A to Z Symptoms (parents)
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Articles
- A to Z Symptom: Cough
- A to Z Symptom: Crying (Babies)
- A to Z Symptom: Diarrhea
- A to Z Symptom: Dizziness
- A to Z Symptom: Fainting
- A to Z Symptom: Fever
- A to Z Symptom: Malaise and Fatigue
- A to Z Symptom: Nausea
- A to Z Symptom: Rash
- A to Z Symptom: Rectal Bleeding
- A to Z Symptom: Seizure
- A to Z Symptom: Sore Throat
- A to Z Symptom: Vertigo
- A to Z Symptom: Vomiting
- A to Z Symptoms: Chronic Pain
- A to Z Symptoms: Muscle Weakness
- A to Z: Constipation
Condition Centers (parents)
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Articles
- Concussion Clinic - Boredom Busters
- Concussion Clinic - Evaluation and Treatment Overview
- Concussion Clinic - First 14 Days
- Concussion Clinic - Limiting Triggers
- Concussion Clinic - Provider Overview
- Concussion Clinic - Rehab Following Concussion
- Concussion Clinic - Tips to Recover from a Concussion
- Concussion Clinic - Walking Program Guidelines
- Preventing Premature Birth
Condition Centers for Kids (kids)
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Articles
- Concussion Clinic - Boredom Busters
- Concussion Clinic - First 14 Days
- Concussion Clinic - Limiting Triggers
- Concussion Clinic - Provider Overview
- Concussion Clinic - Rehab Following Concussion
- Concussion Clinic - Tips to Recover from a Concussion
- Concussion Clinic - Walking Program Guidelines
- Hypersomnia
Condition Centers for Teens (teens)
- Articles
Diseases & Conditions (parents)
In This section: Allergies & the Immune System | Arthritis & Rheumatologic Conditions | Asthma | Body Basics | Bones & Muscles | Brain & Nervous System | Cancer & Tumors | Digestive System | Ears, Nose, Throat/Speech & Hearing | Endocrine Glands, Growth & Diabetes | Genetic, Chromosomal & Metabolic Conditions | Heart & Blood Vessels | Kidney & Urinary System | Learning Disorders | Lungs & Respiratory System | Sexual & Reproductive System | Sleep Disorders
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Allergies & the Immune System
Articles-
5 Ways to Prepare for an Allergy Emergency
(Spanish)
- A Cold or Allergies: Which Is It?
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Air Pollution and Asthma
(Spanish)
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Allergy Shots
(Spanish)
- Can Kids Get Allergies All Year?
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Celiac Disease
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
(Spanish)
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Coughing
(Spanish)
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Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
(Spanish)
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Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
(Spanish)
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Egg Allergy
(Spanish)
- Environmental Control Measures
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First Aid: Allergic Reactions
(Spanish)
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Fish Allergy
(Spanish)
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Food Allergies
(Spanish)
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Going to School With Food Allergies
(Spanish)
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
(Spanish)
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Hives (Urticaria)
(Spanish)
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How Do Doctors Test for Food Allergies?
(Spanish)
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If My Child Has Food Allergies, What Should I Look for When Reading Food Labels?
(Spanish)
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Immune Thrombocytopenia
(Spanish)
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Inflammation
(Spanish)
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Insect Sting Allergy
(Spanish)
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Kawasaki Disease
(Spanish)
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Kids and Allergies
(Spanish)
- Latex allergy
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Milk Allergy
(Spanish)
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Milk Allergy in Infants
(Spanish)
- Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): Care at Home
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Nut and Peanut Allergy
(Spanish)
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Poison Ivy
(Spanish)
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Pollen-Food Allergy Syndrome
(Spanish)
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PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
(Spanish)
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Psoriasis
(Spanish)
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Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever)
(Spanish)
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Serious Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis)
(Spanish)
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Sesame Allergy
(Spanish)
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Shellfish Allergy
(Spanish)
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Soy Allergy
(Spanish)
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Stem Cell Transplants
(Spanish)
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Thrombocytopenia
(Spanish)
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What Is Skin Testing for Allergies?
(Spanish)
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What's the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?
(Spanish)
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Wheat Allergy
(Spanish)
- Words to Know: Transplants
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5 Ways to Prepare for an Allergy Emergency
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Arthritis & Rheumatologic Conditions
Articles-
Arthrogram
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
(Spanish)
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Enthesitis-Related Juvenile Arthritis
(Spanish)
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Fibromyalgia
(Spanish)
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
(Spanish)
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Inflammation
(Spanish)
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Jumper's Knee
(Spanish)
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Juvenile Dermatomyositis
(Spanish)
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
(Spanish)
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Lupus
(Spanish)
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Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
(Spanish)
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Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
(Spanish)
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Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
(Spanish)
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Arthrogram
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Asthma
Articles-
Asthma
(Spanish)
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Asthma Flare-Ups
(Spanish)
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Asthma Medicines
(Spanish)
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Asthma Trigger Control
(Spanish)
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Asthma Triggers
(Spanish)
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Can Kids and Teens With Asthma Play Sports?
(Spanish)
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Can the Weather Affect My Child's Asthma?
(Spanish)
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Creating an Asthma-Safe Home
(Spanish)
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Dealing With Triggers: Pets
(Spanish)
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Definition: Exercise-Induced Asthma
(Spanish)
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Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
(Spanish)
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Exercise-Induced Asthma
(Spanish)
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First Aid: Asthma Flare-Ups
(Spanish)
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Handling an Asthma Flare-Up
(Spanish)
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How Can I Help My Child Use a Nebulizer?
(Spanish)
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Inflammation
(Spanish)
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Inhaler or Nebulizer: Which One Should My Child Use?
(Spanish)
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Managing Asthma
(Spanish)
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My Baby Is Wheezing. Is it Asthma?
(Spanish)
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School and Asthma
(Spanish)
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Traveling and Asthma
(Spanish)
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What Are Nebulizers and Inhalers?
(Spanish)
- What's a Peak Flow Meter?
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What's an Asthma Action Plan?
(Spanish)
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When to Go to the ER if Your Child Has Asthma
(Spanish)
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Asthma
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Body Basics
Articles- About Body Basics
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Blood
(Spanish)
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Bones, Muscles, and Joints
(Spanish)
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Brain and Nervous System
(Spanish)
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Digestive System
(Spanish)
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Endocrine System
(Spanish)
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Female Reproductive System
(Spanish)
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Heart and Circulatory System
(Spanish)
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Immune System
(Spanish)
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Kidneys and Urinary Tract
(Spanish)
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Lungs and Respiratory System
(Spanish)
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Male Reproductive System
(Spanish)
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Mouth and Teeth
(Spanish)
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Skin, Hair, and Nails
(Spanish)
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The Lymphatic System
(Spanish)
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Bones & Muscles
Articles- Achondroplasia
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears
(Spanish)
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Arthrogryposis
(Spanish)
- Baclofen pump
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Basilar Invagination
(Spanish)
- Bleeding disorders: Iliopsoas bleed
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Blount Disease
(Spanish)
- Botulinum toxin for spasticity
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Bow Legs (Genu Varum)
(Spanish)
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Broken Bones
(Spanish)
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Broken Collarbone (Clavicle Fracture)
(Spanish)
- Cast care and mobility changes
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Casts
(Spanish)
- Cerebral Palsy: Parents Talk (Video)
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Clubfoot
(Spanish)
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Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions
(Spanish)
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Compression Fracture of the Spine
(Spanish)
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Congenital Kyphosis
(Spanish)
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Costochondritis
(Spanish)
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Craniosynostosis
(Spanish)
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Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
(Spanish)
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Dislocated Kneecap (Dislocated Patella)
(Spanish)
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Dwarfism
(Spanish)
- Ehlers Danlos Syndromes
- Electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction study (NCS)
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Fibromyalgia
(Spanish)
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Flat Feet
(Spanish)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Casts
(Spanish)
- Ganglion Cysts
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Getting an X-Ray
(Spanish)
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Goldenhar Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Growth Plate Fractures
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Growth Plates
(Spanish)
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Halo-Gravity Traction
(Spanish)
- How the Joints Work (Video)
- Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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Hypermobility and Your Body
(Spanish)
- Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
- Hypochondroplasia
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In-Toeing
(Spanish)
- Infant Torticollis
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Inflammation
(Spanish)
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Jumper's Knee
(Spanish)
- Kinesio tape
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Knee Injuries
(Spanish)
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Knock Knees (Genu Valgum)
(Spanish)
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Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
(Spanish)
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Little League Elbow
(Spanish)
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Low Calcium in Babies (Hypocalcemia)
(Spanish)
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Marfan Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries
(Spanish)
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Meningocele
(Spanish)
- Morquio Syndrome
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Muscular Dystrophy
(Spanish)
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Myasthenia Gravis
(Spanish)
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Myelomeningocele
(Spanish)
- Nursemaid's Elbow
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Osgood-Schlatter Disease
(Spanish)
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Osteochondritis Dissecans
(Spanish)
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Osteomyelitis
(Spanish)
- Osteopenia
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Out-Toeing
(Spanish)
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Panner's Disease
(Spanish)
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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner's Knee)
(Spanish)
- Pectus Excavatum: The Nuss Procedure
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Pompe Disease
(Spanish)
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Postural Kyphosis
(Spanish)
- Pseudoachondroplasia
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Repetitive Stress Injuries in Sports
(Spanish)
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Rickets
(Spanish)
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Rigo Cheneau Brace
(Spanish)
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Scheuermann's Kyphosis
(Spanish)
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Scoliosis
(Spanish)
- Scoliosis: Teens Talk (Video)
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Sever's Disease
(Spanish)
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Shin Splints
(Spanish)
- Should I Worry About the Way My Son Walks?
