Pediatric Medical Outpatients - Unit 1D1

Provides care for children who do not require admission to hospital but need regular short or long term IV infusion therapy for various medical conditions.

Provides treatment for a variety of conditions such as:

• blood disorders including various anemias, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), and hemophilia.
• rheumatic disease and conditions including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, uveitis, and juvenile dermatomyositis.
• bone disorders such as Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
• patients affected by inflammatory bowel disease, constipation, as well as chronic and acute liver disease.
• acute infections/exacerbations including asthma, Cystic Fibrosis (CF), cellulites, urinary tract infections and septicemia.

In addition care is provided for children:

• after a transplant for ongoing follow-up and treatments.
• before and after procedures during which they are sedated; as well as short stay surgical patients including bone marrow, kidney, and liver biopsies.
• short term IV antibiotic therappy