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Developmental Case Study

His mother noticed that he seemed to shiver when he cries and go blue when he does not get what he wants . When he is angry or upset , he will cough or make vomiting actions . The mother was alarmed with this behavior but when she talked to her pediatrician , he said that Aaron was merely trying to get his own way by vomiting and turning blue because when he checked him he was really just a normal child . The mother has learned not to reinforce vomiting or holding his breath and this have

now disappeared . At one year old , Aaron was hospitalized for diarrhea and vomiting , he was having high grade fever and was throwing up and had very loose bowels He was brought to the hospital because he was already showing signs of dehydration . He stayed in the hospital for 3 days and came home fine His teeth came out in pairs and started when he was 9 months old , at 1 year and 4 months , he already had 8 . He seemed to have the colds and low grade fever whenever his teeth were coming out . He has not been dropped had his head banged or fell from the stairs . He started walking at one year old and was running before he reached 2 years old . He did not have any illnesses up to the time of the interview

Health and Medical Analysis

From the case study presented , it seemed that Aaron 's major health condition that has brought about medical attention was on his digestive system . He had constipation , colic , indigestion diarrhea and vomiting at a young age this would imply that he has a weak stomach or a very sensitive digestive system . He had been on infant formula since he was born and it could be that...

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