MD Paediatrics thesis topics MMC

Thesis / Dissertations done under The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai for the branch of MD Paediatrics.

College: Madras Medical College, Chennai

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M.D Paediatrics [Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu]
S.No	THESIS TITLE	MONTH & YEAR
1.	The prevalence, the resistance pattern, the risk factors and the clinical profile of multi drug resistant typhoid fever (MDRTF) and nalidixic acid resistant Salmonella typhi (NARST) among culture positive typhoid fever in hospitalized children less than 12 years of age	Mar 2007
2.	Role of gastric lavage and broncho-alveolar lavage in the bacteriological diagnosis of Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Mar 2008
3.	Simple predictors in identifying bacterial pneumonia in children aged 6 months to 60 months	Mar 2008
4.	Prediction of glomerular filtration rate by schwartz formula in children aged 5 - 12 years admitted in an urban referral centre	Sep 2006
5.	Screening of term low birth weight infants for neuro-developmental delay	Mar 2009
6.	Role of diazepam and piracetam in the management of breath-holding spells in children.	Mar 2009
7.	Randomised controlled trial of nebulised budesonide Vs oral prednisolone in acute severe asthma	Mar 2009
8.	Study of congenital heart defects among down syndrome cases attending a tertiary care centre	Sep 2006
9.	The Etiological, epidemiological and clinical profile in cases of bronchiectasis among Children less than twelve years of age as seen in an urban referral centre	Mar 2009
10.	Infections in children with diabetes mellitus	Mar 2007
11.	Reference standards of anthropometric measurements for adolescents 11-18 years of age of an urban set up	Mar 2007
12.	Comparison of kangaroo mother care with conventional methods of care in the care of low birth weight infants	Mar 2008
13.	Low Iron Status: A possible risk factor for first Febrile seizure	Sep 2006
14.	A Hospital based study on factors related to teenage pregnancy and their outcome in a tertiary care centre	Sep 2006
15.	Profile and outcome of dialated cardiomyopathy in children - A short term follow up	Mar 2008
16.	Child health indicators in urban slums	Mar 2007
17.	Clinical and ultrasonographic assessment and analysis of liver span in children	Mar 2008
18.	Profile of polyuria in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit with specific reference to central diabetes insipidis and cerebral salt wasting syndrome	Mar 2008
19.	Clinical profile and risk factors for persistent diarrhoea in children under five years of age in an urban referral centre	Mar 2007
20.	Neurodevelopmental outcome in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy assessment by Munich Functional Developmental Scale	Mar 2008
21.	Study of clinical profile and outcome of shock in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary referal hospital	Mar 2007
22.	Clinical profile, outcome and follow-up of foreign body aspiration in children	Mar 2008
23.	Immediate clinical outcome of newborns with meconium stained amniotic fluid in an urban referral centre	Mar 2007
24.	Comparison of the immunogenicity and safety of DPT-HB combination vaccine and DPT and Hepatitis B vaccines given separately	Mar 2007
25.	Prevalence of cardiac disorders in asymptomatic school children between 5 to 15 years of age	Mar 2008
26.	Early detection of nephropathy in diabetic children	Mar 2007
27.	Clinical outcome of Neonatal Seizures	Mar 2009
28.	Etiology, clinical profile and outcome of hemiplegia in children aged 2 months to 12 years	Mar 2009
29.	Measurement of peak expiratory flow rate values in healthy school going children between 6 and 12 years attending urban schools in Chennai	Mar 2007
30.	Usefulness of clinical features and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of neonatal Cholestasis syndrome	Mar 2009
31.	Clinical profile and outcome of electrolyte disturbances in children aged 1 month to 12 years treated in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital	Mar 2008
32.	Effect of completely expressed hind milk-rich feeds in increasing weight gain of preterm newborns	Sep 2006
33.	Neuro imaging in mental retardation	Mar 2009
34.	Simple predictors to differentiate acute respiratory infection from acute asthma in children 6 months to 5 years	Mar 2008
35.	Modifiable risk factors for obesity in adolescence	Mar 2008
36.	Anti-streptolysin O Titers in normal healthy children of 5-15 years in Chennai city	Mar 2007
37.	The Role of C-reactive protein in fever without focus in children between 1-36 months of age	Mar 2009
38.	CSF C-reactive protein estimation for the bedside diagnosis of pyogenic meningitis	Mar 2008