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
(Spanish)
- Spina Bifida
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Spina Bifida Occulta
(Spanish)
- Spinal Fusion Surgery
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
(Spanish)
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Steven's Story (Video)
(Spanish)
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The Ponseti Clubfoot Brace: Tips for Parents
(Spanish)
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The Ponseti Method: Bracing Phase
(Spanish)
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The Ponseti Method: Casting Phase
(Spanish)
- The WREX Orthosis (Assistive Device)
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Toe Walking
(Spanish)
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Torticollis
(Spanish)
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What Is Collagen?
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Ankle
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Bone Age Study
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Cervical Spine
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Chest
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Elbow
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Finger
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Foot
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Forearm
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Hand
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Hip
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Knee
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Leg Length
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Lower Leg (Tibia and Fibula)
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Pelvis
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Arm (Humerus)
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Leg (Femur)
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Wrist
(Spanish)
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Brain & Nervous System
Articles- A to Z: Bell's Palsy
- Absence Seizures
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Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome)
(Spanish)
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Ataxia-Telangiectasia
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Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
(Spanish)
- Autonomic dysreflexia
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
- Body cooling
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Brain and Nervous System Cancers
(Spanish)
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Brain Tumors
(Spanish)
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Burner (Stinger)
(Spanish)
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Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Cerebral Palsy (CP)
(Spanish)
- Cerebral Palsy: Ira's Story (Video)
- Cerebral Palsy: Parents Talk (Video)
- Cerebral Palsy: Shannon's Story (Video)
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Chiari I Malformation
(Spanish)
- Concussion (Mild traumatic brain injury)
- Concussion Clinic - Boredom Busters
- Concussion Clinic - First 14 Days
- Concussion Clinic - Limiting Triggers
- Concussion Clinic - Provider Overview
- Concussion Clinic - Rehab Following Concussion
- Concussion Clinic - Tips to Recover from a Concussion
- Concussion Clinic - Walking Program Guidelines
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Concussions
(Spanish)
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Costello Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Craniopharyngioma
(Spanish)
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Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy
(Spanish)
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) - ambulatory
- Electroencephalogram (video)
- Electroencephalogram instructions (ambulatory)
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Epilepsy
(Spanish)
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fainting
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Febrile Seizures
(Spanish)
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Focal Aware Seizures
(Spanish)
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Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures
(Spanish)
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Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures
(Spanish)
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Gliomas
(Spanish)
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Headaches
(Spanish)
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Hydrocephalus
(Spanish)
- Intractable Epilepsy
- Intraventricular hemorrhage in premature babies
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Is There a Connection Between Vaccines and Autism?
(Spanish)
- Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy
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Lead Poisoning
(Spanish)
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Legius Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
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Lyme Disease
(Spanish)
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Brain
(Spanish)
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Medulloblastoma
(Spanish)
- Mental Health Direct Observation by Adult Visitor
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Migraine Headaches
(Spanish)
- Multiple Sclerosis
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Myasthenia Gravis
(Spanish)
- Neurocutaneous Syndromes
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1
(Spanish)
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
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Newborn Brachial Plexus Injuries
(Spanish)
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Pompe Disease
(Spanish)
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Raising a Child With Autism: Paige and Iain's Story
(Spanish)
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RASopathies
(Spanish)
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Sanfilippo Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Spastic Cerebral Palsy
(Spanish)
- Spina Bifida
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
(Spanish)
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Strokes
(Spanish)
- Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
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Tourette Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
(Spanish)
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Vagus Nerve Stimulator Therapy for Epilepsy
(Spanish)
- Video Electroencephalogram (EEG): Inpatient
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VP Shunts
(Spanish)
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What Is Acute Flaccid Myelitis?
(Spanish)
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Cancer & Tumors
Articles- Bevacizumab (Avastin)
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Bleeding disorders: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
(Hmong)
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Brain and Nervous System Cancers
(Spanish)
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Brain Tumors
(Spanish)
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Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Carfilzomib (Kyprolis)
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Chemotherapy
(Spanish)
- Chemotherapy (outpatient): cyclophosphamide
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Chemotherapy at home by IV push
(Spanish)
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Childhood Cancer
(Spanish)
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Costello Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Craniopharyngioma
(Spanish)
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Ewing Sarcoma
(Spanish)
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Germ Cell Tumors
(Spanish)
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Gliomas
(Spanish)
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Hemolytic Anemia
(Spanish)
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Hepatoblastoma
(Spanish)
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
(Spanish)
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Legius Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Liver Tumors
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Medulloblastoma
(Spanish)
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Melanoma
(Spanish)
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MIBG Treatment for Neuroblastoma
(Spanish)
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Neuroblastoma
(Spanish)
- Neurocutaneous Syndromes
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1
(Spanish)
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
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Neutropenia
(Spanish)
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Osteosarcoma
(Spanish)
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
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Radiation Therapy
(Spanish)
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Radioembolization (TARE-Y90) for Liver Tumors
(Spanish)
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RASopathies
(Spanish)
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Retinoblastoma
(Spanish)
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Rhabdoid Tumor of the Liver
(Spanish)
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Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS)
(Spanish)
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Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation
(Spanish)
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Sinonasal Tumors
(Spanish)
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Stem Cell Transplants
(Spanish)
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Testicular Cancer
(Spanish)
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Thrombocytopenia
(Spanish)
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Thyroid Cancer
(Spanish)
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Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver (UESL)
(Spanish)
- Words to Know: Transplants
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Digestive System
Articles- Abdominal Massage
- Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE)
- Appendectomy
- Appendicitis, perforated
- Appendicitis, perforated with abscess
- Barium exam: Care at home
- Biliary Atresia
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Celiac Disease
(Spanish)
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Chylous Ascites
(Spanish)
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Chyluria
(Spanish)
- Colonoscopy: Care at home
- Constipation
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Cystic Fibrosis
(Spanish)
- Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
- Diarrhea
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Endoscopy: Care at home
(Spanish)
- Enema
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
(Spanish)
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Fetal Abdominal Cyst
(Spanish)
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Functional Abdominal Pain
(Spanish)
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Galactosemia
(Spanish)
- Gastric empty scan
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Gastroesophageal reflux scan
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Gastroschisis
(Spanish)
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Hirschsprung Disease
(Spanish)
- Imperforate anus
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Imperforate Anus
(Spanish)
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Indigestion
(Spanish)
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
(Spanish)
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Intestinal Malrotation
(Spanish)
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Intussusception
(Spanish)
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Lactose Intolerance
(Spanish)
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Laryngomalacia
(Spanish)
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Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube)
(Spanish)
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis
(Spanish)
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Pancreatitis
(Spanish)
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Peptic Ulcers
(Spanish)
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Protein-Losing Enteropathy
(Spanish)
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Quick Summary: Appendectomy (Laparoscopic)
- Quick Summary: Treating Gastroschisis (Gastroschisis Silo)
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Quick Summary: Treating Indirect Inguinal Hernia
(Spanish)
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Short Bowel Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Soiling (Encopresis)
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Stomachaches
(Spanish)
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Tapeworm
(Spanish)
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- Vomiting
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When Your Child Needs a Liver Transplant
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (Upper GI)
(Spanish)
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Ears, Nose, Throat/Speech & Hearing
Articles- A to Z: Bullous Myringitis
- Adenoidectomy
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test
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Auditory Processing Disorder
(Spanish)
- Aural Atresia
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Balance Disorders
(Spanish)
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Cholesteatoma
(Spanish)
- Chronic Hoarseness
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Cleft Lip and Palate
(Spanish)
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Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Child
(Spanish)
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Cleft Palate
(Spanish)
- Cleft Palate - Infant Feeding
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Cleft Palate With Cleft Lip
(Spanish)
- CMV Hearing Test Schedule
- Cochlear Implant
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Cochlear Implants
(Spanish)
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Ear Anomalies
(Spanish)
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Ear Injuries
(Spanish)
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Eardrum Injuries
(Spanish)
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Ears
(Spanish)
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Hearing Aids
(Spanish)
- Hearing Loss
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Hearing Tests
(Spanish)
- Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey
- Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey (Video)
- Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Four: Breaking the Silence
- Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter One: The Diagnosis
- Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Three: Surgery
- Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Two: Finding the Way
- How Can I Teach My Daughter Tolerance?
