20 research outputs found

    The Gastroscopic Findings of he Pediatric Patients With Hematemesis

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    Objective: Hematemesis is a common symptom of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, bleeding from the mouth that appears fresh red or looks like "coffee grounds." It is a rare, life-threatening emergency condition and potentially requires emergency intervention in children. Our study aims to evaluate the gastroscopy findings of pediatric patients who presented with vomiting of blood

    APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA EXACERBATION IN CHILDHOOD WITH CURRENT GUIDELINES

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    Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood that causes hospital and emergency admissions and school absences. Asthma exacerbation is characterized by an increase in symptoms of shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, nocturnal cough; decrease in exercise tolerance; reduced daily activities; increase in need of bronchodilators and decrease of expiratory flow rate. Management of chronic asthma and exacerbation shows some varieties, because the anatomical and physiological characteristics are quite different in children who are younger and older than 5 years old. In this article we evaluated current guidelines of asthma exacerbation in children

    TWO DIFFERENT PATIENTS WITH SAME GENETIC MAKE-UP: RISPERIDONE INTOXICATION IN MONOZYGOTIC TWINS - CASE REPORT

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    Intoxication among children is frequently observed among patients visiting pediatric emergency clinics. Inappropriately taken dosages of frequently used drugs which have adverse effects are among remarkably frequent reasons of these visits. In this case report the focus is on 7-year-old monozygotic twins with no previous health problems, who came to the pediatric emergency clinic with a dystonic contraction complaint starting simultaneously in both of them

    Scar Formation and Tuberculin Skin Test Response After Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination: Does Prematurity or Low Birth Weight Have an Impact?

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    Objectives: The present studyaimed at evaluating factors affecting scar formation and tuberculin skin test (TST) response in Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccinated infants

    Evaluation of Patients with Varicella Infection at a Tertiary Center after Application of Single Dose Varicella Vaccine According to National Immunization Program

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    Objective: Varicella zoster is often a self-limiting infectious disease in previously healthy children, though; it rarely can cause serious complications and even mortality. Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) vaccination has been applied at the age of 12 months according to national vaccination schedule since 2013. The aim of this study was to evaluate the complications and hospitalization rates of varicella infection after national vaccination program

    Evaluation of Patients with Varicella Infection at a Tertiary Center after Application of Single Dose Varicella Vaccine According to National Immunization Program

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    Objective: Varicella zoster is often a self-limiting infectious disease in previously healthy children, though; it rarely can cause serious complications and even mortality. Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) vaccination has been applied at the age of 12 months according to national vaccination schedule since 2013. The aim of this study was to evaluate the complications and hospitalization rates of varicella infection after national vaccination program
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