Pediatrics for Practice, 2006, issue 3

Editorial

Komplexní péče o děti v nemocnici a jejich rodiče

prof. MUDr. Vladimír Mihál CSc

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 123

Review articles

Vaccination against varicella

MUDr. Daniel Dražan

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 130-133

Up to 100 000 people can be affected by chickenpox in the Czech Republic each year. The development of vaccination against this disease began more than 30 years ago and routine VZV immunization has been under way in the USA for more than 10 years. Live attenuated vaccine against chickenpox is effective and safe. It can be applied in 1-dose regimen since 12 months of age, in 2-dose regimen since 13 years of age. It is contraindicated with systemic hypersensitivity to any compound of the vaccine, in pregnancy, with serious cellular immune deficiencies and with chronic aspirin therapy. Immunization with MMR-VZV tetravaccine can be expected in future.

Review of diagnosis and management of idiopathic pain syndromes in children

MUDr. Pavla Doležalová, Mgr. Jarmila Tolimanová, Yvona Šulcová, Markéta Vránová, Kateřina Mikešová, MUDr. Jana Tuková, MUDr. Dana Němcová

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 134-137

Chronic idiopathic musculoskeletal pain syndromes (CPS) are characterised by persistent, longterm musculoskeletal pain without an identifiable morphological cause. They are not uncommon during childhood. Most frequently they affect older school children and adolescents and may cause significant physical as well as psychosocial disability. Diagnosis of CPS depends upon expertize of a specialist team experienced in the management of chronic musculoskeletal disorders in chidren. Within the wide spectrum of CPS two defined entities are recognised. Localised CPS is represented by complex regional pain syndrome type 1, fibromyalgia is an example of diffuse...

Acute inflammation of the middle ear

prof. MUDr. Ivo Šlapák CSc

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 138-142

cute inflammation of the middle ear (otitis media acuta – OMA) is one of the most frequent diseases in childhood. It is an inflammation of mucosa of Eustachian tube, middle ear cavity and other parts of pneumatic system of a temporal bone. Factors taking part in the cause of the acute otitis media are: 1. dysfunction of Eustachian tube 2. penetrating infection 3. insufficient immune defence. Acute otitis media can be divided clinically in 4 phases: phase of tubular occlusion, exudation, suppuration, and reparation. The most frequent etiological agents are respiratory viruses, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophillus pneumoniae and Moraxella catarhalis.

Chronic abdominal pain in children

MUDr. Vladimír Volf Ph.D

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 143-148

Chronic abdominal pain in children are one of the most common symptoms investigated in gastroenterology service. Etiology of that complaints are different and also different in a specific children´s age. The inflammation bowel disease and malabsorption syndrome includes all states in which there appear disorders in the digestion and absorption of basic nutrients and consequently disease due to a deficienty of those substance.

Výživa kojence s alergií

MUDr. Pavel Frühauf CSc

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 150-152

Review of recommendations in therapy in allergic infants.

Infectious diarrhea in children and its treatment

MUDr. Helena Ambrožová Ph.D

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 154-156

72 692 diarrheal diseases were reported in the year 2005 in the Czech Republic (EPIDAT). The occurence is very frequent in children, children between 1–4 years are the most affected group. Salmonellas and campylobacters are the most frequent microbial etiological agents, but in children viral gastroenteritis caused especially by rotavirus occurs frequently. Clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of the most common diarrheal diseases are described in the article.

Case report

Komplexní regionální bolestivý syndrom u dětí

MUDr. Vladimír Němec, MUDr. Irena Vyhnánková

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 163-166

For nurses

Péče o kůži novorozenců

Mgr. Jaroslava Fendrychová

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 167-170

Prehospital emergency care

Nová doporučení pro neodkladnou a rozšířenou resuscitaci u dětí 2005

MUDr. Faisal Hitari Ph.D

Pediatr. pro Praxi, 2006; 3: 160-162

Clinicoradiological diagnosis

Posttraumatické subarachnoidální krvácení

prof. MUDr. Vladimír Mihál CSc, MUDr. Kamila Michálková, MUDr. Oxana Tkachyk, MUDr. Vratislav Smolka, MUDr. David Horák Ph.D, doc. MUDr. Ing. Petr Hluštík Ph.D