- How Can Parents Help Kids Handle Teasing?
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How to Give Your Child Ear Drops
(Spanish)
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Immunizations and Cochlear Implants
(Spanish)
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Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
(Spanish)
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Laryngomalacia
(Spanish)
- Microtia
- Morquio Syndrome
- Nasal saline rinse
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Nasopharyngoscopy
(Spanish)
- Neck Mass Removal
- Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)
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Orofacial Clefts
(Spanish)
- Otoplasty
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Ototoxicity (Ear Poisoning)
(Spanish)
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Peritonsillar Abscess
(Spanish)
- Playing with sounds
- Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment
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Quick Summary: Cochlear Implant
(Spanish)
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Quick Summary: Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)
(Spanish)
- Quick Summary: Nasopharyngoscopy
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Sinonasal Tumors
(Spanish)
- Sinus Precautions
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Speech-Language Therapy
(Spanish)
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Speech-Language Therapy for Children With Cleft Palate
(Spanish)
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Stuttering
(Spanish)
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Submucous Cleft Palate
(Spanish)
- Tracheocutaneous Fistula
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Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
(Spanish)
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction
(Spanish)
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Endocrine Glands, Growth & Diabetes
Articles- A to Z: Failure to Thrive
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Acanthosis Nigricans
(Spanish)
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Adrenal Insufficiency
(Spanish)
- Adrenal Insufficiency Stress Dose by IM Injection (Solu-Cortef) Video
- Cortisol Replacement Treatment
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Craniopharyngioma
(Spanish)
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Cushing Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Delayed Puberty
(Spanish)
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Diabetes To-Go Kit
(Spanish)
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis
(Spanish)
- Endocrine testing
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Failure to Thrive
(Spanish)
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Glucagon and Diabetes
(Spanish)
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Growth Hormone Deficiency
(Spanish)
- Insulin Injections
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Insulin Resistance
(Spanish)
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Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
(Spanish)
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Klinefelter Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Managing Blood Sugars When Your Child Has Type 1 Diabetes
(Spanish)
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Pancreatitis
(Spanish)
- Taking Insulin for Diabetes
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Thyroid Cancer
(Spanish)
- Thyroid Disease
- Thyroid Tests
- What Is an Insulin Pump?
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Genetic, Chromosomal & Metabolic Conditions
Articles- 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
- Abnormal Hemoglobins Beta Thalassemia Overview
- Achondroplasia
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Albinism
(Spanish)
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Alpha Thalassemia
(Spanish)
- Ataxia-Telangiectasia
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Beta Thalassemia
(Spanish)
- Breastfeeding an infant with Down syndrome
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Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Chromosome Analysis
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Costello Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Cystic Fibrosis: Nebulizer treatments
- DICER1 Mutation
- Down Syndrome
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Dwarfism
(Spanish)
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Epigenetics
(Spanish)
- G6PD Deficiency
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Galactosemia
(Spanish)
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Gene Changes (Mutations)
(Spanish)
- Genetic conditions
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Genetics
(Spanish)
- Hearing loss - Genetics evaluation
- Hemihyperplasia
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Hemophilia: Handling Bleeds
(Spanish)
- Hereditary hemochromatosis
- How to give factor concentrate at home (video)
- Hypochondroplasia
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If Your Baby Has a Birth Defect
(Spanish)
- Kids and Diabetes: Wendy's Story
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Klinefelter Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Legius Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease
(Spanish)
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Marfan Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Medium-Chain Acyl Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD)
- Morquio Syndrome
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Mouth bleeding with a bleeding disorder
(Spanish)
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Muscular Dystrophy
(Spanish)
- Neurocutaneous Syndromes
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1
(Spanish)
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
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Noonan Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Phenylketonuria (PKU)
(Spanish)
- Pseudoachondroplasia
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Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
(Spanish)
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RASopathies
(Spanish)
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Sanfilippo Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Sickle Cell Trait
(Spanish)
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Tay-Sachs Disease
(Spanish)
- Thalassemia Care
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Thyroid Cancer
(Spanish)
- Thyroid Disease
- Thyroid Tests
- Treacher Collins Syndrome
- Triple X Syndrome
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
(Spanish)
- Tuberous sclerosis complex
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Turner Syndrome
(Spanish)
- XYY Syndrome
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Heart & Blood Vessels
Articles- A to Z: Beta Thalassemia
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Alpha Thalassemia
(Spanish)
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Anemia
(Spanish)
- Anticoagulants: Treatment of blood clots
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Aortic Aneurysm
(Spanish)
- Aortic Stenosis
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Aplastic Anemia
(Spanish)
- Arrhythmia (Abnormal Heartbeat)
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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
(Spanish)
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect
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Beta Thalassemia
(Spanish)
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Bleeding disorders: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
(Hmong)
- Blood clot treatment prevention
- Blood pressure measurement
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Blood Types
(Spanish)
- Body Basics: The Heart (Slideshow)
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Generator Replacement: Care at Home
- Cardiac home monitoring program
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Cardiac Stents
(Spanish)
- Cardiac stress test
- Cardiac telemetry
- Cardiomyopathy
- Central Line (Tunneled): Care at home
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Cholesterol
(Spanish)
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Chylous Ascites
(Spanish)
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Chyluria
(Spanish)
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Coarctation of the Aorta
(Spanish)
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Congenital Heart Defects
(Spanish)
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Congenital Heart Defects
(Spanish)
- Congestive heart failure
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Congestive Heart Failure
(Spanish)
- De corazón: los padres hablan (video)
- De corazón: nuestras historias (video)
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Dictionary: Right Ventricle
(Spanish)
- Digoxin (Lanoxin)
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)
- Ebstein Anomaly
- Echocardiogram
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Embolization
(Spanish)
- Erythropoietin
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
(Spanish)
- Factor V Leiden
- From the Heart: Our Stories (Video)
- From the Heart: Parents Talk (Video)
- G6PD Deficiency
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Heart and Circulatory System
(Spanish)
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Heart Murmurs
(Spanish)
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Hemolytic Anemia
(Spanish)
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Hemophilia: Handling Bleeds
(Spanish)
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
(Spanish)
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Hereditary Spherocytosis
(Spanish)
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Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
(Spanish)
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
(Spanish)
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Immune Thrombocytopenia
(Spanish)
- Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia
(Spanish)
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Kawasaki Disease
(Spanish)
- Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
- Long QT Syndrome
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Marfan Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
(Spanish)
- Morquio Syndrome
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Myocarditis
(Spanish)
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Noonan Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
(Spanish)
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Plastic Bronchitis
(Spanish)
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Port-Wine Stains
(Spanish)
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
(Spanish)
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Premature Ventricular Contractions
(Spanish)
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Quick Summary: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Quick Summary: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
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Raynaud's Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Sclerotherapy
(Spanish)
- Sickle Cell Disease: Mike's Story (Video)
- Sickle Cell Disease: Theresa's Story (Video)
- Single Ventricle Defects
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Stem Cell Transplants
(Spanish)
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Strokes
(Spanish)
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Sturge-Weber Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
(Spanish)
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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
(Spanish)
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The Fontan Procedure
(Spanish)
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The Glenn Procedure
(Spanish)
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The Norwood Procedure
(Spanish)
- Theraworx® Protect Cloths
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Thrombocytopenia
(Spanish)
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Truncus Arteriosus
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Understanding Sickle Cell Disease
(Spanish)
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Ventricular Assist Device
(Spanish)
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Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
(Spanish)
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When Your Child Needs a Heart Transplant
(Spanish)
- Words to Know (Heart Glossary)
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X-Ray Exam: Chest
(Spanish)
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Kidney & Urinary System
Articles-
Blood in the Urine (Hematuria)
(Spanish)
- Chronic Kidney Disease
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Chyluria
(Spanish)
- Cystoscopy and Ureteral Stent Placement
- Dialysis
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Dialysis
(Spanish)
- Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
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Glomerulonephritis
(Spanish)
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Hemodialysis
(Spanish)
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
(Spanish)
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Hydrocele
(Spanish)
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Kidney Diseases in Childhood
(Spanish)
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Kidney Stones
(Spanish)
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Kidneys and Urinary Tract
(Spanish)
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Meatal Stenosis
(Spanish)
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Nephrotic Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Peritoneal Dialysis
(Spanish)
- Quick Summary: Hydrocele
- Radionuclide cystogram (RNC)
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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Related Conditions
(Spanish)
- Renal scan or DMSA scan
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Renal Tubular Acidosis
(Spanish)
- Renogram
- Renogram with Lasix®
- Renogram with Vasotec®
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Testicular Torsion
(Spanish)
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Ureteral Stent
(Spanish)
- Urinary catheter (indwelling): Care at home
- Urinary catheter irrigation
- Urodynamic studies
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for boys
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for girls
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When Your Child Needs a Kidney Transplant
(Spanish)
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Wilms Tumor
(Spanish)
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Blood in the Urine (Hematuria)
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Learning Disorders
Articles -
Lungs & Respiratory System
Articles- Apnea of prematurity
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Asthma
(Spanish)
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Asthma Trigger Control
(Spanish)
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Bronchitis
(Spanish)
- Chest physiotherapy age 2 and older
- Chest physiotherapy birth to 2 years
- Chest physiotherapy using trendelenberg (age 2 and older)
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Chylothorax
(Spanish)
- Cold air challenge
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Coughing
(Spanish)
- Coughing exercise
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Cystic Fibrosis
(Spanish)
- Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
- Cystic Fibrosis Exercises
- Cystic Fibrosis: Huff-Cough
- Cystic Fibrosis: Nebulizer treatments
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Dietary Tips for Kids With Cystic Fibrosis
(Spanish)
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
(Spanish)
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Fetal Lung Mass
(Spanish)
- Infant Pulmonary Function Test
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Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Newborns
(Spanish)
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Laryngomalacia
(Spanish)
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Lungs and Respiratory System
(Spanish)
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Managing Asthma
(Spanish)
- Methacholine challenge
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My Baby Is Wheezing. Is it Asthma?
