Previous Question of the Week

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In cases of typhoid fever, how to asses the response to treatment? After what time do we repeat lab tests and what indicates a good response and cure in it? And if no cure, do we repeat the same treatment?
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Is ondansetron safe in the pediatric age group for vomiting due to acute GI infection? What is the lower age limit?
W
What drugs should be used to relieve chest congestion in children?
B
Buclizine is being promoted as an appetite stimulant. Is this approved and safe for pediatric use? Which is the best appetite stimulant available?
W
What are the causes of excessive secretions from the mouth and respiratory distress in a full-term newborn (no meconium aspiration)?
H
How do we perform the BCG test? What is the dose and dilution, and at what site (biceps or ventral aspect of the forearm)? How do we interpret it in relation to the child's age?
I
In children with viral bronchitis and a congested chest, should we nebulise at 3 percent N? Does dualin have any role? What should be given to relieve the chest congestion in children?
W
What is the d/d of periorbital puffiness after waking up in the morning from sleep and later on subsiding during the day?
W
Why the dose of piperacillin alone is 100 mg/kg and the dose of piperacillin with tazobactam 300-400mg/kg?
H
How much dilution of ceftriaxone and mikacin is recommended? We are giving ceftriaxone 1 gm in 100 ml ns. Can we give it in routine RL or DNS or isolyte p 500 ml drip? We are giving Mikacin without dilution. What are your recommendations?
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