Paediatrics

About Paediatrics

A general pediatrician treats all types of infectious childhood diseases, including mumps, measles and chicken pox. During the course of a regular workday, a doctor might deal with matters ranging from a case of acne to a childs ongoing battle with muscular dystrophy. Many of their patients have yet to develop communication skills, therefore, physicians must be able to provide a diagnosis based on visual and auditory indicators.

Most general pediatricians work in family health practices. HMOs and children’s hospitals hire the majority of pediatricians, with smaller private pediatric clinics being the second largest employer.

Pediatric surgeons work with young patients from premature and unborn babies to children and young adults up to the age of 19.

Most pediatricians work more than full-time, usually around 60 hours per week. Those who work in hospitals or clinics should often work in shift rotations and on an on-call basis. Even general pediatricians in private practice are often called in to consult with hospital doctors when one of their regular patients is brought in as an emergency patient.

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Common Procedures Interventions

Non-specialist elective pediatric surgery may include the management of common problems including hernias, circumcision or undescended testis. Emergency procedures include appendectomy, correction of torsion of the testis and correction for the narrowing of the opening between the stomach and the intestine.

Pediatric surgeons often perform complex surgery on children with disabilities to improve their standard of living.