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Auxology. Failure to thrive in newborn and child: general concepts. General concepts on the approach to pediatric diseases

Pediatria per le professioni sanitarie
di Laura Perrone, Clelia Esposito, Silvana Grano.

Understanding the basis of the functional development. Nutrition in newborn and child. General concepts in pediatric diseases

General concepts of biochemistry, anatomy and physiology

Lecture

Written test

Auxology, secular trend, growth charts. Main causes of short stature. The emerging problem of pediatric obesity: prevalence, natural hystory, ethiopathogenesis, diagnostic process and treatment. Metabolic syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus. Management of cronic dieseases: multidisciplinary team. Gastrointestinal diseases. Cow milk allergy. Celiac disease. Gastroesophageal reflux. Approach to the diagnosis and clinics of airway diseases. Asthma. Pediatric infectious diseases and vaccination calendar.

Understanding the approach to pediatric diseases. Nutrition.