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Timely detection of the disease in a child can be problematic for a parent. It is especially difficult with the first child, when experience in this area is small. The most important thing is to observe your baby every day. It should be remembered that if we notice an irregularity that raises our concern, it is worth consulting a specialist.
How do you detect diabetes in a child?
Nowadays, both type XNUMX and type XNUMX diabetes are noted in children. It occurs when the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas is too low in relation to the demand or the effect of insulin on the body does not bring the desired effect. Symptoms that are easy to miss include thirst, frequent urination and bedwetting, weight loss, weakness and sleepiness. Other symptoms that are easy to recognize and often not associated with diabetes are vulval dermatitis in girls, in boys, under the foreskin, and in small children, severe diaper rash. It appears in an advanced state the smell of acetone from the mouth, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and even loss of consciousness.
Diabetes in a child. What to do?
How to detect anemia in a child?
In infants aged 3-6 months, anemia is physiological. Subsequently, iron and vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is most common. If a child develops drowsiness, apathy, skin and mucous membranes become paler, and the appetite decreases, it is worth taking the child to a doctor who will order a blood test to diagnose anemia. This ailment can even provoke slowing growth and child development and expose them to frequent infections.
How do you detect hearing loss in a child?
Most often, hearing loss is diagnosed right after birth. Screening tests are used for this. However, some disadvantages may be missed and others can develop gradually. Therefore, parents should monitor their child’s development on an ongoing basis in terms of reactions to sounds and words and to learning speech. Hearing impairment at an early age significantly delays development in this area.
Newborn screening tests – how and for what purpose?
How to detect meningitis in a child?
This disease is when microbes enter the cerebrospinal fluid. Physiologically, it should be sterile. Inflammation can be caused by a viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection. Detection of meningitis in children and infants it is more difficult than with adults. Symptoms are not specific and may be omitted. Children develop fever, headache, photophobia, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting and decreased appetite. The child becomes irritable, convulsions and bloody bruising may appear on the skin. In babies, symptoms are even more difficult to recognize. Namely, there is drowsiness, stupor, irritability, fever, body and neck stiffness and tilting the head back. The fontanel becomes raised or pulsates. It is important to detect symptoms as soon as possible. This disease can lead to many neurological complications and even be fatal.
Meningitis – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
How to detect cancer in a child?
Cancer can develop without symptoms for a long time. If present, they are usually uncharacteristic. The parent should be especially vigilant if he notices: enlarged lymph nodes, frequent, prolonged and difficult to heal infections, night sweats, morning vomiting accompanied by a headache waking him up from sleep, swelling, bone and joint pain, changes in the child’s behavior, apathy, pale skin, bruises appearing all over the body even after slight pressure, sudden weight loss, enlargement of the boy’s testicles, especially asymmetric, the appearance of strabismus, or a prolonged cough.
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How to detect meningococcus in a child?
These bacteria are transmitted by airborne droplets. If they reach physiologically sterile parts of the body, they can cause meningococcal disease. They can lead to the development of sepsis, meningitis, and even death. Children up to the age of five suffer most often. Initially, the symptoms are non-specific and resemble the common cold. The child’s condition deteriorates dynamically, there is a breakdown, lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting, skin hyperesthesia, and irritability of the child. With sepsis, the skin becomes marbled. Pretty specific symptom of meningococcal disease there is a rash, but it does not always occur. They are pin-sized petechiae that do not disappear when the skin is pressed with a glass. Vaccination is the best method of prevention.
See also: Meningococcal vaccine – dates, complications and price of vaccinations
How to detect pneumococcus in a child?
Pneumococci most often provoke diseases of the upper respiratory tract, pharyngitis, sinusitis and bronchitis. They are the most common cause of otitis media, a complication of which may be permanent deafness. Bacteria can cause pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis. Internal organs may also be affected – a pneumococcal disease that can cause permanent damage to internal organs and even death. Children up to two years of age and the elderly over 65 are most at risk of infection. Vaccinations are the best prevention of the disease. Symptoms are usually non-specific and depend on the system involved. The main symptoms include fever, increased heart rate and breathing, chills, weakness, and stomach pain.
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