What Does a Pediatrician Do?

Pediatrician

What does Pediatrics mean? 

Pediatrics is a genre of medicine which specializes in the care of young children, infants, and adolescents. It has evolved over time and with technological development. There is a difference between an adult body and a baby’s body. The medicines prescribed to adults for a certain disease can be harmful to young children. Therefore, they require special treatment and a special branch of medicine which deals with their health problems.

Who is a Pediatrician? 

A pediatrician is a person who specializes in pediatrics, meaning, looking after young children and prescribing the right medicine for them. The word ‘pediatrician’ in Greek itself means ‘healer of children’. In the medical academia, it is a specialization course after the student completes his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS/MBChB).

Work of a Pediatrician 

Pediatricians must have an in depth idea about the developmental stages of growth of an infant. The person must know the right treatment for every particular child. In this case, a practitioner of Brooklyn Pediatrics is the person every parent must go to. A pediatrician must keep a check on the immunization schedules and be able to communicate with both children and parents. These experts are particularly easy to approach and are much better in handling children.

Services of a Pediatrician 

A pediatrician is well trained to not only deal with the physical health of children but also the mental, emotional and psychological health. He/she deals with the all-round development of the child as he/she grows up to be a healthy human being. They are also concerned with the detection, prevention and cure of any fatal disease in a child, including disorders like depression and anxiety, lethal diseases like cancer, behavioral difficulties and the like.

Pediatricians are well trained and have attained their degrees from recognized universities and are certified to practice their profession. They take care of the child since their birth and help the couple in their new journey towards becoming successful parents. The doctors help out by offering valuable advice to young mothers, checkups, vaccinations and special care to the baby. They prescribe the right sleeping, eating, social patterns for the child. The doctors make sure that they test every aspect of the child, including providing services like Echo Cardiogram, Nebulizer Treatment, Wart Treatment, Ear piercing and various others.

These child specialists also provide facilities like vision test, hearing test, allergy test, flu test, urine test, etc. They offer services for physical examination for immigration and laser hair removal which can be utilized by people of all ages. In addition, these experts also extend help to children suffering from autism, asthma or heart condition by providing medicine, therapy sessions and special counseling.

Importance of Pediatricians 

A child needs special medical and emotional care when he is suffering from an illness or disorder. The pediatricians play an important in the all-round well-being of a child from birth till the age of 18. They, with the help of nurses and other medical staff, diagnose and treat children who are suffering from various diseases, ranging from common cold to cancer and autism. They keep a record of the child’s development till he/she reaches the age of adulthood and through various and frequent check ups, they keep a track of the growth of the child.

Not only do they take of children, but also guide the parents with regards to the child’s habits, hygiene, scheduled dates for various tests, evaluations, keeping them informed about any problems faced by the child and so. The pediatricians have to make sure that the child is well developed, physically, emotionally and mentally.

Pediatrics Brooklyn , Dr. Rakesh K. Dua, MD 

Brooklyn Pediatrics is well known all around the country for its first class treatment of children and newborn babies. They are patient and sympathetic in their communication with the children and parents and are very well equipped to handle every issue regarding children.