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Diet in liver disease
Diet in patients with liver disease should be high carbohydrate, low protein and moderate fat diet with extra amounts of vitamins and minerals. Proteins normally help the body with tissue repair. They prevent fatty build up and damage to the liver cells.
Urinary tract infection in children
It is one of the significant medical problem in young children. It is one of the cause for irreversible renal damage in association with abnormalities of the urinary tract and vesicoureteric reflux. In infancy the incidence of UTI is same in boys and girls, since route of infection id soften hematogenous and boys have higher incidence of urinary tract anomalies like posterior urethral valves.
Light therapy or phototherapy in children
As the name suggests, this treatment uses natural or artificial light. The simplest and easiest form of phototherapy involves exposing your skin to controlled amounts of natural sunlight. Other forms of light therapy include the use of artificial ultraviolet A (UVA) or ultraviolet B (UVB) lights either alone or in combination with medications.
Gilbert Syndrome
It is an herditary disease cause for increased bilirubin. It is an autosomal recessive condition charecterized by intermittent jaundice int he absence of hemolysis or liver disease.It is seen in 5% of the population.The main feature is that it causes jaundice which do not need treatment, caused by unconjugated bilirubin in the blood stream. It is benign condition with no mortality or morbidity.