Approach to a child with limping
Dr. Vivek GAIT The pattern of how a person walks A dynamic & repetitive performance Occurs with a definite rhythmic sequence of events that takes during a gait cycle Normal walking is…
Approach to a patient with diarrhea
Diarrhea- Excessive loss of fluid & electrolyte in the stool. Passage of 3 or more loose or watery stool in a 24 hour period. Loose stool- That would take the…
Approach to a patient with bleeding disorder
Bleeding/bruising in children: Accidental Non-accidental injury/Abuse Bleeding diathesis Common Causes of bleeding in a well child ITP Henoch-Schonlein purpura Hemophilia A or B von Willebrand disease Vitamin K deficiency Warfarin…
Acute Flaccid Paralysis
History duration of weakness (ie. hours to days to weeks/months) classify as rapidly progressive, acute, subacute or chronic mode of progression (eg. onset in arms, “ascending paralysis”) sensory involvement (numbness,…
Approach to a baby who fails to thrive
Definition Physical growth is significantly less than that of his/her peers Usually refers to growth below the 3rd or 5th percentile or a change in growth that has crossed two…
Approach to a floppy infant
Causes of Floppy Infant Central nervous system: Perinatal asphyxia, neonatal encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, intracranial hemorrhage, chromosomal anomalies including down syndrome and inborn errors of metabolism e.g., aminoacidurias, mucopolysaccharidosis, and cerebral…