Thrombocytopenia, commonly encountered in intensive care units, has been shown to be independent predictor of mortality and prolonged hospital stay in critically ill. We conducted a study in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit(PICU) to determine the causes and severity of thrombocytopenia as well as patient outcomes (bleeding and mortality). Materials and methods: Observational study was conducted in PICU of tertiary care hospital, India after ethics committee approval. Data was derived from routine examinations and investigations. Detailed information about demographic data, clinical data, length of stay (LOS), periodic platelet counts, primary diagnosis, complications, sites of bleeding (if any), use of mechanical ventilation and outcome in PICU were noted. 

Being diagnosed with breast cancer has always been the number one cancer in Taiwanese women, and many patients have symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal atrophy after treatments. The study integrated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into patients with breast cancer and improves discomfort. CBT is particularly suitable for breast cancer care, which can improve the physical and psychological problems of patients with breast cancer and improve their quality of life. However, cognitive behavioral research has some limitations, that is, the experimental group can not be blind, so clinical trials may cause some bias.

Testicular tumors are rare in childhood with majority diagnosed to be malignant. Germ cell tumors (GCT), notably the most common of malignant gonadal tumor comprises only 3% of pediatric cancers.  Yolk sac tumor has been documented to have the highest incidence among malignant GCT in children. A seventeen-year old patient presenting with a six-month history of gradually enlarging painless left scrotal mass with no accompanying symptoms. Two weeks prior to admission, he developed low-grade fever without chills at night accompanied by non-productive cough. One week later, he had weight loss with decreased appetite hence consult was done. Physical examination revealed a firm, movable, non-tender solid left scrotal mass with inguinal lymphadenopathies. Alpha fetoprotein, Beta HCG and LDH were all elevated. CT scan noted multiple enlarged nodes in the lungs, mediastinal areas, liver, and pancreas

Diagnosing pulmonary diseases with auscultation of breath sounds in children is often difficult because of its high dependence on the clinician’s experience of special circumstances involving children. The purpose of this study was to analyze the spectrograms of normal and continuous adventitious breath sounds to reproducibly find the appropriate character of breath sounds through a mechanical analysis. 

World Health Organization Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators in Relation to Anthropometric Measurements