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disorders of lower respiratory tractthe lower respiratory tract infections tend to occur most frequently in young children who have not
acute and chronic tonsilitistonsilitis refers to the inflammation of tonsils and lymphatic tissue that are located on each side of
nursing care of common coldrelieve nasal congestionclean the nasal passage to remove secretions in infants nasal aspirator can be
treatment and nursing managementthe initial treatment is surgical repair of the cleft the timing of the repair varies from surgeon to surgeon
disorders of upper respiratory tractcommon coldit is most frequent and most common infection in infants and children common cold corresponds
planning the nursing care 1 maintain hydration and electrolyte balance 2 administer accurate and adequate antibiotics
portal hypertensionif you review the portal circulation you may recall that normal blood flow to and from the liver depends on proper functioning
assessment the child with dysentery will present you with sudden onset of fever prostration vomiting bloody diarrhoea abdominal pain and
disorders of liverin the foregoing sections and sub-sections we have discussed about the common disorders of upper and lower gastrointestinal
bacillary dysentery you have learnt about the diarrhoea in the foregoing sub-section now let us take for example a child who has loose motion
hirschsprungs disease congenital megacolonthis is also known as congenital megacolon there is absence of ganglion cells submucus plexus
educate the mothers regarding prevention of diarrhoea while working in the diarrhoea clinic ward or community your major responsibility as
congenital anomalies of small and large intestines1 intussusecption intussusecption is the invagination or telescoping of one part of
maintain nutritionyour responsibility as a nurse is to take care of nutrition and prevent the child from starvation breast feedingshould be
treatment most cases of diarrhoea do not need antibiotic therapy as the bacterial or parasitic organism are not isolated from most of the cases
umbilical herniaan umbilical hernia is protrusion of a portion of intestine through the umbilical ring an opening in the muscular area
diaphragmatic herniain this condition there is a slight herniation ofabdominal organs stomach intestine and liver or extreme protrusion of
hiatus herniain this type of hernia cardiac end of the stomach passes through an abnormally wide oesophageal opening in the diaphragm
etiology the causes of diarrhoea can be classified as follows i infectious causes viral rota virus norwalk and allied viruses
surgical managementsurgical management consists of primary repair which involves end to end anastomosis with excision of the fistula and
cleft palatewell you have now learnt about the cleft lip and now let us dicuss and understand what is cleft palate cleft palate cp is midline
pre-operative and post-operative nursing care of a child with cleft lipwe shall begin with pre-operative nursing care and then focus on
diarrhoea diarrhoea refers to frequent passage of loose watery stools acute diarrhoea often called as acute gastroenteritis is particularly
interact with the parent and child to exchange information at this time the nurse can learn why the child has come to the hospital and
anomalies related to oral cavityunder these anomalies we will briefly discuss the cleft lip and cleft palate you must have seen andor nursed a