Inpatient Management of Anaemia at Bugando Medical Centre.

Ndunguru, Esterius CUHAS/MD/4000556/T/10

Inpatient Management of Anaemia at Bugando Medical Centre. - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2016 - 25 Pages Includes References

Abstract:

This was one month working field practice at department of pediatric and child health at Bugando medical centre. The practical ground was based on C5 and E5 General Ward units, Malnutritional units as well as neonatal unit.

The most aimed objective was to learn, practice and gaining more skills on inpatients management of anemia.

The period of 30 days pieced down in different day working program based on criteria used for inpatient management of anemia. Also some days were used to assess, learn and gaining knowledge on classification and types of anemia, contributing and associated factors to anemia, inpatient management of anemia as well as common causes of anemia at Bugando medical centre. The clear day timetable is shown on table 1 and 2

The whole process was supervised by the specialist doctors, residents doctors, intern doctors and nurses who were present at the appropriate day.

Also there was a chance to meet with outpatients during their clinic date for a better follow up and appreciate of outcomes.

During the whole attachment field I was able to see anemic children, with different complications and their management those cases were like sickle cell anemia, congenital heart disease, pediatric aids, TB related malnutrition, HIV related malnutrition, cerebral palsy, nephrotic syndrome, leukemia lymphoma etc.





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