(Spanish)
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Nebulizer
(Spanish)
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Plastic Bronchitis
(Spanish)
- Pulmonary function test
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Respiratory distress syndrome (infant)
- Submaximal exercise test
- Suctioning
- Tracheoesophageal fistula
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Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
(Spanish)
- Tuberculosis skin test
- Vest therapy
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Chest
(Spanish)
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Sexual & Reproductive System
Articles- A to Z: Yeast Infection
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Hydrocele
(Spanish)
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Klinefelter Syndrome
(Spanish)
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PMS, Cramps, and Irregular Periods
(Spanish)
- Quick Summary: Hydrocele
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Testicular Torsion
(Spanish)
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Turner Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Vaginal Yeast Infections
(Spanish)
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Vaginitis in Children
(Spanish)
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Your Daughter's First Gynecology Visit
(Spanish)
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Sleep Disorders
Articles- Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS)
- Central Sleep Apnea
- CPAP/BiPAP/AVAPS Cleaning, Maintenance, and Care
- Hypersomnia
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Night Terrors
(Spanish)
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(Spanish)
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
- Pneumogram
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Sleep and Your Teen
(Spanish)
- Sleep Paralysis
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Sleepwalking
(Spanish)
- Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea
Diseases & Conditions (for Teens) (teens)
In This section: Allergies, Asthma & the Immune System (for Teens) | Blood Disorders (for Teens) | Body Basics Library | Bones, Muscles & Joints (for Teens) | Brain & Nervous System (for Teens) | Cancer & Tumors (for Teens) | Digestive System (for Teens) | Genetic, Chromosomal & Metabolic Conditions (for Teens) | Growth, Hormones & Diabetes (for Teens) | Kidneys & Urinary System (for Teens) | Learning Disorders (for Teens) | Lungs & Respiratory System (for Teens) | Medical Tests & Procedures (for Teens) | Mouth & Teeth Problems (for Teens) | Overweight and Obesity (for Teens) | Personal Stories (for Teens) | Sexual Health & Reproductive System (for Teens) | Sight, Speech & Hearing (for Teens) | Skin, Hair & Nails (for Teens)
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Allergies, Asthma & the Immune System (for Teens)
Articles-
5 Ways to Be Prepared for an Allergy Emergency
(Spanish)
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Allergies
(Spanish)
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Allergy Testing
(Spanish)
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Asthma
(Spanish)
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Celiac Disease
(Spanish)
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Do Allergies Cause Asthma?
(Spanish)
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Eczema
(Spanish)
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Egg Allergy
(Spanish)
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Food Allergies
(Spanish)
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Hives (Urticaria)
(Spanish)
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How Can I Deal With My Asthma?
(Spanish)
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How to Avoid the ER if You Have Asthma
(Spanish)
- Latex allergy
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Milk Allergy
(Spanish)
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My Friend Has a Food Allergy. How Can I Help?
(Spanish)
- My Girlfriend Has a Peanut Allergy. Do We Have to Worry About Kissing?
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Nut and Peanut Allergy
(Spanish)
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Poison Ivy
(Spanish)
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PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
(Spanish)
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Psoriasis
(Spanish)
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Serious Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis)
(Spanish)
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Shellfish Allergy
(Spanish)
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Smoking and Asthma
(Spanish)
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Spirometry (Video)
(Spanish)
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Stem Cell Transplants
(Spanish)
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Thrombocytopenia
(Spanish)
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5 Ways to Be Prepared for an Allergy Emergency
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Blood Disorders (for Teens)
Articles -
Body Basics Library
Articles-
Blood
(Spanish)
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Bones, Muscles, and Joints
(Spanish)
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Brain and Nervous System
(Spanish)
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Digestive System
(Spanish)
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Ears
(Spanish)
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Eyes
(Spanish)
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Kidneys and Urinary Tract
(Spanish)
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Lungs and Respiratory System
(Spanish)
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Mouth and Teeth
(Spanish)
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Skin, Hair, and Nails
(Spanish)
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Spleen and Lymphatic System
(Spanish)
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Blood
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Bones, Muscles & Joints (for Teens)
Articles -
Brain & Nervous System (for Teens)
Articles- Autonomic dysreflexia
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Cerebral Palsy
(Spanish)
- Cerebral Palsy: Keith's Story
- Concussion (Mild traumatic brain injury)
- Concussions
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Concussions
(Spanish)
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Concussions: Alex's Story
(Spanish)
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Concussions: Getting Better
(Spanish)
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) - ambulatory
- Electroencephalogram (video)
- Electroencephalogram instructions (ambulatory)
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Epilepsy
(Spanish)
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Headaches
(Spanish)
- Intraventricular hemorrhage in premature babies
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Migraine Headaches
(Spanish)
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
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School and Concussions
(Spanish)
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Sports and Concussions
(Spanish)
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Strokes
(Spanish)
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Why Do People Get Depressed?
(Spanish)
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Cancer & Tumors (for Teens)
Articles-
Bleeding disorders: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
(Hmong)
- Can I Have Children After Cancer Treatments?
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Cancer Basics
(Spanish)
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Chemotherapy
(Spanish)
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Dealing With Cancer
(Spanish)
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Melanoma
(Spanish)
- My Friend Has Cancer. How Can I Help?
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Radiation Therapy
(Spanish)
- Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation
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Stem Cell Transplants
(Spanish)
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Thrombocytopenia
(Spanish)
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Types of Cancer Teens Get
(Spanish)
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When Cancer Keeps You Home
(Spanish)
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Bleeding disorders: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
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Digestive System (for Teens)
Articles- Barium exam: Care at home
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Celiac Disease
(Spanish)
- Colonoscopy: Care at home
- Constipation
- Constipation
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis: Diet and Nutrition
- Cystic Fibrosis: Diet and Nutrition
- Cystic Fibrosis: Sample Menu
- Diarrhea
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Endoscopy: Care at home
(Spanish)
- Enema
- Gastric empty scan
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Gastroesophageal reflux scan
- I'm Lactose Intolerant and Got a Burning Pain After Drinking Milk. What Should I Do?
