Chronic Hypoxemia in Pediatrics

Posted by: Frances Quino, RN

Hypoxemia is a condition from which there is a low level of partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood. Blood oxygen level is measured by an arterial blood test or through a pulse oximeter. Normal blood oxygen readings are between 95 to 100 percent, values under 90 percent are considered low. Severe hypoxemia occurs [...]

Myoma Uteri

Posted by: Frances Quino, RN

Among 20% to 50% women may have myoma uteri. This could not be alarming since it is a noncancerous type of tumor growing in the uterus. This mutation of cells in the uterus is benign in nature which means it could not affect the function of the uterus. There are some medical literatures that describe [...]

Gestational Diabetes

Posted by: Frances Quino, RN

Gestational diabetes mellitus or what we commonly known as gestational diabetes is a state where individuals without previously diagnosed diabetes display high blood glucose levels during pregnancy. This increase in blood glucose levels is exhibited during the second trimester of pregnancy.  During pregnancy, instances happen where women do not produce adequate insulin required during this [...]

Developmental task: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt

Posted by: Daisy Jane, RN, MN

Children of 18 months to 3 years starts gaining control over eliminative functions and their motor abilities become better and stronger with every passing day. This is the time when a toddler starts to explore his or her surroundings. This time, the child’s mental and physically abilities are enhancing at a remarkable rate and he [...]

Developmental Task: Trust vs Mistrust

Posted by: Daisy Jane, RN, MN

The stage of Trust vs Mistrust is the first of all stages of development described by Erik Erikson. It begins from the time of birth and lasts till the end of 12th or 18th month of age. This mainly revolves around the infant’s basic needs that are solely met by parents or the caregivers. Most of the [...]

Poisoning in Children

Posted by: Daisy Jane, RN, MN

Several accidents happen in our homes, and most commonly the victims are our children. They are most prone to all sorts of accidents when they are still very young, especially during their toddler stage, when they have just discovered how to walk and to get to things that they shouldn’t have access to. Poisoning in [...]

Obesity in Children

Posted by: Frances Quino, RN

Body Mass Index provides the exact weight that an individual should have corresponding to his height. Once the weight exceeds to a certain amount, then we can consider, obesity. Obesity is a surfeit of fat in the body. In the past these has been prevalent to older population but now, the younger population competes with [...]

Pediatric Hyponatremia

Posted by: Frances Quino, RN

Hyponatremia, also called, sodium deficit is a condition wherein the body’s serum sodium level is below normal or less than 135 meq/L. This loss can precipitate due to various factors such as, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, use of diuretics, fistulas, consuming a low – sodium diet, renal disorders and an aldosterone deficiency. It was found out [...]

Pediatric Cardiomyopathy

Posted by: Frances Quino, RN

Cardiomyopathy is a disease that weakens and eventually enlarges the heart muscle. Since the heart is weak, it is unable to pump enough blood or rather it makes it harder for the heart to pump blood and deliver it to the rest of the body. Classifications Dilated – most common type of heart muscle disease [...]

Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Posted by: Frances Quino, RN

Pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis is a very complex state of problems with the metabolism of hyperglycemia, ketosis and acidosis. Children suffer diabetic ketoacidosis between 15 to 38%. Diabetes in children can be alarming already, one of the complications is diabetic ketoacidosis. DKA in short is very common in young children. Children with diabetes can likely develop [...]