Intussusception
Intussusception is a common abdominal emergency that affects children at the age of 3 months to 3 years. In intussusception, a section of a child’s intestine folds the way you…
Noonan Syndrome
Noonan syndrome is a disorder involving changes in genes that impair the normal development of the body parts. This disorder presents in different ways some of which include heart defects,…
Normal Specific Gravity of Urine
Urine samples are used by doctors to evaluate our health and determine abnormalities. The urine sample tests taken for a medical check-up are called urinalysis. Urinalysis tests are painless, and…
Blood Pressure Chart by Age and Gender
Blood pressure refers to the pressure that blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels. Systolic blood pressure refers to pressure measured during contraction of the heart and subsequent…
Signs of Dehydration in Children
Dehydration in children refers to the lack of fluids in the child’s body. Dehydration can occur due to a variety of factors such as diarrhea, vomiting, and insufficient intake of…
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital heart defect marked by severe underdevelopment of the left side of the heart. The condition is complex and rare in occurrence. In babies…
Mild Austism Signs
Autism, or autism spectrum disorders, is a condition marked by varied and numerous developmental disabilities. Its diagnosis is thus not entirely dependent on the presence of certain causative factors, but…
Resting Heart Rate Chart – Normal and Post-Exercise
The resting pulse or heart rate is measured so as to find out if it is within the normal range. All of us have seen and felt the heart rate…
Fetal heart rate chart
The fetal heart rate is measured with the help of an ultrasound Doppler. Expectant women can themselves measure the heart beats as well as feel them. Women who hear the…
Pierre Robin Syndrome – Pictures, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Pierre Robin sequence is condition of facial defects that are present from birth. It is considered as a sequence because it entails some developmental malformations, one involving the next. The…