39.	A Study on scholastic backwardness in children	Mar 2009
40.	Prevalence of co-morbid conditions in relation to severity of asthma	Mar 2007
41.	Morbidity pattern and outcome of therapy in undernourished children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia	Mar 2010
42.	Outcome of children born to HIV positive mothers	Mar 2009
43.	Clinical profile and risk factors of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in an urban referral centre	Mar 2008
44.	Study of cardiac dysfunction among the children living with HIV /AIDS in the age group of 2-12 years in an urban referral centre	Mar 2009
45.	Usefulness of cord blood analysis in predicting hyperbilirubinemia in babies at risk of developing abo incompatibility	Mar 2008
46.	Clinical profile, Immediate outcome and Risk factors determining adverse outcome of status epilepticus in children - managed in an urban tertiary level referral centre	Sep 2006
47.	Clinical profile of systemic lupus erythematosus among children less than 12 years	Mar 2010
48.	Study on profile of critically ill children treated with vasoactive agents in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit	Mar 2010
49.	Assessment of risk factor for death in dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome	Mar 2010
50.	Acute Illness Observation Scale (AIOS) in community acquired pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months	Mar 2010
51.	Evaluation of chronic cough in children aged 1 year to 12 years	Mar 2010
52.	To Study the risk factors for chronic renal failure in children with posterior urethral valve	Mar 2010
53.	Study on prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in regurgitant infant and children and evaluation of IGERQ score	Mar 2010
54.	Risk factors for seizures in children with cerebral palsy	Mar 2010
55.	The pattern of intra cranial hemorrhage in the age group of 2 weeks and 6 months with reference to late onset hemorrhagic disease of newborn	Mar 2010
56.	Predictors and impact on the outcome of refractory status epilepticus	Mar 2010
57.	Clinical and Laboratory profile and assessment of health and functional status of children of < 12 years with juvenile idiopathic arthritis	Mar 2010
58.	A Study on the Prevalence of Overweight and Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors In Adolescent School Children 12 - 16 Years in Chennai	Mar 2009
59.	Nosocomial Pneumonia among Ventilated Children in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit	Mar 2009
60.	Usefulness of Clinical Features and Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Neonatal
61.	Hearing Loss in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus	Mar 2008
62.	Assessment of Severity of Illness on Admission and Its Outcome	Mar 2009
63.	Correlation between the Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Level and Level of Insulin
64.	Reference Standards of Anthropometric Measurements for Children
65.	Evaluation of Persistent Pneumonia and Percutaneous Needle Aspiration of Lung as A oil In The Etiological Evaluation Of Children With Persistent Pneumonia	Sep 2006
66.	Profile of Neonatal Sepsis in a Tertiary Care Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Sep 2006
67.	To study the prevalence of asymptomatic hypertension among adolescent school going children between 10 to 17 years of age and to asses the risk factors among them	Sep 2006
68.	Clinical profile and diagnostic evaluation of frank bleeding per rectum in children between 1 and 12 years of age	Mar 2009
69.	Health Seeking Behaviour, Infant (0-12 Months) Rearing Practices and Nutritional Status of Migrant Population near Metropolis	Feb 2006
70.	Correlation between Total Lymphocyte Count and Cd4 Lymphocyte Count in Children Infected With HIV	Feb 2006
71.	Study of Seroepidemiology of Rubella in School Girls	Feb 2006
72.	Profile of Euthyroid Goiters in Children and the Role of Levothyroxine	Mar 2007
73.	Predictors of intractable epilepsy in childhood: a case control study	Mar 2010
74.	Role of induced sputum in the diagnostic workup of pulmonary tuberculosis in children	01204.0000
75.	Evaluation of the utility of IMNCI algorithm in predicting illness, hospitalization and management of children aged 2 months to 5 years in a tertiary referral centre	01204.0000
76.	Usefulness of the four score coma scale in children admitted at an intensive care unit of a referral centre	01204.0000
77.	Prevalence of hiv infection in children (0-12 years) with tuberculosis and correlation of cd4 cell count level with types of tuberculosis	01104.0000
78.	Clinical and psychosocial profile of chronic abdominal pain in children aged
79.	Etiological and clinical profile of short stature	01204.0000
