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Please my 8weeks and 3days old baby was diagnosed with chest infection.. We are currently admitted at the hospital. What could be...
Chest infections are caused by germs-viruses, bacteria.
My friends baby was immunized for PCV and Penta at 5 weeks instead of 6 weeks (miscalculation from d facility) she is seriously wo...
Take the next dose exactly one month after today and I think you should get an extra dose a month afterwards as well. No matter how full your hands are kindly KNOW THAT THE MINIMUM INTERVAL between VACCINATION that have repeat doses is usually ONE MONTH
What is the normal pcv for children.
The normal PCV range for 2-3 months old is 28-41%.
I have a boy of 1year +, he is running a high temperature and it's becoming frequentMy doctor said we should go and run some (7) tests, which we did(malaria, widal, PCV, genotype, etc), from the test the lad techno...
Since the drugs were prescribed by a doctor, please follow his instructions.
My baby of one year has PCV of 24%. How do I boost it?
Dr. Dara Abiodun

Medical Doctor

Low PCV... Low PACKED CELL VOLUME AKA BLOOD levels is called ANAEMIA aka shortage of blood... There are many causes of anaemia... Though malnutrition is one of them especially if the food is deficient in iron and folic acid and vitamins... There are other causes that have nothing to do with food.
I need your advice on this , my daughter has been running temperature since Thursday I took her to the lab for Widal test, mp and...