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Management of Pediatric Pneumonia

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Management of Pediatric Pneumonia

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Case Description

Pneumonia is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years old worldwide. Even though the developing world accounts for the vast majority of pediatric pneumonia-related mortality, pneumonia nevertheless has a considerable economic burden in wealthy nations due to high...

Case Summary

  • Chronic abdominal pain in children is frequently functional, meaning no underlying organic disease is present. Functional abdominal pain is classified based on symptoms and location. Differentiating functional from organic pain involves looking for red flags like onset before age 5, weight loss, fever, joint pain, deceleration of growth, GI bleeding, and abnormal lab results. Organic pain also tends to wake children up at night and have specific radiation patterns.

Speaker Profile

Dr. Bharat Parmar

Dr. Bharat Parmar

Professor And Head of Pediatrics at Zydus Medical College, Civil Hospital
Dr. Bharat Parmar is a distinguished pediatrician and academician with extensive expertise in child healthcare, pediatric education, and clinical pediatrics. He serves as the Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Zydus Medical College and Civil Hospital. Dr. Parmar is known for his contributions to pediatric care, medical teaching, and advancing evidence-based practices in child health and neonatal care.

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