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Back to School Survival Guide for Parents

Another Summer come and gone! With the arrival of September and Labor Day in the rearview mirror, many families have shifted their focus back to academics, routines, and shorter days...

Published on September 7, 2024

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SOB...not what you think it means! A short list of respiratory distress signs that you should know.

It’s always hard to say goodbye to summer isn’t it?— But I really like September. The weather is still warm and nice enough to feel good, and I don’t know...

Published on September 20, 2018

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Blog Update: The Yellow River…by I.P. Freely (and other ways we look for answers in the urine)

In pediatric acute care medicine, there are many conditions that aren’t really seasonal and exist at a steady, constant rate: many conditions that we don’t talk about very much. Bladder...

Published on August 30, 2018

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Back to School Phrases I Hear from PARENTS

Most of the pediatrician-blogs and online mainstream mom/parenting pages are filled with back to school stuff and “best practices” for kids as they head back to the classroom, and it’s...

Published on August 24, 2018

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Medicalisms

“Children are not just small adults.” Most people have heard this expression, stated liberally by people in healthcare worldwide. It is used in several different ways; sometimes as a defense...

Published on August 17, 2018

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Bug Bites: What Matters and What Doesn’t

I just got off the phone with one of my absolute favorite gal pals and she described what sounded like a possible new world record set for bug bites this...

Published on July 12, 2018

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Helping after the Hospital: 10 things YOU can do

Something caught my eye on Twitter the other day. Actually, a lot catches my eye on Twitter because it’s so fast paced and dense, but in a distinctly different theme...

Published on June 25, 2018

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3 Common Skin Conditions That Don't Get a Lot of Press But You Should Know About

In the warm weather months those of us in healthcare spend a fair amount of time managing medical problems related to the skin, and many of those get a lot...

Published on June 11, 2018

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Demystifying Meningitis

We’ve all heard the frightening reported stories: a teenager away at summer camp says she has a stiff neck and a headache one minute, then in what seems like the...

Published on June 4, 2018

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Dehydration Management: IV or PO?

I’m generally a “glass half full” person. Usually pretty optimistic about most things, which might be a bit unusual for a person whose specialty career (Pediatric Emergency Medicine) is focused...

Published on May 21, 2018

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5 Abdominal Pain Situations You Shouldn’t Ignore

Abdominal Pain. When I see these 2 words written as the reason for a medical visit I never really feel like it points me towards a straightforward diagnostic direction, since...

Published on May 14, 2018