What is bronchiolitis? Bronchiolitis is the most common acute respiratory infection in children under 1 year of age. It causes inflammation of the bronchioles, the smallest airways, which fill with secretions and prevent the child from exchanging gases properly. It is usually caused by viruses, the most frequent being respiratory syncytial virus or RSV (70-80%). … Read more
The definition of whether a child eats well or poorly is really a subjective thing perceived by the parents. The healthy child, by definition, has the capacity to regulate his hunger-satiety cycles and with them to end a meal when he does not want any more. Sometimes, it is the parents themselves who consider that … Read more
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined as the presence and proliferation of germs in the urinary tract, which under normal conditions should be sterile. It affects any of the structures through which urine circulates from its formation in the kidneys to its expulsion through the urethra. To explain it more simply, “urine is made in … Read more
Neurofeedback is a technique that works with quantified electroencephalography. Our neurons communicate with each other by nerve impulses that are translated into measurable electrical activity. Neurofeedback consists in learning to modify this electrical activity of the brain. With time (different number of sessions depending on each case) and with practice, the person learns to control … Read more
Child check-ups are regular, periodic medical check-ups that should be performed on all children. The frequency of these checkups varies with age. The character of these checkups is purely preventive and the objective is to supervise the growth and psychomotor development of each child. It is important to remember that in the first years of … Read more
Abdominal pain in children is a very common disorder and can be triggered by many factors. Pediatricians are concerned, above all, about pain that occurs acutely and affects the general condition, located in the lower right lateral part of the abdomen, since it could correspond to an appendicular condition that would require immediate surgical treatment. … Read more
On December 27th, COVID-19 vaccination started in Spain. In view of the uncertainty as to how the doses will be administered and whether children will also be vaccinated, Dr. Giménez Sánchez, a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases and vaccines, explains what the COVID-19 vaccine, which has already begun to be administered in Spain, is like … Read more
Should I breastfeed my baby if I have or have had COVID-19? At the present time there is sufficient evidence that transmission from mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy to their newborns is very limited. Some cases of vertical transmission (mother to child) have been documented in both cesarean and vaginal deliveries, but these are … Read more
Clinical ultrasound is the use of ultrasound by the same physician who attends the patient, used at the bedside, for a specific problem or diagnosis (the exhaustive exploration is left to the radiologist). Its usefulness and learning is gaining ground all over the world and, given the undeniable advantages it provides in terms of immediacy … Read more
Pneumonia is an infection of the pulmonary alveoli, which are a tissue of the lung in the form of sacs. These, instead of filling with air and thus performing the function of breathing, fill with pus or fluid and, thus, pneumonia occurs. What is the main cause of pneumonia? The cause of this infection originates … Read more