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Must See Paediatric Patients (from IMU Logbook for Clinical Training) March 9, 2008

Posted by jmohan in Uncategorized.
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Cardiovascular System

  • Rheumatic Fever
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Ventricular Septal Defect
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Cardiac Failure

Respiratory System

  • Acute Pharyngitis / Tonsillitis
  • Otitis Media
  • Stridor – viral croup, epiglottitis
  • Acute bronchiolitis’
  • Pneumonia
  • Asthma

Gastrointestinal System

  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux
  • Acute gastroenteritis
  • Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
  • Worm infestation
  • Constipation
  • Neonatal hepatitis
  • Biliary atresia / choledochal cyst

Haematological system

  • Anaemias
  • Thalassaemia
  • Leukaemia
  • Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
  • G6PD deficiency
  • Coagulation disorders – haemophilia

Central nervous system

  • convulsive disorders
  • Meningitis
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Mental retardation
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Spina bifida

Renal System

  • Acute glomerulonephritis
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Urinary tract infection & Vesicoureteric reflux

Infectious diseases

  • Viral exanthems – measles, rubella, varicella
  • Pertussis
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
  • Tuberculosis
  • Viral hepatitis
  • Malaria
  • Dengue
  • Typhoid
  • Immunodeficiency states

Neonatology

  • Prematurity
  • Intrauterine growth retardation
  • Idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome
  • Neonatal jaundice
  • Neonatal hypoglycaemia
  • Neonatal infections

Social paediatrics

  • Immunisation
  • Development
  • Breastfeeding and Nutrition
  • Child abuse

Miscellaneous

  • Failure to thrive
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Poisoning
  • Down’s syndrome
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