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Hi, I’m Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency physician and Senior Medical Advisor at PM Pediatric Care. In addition to caring for patients, I personally write and/or select the content from my fellow PM Pediatric Care colleagues that appears here, ensuring you have the important resources needed to help keep your family healthy, happy, and thriving.

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Illness Prevention & Management

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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Illness Prevention & Management

Spray Tans: Know Before You Glow

Since warmer weather and everyone’s spring break is coming up soon, today I’d like to start with a quick survey. If you had to describe yourself in regards to sun...
Published on March 5, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Duration of Antibiotic Treatment

“Take this medicine for 10 days for your child’s ear infection”  “Do not miss a dose of this 7 day antibiotic course” “Just 3 days of this antibiotic will get...
Published on February 19, 2018
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Injury Prevention & Management

Chipped, Loose, and Broken Teeth 101

Lots of kids chip their teeth, and most people don’t know what to do. Let’s change that today. Whether it’s part of a fall or a forceful bite on hard...
Published on January 29, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

HIVES: Always a Real Emergency…or Not?

Other than a true cardiac or respiratory arrest, there are few situations in my business where I interrupt anything and everything to go examine a patient at the door. Here’s...
Published on January 22, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Anatomy of a Prescription

I’ve written a lot of prescriptions in my day. Since I strive to be at #nerdalert level: expert I tried to come up with an estimate of how many I’ve written in...
Published on January 15, 2018
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Illness Prevention & Management

Fever-Reducing Tips

Who applies a damp cloth to the forehead during a fever?  You? Your mom? Whenever I was sick with a fever growing up I always felt like I was undertreated...
Published on January 8, 2018
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Mental & Behavioral Health

Are You and Your Doctor a Good Fit?

As I write this blog entry my phone is all abuzz with notifications related to a tweet I made about “doctor shopping” – any idea what this is? It’s when...
Published on December 24, 2017
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