chickenpox news:
drugs are avlble for chickenpox.consult your doctor as soon as you see the first vesicle in your body.you will get more benefits if you start drug as early as possible.
Acyclovir is the drug of choice.
acyclovir:kids <2yrs:20mg/kg 4 times a day for 5 days
kids2-6 yrs:400mg ×4 times a day for 5days
;kids>6yrs:800mg×4times a day for 5 days
chickenpox will be severe in older kids and adults than in younger kids.
Drugs will reduce scaring,duration of illness and improve outcome;
"LET US SACRIFICE OUR TODAY SO THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW"
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
what is natal teeth and when to remove it ?
some times newborn babies may smile at you with a tooth at birth. this is called as PRENATAL TEETH /NATAL TEETH
natal teeth are usually lower incisor.
there are two types of natal teeth and we have to differentiate for proper management
I.PREDECIDUOUS TEETH: these are super numery teeth .that means extra teeth apart from the hidden milk teeth. these are loose and the roots are absent.we have to remove it otherwise it may be aspirated while feeding. it occurs in 1 in 4000 births
II.TRUE DECIDUOUS TEETH: these teeth are true teeth that erupt early.they occur in <1 in 2000 births.they should not be extracted.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
SCHOOL BAG-HUNCH BACK SYNDROME:
Education should bring a change in your child s life not in her back. There is a growing concern over the effects of overloaded school bags in children.
It is unfortunate that parents are not aware about the ill effects of excess weight
SIDE EFFECTS:
Growing children have a tender spine which is not meant for weight lifting.so weight bearing for long duration can bend the back bone.it will result in backpain.
Shoulder bag can restrict breathing of your kid.so air entry in to the lung is reduced which may cause lung disease in future.
Other pains such as hand pain and leg pain also can occur
Chronic weight bearing can damage the knee joint and will cause early onset of osteo arthritis of knee joint.
HOW TO DEAL :
it is recommended that children should not carry >15 % of their weight .that is if your kid is 15 kg ,he should not carry more than 2.25 kg.
In India most kids are either malnourished or obese.only small number of kids fall in the normal weight category.so it is very difficult to give a standard guideline according to age or grade
But we can reduce the burden by following measures.
STEPS TO REDUCE SCHOOL BAG SIZE:
1.provide safe purified drinking water in the school campus itself.it will definitely reduce 300-500 gms of weight
2.provide mid day meal ,reduce additional half kg wt.
3.books should be split in to two or three parts and only that particular part should be taken for that terms
4.make arrangements to keep few of the notebooks and text books in a safe place
5.avoid single sided bag.always use strapped shoulder bags so that the weight will be distributed evenly.but remember that shoulder bag can restrict breathing movement if it's overloaded .
I hope in the future the tablet pc will replace all the text and notebooks and children will be freed from this burden.
It is unfortunate that parents are not aware about the ill effects of excess weight
SIDE EFFECTS:
Growing children have a tender spine which is not meant for weight lifting.so weight bearing for long duration can bend the back bone.it will result in backpain.
Shoulder bag can restrict breathing of your kid.so air entry in to the lung is reduced which may cause lung disease in future.
Other pains such as hand pain and leg pain also can occur
Chronic weight bearing can damage the knee joint and will cause early onset of osteo arthritis of knee joint.
HOW TO DEAL :
it is recommended that children should not carry >15 % of their weight .that is if your kid is 15 kg ,he should not carry more than 2.25 kg.
In India most kids are either malnourished or obese.only small number of kids fall in the normal weight category.so it is very difficult to give a standard guideline according to age or grade
But we can reduce the burden by following measures.
STEPS TO REDUCE SCHOOL BAG SIZE:
1.provide safe purified drinking water in the school campus itself.it will definitely reduce 300-500 gms of weight
2.provide mid day meal ,reduce additional half kg wt.
3.books should be split in to two or three parts and only that particular part should be taken for that terms
4.make arrangements to keep few of the notebooks and text books in a safe place
5.avoid single sided bag.always use strapped shoulder bags so that the weight will be distributed evenly.but remember that shoulder bag can restrict breathing movement if it's overloaded .
I hope in the future the tablet pc will replace all the text and notebooks and children will be freed from this burden.
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