Pediatrics

Obtaining a doctorate in pediatrics is only the first step in becoming a true pediatrician. There are certain moral and ethical guidelines that a primary care physician need to follow to maintain such a status. According to Mary E. Fallat, MD, Jacqueline Glover, PhD, and the committee on bioethics, a “good doctor” encapsulates both the scientific aspect and the art of medicine. In their academic article, Professionalism in Pediatrics published in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ journal…

As a pediatric nurse those are very serious guidelines to follow. Once you are a pediatric nurse you also get paid about 6 figures. According to Payscale “Salaries for General Pediatricians in the United States are generous, with average pay above six figures ($140K) per year. Cash earnings for General Pediatricians — which occasionally include more than $30K from bonuses and more than $35K from profit sharing — stretch from around $95K to approximately $200K. Residence and years of experience…

Pediatric Endocrinologist A pediatric endocrinologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children with diseases of the endocrine system, such as diabetes, growth disorders, diabetes, obesity, etc. I chose this career because my aunt is a To begin with, some strengths that make a person best for the job are having a good-natured personality, being able to accept delayed satisfaction, enjoy interacting and directing care for people, tolerating the faults of others,…

knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the pediatric airway along with the various tools now at our disposal, have allowed the opportunity to have a much more successful rate of securing the pediatric airway. The one thing to remember is, “Kids are not small adults!” There are many differences from the anatomical and physiological perspective along with pathological conditions that require special attention when providing an airway to the pediatric patient. Anatomical & Physiological…

The Growth and Development of a Pediatric Patient Reason for Hospitalization The patient presented throughout this discussion is a nine-month-old male patient of the pediatric unit. This patient was involved in a car accident in which the car he was in was at a complete stop and rear-ended by a car going 60 miles per hour. Fortunately, the mother of the infant and the infant did not receive life-threatening injuries. However, the events that followed this accident escalated quickly and…

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner A career that I hope to pursue after college, is becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner. A neonatal nurse practitioner is something I have been dreaming about since I was a child. Saving lives and taking care of babies, is something that I feel I would enjoy very much. I am planning to attend St. Catherine University (St.Kate’s) next fall, where I plan to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Shortly after, I plan on working as a nurse in order to work towards…

The Importance of Medical Knowledge Having basic medical knowledge is essential for survival and taking care of one’s self. Without this knowledge, people can infect each other mindlessly and cause themselves and others to be at risk. For instance, in the book The Ghost Map by Stephen Johnson, the majority of people living in that era were uninformed about the disease, cholera. People were in mass hysteria because they thought that the disease was caused by an odorless miasma. This caused…

Baby A.J. was born 10/22/15 03:19 at 33.0 weeks age via vaginal delivery. A.J. was admitted to NICU 10/22/15 at 4:00 secondary to respiration problems including grunting and bradycardic events. The Baby’s Apgars were 8 and 9. His birth weight was 2.090 Kg. Information regarding the baby’s mother, she had a cerclage placed at 14 weeks which is a cervical stitch. This was placed as a treatment for her cervix which started to shorten and open too early in her pregnancy. She had been in the…

A pediatrician is a type of doctor that specializes in caring for children and their diseases. I love children and would like to help them live a healthy life, which is why I chose to research what pediatricians do. Pediatricians must diagnose, treat, and prevent childrens’ diseases. In addition to diagnosing illnesses, a pediatrician must also evaluate a child’s growth and development (Pediatrician, General) . It takes work and determination to achieve the goals to become a pediatrician. A…

Over the years, the amount of women in the medical field has increased tremendously compared to back in the days when the medical field was mainly occupied by males. For example, in 1970, only 7.6% of females were physicians in the medical field but by 2000, the percentage of women that becomes physicians increased to 24% which is a huge increase in a pretty short amount of time. Although the amount of women in the medical field has increased, the amount of gender discrimination moves such as…