Pediatrics, notes, and life in Nepal
I am Dr. Vivek Karn, a pediatrics resident in Nepal. This blog mixes practical child-health guides, clinical learning, medical tools I build, and the occasional personal note that does not fit anywhere else.
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PediaHelper is useful because it helps pediatric residents with real duty questions: drug doses, bilirubin thresholds, resuscitation numbers, ABG interpretation, sodium correction, growth assessment and evidence lookup.
Read noteA practical guide for parents when a two-year-old is not talking, including hearing loss, autism, speech delay and when to seek help.
Read noteA practical Nepal-focused guide for parents on newborn jaundice, phototherapy, warning signs and follow-up.
Read noteA practical guide for parents of children with nephrotic syndrome, including swelling, urine protein, steroids, relapse and danger signs.
Read noteA parent-friendly explanation of asthma inhalers, controller medicines, relievers, spacers and common fears in Nepal.
Read noteA detailed parent guide to thalassemia in Nepal, including transfusion, chelation, monitoring, Nepal/South Asia data, BMT, newer medicines, gene therapy and practical clinic questions.
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How to read this site
Some posts are practical health guides for parents and patients. Some are clinical notes for doctors and students. Some are simply stories, tools, tech experiments, or thoughts I wanted to keep. The mix is intentional.