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Lactose Intolerance
(Spanish)
- Upper gastrointestinal series
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Upper GI (Video)
(Spanish)
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Genetic, Chromosomal & Metabolic Conditions (for Teens)
Articles -
Growth, Hormones & Diabetes (for Teens)
Articles -
Kidneys & Urinary System (for Teens)
Articles -
Learning Disorders (for Teens)
Articles -
Lungs & Respiratory System (for Teens)
Articles- Apnea of prematurity
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Asthma
(Spanish)
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Asthma Trigger Control
(Spanish)
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Bronchitis
(Spanish)
- Bronchoscopy and/or Laryngoscopy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis: Diet and Nutrition
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Dietary Tips for Teens With Cystic Fibrosis
(Spanish)
- Methacholine challenge
- Pulmonary function test
- Respiratory distress syndrome (infant)
- Tracheoesophageal fistula
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What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
(Spanish)
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X-Ray (Video)
(Spanish)
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Medical Tests & Procedures (for Teens)
Articles -
Mouth & Teeth Problems (for Teens)
Articles -
Overweight and Obesity (for Teens)
Articles-
5 Facts About Goal Setting
(Spanish)
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Acanthosis Nigricans
(Spanish)
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
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Cholesterol
(Spanish)
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Dealing With Feelings When You're Overweight
(Spanish)
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Emotional Eating
(Spanish)
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Exercise Log
(Spanish)
- Exercise Log Form
- Food Journal
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Go, Slow, and Whoa! A Quick Guide to Healthy Eating
(Spanish)
- Healthy Weight: Your Personal Plan
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How Can I Lose Weight Safely?
(Spanish)
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Losing Weight: Brandon's Story (Video)
(Spanish)
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
(Spanish)
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Therapy and Weight Management
(Spanish)
- Weight Management: Strength Training Exercises (Video)
- What Can I Do About Overeating?
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What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
(Spanish)
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When Being Overweight Is a Health Problem
(Spanish)
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Why Exercise Is Wise
(Spanish)
- Will My Monthly Cycle Go Back to Normal With PCOS Treatment?
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5 Facts About Goal Setting
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Personal Stories (for Teens)
Articles-
Asthma: Jordan's Story (Video)
(Spanish)
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Asthma: Monica's Story (Video)
(Spanish)
- Cerebral Palsy: Keith's Story
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Concussions: Alex's Story
(Spanish)
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Diabetes: Marco's Story (Video)
(Spanish)
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Dwarfism: Emily's Story (Video)
(Spanish)
- Hearing Impairment: Kristin's Story
- Scoliosis: Personal Stories (Video)
- Sickle Cell Disease: Mike's Story (Video)
- Sickle Cell Disease: Theresa's Story (Video)
- Teens Talk About Health (Video)
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Asthma: Jordan's Story (Video)
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Sexual Health & Reproductive System (for Teens)
Articles-
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
(Spanish)
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Birth Control Pills
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Can Getting the HPV Vaccine Help If I Already Have Genital Warts?
(Spanish)
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Endometriosis
(Spanish)
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Irregular Periods
(Spanish)
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Klinefelter Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Pelvic Exams
(Spanish)
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PMS, Cramps, and Irregular Periods
(Spanish)
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
(Spanish)
- Turner Syndrome
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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
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Sight, Speech & Hearing (for Teens)
Articles-
Corneal Abrasions
(Spanish)
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Earbuds
(Spanish)
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Eardrum Injuries
(Spanish)
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Hearing Aids
(Spanish)
- Hearing Impairment: Kristin's Story
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How Can I Prevent Hearing Loss?
(Spanish)
- Is it OK to Turn Up the Volume if You Only Use One Earbud?
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Perforated Eardrum
(Spanish)
- Speech Problems
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Visual Impairment
(Spanish)
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Corneal Abrasions
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Skin, Hair & Nails (for Teens)
Articles-
Acanthosis Nigricans
(Spanish)
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Acne
(Spanish)
- Athlete's Foot
- Blisters, Calluses, and Corns
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Bruises
(Spanish)
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Can Acne Scars Be Removed?
(Spanish)
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Cellulite
(Spanish)
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Cuts, Scratches, and Scrapes
(Spanish)
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Dandruff
(Spanish)
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Erythema Multiforme
(Spanish)
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Head Lice
(Spanish)
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Hives (Urticaria)
(Spanish)
- I Got Blisters From a Sunburn. What Should I Do?
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Ingrown Toenails
(Spanish)
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Myths About Acne
(Spanish)
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Paronychia
(Spanish)
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Pityriasis Rosea
(Spanish)
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Psoriasis
(Spanish)
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Ringworm
(Spanish)
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Vitiligo
(Spanish)
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What Can I Do About Acne?
(Spanish)
- What Can I Do About the Rough Skin on My Arms?
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Wound Healing and Care
(Spanish)
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Acanthosis Nigricans
Doctors & Hospitals (parents)
In This section: Caring for a Seriously or Chronically Ill Child | Checkups | Doctor & Hospital Visits | Health Care Resources and Information | Immunizations | Medical Procedures | Medical Tests & Exams | Medicine | Surgical Conditions | When Your Child Has Surgery
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Articles
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Anemia
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Benefits of Exercise
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Birth Control Pills
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Prediabetes
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Sleep Tips
- Adolescent Health Clinic: Social Media and Screen Time
- Adrenal Insufficiency Stress Dose by IM Injection (Solu-Cortef) Video
- Advance Directive
- Antibiotic Awareness
- Cardiac Home Monitoring Program: Giving Medicines (Video)
- Cardiac Home Monitoring Program: Red Flag Signs (Video)
- Cardiac Home Monitoring Program: Weighing your Baby (Video)
- Cortisol Replacement Treatment
- Intrauterine Device (IUD) Videos
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Caring for a Seriously or Chronically Ill Child
Articles- Asthma Inhalers
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Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
(Spanish)
- Blood Transfusion Information
- Blood Transfusion: Care at Home
- Body cooling
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Camps for Kids With Special Needs
(Spanish)
- Cardiac conditions: Care at home
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Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Caring for Your Child With CP: Ages 6–12
- Caring for Your Child With CP: Birth to Age 5
- Caring for Your Teen With CP: Age 13 and Up
- Central Line (Tunneled): Care at home
- Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention
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Chemotherapy
(Spanish)
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Clinical Trials
(Spanish)
- Colostomy: Care at Home
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Congenital Heart Defects
(Spanish)
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Costello Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Cystic Fibrosis and Nutrition
- Cystic Fibrosis: Huff-Cough
- Cystic Fibrosis: Nebulizer treatments
- Dental care with a bleeding disorder
- Does My Child Need an Antibiotic? (Video)
- Drinking liquids: Helpful hints for you and your child
- DualCap Solo use at home
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Electronic Health Records
(Spanish)
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End-of-Life Care for Children With Terminal Illness
(Spanish)
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
(Spanish)
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Factor concentrate at home
(Spanish)
- Fecal pouch emptying
- G-Tube: Parents Talk (Video)
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Getting Support When Your Child Has Special Health Care Needs
(Spanish)
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Giving Teens a Voice in Health Care Decisions
(Spanish)
- Gross Motor Function Classification System
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Head Injury with a Bleeding Disorder
(Spanish)
- How to give factor concentrate at home (video)
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If Your Baby Has a Birth Defect
(Spanish)
- Ileostomy: Care at home
- Immunizations for children with a bleeding disorder
- Implanted Port: Care at Home
- Inhalers
- Injections (subcutaneous)
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Is My Child Too Sick to Go to School?
(Spanish)
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Legius Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Managing Home Health Care
(Spanish)
- Mobility changes: Helping Children Cope
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Mouth bleeding with a bleeding disorder
(Spanish)
- Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
- Nasogastric (NG) Tube Feeding
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Nebulizer
(Spanish)
- Neurocutaneous Syndromes
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1
(Spanish)
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Nosebleed treatment with a bleeding disorder
(Spanish)
- Occupational Therapy
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Oxygen safety at home
(Spanish)
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Palliative Care
(Spanish)
- Peripheral Intravenous Line (PIV): Care at Home
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC): Care at Home
- Physical Therapy
- Preventing falls at home
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Radiation Therapy
(Spanish)
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RASopathies
(Spanish)
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Sanfilippo Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Sending Your Child With Special Needs to Camp
(Spanish)
- Sickle cell pain control
- Skin care for a child with limited mobility
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Speech-Language Therapy
(Spanish)
- Spina Bifida
- Suctioning
- Taking Care of You: Support for Caregivers
- Tracheostomy: Parents Talk (Video)
- Urinary catheter (indwelling): Care at home
- Urinary catheter irrigation
- Vest therapy
- When Your Baby's in the NICU
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When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(Spanish)
- Words to Know: Transplants
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Checkups
Articles-
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Kids & Medical Care During the Pandemic
(Spanish)
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Health Screening Tests
(Spanish)
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Sports Physicals
(Spanish)
- Well Child Visit, Adolescent Alone Time
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When Your Child Outgrows Pediatric Care
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 1 Month
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 1 Year (12 Months)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 1.5 Years (18 Months)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 10 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 11 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 12 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 13 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 14 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 15 Months
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 15 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 16 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 17 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 18 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 19 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 2 Months
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 2 Years (24 Months)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 2.5 Years (30 Months)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 20 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 21 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 3 to 5 Days
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 3 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 4 Months
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 4 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 5 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 6 Months
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 6 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 7 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 8 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 9 Months
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: 9 Years
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkup: Newborn
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Checkups
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Kids & Medical Care During the Pandemic
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Doctor & Hospital Visits
Articles-
Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
(Spanish)
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Biobanks
(Spanish)
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Chemotherapy
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Kids & Medical Care During the Pandemic
(Spanish)
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Discharge Instructions after Receiving Monoclonal Antibodies
- DualCap Solo use in the hospital
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Electronic Health Records
(Spanish)
- Fall prevention at Children's
- Finding Your Way in the Health Care System
- Foley catheter – Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
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Going to the Emergency Room
(Spanish)
- How Can The Affordable Care Act Help Kids?
