Pediatrics
Undergraduate
Syllabus
The course includes systematic instructions in growth and development,
nutritional needs of a child, immunization schedules and management of common
diseases of infancy and childhood including scope for Social Paediatrics
and counseling.
i) Goal :
The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Paediatrics
to acquire adequate knowledge and appropriate skills for optimally dealing
with major health problems of children to ensure their optimal growth and
development.
ii) OBJECTIVES:
a) Knowledge :
At the end of course, the student shall be able to :
| - Describe the normal growth
and development during foetal life, neonatal period, childhood and
adolescene and outline deviations thereof; |
| - Describe the common paediatric
disorders and emergencies in terms of Epidemiology, aetiopathogenesis,
clinical manirestations, diagnosis, rational |
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therapy and rehabilitation; |
| - Age related requirements
of calories, nutrients, fluids, drugs etc, in health and disease. |
| - Describe preventive strategies
for common infectious disorders, malnutrition, genetic and metabolic
disorders, poisonings, accidents and child |
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abuse |
| - Outline national programmes
relating to child health including immunization programmes. |
b) Skills :
At the end of course, the student shall be able to :
| - Take a detailed
paediatric history, conduct an appropriate physical examination of
children including neonates, make clinical diagnosis, conduct |
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common bedside investigative procedures,
interpret common laboratory investigation results and plan and institute
therapy. |
| - Take anthropometric
measurements, resuscitate newborn infants at birth, prepare oral rehydration
solution, perform tuberculin test, administer vaccines |
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available under current
national programmes, perform venesection, start an intravenous saline
and provide nasogastric feeding; |
| - Conduct diagnostic procedures
such as a lumbar puncture, liver and kidney biopsy, bone marrow aspiration,
pleural tap and ascitic tap; |
| - Distinguish
between normal newborn babies and those requiring special care and
institute early care 0 all new born babies including care of preterm
and |
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low birth weight babies,
provide correct gruidance and counseling in breast feeding; |
| - Provide ambulatory care
to all sick children, identify indications for specialized/ inpatient
care and ensure timely referral to those who require hospitalization;
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C) Integration :
The
training in paediatrics should prepare the student to deliver preventive,
promotive, curative and rehabilitative services for care of children both
in the community and at hospital as part of team in an integrated form with
other disciplines, e.g. Anatomy, Physiology, Forensic Medicine, community
medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
LIST OF LECTURE /SEMINARS
Lectures : 3rd / 4th semester :
| 1) |
Introduction of paediatrics
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| 2) |
History taking in children |
| 3) |
Examination of children |
| 4) |
Normal growth |
| 5) |
Normal development |
| 6) |
Introduction to newborn
and normal newborn baby |
| 7) |
Temperature regulation in
newborn |
| 8) |
Breast feeding and lactation
management |
| 9) |
Infant and child feeding
(include complimentary feeding) |
| 10) |
Normal fluid and electrolyte
balance in children |
| 11) |
Immunization |
Lectures : 7th / 8th 9th semester :
| 1) |
Birth Asphyxia |
| 2) |
Low birth weight babies |
| 3) |
Neonatal respiratory distress |
| 4) |
Jaundice in newborn |
| 5) |
Neonatal infections |
| 6) |
Neonatal convulsions |
| 7) |
PEM and its management |
| 8) |
Vitamin and micronutrient
deficiencies |
| 9) |
Nutritional anaemia in infancy
and childhood |
| 10) |
Acute diarrhoea |
| 11) |
Hypothyroidism in children |
| 12) |
Congestive heart failure
- diagnosis and management |
| 13) |
Congenital heart disease |
| 14) |
Rheumatic heart disease
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| 15) |
Hypertension in children |
| 16) |
Acute respiratory infections |
| 17) |
Bronchial asthma |
| 18) |
Nephrotic syndrome |
| 19) |
Acute glomerulonephritis
and hematuria |
| 20) |
Abdominal pain in children |
| 21) |
Chronic liver disease including
ICC |
| 22) |
Haemolytic anaemia including
thalassemia |
| 23) |
Leukaemias |
| 24) |
Bleeding and coagulation
disorders |
| 25) |
Seizure disorders |
| 26) |
Cerebral palsy |
| 27) |
Common exanthematous illness |
| 28) |
Childhood tuberculosis |
Other lectures to be covered :
| 1) |
Fluid and electrolyte balance
-pathophysiology and principles of management |
| 2) |
Acid-base disturbances -pathophysiology
and principles of management |
| 3) |
Adolescent growth and disorders
of puberty |
| 4) |
Congenital heart disease |
| 5) |
Acute respiratory infections,
measles, mumps, chicken pox |
| 6) |
Other childhood malignancies |
| 7) |
Coagulation disorders -Haemophilia |
| 8) |
Mental retardation |
| 9) |
Approach to a handicapped
child |
| 10) |
Acute flaccid paralysis |
| 11) |
Behaviour disorders |
| 12) |
Meningitis |
| 13) |
Diphtheria, pertussis and
tetanus |
| 14) |
Childhood tuberculosis |
| 15) |
HIV infection |
| 16) |
Malaria |
| 17) |
Neurocysticercosis |
| 18) |
Enteric fever |
| 19) |
Immunization |
| 20) |
Paediatric prescribing |
| 21) |
Common childhood poisonings
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| 22) |
Haemolytic anaemia including
thalassemia |
| 23) |
Leukaemias |
| 24) |
Bleeding and coagulation
disorders |
| 25) |
Seizure disorders |
| 26) |
Cerebral palsy |
| 27) |
Common exanthematous illness |
| 28) |
Childhood tuberculosis |
Integrated seminar topics :
Convulsions, Coma, PUO, Jaudice, Portal hypertension, Respiratory failure,
Shock, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Hypothyroidism,
Anemia, Bleeding, Renal failure, Tuberculosis, Malaria, HIV infection, Neurocysticercosis,
Perinatal asphyxia (with obstetrics), intrauterine growth retardation (with
obstetrics).
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