Children's Health and Diseases

Children's Health and Diseases

Childhood, the most dynamic process of human development, is a long journey that requires multifaceted medical follow-up, starting from the delicate adaptation process in the neonatal period to adolescence, when physical and psychological changes are experienced. The Department of Pediatric Health and Diseases of our hospital, with a large staff of specialists serving in 3 different locations, has set as the main goal not only the elimination of disease symptoms, but also the maintenance of a healthy and integral development in accordance with the genetic potential of the child. Below, you can examine in detail the critical bends of children's health and the medical approach of our clinic in these processes.

The Newborn Period: The Basics of a Healthy Start to Life

The first 28 days in which babies adapt to the outside world require a multidisciplinary sensitivity, since it is the determinant of the state of health that will last a lifetime.

The Vital Importance of Newborn Screening Programs: Screens are an indisputable necessity in infants who appear perfectly healthy when viewed from the outside, for the detection of diseases that progress without symptoms and can lead to permanent damage if left unaddressed early.

• Heel Blood Screening: It allows metabolic diseases such as Hypothyroidism and Phenylketonuria, which can lead to mental retardation or developmental disorders, to be treated by detection without yet giving symptoms and the child to grow as a healthy individual.
• Newborn Hearing Screening (OAE): Since the development of speech ability is directly dependent on hearing, analyzing the baby's hearing functions with high-tech devices without yet being discharged from the hospital ensures that a possible hearing loss is detected and rehabilitated in the first 3 months and thus the simultaneous progression of language development with his peers.
• Hip Ultrasonography: Detection of developmental hip dislocation that requires surgical intervention when it is noticed during the walking period, with ultrasound scanning performed in the first months, allows achieving a non-surgical and complete recovery with simple apparatuses.
• Neonatal Jaundice and Phototherapy Management: Although the physiological jaundice seen in the vast majority of newborns is generally harmless; since uncontrolled elevation of bilirubin level in the blood can have a toxic effect on brain tissue, risk analysis is carried out by our physicians, and permanent neurological damage is prevented by applying phototherapy (light therapy) within the necessary limits.

Robust Child Monitoring and Growth Parameters

The modern approach in children's health is not to treat it after the disease occurs, but to anticipate and prevent potential risks with regular monitoring.

Percentile (Growth Curve) Tracking: Since the growth rate of each child is shaped by genetic heritage and environmental factors, measurements of height, weight and head circumference are not based on a single instantaneous value, but based on the consistency and acceleration of the child's own developmental line (percentile).

• Neuromotor Development Assessment: It is rigorously examined whether the baby's developmental steps, such as keeping his head upright, sitting unsupported, sorting and pronouncing the first words, occur in a timely manner; the chances of early intervention are created by working in coordination with the relevant specialties in case of possible delays.

Immunization (Vaccination) Services

Vaccines are the most powerful protective weapon of evidence-based medicine, which not only provides individual protection, but also strengthens social immunity.

Routine and Special Vaccine Planning: In addition to the complete implementation of the national vaccination calendar of the Ministry of Health; our families are informed in detail about special vaccines developed against serious infections such as Meningitis (Meningococcus) and Rotavirus and recommended by international health authorities, and a personalized vaccination schedule is created in accordance with the health status of the child.

Infectious Diseases and Rational Drug Use

Frequent infections, especially in children during school and kindergarten, are among the situations where parental anxiety is highest.

Fever Management and Clinical Approach: Our basic principle in the management of fever, which is a natural response of the body's defense mechanism; it is not only to focus on reducing the degree, but to ensure the overall comfort of the child by correctly identifying the source of the fever.

• Combating Antibiotic Resistance: Since most childhood infections are caused by viruses and do not respond to antibiotic treatment, our physicians follow an evidence-based treatment protocol supported by laboratory tests to prevent unnecessary drug use and maintain the child's natural immunity.

Child Nutrition, Metabolism and Allergy

Eating habits and environmental factors brought about by modern living conditions can trigger nutritional disorders and allergic reactions in children.

Nutritional Behaviors and Loss of Appetite: In cases of loss of appetite not due to a physical illness, behavioral and nutritional guidance service is offered, in which the family is also involved in the process, in order to manage the parent's concern about nutrition and to give the child the right eating habits.

• Management of Allergic Diseases: Food and respiratory allergies, manifested by recurrent coughs, skin rashes or digestive problems; diagnosed by detailed history and allergy tests, are controlled with appropriate diet and treatment plans that will not reduce the child's quality of life.