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How to Find Affordable Health Care
(Spanish)
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How to Shop for Health Insurance
(Spanish)
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Intravenous Line (IV)
(Spanish)
- Making Sense of Medical News
- Medical Cannabis: How it works at Children's
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Medical Care and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
(Spanish)
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Medical Care and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
(Spanish)
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Medical Care and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
(Spanish)
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Medical Care and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
(Spanish)
- Pain in Children and Teens
- Pain in Infants (Babies)
- Patient/Parent/Legal Guardian Access to Medical Records
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Preparing Your Child for Visits to the Doctor
(Spanish)
- Pressure sores: Prevention
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
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Radiation Therapy
(Spanish)
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The Medical Home
(Spanish)
- Viewing Clinical Notes in Your Child’s Electronic Medical Record
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What to Expect at a Telehealth Visit
(Spanish)
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What's a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine?
(Spanish)
- What's a Nurse Practitioner?
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What's a Primary Care Physician (PCP)?
(Spanish)
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When and Where to Get Medical Care
(Spanish)
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When Your Child Outgrows Pediatric Care
(Spanish)
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When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(Spanish)
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Who's Who in the Hospital
(Spanish)
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Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
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Health Care Resources and Information
Articles- Bleeding disorders: First aid for the child with hemophilia
- Blood pressure measurement
- Breast milk supply FAQs
- Breastfeeding: Solving early problems
- Choking (age 1 and older)
- Choking infant (up to 1 year)
- Cleft Palate - Infant Feeding
- Dental care with a bleeding disorder
- Drinking liquids: Helpful hints for you and your child
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Electronic Health Records
(Spanish)
- Gastroesophageal reflux - Danny Sling video
- Gross Motor Function Classification System
- Helping children cope with medical procedures
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Helping Kids Get Ready for Surgery
(Spanish)
- How Can The Affordable Care Act Help Kids?
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How to Find Affordable Health Care
(Spanish)
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How to Shop for Health Insurance
(Spanish)
- Infant behavior cues
- Injections (intramuscular)
- Medical Cannabis: How it works at Children's
- Memory monitor unit
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Mental Health Specialists
(Spanish)
- Mobility changes: Helping Children Cope
- Nipple Shield - General Guidelines
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Nosebleed treatment with a bleeding disorder
(Spanish)
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Oxygen safety at home
(Spanish)
- Pain in Children and Teens
- Pain in Infants (Babies)
- Patient/Parent/Legal Guardian Access to Medical Records
- Peak flow meter
- Peripheral Intravenous Line (PIV): Care at Home
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC): Care at Home
- Pouch change: One piece
- Pouch change: Two piece (using Newborn® pouch and wafer)
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Sedation
(Spanish)
- Sickle cell pain control
- Taking Care of You: Support for Caregivers
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Types of Anesthesia
(Spanish)
- U.S. Poison Control Centers
- Urostomy: Care at home
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When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(Spanish)
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Immunizations
Articles- Antibiotic Awareness
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Can Kids Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Along With the Flu Vaccine?
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Questions & Answers About Vaccines
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccine
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Are Booster Shots?
(Spanish)
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years
(Spanish)
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Do My Kids Need Vaccines Before Traveling?
(Spanish)
- How Vaccines Help (Video)
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Immunizations and Cochlear Implants
(Spanish)
- Immunizations for children with a bleeding disorder
- Immunizations: Helping your baby
- Immunizations: Helping your child
- Vaccination information statements
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Vaccines & Antibiotics: A Safe Combo?
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Chickenpox Vaccine
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Hepatitis A Vaccine (HepA)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Hepatitis B Vaccine (HepB)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Hib Vaccine
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccine (MMR)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Meningococcal Vaccines
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV, PPSV)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Polio Vaccine (IPV)
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Immunizations: Rotavirus Vaccine (RV)
(Spanish)
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Medical Procedures
Articles- Airborne precautions
- Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE)
- Antegrade continence enema (ACE): Irrigation
- Antegrade continence enema (ACE): Surgery
- Baclofen pump
- Barium exam: Care at home
- Bladder augmentation
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Blood Test: Factor IX Activity
(Spanish)
- Blood Transfusion Information
- Blood Transfusion Information (Video)
- Blood Transfusion: Care at Home
- Blood Transfusions
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Blood Transfusions
(Spanish)
- Body cooling
- Bone scan
- Botulinum toxin for spasticity
- Bowel preparation in the hospital before surgery
- Bronchoscopy and/or Laryngoscopy
- Cardiac Catheterization
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Cardiac Stents
(Spanish)
- Cardiac stress test
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Cardiac surgery: Care at home (adolescent)
(Spanish)
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Cardiac surgery: Care at home (infant/child)
(Spanish)
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Cardiac surgery: Care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
(Spanish)
- Cardiac telemetry
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Casts
(Spanish)
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Catheterizing a boy - intermittent
(Spanish)
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Catheterizing a girl - intermittent
(Spanish)
- Caudal block
- Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention
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Central Lines (Central Venous Catheters)
(Spanish)
- Circumcision: Discharge instructions
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft palate
- Cold air challenge
- Colonoscopy: Care at home
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Comforting your baby during needle procedures
(Spanish)
- Computed tomography (CT) scan
- Contact and droplet precautions
- Contact precautions
- Cystoscopy and Ureteral Stent Placement
- Deflux implant procedure
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Dental surgery: Discharge instructions
(Spanish)
- Dialysis
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Dialysis
(Spanish)
- Directed blood donation
- Droplet precautions
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Eating and drinking before anesthesia or sedation
(Spanish)
- EEG (electroencephalography) monitoring and safety on the Neuroscience Unit
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) - ambulatory
- Electroencephalogram (video)
- Electroencephalogram instructions (ambulatory)
- Electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction study (NCS)
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Embolization
(Spanish)
- Emergency mental health care
- Endocrine testing
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Endoscopy: Care at home
(Spanish)
- Enema
- Enteric precautions
- Epidural analgesia
- Epilepsy Surgery
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
(Spanish)
- Foley catheter – Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
- Gastric empty scan
- Gastroesophageal reflux scan
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Getting a Blood Test
(Spanish)
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Getting an X-Ray
(Spanish)
- Helping children cope with medical procedures
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Hemodialysis
(Spanish)
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How Do Doctors Test for Food Allergies?
