Rsv disease in the pediatric population

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Avatar n tn The vaccine has been shown to be effective in preventing and/or reducing the severity of RSV infections and the number of hospitalizations each year. Infants who are a product of multiple births, have lung disease, low birth weight, heart disease, and those born prematurely are at a higher risk to contract a serious form of Resipritory Syncytial Virus.
Avatar f tn Bicuspid (2 leaflet) aortic valves are likely the most common type of heart abnormality in the general population. often when they are discovered during childhood, it is because there is some narrowing (stenosis) or leakage (regurgitation) of the valve. there is a huge spectrum of severity in this condition. It sounds like your child has mild valve involvement at present. The dilation of the ascending aorta is also commonly seen with bicuspid aortic valves. .
Avatar m tn I have a four month old son who got RSV along with the whole household in early February. We live at altitude (7200) feet, but the baby did well--- one night of observation in the hospital, where his O2 sats were 96-97 when he was being held or was upright, but would fall when sleeping or laying down into the mid-80s. So, he went on oxygen. Two months later he is still failing every overnight oxygen study in order to get him off nighttime oxygen.
Avatar n tn He was okay to come home then he was 5 weeks old and got really ill with the RSV and was in the hospital and then heart failure then the surgery then infection and more illness. he does have pulmomary issues partly because my hubby has asthma and the ithers they are saying is from bing on a ventilator at such a young age. Please make sure he gets the synagisis shot.(it helps lesson the rsv in a child with a heart issue and premature babies.
Avatar n tn The ER did a catheder culture and blood but found nothing. Hes regular pediatric always says viral. My question is what would cause high fevers all the time with no answer and would you recommened a speacialist in pediartics?
Avatar f tn Hello, my daughter, age 3, had a bronchoscopy and CT scan after repeated bouts of pneumonia in the same spot, right middle lobe. This all started after a severe RSV/pneumonia hospitalization as an infant. Her CT scan was read as "mild bronchiectasis" in the right middle lobe, same spot as her atelectasis. We know for sure that her last bout of pneumonia in march never fully cleared, b/c we did X-rays every 3 months. So she's had this atelectasis spot for quite awhile now.
306245 tn?1244384967 If I were you I would bring him to an experienced pediatric congenital heart disease center. There is one here at the Cleveland clinic, at mayo clinic and in Texas Heart. I think you should get a second opinion regarding all this. hang in there. I realize that this is very difficult on you.
Avatar f tn I took my 4 week old to the ER and they told me he has RSV. They just gave me a paper on it, They didn't really tell me what to do except suction out his nose. I read the paper ad it told me that in mild disease that no specific treatment is necessary. So I guess he is only a mild case, but I don't know how to tell if he is getting worse. I read on another site that family history of asthma puts him at a higher risk for becoming a severe case. I am know wen he is getting worse?
Avatar f tn Hello all. Just checking if anyone here as beard of this virus? I went to my 18 wk sonogram yesterdayand told doc my 14 month old has rsv. A respitory virus and that now i have cold like symptoms and a rash on my face. She said i coukd have parvo and they drew blood to find out for sure but i don't have results yet. She says my baby can become anemic and can need a blood transfusion while in the womb. I am so terrified.
Avatar m tn I guess I just assumed a lot more people than this had the disease. In this forum alone, there seems to be boatloads of people using Olysio and Sovaldi and also both by themselves. With these numbers it just doesn't seem like there is going to be this mass histeria of people breaking down their Dr's office doors when Ledipasvir comes out like so many insurance companies would have you believe. An estimated 3.
Avatar n tn I am not sure about the ASDs, though in my experience, if they are going to close, it will be within a year. The VSD can also close but the time frame for that is longer, in the two year range. Without seeing the echo images, it is hard to say. Basically you will have to wait and see if the ASd and VSD close as your baby gets older. How they will determine surgery vs. device placement vs.
Avatar n tn My 4 yr old son was diagnosed with Graves' disease in Sep 07. PTU and Atenolol were started immediately. He has responded to both medications (Atenolol was discontinued in Dec 07). However, TSH levels are still below normal level. T3/T4 have been within normal range since Jan 08 but are fluctuating with dosage changes. My son complains of joint, shin and back pain periodically. He has excessive height compared to kids his age (4 inches above 100th percentile for his age).
Avatar f tn My grandchildren(2-3-4) were taken to ER cause of the same thing.Got this test and that done(no dehydration) and they said they had infectious diarreah.Not all the tests were back yet when they were told they could go home. Wouldn't ya know though..once they were in the ER they didn't all act sick.2 of them had spewed in the truck on the way there. They had been sick like yours for 3 weeks. Off and on this was going on.Gotta check back with my daughter abt the labs.
Avatar f tn The total bone mineral concentration is calculated at 921 grams and the bone mineral concentration per bone area is calculated at the 45th percentile in this child based on a lunar pediatric reference population. Can you please tell me what this means? Thank you!!
Avatar f tn everytime I wake up in the morning I feel sick and when I am throwng up it is nothing really just stomach acid I guess. and it seems to me it is getting worse. I am just wondering what it could be. I had a baby 5 months ago, and I dont have a doctor to go get a physical.
Avatar m tn They can receive influenza vaccine. If the doctor is not giving the vaccine, there must be a reason. Please discuss with your child’s doctor. Take care! The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history.
Avatar f tn My first question is did you take your son to a pediatric ER or to a pediatric ER such as one connected to a solely pediatric hospital? the difference in our story and the strides we gained, came from our contact with an academic teaching hospital that was pediatric in nature. Children are NOT baby adults.
Avatar f tn My 11 week has rsv .. He was full term .. Has any other mother had this in a infant ..
593530 tn?1263847957 When i spoke to her ped. they told me her body was still trying to work out left over liquid from being in the womb. So hers wasn't due to being sick, but it is still very scary. I hope Brody starts feeling better really soon!!
Avatar n tn MS is not directly inherited, but genetics play an important role in who gets the disease. While the risk of developing MS in the general population is 1/750, the risk rises to 1/40 in anyone who has a close relative (parent, sibling, child) with the disease." http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/what-we-know-about-ms/who-gets-ms/index.
Avatar n tn My son is going to be 2 months old soon and a couple of days after he was born they told me he has RSV, i have been in and out of the hospital so many times and he dose not seem to be getting any better. I have read everybody stories and How they lost their loved ones and i am so scared that it might happen to my son. Please is there anything that i can do to prevent this from getting worse???
Avatar f tn My son had rsv and the hospital kept him and thankfully we were released in a few hours because his breathing was better.its scary to do that at home, honestly they should of kept him he's only an infant ! Please contact a doctor I honestly don't think he should be home my son was two months old when he had it, and my husband ask if we can go home with him and they told us some pretty scary stuff .
Avatar n tn CDC says it's very uncommon for someone who has had covid to not test positive for both antigens, though obviously uncommon doesn't mean never. The reliability of the test depends on which test was used and how heavily the area you're in was impacted with covid.
Avatar n tn Incontinence in children and adolescents of the age 11 to 17 years comprise about 23% of the pediatric population who comes in for consult with incontinence as the chief complaint. Urinary incontinence in general may be due to an organic or functional cause.
Avatar f tn She is to the point that the other kids in her class try everything in their power to keep from her crying. They do not tease her, the teacher has been very careful to watch for that. I have taken her to counciling no progress, the principal and school counsler got involved still no progress. I honestly do not know what to do, she is extremely smart her test scores are in the 80% - 100% range. She reads very well and is becoming quite quick mathmatically as well. Now when it comes to P.E.