Main features of illness in children
Every child is a young growing organism, the younger it is, the more fragile and vulnerable it is physiologically. Diseases in children are significantly more dynamic, quickly changing their course and easily lead to complications and/or severe, threatening conditions. This requires extreme attention and professionalism in their treatment, which is why pediatrics is one of […]
History
In 1987, a young family of doctors from the city of Plovdiv, who chose pediatrics as their professional path, began work in as per assignment in the then existing Children’s Polyclinic at the District Hospital in the city of Stara Zagora. The wife in the family was pregnant and in order to be given responsibility […]
Congenital Luxation and Dysplasia of the hip joint
CONGENITAL LUXATION AND DYSPLASIA OF THE HIP JOINT – EVOLUTIONARY LUXATION AND DYSPLASIA OF THE HIP JOINT Over the past 5 years, 1,800 preventive examinations of children from 1 month to 18 years of age who are subscribers to the polyclinic were carried out in the polyclinic “Vela” in Plovdiv. I found 36 children with […]
Fever in children
What are the causes of fever? The leading cause of fever is viral infections. Viruses cause common illnesses such as the common “cold”, flu, cough, diarrhoea. Bacterial infections are less common than viral infections, but bacteria more often cause serious infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, septicemia, and meningitis. What to do with an […]
Vomiting in children
Vomiting (lat. Vomitus) is a reflex emptying of the contents of the stomach, sometimes also of the duodenum, through the mouth, often through the nose. This whole process is regulated by the vomiting center, which is located in the medulla oblongata. Vomiting is a complex process resulting from the coordinated activity of nerve pathways, brain […]
Heart murmurs in children
The heart and its function. The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a person’s fist. It is located in the chest and consists of four cavities – two atria and two chambers. These cavities are interconnected by valves that allow only one-way blood flow. The heart sounds that are heard on an […]
