Rickets can be diagnosed in infants based on their medical history and serum 25-(OH)D3 levels.
How can you determine if a child has recovered from hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Is it possible that my child has hand, foot, and mouth disease?
How to Diagnose Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease?
Hand, foot, and mouth disease typically presents with macules and papules on the palms of the hands and feet, as well as buttocks, and vesicles or ulcers on the oral mucosa. If a child exhibits these symptoms along with fever, and there are red rashes on the body, oral ribavirin and Shuanghuanglian oral liquid can be considered for treatment.
Based on the described symptoms, hand, foot, and mouth disease may be accompanied by macules and papules on the palm of the hands, soles of the feet, and buttocks, as well as vesicles and/or ulcers on the oral mucosa. Observe whether these symptoms appear during fever. The red rash on the body may be caused by a viral infection and can be treated with oral ribavirin, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, and other symptomatic anti-inflammatory medications.
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Learn how to identify the cause of newborn jaundice through testing and distinguish between physiological jaundice and breastfeeding jaundice.
Newborn jaundice is caused by increased bilirubin production due to red blood cell destruction after birth, resulting from changes in the environment. Jaundice is categorized into pathological jaundice and physiological jaundice. Physiological jaundice usually does not require treatment and does not cause adverse effects on the baby. However, if accompanied by factors such as infection or trauma that lead to excessive bilirubin production, and the bilirubin level exceeds the safe range, pathological jaundice may occur, necessitating timely medical treatment to avoid the development of kernicterus.
Guidance on how to check the position of the mercury indicator in a 6-year-old’s thermometer, as well as instructions for measuring rectal, armpit, and oral temperatures.