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Paediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Armando Faigl April 18, 2016 No Comments

Overview Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) also known as hyaline membrane disease is a pulmonary disease resulting from immature lung development and surfactant deficiency. Most frequently seen in preterm infants, the…

Colorectal Cancer

Armando Faigl April 11, 2016 No Comments

Overview Colon cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer. 1/12 people will develop bowel cancer before the age of 85. However, there are Survival rates are increasing. Early bowel cancer…

Chronic Pancreatitis

Armando Faigl April 6, 2016 No Comments

Overview Chronic pancreatitis is characterised by recurrent or persistent abdominal pain arising from the pancreas. The inflammatory process results in irreversible destruction and fibrosis of the pancreas. Often associated with…

Acute Pancreatitis

Armando Faigl April 6, 2016 No Comments

Overview Acute pancreatitis is a relatively common condition presenting with severe, acute, constant epigastric pain. Incidence of ~5 per 100,000/year. Acute pancreatitis has a significant mortality. Early complications include acute…

Community Acquired Pneumonia

Armando Faigl March 24, 2016 No Comments

Overview Community acquired pneumonia occur in individuals who are not in hospital (or have been in hospital in the past 48 hours) and who are not significantly immunocompromised. The World…

Parturition and Routine Care

Armando Faigl March 22, 2016 No Comments

Overview Birthweight Complications of prematurity are the underlying reasons for the higher rate of infant mortality and morbidity in preterm infants compared with full-term infants. The risk of complications increases…

Rhesus Hemolytic Disease

Armando Faigl March 21, 2016 No Comments

Overview The classic blood type is the ABO type and either Rh- or Rh+. Rh stands for the Rhesus antigen. If a person has the Rhesus antigen it means they are…

Resuscitation of Newborn

Armando Faigl March 21, 2016 No Comments

Overview The successful transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life is dependent upon significant physiologic changes that occur at birth. High-risk delivery Infants who are more likely to require resuscitation can…

Croup

Armando Faigl March 20, 2016 No Comments

Overview Croup, also known as largnotracheobronchitis, is a usually self limiting upper airway viral infection causing upper airway obstruction. Croup is more common in boys than in girls, usually occurs between…

Asthma

Armando Faigl March 18, 2016 No Comments

Overview Asthma is a chronic airway inflammation disorder due to complex interactions between inflammatory cells, mediators and airway cells. In young children in whom lung function testing is not feasible, including…

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