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Outline
• Characteristics of pediatrics • Stage of children by age • Scope of pediatrics • Challenge to pediatricians
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Stages of children by age
Perinatal period (28GA~7days)
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Toddler
From 1 to 3 years old
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Preschool Period
From 3 years old until 6~7 years old
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School Period
From 6~7 years old until adolescence
Adult
lobar pneumonia
Young Child
bronchopneumonia 10
Clinical difference
eg: Type of disease: congenital, infectious Manifestation: changeable, atypical Diagnosis: Treatment: Prognosis: less sequela occurrence Prevention
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Children are not little adults!
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Association between pediatrics & adult medicine
Eg:
• DOHaD
(Developmental Origins of Health & Disease)