History Method of Eliciting Hoffmann’s Reflex Mechanism of Positive Hoffmann’s Reflex Sudden stretch of the finger flexors causes involuntary finger flexor contraction due to activation…
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Pediatrics
Section Editor: Dr. Sujit Kumar Shrestha, MD Pediatrics, Fellowship Neonatology
Hoffmann’s Sign
Nine Interesting cases in Neonates
1. Sepsis presenting with Diabetic ketoacidosis like feature in Preterm neonate A thriving preterm neonate had new onset sepsis with off color skin and poor…
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Lesions of the Umbilical Cord in Newborn
Anatomy of Umbilical Cord Umbilical cord is a connecting link between fetus and placenta through which fetoplacental circulation occurs. It is formed from allantois carrying vessels…
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Apt Test in Newborn: Maternal vs Neonatal Blood
We had few cases of suspected GI bleeding, admitted or referred to our NICU. One was case of Hematochezia and other was case of fresh…
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A case of child with Mucopolysaccharidosis : Hunter Syndrome
1st Published in Pedchrome in January 1, 2015 Case Summary A 6-year-old patient was found to have course facial features and short stature. Parents have…
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A Case of Gastroschisis : Media’s Irresponsibility
1st Published in Pedchrome in October 19, 2012 National Newspapers of Nepal like Kantipur Daily and Nayapatrika had published some news regarding the Case of…
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) : Mnemonic
Synonym: Brittle Bone Disease Incidence: 1 in 20,000 Gene defect: Col1A1 (17q) and Col1A2 (7q) Mnemonic: Remember “one” for “bone”. Collagen one is the main…
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BIND score in severe hyperbilirubinemia
Bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction (BIND) Score is used to assess bilirubin induced encephalopathy in neonates with severe hyperbilirubinemia. Johnson et al developed the BIND score to…
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