(Spanish)
- Hypospadias
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Imperforate Anus
(Spanish)
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Implanted Ports
(Spanish)
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Intravenous Line (IV)
(Spanish)
- Intravenous therapy
- Laparoscopy
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Laryngoscopy
(Spanish)
- Laser treatment of the skin: Care at home
- Liver Biopsy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Meatoplasty/Meatotomy
- Memory monitor unit
- Methacholine challenge
- Mitrofanoff: Discharge instructions
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Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube)
(Spanish)
- Nephrostomy tube: Care at home
- Nerve block: Care at home
- Nissen fundoplication
- Orchiopexy
- Pacemaker: Care at home
- Pectus Excavatum: The Nuss Procedure
- Penile Adhesions
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Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC Line)
(Spanish)
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Peritoneal Dialysis
(Spanish)
- Platelet Promacta and Nplate in ITP
- Pneumogram
- Pouch change: One piece
- Pouch change: Two piece (using Newborn® pouch and wafer)
- Pregnancy testing before a procedure
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- Pulmonary function test
- Pulmonary stents
- Pyeloplasty
- Quick Summary: Laryngoscopy
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Radioembolization (TARE-Y90) for Liver Tumors
(Spanish)
- Radionuclide cystogram (RNC)
- Renal scan or DMSA scan
- Renogram
- Renogram with Lasix®
- Renogram with Vasotec®
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Rigo Cheneau Brace
(Spanish)
- Safe patient handling
- Safe room care
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Sclerotherapy
(Spanish)
- Sedation: Extended observation
- Skin biopsy (punch type)
- Spinal Fusion Surgery
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Stool sample collection at home
(Spanish)
- Submaximal exercise test
- Surgeries and Procedures: Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube)
- Surgeries and Procedures: Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Tear duct probe: Discharge instructions
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Tear-Duct Blockage
(Spanish)
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy (with a bleeding disorder)
- Tuberculosis skin test
- Ultrasound
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- Ureteral reimplant: Discharge instructions
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Ureteral Stent
(Spanish)
- Urinary catheter (indwelling): Care at home
- Urinary catheter irrigation
- Urine collection (timed)
- Urodynamic studies
- Urostomy: Care at home
- Vaginoscopy
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Vagus Nerve Stimulator Therapy for Epilepsy
(Spanish)
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Vesicostomy
(Spanish)
- Video Electroencephalogram (EEG): Inpatient
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Video fluoroscopic swallow
(Spanish)
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for boys
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for girls
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VP Shunts
(Spanish)
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When Your Child Needs a Liver Transplant
(Spanish)
- Words to Know: Transplants
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Medical Tests & Exams
Articles- A Directory of Medical Tests
- Airborne precautions
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Arthrogram
(Spanish)
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Aspiration and Biopsy: Bone Marrow
(Spanish)
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test
- Barium exam: Care at home
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Biobanks
(Spanish)
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Biopsies
(Spanish)
- Blood Culture
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Blood Test: 17-Hydroxyprogesterone
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT, or SGPT)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Allergen-Specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Amylase
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, or SGOT)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Bilirubin
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: C-Peptide
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Complete Blood Count
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate (DHEA-S)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Estradiol
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Factor IX Activity
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Factor VIII Activity
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Ferritin (Iron)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Gliadin Antibodies
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Glucose
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Hemoglobin
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Hemoglobin A1c
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Hepatic (Liver) Function Panel
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: IGF Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Insulin
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Lead
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Lipase
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Lipid Panel
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Magnesium
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Phosphorus
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Prolactin
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Prothrombin Time (PT)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Reticulocyte Count
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Somatomedin C (IGF-1)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: T3 Resin Uptake (T3RU)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: T3 Total (Triiodothyronine)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: T4 (Thyroxine)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Testosterone
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Tissue Transglutaminase IgA (tTg-IgA)
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Uric Acid
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: Valproic Acid
(Spanish)
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Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Activity - Ristocetin Cofactor
(Spanish)
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Bone marrow test: Care at home
(Spanish)
- Bone scan
- Botulinum toxin for spasticity
- Bronchoscopy and/or Laryngoscopy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac stress test
- Cardiac telemetry
- Cold air challenge
- Colonoscopy: Care at home
- Computed tomography (CT) scan
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tests: Which One Is Best?
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Antibody Testing
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Getting Tested
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Getting Tested at a Drive-Thru Testing Site
(Spanish)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Viral Testing
(Spanish)
- Cortisol Replacement Treatment
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CT (CAT) Scan: Abdomen
(Spanish)
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CT (CAT) Scan: Chest
(Spanish)
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CT (CAT) Scan: Head
(Spanish)
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CT (CAT) Scan: Neck
(Spanish)
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CT (CAT) Scans
(Spanish)
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Chloride Sweat Test
(Spanish)
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Respiratory Screen: Sputum
(Spanish)
- Cystoscopy and Ureteral Stent Placement
- Dialysis
- Droplet precautions
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Eating and drinking before anesthesia or sedation
(Spanish)
- Echocardiogram
- EEG (electroencephalography) monitoring and safety on the Neuroscience Unit
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) - ambulatory
- Electroencephalogram (video)
- Electroencephalogram instructions (ambulatory)
- Electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction study (NCS)
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EMG (Electromyogram)
(Spanish)
- Endocrine testing
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Endoscopy: Care at home
(Spanish)
- Enema
- Enteric precautions
- Gastric empty scan
- Gastroesophageal reflux scan
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Genetics
(Spanish)
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Getting a Blood Test
(Spanish)
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Getting a CT (CAT) Scan
(Spanish)
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Getting an MRI
(Spanish)
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Getting an Ultrasound
(Spanish)
- Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
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Health Screening Tests
(Spanish)
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Hearing Tests
(Spanish)
- Helping children cope with medical procedures
- Immunizations: Helping your baby
- Intravenous therapy
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Joint Aspiration (Arthrocentesis)
(Spanish)
- Lumbar Puncture
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Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
(Spanish)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Brain
(Spanish)
- Methacholine challenge
- MIBG Scan
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Nasopharyngoscopy
(Spanish)
- Near Infrared Regional Saturation (NIRS)
- Nerve block: Care at home
- Nitrous oxide for sedation
- Pneumogram
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan
- Pregnancy testing before a procedure
- Pulmonary function test
- Quick Summary: Nasopharyngoscopy
- Radionuclide cystogram (RNC)
- Renal scan or DMSA scan
- Renogram
- Renogram with Lasix®
- Renogram with Vasotec®
- Sedation: Extended observation
- Skin biopsy (punch type)
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Sleep Study (Polysomnogram)
(Spanish)
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Spinal Cord Injuries
(Spanish)
- Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture)
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Spirometry
(Spanish)
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Stool sample collection at home
(Spanish)
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Stool Tests
(Spanish)
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Strep Test: Throat Culture
(Spanish)
- Submaximal exercise test
- Surgeries and Procedures: Laryngoscopy
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The Lymphatic System & Lymphatic Conditions
(Spanish)
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The Schroth Method of Physical Therapy
(Spanish)
- Tuberculosis skin test
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Types of Blood Tests
(Spanish)
- Ultrasound
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Ultrasound: Abdomen
(Spanish)
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Ultrasound: Bladder
(Spanish)
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Ultrasound: Head
(Spanish)
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Ultrasound: Infant Hip
(Spanish)
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Ultrasound: Pelvis
(Spanish)
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Ultrasound: Renal (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder)
(Spanish)
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Ultrasound: Scrotum
(Spanish)
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Ultrasound: Transcranial Doppler
(Spanish)
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Ultrasounds
(Spanish)
- Upper gastrointestinal series
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Urine collection (first morning)
(Spanish)
- Urine collection (timed)
- Urodynamic studies
- Video Electroencephalogram (EEG): Inpatient
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Video fluoroscopic swallow
(Spanish)
- Video Urodynamic Study
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Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)
(Spanish)
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for boys
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for girls
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Wound Drainage Culture
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Abdomen
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Ankle
