Disorders of the body – Pain in pediatric age

Pain, unfortunately, can affect even the youngest children. In this case, the first elements to consider are the measurement of pain, which uses appropriate rating scales, and the estimation of its impact on the child’s well-being, in terms of reduced liveliness and avoidance of activities he or she finds most pleasurable.

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Infant and toddler (digestive) comfort: a new concept

Comfort is synonymous with well-being. But what exactly does it mean? As is implicit in the manifesto of the Italian Society of Pediatrics published 3 years ago, well-being can be

Gas colic

Gas colic is defined as an acute, benign event that affects about 50% of infants (most often in the first 6 weeks of life).

What is epiglottitis?

Epiglottitis is an acute infection, most common from 3 to 6 years of age. Symptoms exhibited during the onset of epiglottitis are fever, septic status, forced posture, dysphagia, hoarse voice,

Pneumonia in children

Pneumonia is a disease characterized by inflammation of the pulmonary alveoli, which are fill with fluid that hinders respiratory function. The most Common are fever, vomiting and poor appetite, but

4. Initiating and maintaining breastfeeding

Difficulties in initiating or maintaining breastfeeding

Cardiorespiratory arrest in children

In pediatric age often respiratory arrest precedes cardiac arrest. The causes can be of different nature: respiratory, cardiological, neurological, from shock, from drugs, metabolic imbalances, or environmental causes. The signs

Adult function and adolescence

Parents, teachers, janitors, doctors, sports coaches, as well as subway passengers or spectators in a movie theater, we are all adults in different roles. But precisely all of us, as

How to treat encephalitis

Encephalitis is an inflammatory process of the central nervous system in which the major area is the brain parenchyma. If spinal, sensory, and motor roots are also involved, the term

The approach to pain in the child

How should we react when our little one complains of some kind of physical pain? The wise and recommended thing to do is to consult your pediatrician before giving your

If parents smoke, children will be more likely to have poor cognitive function in middle age

The Study Center of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine of the Finnish University of Torku conducted a study, showing that in mature subjects (between 34 and 49 years old) the

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Insomnia

Insomnia is an extremely common sleep disorder that can affect people of all ages for different reasons and come in various forms and variations, all of which have in common

Degenerative maculopathy

Degenerative maculopathy is an irreversible disease that affects the macula, the central part of the retina. The result is a progressive loss of visual ability. There are two distinct forms

Diarrhea

Diarrhea is a defecation disorder characterized by increased emission of a daily amount of stool greater than 200 g with decreased stool consistency and increased frequency of bowel discharge. In

Postpartum depression

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder characterized by symptoms overlapping with those of major depression and differing from the latter essentially in that it occurs in women a few weeks

Mycosis

Cutaneous mycoses are a fairly large and diverse group of dermatologic conditions determined by the colonization of the epidermis by microorganisms such as Malassezia furur (responsible for pityriasis versicolor), dermatophyte

Shoulder arthrosis

In the shoulder, the different joints, and particularly the scapulohumeral (or glenohumeral) joint, which is located between the joint heads of the scapula and humerus, are normally lined with cartilage,

Ocular tumors

Ocular tumors are rare neoplasms that can affect both adults and children and can significantly impair vision (to the point of blindness) and quality of life, as well as shorten

Paget’s bone disease

Paget’s bone disease represents an abnormality in the physiological process by which the body over time gradually replaces old bone tissue with newly produced bone tissue. This process can become

Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a complex and delicate mood disorder to manage that leads sufferers to experience periods of depressed mood, characterized by symptoms similar to those of major depression, alternating

Cystitis

The term cystitis refers to inflammation of the urinary bladder, in most cases resulting from a bacterial infection. The disorder is especially common among women, who tend to experience it

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