Colic is a term used to describe infants who cry a lot without any apparent reason during the first 3 months of age. It is one of the most distressing event of infancy. His cause is not well understood, but usually resolves by itself by three to four months of age. Definition For “excessive crying” [...]
What is an ear infection? it is a common condition in children featured by pain in the ear, fever, and trouble hearing. It often occurs in children after they get a cold. There is fluid in the middle ear, behind the eardrum, that can become infected and press the eardrum, causing it to bulge and [...]
The causes Falls Car accidents Bicycle accidents Sports Beating or physical abuse Usually children recover from the most cases of head trauma without problems, but sometimes a hard head trauma can have serious problems and concussion (a rapid onset short lived impairment of neurologic function that usually resolves spontaneously and that may or may not [...]
How often should my child have a bowel movement? In the first week of life, most babies have 4 or more bowel movements each day. Thy are soft or liquid After the first month, some babies have 2 or more bowel movements each day. Others have just 1 each week. It is important they are [...]
How often should my child have a bowel movement? In the first month of life, most babies have 4 or more (till to ten) bowel movements each day, soft or liquid. After the first month of life they can continue to have frequent bowel movements but usually the number lessens and can be perfectly normal [...]
What are nodes? Nodes means lymph nodes bean shaped organs that are parts of the lymphatic system. Nodes are all over the body (neck, armpits, groin area). Nodes are usually small so you can feel or see them under the skin only when they are swollen, a condition called “lymphadenopathy”. Lymphadenopathy can last some days [...]
What is asthma? Asthma is a condition that make it hard to breathe, but it doesn’t always cause symptoms. Anyway a child with an asthma attack can be in big trouble. Asthma attacks can happen when the airways become narrow and inflamed. Asthma can be familiar. The symptoms Wheezing or noisy breathing Coughing, at night, [...]
What are febrile seizures? Seizures are waves of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, are caused by a fever, make you pass out, or move and behave strangely, can occur in children from 3 months to 6 years, and often run in the families. What are the symptoms? During a febrile seizure a child usually [...]
Sore throat is a common problem in children and is usually due to a bacterial or viral infection. Usually it resolves without complications but sometimes it requires a treatment with antibiotics. Sore throat causes: It mainly depends upon the child’s age and the season, but it is hard to determine the cause of a sore [...]
What is fever? Fever is a rise in body temperature that goes above a certain level. The level that is considered a fever depends on how you take the temperature. Here are the values that are considered a fever. Rectal temperature above 100,4F or 38 C Oral temperature above 100 F or 37,8 C Armpit [...]
