PEDIATRICS: Pediatrics, a branch of medicine dedicated to comprehensive health care for children and adolescents, is one of the most noble and demanded specialties. Pediatricians are the doctors of the youngest, responsible for ensuring healthy growth and development, from birth to adolescence. ** What are the main functions of a pediatrician? The functions of a pediatrician go beyond simply treating diseases. Among his responsibilities are: * **Prevention of diseases:** Through vaccines, growth and development controls, and recommendations on healthy lifestyles. * Diagnosis:** Early identification of diseases and disorders, both physical and emotional. * Treatment:** Administration of appropriate medical and pharmacological treatments for each patient. * Education:** Guidance to parents and caregivers on issues related to child health, such as food, hygiene, safety and psychosocial development. ** Academic Preparation and Graduate Profile To become a pediatrician...
The first hospitals grouped all patients in a single room, regardless of their illness. Notable exceptions were mental nursing homes, quarantine centers and tuberculosis sanatoriums that were established at the end of the 19th century. Although advances in treatments have made most of these special institutions unnecessary, others have appeared dedicated to treating certain types of patients or diseases. Thanks to the advantages of specialized techniques and equipment, there are independent hospitals for women and children and for the treatment of eye diseases and disorders such as cancer. This type of hospital is usually associated with institutions dedicated to research and teaching. Modern general hospitals can consist of an urban medical center with a thousand or more beds, to which several more specialized hospitals are attached; or it can be a small center of 10 to 20 beds, serving a community of a few thousand people, with general medicine, surgery and maternity servi...