pediatrics

The pacemaker is an electronic device for restoring the correct heart rhythm in children with arrhythmia and a heart rhythm that is too slow

In which case should the child be rescued? Calling an ambulance or going to the emergency room is a decision that has to be carefully weighed up, since the resources for this are not infinite

The Antistreptolysin titre (TAS) is the rate of antibodies produced in response to contact with streptococcus

Low or subaxial cervical spine traumas (C3-C7) are caused by traffic or sports accidents, especially in adolescents

High cervical spine traumas (C0-C1-C2) are caused by falls or road accidents, especially in children under 8 years of age. They may require immobilisation or surgery, even complex surgery

It is the loss of movement of one or both vocal cords. Laryngostroboscopy allows you to observe and record the movements of the vocal cords

Before the fall of 2022, most people were not thinking much about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), even though most children get the illness by age 2, and even adults get the disease

Very often, in children with Down syndrome, the symptoms of autism can be confused with possible manifestations of the syndrome itself

Signs of respiratory distress in children, among the symptoms it usually presents with are irregular or rapid breathing, stridor, coughing, nasal fin flapping and cyanosis

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome is a very rare skin disease that has been described in around 500 individuals since it was first described in Austria in 1868