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Anthropometric Assessment

The most basic of anthropometric measurements are weight and height. Anthropometric measurements are used to determine a human being’s nutritional and general health status. Measuring weight and height of infants and children is an international health practice that provides a readily accessible, inexpensive, objective method to ascertain the health history and health status of a child.
A weight measurement along with a height measurement is a powerful tool; with them a clinician has a direct record of the prior health status and dietary intake of a child and his/her future risk status for poor health. Weight and height measurements are essential to Children’s HealthWatch in order to:

• Identify malnourished infants and children.
• Identify infants and children at-risk for malnutrition.
• Link at-risk children to medical and social services.
• Evaluate the overall health status of children in the Children’s HealthWatch sample compared to the reference population.

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Bronchial Asthma

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. Chronically inflamed airways are hyper responsive; they become obstructed and airflow is limited by bronchoconstriction, mucus plugs, and increased inflammation when airways are exposed to various risk factors. 

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Projected Adult Height formula

Causes of Congenital Anomalies

Estimated Blood volume in Children

Rules of Medication Administration in Children

New born - Head to foot assessment

 

 

 

 

 

Induced Hypothermia as a management of post-asphyxia encephalopathy in newborn

Induced Hypothermia as a management of  post-asphyxia encephalopathy in newborn

Introduction

·         Hypoxic ischemia injury remains an important cause of perinatally acquired brain injury in full term baby.

·         It occurs in one to six per 1000 live full term birth

·         Neonates with mild  encephalopathy , do not have an increased risk of motor or cognitive effects

·         The benefit of induced hypothermia in post-asphyxia encephalopathy has been proven in high-quality randomized controlled trials to be safe.

·         In addition, it reduces the incidence of death and disability at 18-22 months of age.

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