Marasmus Symptoms, Causes, Prevention and Treatment A child is said to have Marasmus when the weight for age is less than 60% without body swelling (i e no edema) When the weight for age is less than 60% with body swelling, then the child is said to have Marasmic-Kwashiorkor, which is a combination of the features of Marasmus and Kwashiorkor Laboratory investigations in the management of Marasmus
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result . . . - Jotscroll Presence of associated medical conditions that place patient at high risk of having Tuberculosis due to immune suppression such as in diabetes, prolonged use of steroids, leukemia, chronic malabsorption syndromes, end-stage renal disease, low body weight, protein energy malnutrition such as in Kwashiorkor and Marasmus
Wound healing process, stages, types and wounds . . . - Jotscroll Resolution can be distinguished from Wound healing in the sense that, resolution occurs when there is minimal damage to tissue with recovery and the end result being similar like the original tissue without formation of a new tissue this occurs in a blind boil under skin that resolves without the skin being damaged
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Symptoms, Causes, Pathophysiology, Test . . . Pulmonary Tuberculosis Pathophysiology When a person gets exposed to the tubercle bacilli for the first time, a Primary Tuberculosis infection results and this usually occurs in children and it is made up of parenchymal lesion and hilar lymph node enlargement
Babies formula, malnutrition and micronutrients deficiency Malnutrition arises when you are not able to give a child the required or needed quantity and quality of food Such malnutrition could be in the form of Kwashiorkor, Marasmus, Micronutrients deficiency and Obesity Over feeding a child is another form of malnutrition too as it can tip the child into obesity
Kwashiorkor Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Complications This is a combination of Kwashiorkor and Marasmus occurring together in a child and the signs and symptoms cannot be pinpointed to a single form of Protein-energy malnutrition Timeline for the management of a child with severe malnutrition such as Kwashiorkor Treatment of Kwashiorkor
Effects of Climate Change on Food Security - Jotscroll Rainfall, drought and wind could affect planting seasons; climate changes affects food quality and quantity because all crops require suitable weather condition such as rain, sun, air and even soil to grow and if these conditions become severe or in extreme level, the growth and yield of the crops are going to be affected negatively