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Pediatrics
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Raja Nandyalanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Not really: Ecstacy use is not linked to any structural hear defects except in one report where there was an association between congenital heart defects and use ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Rarely problematic: Many mothers with babies with rh incompatibility get rhogam, a medication which decreases its severity of the incompatibilty many other types of blood... Read More
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
No: Newer therapies like head cooling (cool cap) and total body cooling can decrease the severity of the damage to the brain, but does not totally remove ... Read More
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: Neurodevelopmental problems like cerebral palsy (mild, moderate or severe), delay in cognitive, speech, fine motor and gross motor areas, mental chall... Read More
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A 54-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Improves oxygenation: Increasing the number of rbcs will increase blood volume which helps to treat hypotension or shock from blood loss. It also improves oxygen in the blo... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Unlikely: Because of consumption of yellow vegetables like carrots, squash etc, it's fairly common to see yellowish discoloration of the skin including the feet... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
No: Best way to manage it is to prevent it by suctioning of the airway of the infant by a trained person, if depressed after the delivery. Many mas happen... Read More
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Raja Nandyalanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: Depending on when cdh happens during the pregnancy, associated complications like pulmonary hypoplasia (smaller amount of total lung volume), in decre... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
CNs and GI systems: Excessive red cells in newborns can cause increase chance for sluggish circulation, blood clots in internal organs including brain intestines etc. Usu... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes.: Two types of association between jaundice and breast feeding exist. During first few days of life, jaundice in a breast fed is from dehydration, which... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
No: There is no well studied and dependable natural remedy for hie.
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
No: Once kernicterus develops, most of the damage is already done to the baby's brain. Mild improvement can happen later.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Potential problem: If your blood type is "o" or if rh is negative and if the baby's blood type is "a" or "b" or rh positive, your baby may develop jaundice, anemia, hear... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Rarely: Bpd can happen in even term infants exposed to high oxygen concentration, and prolonged high ventilator support, which are rarely needed for a term in... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes, for infants: In most cases, the jaundice in infants improves within 1 to 2 weeks. It is usually physiological (natural). Using "bili tool", as a guide, the infant'... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
No: Yellow eyes are most likely from jaundice, except for marked hypercarotenemia from consuming "yellow vegetables". Frontal sinuses are located just abo... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Not really: Vit a rx in the neonatal ICU might help to decrease the chance and severity of bpd, if started within a few days. High dose caffeine is known to decre... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: Most of the damage to the lungs will improve with time during the first 3 years of life. Avoiding any exposure to infections, avoid passive smoking, f... Read More
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: Blood group or type incompatibility happens if the baby is rh positive and the mother is rh negative or if the baby has a or b blood type and mother h... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: A very good question. It needs to be proven by research which is happening right now. Based on personal experience, just like many other problems, i b... Read More
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
85% within 2 days : Vast majority of ivh (up to 85%) are seen during the first 2 days. Remaining can be detected almost all the time within 7 to 10 days. Occasionally, if... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: 80% of cases improve without any help, within 1 week. Otherwise consulting a pediatric neurologist and physiotherapy, after 1 week is recommended.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: Frequent lung infections like pneumonia, strain on the heart (right heart failure with enlargement of liver, collection of fluid in the abdomen, swell... Read More
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Mostly Symptomatic: Unfortunately, there is no cure for CMT disease. There are at least 5 different types. How the kid does clinically depends also on its type. Treating ... Read More
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Mostly Symptomatic: Its a hereditary motor sensory neuropathy. Unfortunately, there is no cure for CMT disease. There are at least 5 different types. How the kid does cli... Read More
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
A week to a few mos: Essentially focusing on new born jaundice- it lasts from 1 to 2 weeks in formula fed babies. It peaks at 3 to 4 days in a term baby. In breast babies ... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
No: Since us was originally recommended by dr. Lu ann papile in late 70s, several studies were published on usefulness of us exams in screening for ivh an... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Yes: When there is damage to higher brachial plexuses (involving cervical 4 part of spinal cord), it can cause see-saw breathing from the involvement of on... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
Not many.: Most of the gilbert syndrome patients do not have any signs or symptoms. Mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (high bilrubin- jaundice pigment) is usu... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 52 years experience
If they are multiple: Usually premature babies tend to have less amount of hemoglobin than term infants, even though they have more blood volume for the weight. But because... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Nandyal is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Nandyal is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Andhra University, Andhra Medical College, India
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