Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection of the lungs. It doesn’t have one single cause – it can develop from either bacteria, viruses or fungi in the air. When a child is infected, his lungs are filled with fluid and it becomes difficult to breathe.
As pneumonia is an infection of the lungs, the most common symptoms are coughing, trouble breathing and fever.
Nutrition for kids is based on the same ideas as nutrition for adults. Everyone needs the same types of things, such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, protein and fat. These are called nutrients. Children need different amounts of specific nutrients at different ages.
The best eating pattern for a child's growth and development considers the child's age, activity level and other characteristics.
If you have questions about nutrition for kids or specific concerns about your child's diet, you can call us, we will provide you the full support.
A child's growth and development can be divided into four periods:
after birth, an infant normally loses about 5% to 10% of their birth weight. By about age 2 weeks, an infant should start to gain weight and grow quickly.
By age 4 to 6 months, an infant's weight should be double their birth weight. During the second half of the first year of life, growth is not as rapid. Between ages 1 and 2, a toddler will gain only about 5 pounds (2.2 kilograms). Weight gain will remain at about 5 pounds (2.2 kilograms) per year between ages 2 to 5.
you can call me, if you have concerns about your child's growth and development.
Adolescence is a crucial period for developing social and emotional habits important for mental well-being. These include adopting healthy sleep patterns; exercising regularly; developing coping, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills; and learning to manage emotions. Protective and supportive environments in the family, at school and in the wider community are important.
Usually, the cold and flu season is from September to January. Now, this has changed.
Lately since April there have been quite a few children with cough, cold, fever, and many with wheezing due to viral infections. Probably, With schools reopening, the viral infections had gone up due to less physical distancing and increased exposure.
There is a vicious cycle where a child goes to school – gets the infection from some child – give it to some other child – gets better in next 1-2 weeks then again catches new one …….so the cycle continues Most are self-limiting in a few days and do not require admission.
Symptomatic treatment is adequate.
The warning signs include fever for more than three to four days, breathing difficulty, extreme lethargy, very poor intake and fever with rash,”
If this is your first baby, you might worry that you are not ready to take care of a newborn. You're not alone. Lots of new parents feel unprepared when it's time to bring their new babies home from the hospital. You can take steps to help yourself get ready for the transition home.
you can call me, if you have concerns about your new born care.
Infectious diseases remains the leading cause for medical consultation and hospital admissions in India. Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites cause infectious diseases. Fever is a common clinical symptom in children.
The underlying infectious disorder causing fever in children can range from mild and self-limiting illness such as upper respiratory tract infection to more serious viral and bacterial illnesses. It is important to Distinguish between the benign self-limiting illness that is manageable at home and those that require hospitalization. Many infectious diseases which are common in children are quite rare in adults.
Some common infection in children are a) Respiratory tract infection b) Diarrhea c) Tuberculosis d) Urinary tract infection e) Malaria f) Typhoid fever g) Dengue fever h) Pyoderma i) Parasitic infection j) Hand, foot & Mouth disease
However, the advent of modern sanitation and hygiene practices, effective vaccines, and antibiotics have significantly diminished the burden worldwide.
The Pediatric Intensive Care unit at the BLK – Max Super speciality hospital was established in the year 2008 as a part of Department of Neonatal, Pediatric and Adolescent medicine. The Multidisciplinary environment of the unit provides state-of-art care for children between 1 month and 18 yrs with life threatening medical and surgical conditions.
Our PICU is equipped to care for: -
Our services include:
Round the clock experts- Our state-of-the-art pediatric intensive care unit are staffed round the clock with pediatricians and nurses who are specially trained in caring for critically ill children.
Stay With Your Child - We understand how critical a child’s parents are to the health care team and encourage parents to visit and stay with their children in the PICU anytime, day or night. Our team of health care professionals works closely with parents to identify concerns and explain all treatment plans thoroughly and maintain continual communication with our patients’ pediatricians during the entire period of treatment.
Pediatric critical care unit is authorized to provide one yearPediatric critical care fellowship training course for qualified pediatricians and the course is under IAP – College of Pediatric critical care.
Regular training programs are carried out all through the year to train pediatricians and the critical care nurses in order to improve quality of critical care across various hospitals in the country.
