in the health and well-being of babies, children, and young adults.
1,127 Questions
What expenses are involved in being a pediatrician?
When becoming a pediatrician, the expenses involved are:
College- but it depends on what college you are going to and the degree that you want.
also, if you want to open up your own practice, you have to buy equiptment, deal with rent, hire employees and other stuff that involves bussiness.
Exchange transfusion is a potentially life-saving procedure that is done to counteract the effects of serious jaundice or changes in the blood due to diseases such as sickle cell anemia.
The procedure involves slowly removing the patient's blood and replacing it with fresh donor blood or plasma.
See also: Newborn jaundice
DescriptionAn exchange transfusion requires that the patient's blood be removed and replaced. In most cases, this involves placing one or more thin tubes, called catheters, into a blood vessel. The exchange transfusion is done in cycles, each one usually lasts a few minutes.
The patient's blood is slowly withdrawn (usually about 5 to 20 mL at a time, depending on the patient's size and the severity of illness). An equal amount of fresh, prewarmed blood or plasma flows into the patient's body. This cycle is repeated until the correct volume of blood has been replaced.
After the exchange transfusion, catheters may be left in place in case the procedure needs to be repeated.
In diseases such as sickle cell anemia, blood is removed and replaced with donor blood.
In conditions such as neonatal polycythemia, a specific amount of the child's blood is removed and replaced with a normal saline solution, plasma (the clear liquid part of blood), or albumin (a solution of blood proteins). This decreases the total number of red blood cells in the body and makes it easier for blood to flow through the body.
Why the Procedure Is PerformedAn exchange transfusion may be needed to treat the following conditions:
- Neonatal polycythemia (dangerously high red blood cell count in a newborn)
- Rh-induced hemolytic disease of the newborn
- Severe disturbances in body chemistry
- Severe newborn jaundice that does not respond to phototherapy with bili lights
- Severe sickle cell crisis
- Toxic effects of certain drugs
General risks are the same as with any transfusion. Other possible complications include:
- Blood clots
- Changes in blood chemistry (high or low potassium, low calcium, low glucose, change in acid-base balance in the blood )
- Heart and lung problems
- Infection (very low risk due to careful screening of blood)
- Shock due to inadequate replacement of blood
The infant may need to be monitored for several days in the hospital after the transfusion, but the length of stay generally depends on the condition for which the exchange transfusion was performed.
ReferencesStoll BJ. Blood disorders. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 103.
Saunthararajah S, Vichinsky EP. Sickle cell disease - clinical features and management. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 43.
What is a pediatrician degree called?
A pediatrician typically holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. After completing medical school, they undergo a residency program specifically in pediatrics, which further trains them to care for infants, children, and adolescents. Following residency, they may also pursue board certification in pediatrics.
Does being a pediatrician let you have a social life outside of work?
yes. even big personality has social/personal life.
A reason that children hate doctors may be that if they go to the doctors they think that they are mature enough to deal with their own sicknesses, and feel that they don't need a doctor to cure them. Another reason would be that children don't make medicine. It is made to taste bad specifically so that kids don't overdose on medicine.
What college offers a physician assistant degree in California?
what california colleges offer pa degree
How much time is dedicated to studying sleep in Med School?
It depends on which aspect of sleep you are talking about, but in general, not much time is spent studying sleep while in medical school (probably on the order of a few days). But depending on which type of residency the doctor trains in, there may be a lot of time devoted to it. For instance, those studying to become neurologists will spend much more time learning about sleep than those becoming surgeons. Some doctors even specialize in sleep medicine or sleep disorders, and they can spend years in post graduate training to learn about sleep.
Cephalhematoma is a collection of blood under the scalp resulting from conditions during birth. It is a temporary condition that will resolve on its own without treatment.
How many marks do i need to get a 6A in my end of year test in science ks3?
if the test is out of 85 then 77 is a 7a so 6a must be around the 60's
What is the goal of respite care?
The primary purpose of respite care is to relieve caregiver stress, thereby enabling them to continue caring for the individual with a disability.
Is there another name for doctor?
Another common term for a doctor is a physician. Or you could name them by the particular specialty they are in. For instance, a cardiologist is a doctor that specializes in the heart, a pediatrician is a doctor who specializes in children, etc.
What the high school requirements for being an architect?
Not necessarily, however it does require a college degree (usually 4-5 years) and an intensive internship under a liscensed professional. If a college that offers the degree will accept a GED for admission, it would be possible to be an architect without a high school diploma.
An otoscope is used to look into the ear canal to see the ear drum
What the salary for a beginner pediatrician?
135400 dollars a year, but it just a little of what you are going to get
ECT often produces dramatic improvement in the signs and symptoms of major depression, especially in elderly individuals, sometimes during the first week of treatment.
What type of medication is EMLA?
Eutectic mixture of local anesthetics, a drug combination for use on intact skin.
Can you be a pediatrician and obstetrician and gynecologist?
According to what I have read, an Obstetrician is a Gynecologist, but a Gynecologist is not always an Obstetrician. Being an Obstetrician you must be able to identify, treat and handle the female reproductive system just like a Gynecologist. However, I believe you can practice being an Obstetrician without beings a Gynecologist. If your more keen on just the delivery and treatment for newborns, consider neonatology.
1) attend a combined 6 yr college/medical school program then 3 yr residency = 9 yrs
2) graduate college in 3 yrs - 10 yrs
3) better plan: nurse practitioner or physicians assistant. You can see patients, write prescriptions and pretty much practice like a pediatrician
4-6 yrs.
Do you have to have college hours to be a paediatrician doctor?
You have to have a University Medical degree and then specialise with post graduate training.
A list of steps that you need to become a pediatrician?
1. Graduate high school
2. Undergraduate work (4 years of college)
3. Medical school (4 more years)
4. Pediatric residency (3 years)
Is OB GYN and pediatricians the same?
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist is a specialist Medicinal doctor in women care before, during and after pregnancy
Paediatrician is a specialist medicinal doctor for children only
How many years of school after high school is it to get into medical school?
After high school, you enroll in college which is 4 years. Then you apply to medical school.
There is not enough information to diagnose your problem. The vast majority of the time, especially in young people, headaches are not due to anything serious, but if you have a headache that causes changes in your vision, experience nausea or vomiting, or have recently had a head injury, you should go to the emergency room, but other than that you are probably fine.