80.	Sexual precocity: clinical and endocrine profile and predictors of neurogenic etiology in girls with central precocious puberty	01204.0000
81.	Epidemiology, clinical profile and etiology of recurrent wheeze in children below 5 years	01204.0000
82.	Clinical profile of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in children less than 12 years	01003.0000
83.	Evaluation of diagnostic tests in malaria (evaluating the diagnostic value of quantitative buffy coat and rapid diagnostic test using plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase against the peripheral smear microscopy)	01204.0000
84.	Etiological profile of fever of short duration without focus in children aged 1- 36 months	01204.0000
85.	Evaluation of recurrent pneumonia in children	01104.0000
86.	A study on clinical profile and reversible risk factors associated with poor outcome in acute kidney injury	01204.0000
87.	Clinical and etiological profile of children with upper gastrointestinal bleed and endoscopic correlation	01104.0000
88.	Compliance for lifestyle modifications among obese/overweight school children from 7 - 12 years	01204.0000
89.	Study on prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in exclusive breastfed babies	01204.0000
90.	A study of evaluation of faine's criteria and IgM ELISA in the diagnosis
91.	Clinical profile and risk factors for severity and mortality in acute bronchiolitis in children less than 2 years of age attending an urban referral centre	01204.0000
92.	Study on comparison of three methods of gradual weaning from mechanical ventilators	01204.0000
93.	Oral iron therapy in childhood nutritional anaemia and factors affecting the outcome	01104.0000
94.	Predictors of mortality among hospitalized children aged 2 to < 60 months with severe and very severe pneumonia in urban tertiary referral health care	01204.0000
95.	Study on various offences and risk factors for juvenile delinquency	01104.0000
96.	Paediatric index of mortality - 2 (pim-2) score as predictor of mortality in PICU	01204.0000
97.	The role of hereditary propensity, environmental factors and the possible phenotypic association in physician diagnosed asthma	01204.0000
98.	Profile of children ventilated in paediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary car
99.	3% Saline versus mannitol in treatment of cerebral edema in children	01104.0000
100.	Normal bowel pattern in children and dietary and other precipitating factors in functional constipation	01104.0000
101.	Acute illness observation scale (AIOS) in community acquired pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months	01003.0000
102.	Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in obese children	01104.0000
103.	To identify the growth pattern of fetus and factors determining the growth in diabetic pregnancies	009.0000
104.	Study on the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in type 1 diabetic children	Apr 2013
105.	Prevalence of lifestyle risk factors in noncommunicable diseases	Apr 2013
106.	Risk factors and clinical profile of submersion injury in children less than 12 years	Apr 2013
107.	Clinical features directed screening for HIV infection among children attending an urban referral centre	Apr 2013
108.	Serum zinc level in children admitted with pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital	Apr 2013
109.	Assessing iron deficiency as a risk factor for febrile seizures in children between 9 months - 5 years by using multiple parameters	Apr 2013
110.	Etiology and outcome of non traumatic coma in children	Apr 2013
111.	Hospital based management of severe acute malnutrition children at a tertiary hospital	Apr 2013
112.	Clinical predictors of pneumonia among children up to 12 years of age with wheezing	Apr 2013
113.	Clinical profile, risk factors and outcome of new born babies with retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary care centre	Apr 2013
114.	Prevalance of prediabetes in urban school going adolescents aged 11-17 years with high risk factors	Apr 2013
115.	Efficacy of 3% hypertonic saline nebulisation in children hospitalized with moderate bronchiolitis	Apr 2013
116.	Etiology, outcome and risk factors for complication of empyema thoracis in children aged 1 month - 12 years in a tertiary care centre	Apr 2013
117.	Nutritional status and prevalence of anaemia in rural adolescents	Sep 2006
118.	Risk factors for complications and death among children less than 12 years with scorpion sting as seen in an urban referral centre	Mar 2010
119.	Etiological profile of fever of unknown origin in children between 1 month to 12 years admitted in an urban referral centre	Sep 2006
120.	Paediatric risk of mortality scoring in PICU, ICH& HC, Egmore	Sep 2006