Diagnostic Criteria for Constipation in children- Ft. Dr Lavenya R Padmanaban

Published On 2023-08-31 11:17 GMT | Update On 2023-09-01 11:32 GMT

Children are fussy when having stomach troubles, diagnosing constipation in children is usually by enquiring about the child's diet or lifestyle habits and physical examination. However this is not a reliable method in long term as improper diagnosis leads to several other complications.

In today’s video, to talk to us in detail about the diagnostic criteria for constipation in children applied in Indian practice settings, we have Dr. Lavenya R Padmanaban, Consultant- Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Rainbow Children's Hospital, Marathahalli, Bangalore.

She has an experience over 10 years of experience in Pediatrics and over 5 years of experience in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She completed her MBBS from Coimbatore Medical College and MD Pediatrics from the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras Medical College. Subsequently in the UK she completed MRCPCH and trained in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at King's College Hospital NHS Trust, London.

She has vast experience in managing children with common ailments and good expertise in managing children with complicated gastrointestinal and liver disorders.

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Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

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Diagnostic Criteria for Constipation in children- Ft. Dr Lavenya R Padmanaban

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