Abstract

APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CRY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE IN CHILDREN

Dr. P. K. Dash and Dr. Ajit More*

Abstract

Cry of the children is a physiological phenomenon which needs to differentiate from abnormal or pathological conditions. Examination of a child with cry indicates about the status of a child to think about intervention or serious nature of the disease. Howcry is a very good indicator of a child‘s well being, it has been emphasized not only in modern Pediatrics but similar importance was laid in ancient Pediatricor kaumarabhritya Department to evaluate the vedana or diseases through examination only by different Acharyas to take appropriate measure at right time. Present article is a mirror to cover all the aspects of cry in healthy and unhealthy children during infancy from ancient and modern parlance.

Keywords: Diagnosis- cry, Physiological- Pathological, Kaumarabhritya, Vedana.