Metabolic Alkalosis in Pediatrics
Metabolic Alkalosis in Pediatrics Metabolic Alkalosis is a condition when there is bicarbonate retention and hydrogen ion loss. It is a clinical state characterized by high pH (decreased H+ concentration)...
Category: Maternal & Child Health Nursing
Metabolic Acidosis in Pediatrics
Metabolic Acidosis in Pediatrics Metabolic Acidosis is usually caused by a depletion of bicarbonate in the stool or either an increase in ketone bodies such as acetoacetic acid, acetone, or...
Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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...
Skinny Figure Not Advisable for Pregnancy
Being overly thin could be pretty much be as harmful as being overly fat on the subject of getting pregnant, based on a recent study. Thinness is connected to problems...
Hypertension Increases Birth Defects
Women who are hypertensive or have high blood pressure during the early phases of pregnancy hold the highest risk of delivering babies who have birth defects, regardless of the use...
Dehydration in Children
Dehydration among children pose a great danger. The body surface of a child compared to an adult must be maintained well enough since it has a thin gap between being...
Foot and Palm Reflex
A reflex is particularly muscle reflex is a reaction of the muscles as physical stimuli is applied for that muscle to contract. Muscle reflexes tell more about the neural development...
Metro Manila Developmental Screening Test (MMDST)
In the care of pediatric clients, growth and development are not in isolation. Nurses being competent in the aspects of growth and development particularly principles, theories and milestones are in...
Chess and Thomas’ Temperament Theory
Definition Some good parents have been dealing with temperamentally difficult children. Highly dysfunctional parents have also been noted with successful children who have been able to cope up through their...
Pregnancy Discomforts
Pregnancy brings both psychological and physical changes to a woman. Although occurring gradually, the physiologic changes of pregnancies affect all organ systems of a woman’s body. These changes are necessary...