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Bone Age Study
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Cervical Spine
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Chest
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Elbow
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Finger
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Foot
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Forearm
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Hand
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Hip
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Knee
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Leg Length
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Lower Leg (Tibia and Fibula)
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Neck
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Pelvis
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Scoliosis
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Arm (Humerus)
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (Upper GI)
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Leg (Femur)
(Spanish)
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X-Ray Exam: Wrist
(Spanish)
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Your Child's Vision
(Spanish)
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Your Daughter's First Gynecology Visit
(Spanish)
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Medicine
Articles- ACTH for infantile spasms
- ADHD Medicines
- Aldesleukin (Interleukin-2, Proleukin)
- Alemtuzumab (Campath)
- Alendronate
- Alpha interferon
- Amifostine (Ethyol)
- Aminocaproic acid (Amicar)
- Amiodarone (Cordarone)
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Anesthetic (numbing) cream
(Spanish)
- Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
- Antibiotic Awareness
- Anticoagulants: Treatment of blood clots
- Aromatherapy
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Asparaginase (Elspar, Erwinase)
(Spanish)
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Aspirin
(Spanish)
- Asthma Inhalers
- Atomoxetine (Strattera)
- Atypical antipsychotics
- Aztreonam for inhalation (Cayston®)
- Behavior regulators
- Beta blockers
- Bevacizumab (Avastin)
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Bleomycin (Blenoxane)
(Spanish)
- Blinatumomab (Blincyto)
- Bortezomib (Velcade)
- Brentuximab (Adcetris)
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
- Buspirone (Buspar)
- Caffeine (Cafcit)
- Calcium channel blockers
- CAR T cell infusion
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Carboplatin (Paraplatin, CBDCA)
(Spanish)
- Carfilzomib (Kyprolis)
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Carmustine (BiCNU, BCNU)
(Spanish)
- Caudal block
- Celecoxib
- Cephalosporin antibiotics (IV or IM)
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Chemotherapy
(Spanish)
- Chemotherapy (outpatient): cyclophosphamide
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Chemotherapy at home by IV push
(Spanish)
- Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
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Cisplatin (Platinol, CDPP)
(Spanish)
- Clofarabine (Clolar)
- Clonidine (Catapres)
- Clopidogrel (Plavix)
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Common Questions About Immunizations
(Spanish)
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(Spanish)
- Corticosteroids (inhaled)
- Corticosteroids for asthma (oral)
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Corticosteroids for chemotherapy
(Spanish)
- Corticosteroids for immune disorders
- Coumadin/Warfarin (Video)
- Crizotinib (Xalkori)
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Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
(Spanish)
- Cyclosporine
- Cystic fibrosis medicines
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Cytarabine (Ara-C, Cytosar-U)
(Spanish)
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Dacarbazine (DTIC, DIC, imidazole carboxamide)
(Spanish)
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Dactinomycin (Actinomycin-D, AMD, Cosmegen)
(Spanish)
- Dalteparin (Fragmin)
- Dasatinib (Sprycel)
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Daunorubicin (Daunomycin, Cerubidine)
(Spanish)
- Deferoxamine (Desferal)
- Desmopressin (DDAVP) for bedwetting
- Desmopressin (DDAVP) for bleeding disorders
- Desmopressin (DDAVP) for diabetes insipidus
- Desmopressin (Stimate)
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Dexrazoxane (Zinecard)
(Spanish)
- Diazepam rectal gel, how to give (video)
- Digoxin (Lanoxin)
- Dinutuximab (Unituxin)
- Diuretics (Thiazide-type)
- Does My Child Need an Antibiotic? (Video)
- Dornase Alfa (Pulmozyme)
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Doxorubicin (Adriamycin, adria, ADR, DOXO)
(Spanish)
- DualCap Solo use at home
- DualCap Solo use in the hospital
- Ear drops
- Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
- Epidural analgesia
- Erythropoietin
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Etoposide (VP-16, VePesid)
(Spanish)
- Eye drops
- Eye ointment
-
Factor concentrate at home
(Spanish)
- Factor V Leiden
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Fludarabine (Fludara)
(Spanish)
- Fludrocortisone (Florinef)
- Fluorouracil (Adrucil)
- Furosemide (Lasix) or Bumetanide (Bumex)
- Ganitumab (AMG 479)
- Gemcitabine (Gemzar)
- Gemtuzumab (Mylotarg)
- Giving a Liquid Medicine (Video)
- Giving Aspirin (Video)
- Giving Enoxaparin or Lovenox (Video)
- Glembatumumab Vedotin (CDX-011)
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Glucagon and Diabetes
(Spanish)
- Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate
- Granisetron (Kytril)
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Granulocyte stimulating factor (Neupogen, filgrastim)
(Spanish)
- Guanfacine (Tenex, Intuniv)
- H-2 blockers
- Hormone therapy for young women
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How Can I Help My Child Use a Nebulizer?
(Spanish)
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How to Safely Give Acetaminophen
(Spanish)
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How to Safely Give Ibuprofen
(Spanish)
- Hydroxyurea (Hydrea)
- Hypertonic Saline (HTS) Nebulization
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Idarubicin (Idamycin)
(Spanish)
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Ifosfamide (Ifex)
(Spanish)
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Imatinib (Gleevec)
(Spanish)
- Immune globulin
- Immunizations: Care at home
- Implanted Port Access (Video)
- Implanted Port Access - Spanish (Video)
- Indwelling Subcutaneous Catheter (Insuflon™)
- Infiltration and extravasation care
- Infliximab (Remicade)
- Inhalers
- Insulin Injections
- Intramuscular Immune Globulin (IMIG)
- Intravenous therapy
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Irinotecan (Camptosar)
(Spanish)
- IV medicines - preparing at home
- Lactobacillus (Probiotics)
- Lenalidomide (Revlimid)
- Leucovorin (Citrovorum factor, Folinic acid)
- Leukotriene receptor antagonists
- Lithium
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Lomustine (CCNU, CeeNu)
(Spanish)
- Lorvotuzumab (IMGN901)
- Medication tapers
- Medicine - Helping children take oral medication
- Medicine Tips: Infant (Video)
- Medicine Tips: Infant - Hmong (Video)
- Medicine Tips: Infant - Somali (Video)
- Medicine Tips: Infant - Spanish (Video)
- Medicine Tips: Toddler (Video)
- Medicine Tips: Toddler - Hmong (Video)
- Medicine Tips: Toddler - Somali (Video)
- Medicine Tips: Toddler - Spanish (Video)
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Medicines: Using Them Safely
(Spanish)
- Melphalan (Alkeran)
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Mercaptopurine (Purinethol)
(Spanish)
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Mesna (Mesnex)
(Spanish)
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Methotrexate (for chemotherapy)
(Spanish)
- Methotrexate (for immune disorders)
- Metoclopramide (Reglan)
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MIBG Treatment for Neuroblastoma
(Spanish)
- Mineral oil for ear cleaning
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Mitoxantrone (Novoantrone)
(Spanish)
- Nexplanon®
- Nitric Oxide (inhaled)
- Nitrous oxide for sedation
- Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
- Ondansetron (Zofran)
- Opioids: Safe Use, Storage and Disposal
- Patient-controlled analgesia
- Pazopanib (Votrient)
- Pegaspargase (Oncaspar)
- Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
- Penicillin/Amoxicillin Allergy
- Pentamidine (Pentam)
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC): Care at Home
- Phenobarbital
- Phenytoin (Dilantin)
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PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
(Spanish)
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Procarbazine (Matulane)
(Spanish)
- Propofol (Diprivan) for sedation
- Propranolol for hemangioma
- Proton-pump inhibitors
- Radiation treatment: Managing side effects
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Retinoic acid (for cancer therapy)
(Spanish)
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Reye Syndrome
(Spanish)
- Risperidone (Risperdal)
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Rituximab (Rituxan)
(Spanish)
- Ruxolitinib (Jakafi)
- Safe handling of hazardous drugs
- Sedation for a procedure
- Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors
- Sorafenib (Nexavar)
- Spironolactone (Aldactone)
- Stimulants for attention disorders
- Surfactant
- Synagis (palivizumab)
- Taking Insulin for Diabetes
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Talking to the Pharmacist
(Spanish)
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Teaching Your Child How to Swallow Pills
(Spanish)
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Temozolomide (Temodar)
(Spanish)
- Temsirolimus (Torisel)
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Thalidomide (Thalomid)
(Spanish)
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The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse
(Spanish)
- The Pill for Hormone Treatment
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Thioguanine
(Spanish)
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Thiotepa (TESPA,TSPA)
(Spanish)
- Tobramycin for Inhalation
- Topotecan (Hycamtin)
- Tranexamic acid (Cyklokapron)
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Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
(Spanish)
- Trazodone (Oleptro, Desyrel)
- Using the Patch (Xulane, Twirla)
- Using the Ring (Annovera, EluRyng, NuvaRing)
- Vinblastine (Velban)
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Vincristine (Oncovin)
(Spanish)
- Vinorelbine (Navelbine)
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Vitamin D
(Spanish)
- Vorinostat (Zolinza)
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Warfarin (Coumadin)
(Spanish)
- What Is an Insulin Pump?
- Win Rho
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Surgical Conditions
Articles- Adenoidectomy
- Adenoidectomy and Ear Tubes
- Adult Mobilization (Video)
- Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE)
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect
- Aural Atresia
- Balloon Dilation of the Airway
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Basilar Invagination
(Spanish)
- Bone Conduction Hearing Implantation
- Brain Surgery for Epilepsy
- Cardiac Surgery Care at Home - Activity Limitations and Lift (Video)
- Cardiac Surgery Care at Home - Incision (Video)
- Cervical Collar Use and Care Guide
- Circumcision (Surgical)
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Cleft Lip and Palate
(Spanish)
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Cleft Palate
(Spanish)
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Cleft Palate With Cleft Lip
(Spanish)
- Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning - Upper
- Cochlear Implant
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Cochlear Implants
(Spanish)
- Colostomy: Care at Home
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Care at home
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Congestive Heart Failure
(Spanish)
- Craniosynostosis
- Double diapering
- Ear Cleaning or Foreign Body Removal
- Ear Tubes
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Eating and drinking before anesthesia or sedation
(Spanish)
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Endoscopy: Care at home
(Spanish)
- Epigastric hernia
- Facial Fractures (other than nasal fractures)
- Fecal pouch emptying
- Gastroschisis
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Halo-Gravity Traction
(Spanish)
- Hypospadias
- Ileostomy: Care at home
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Imperforate Anus
(Spanish)
- Incision and Drainage of a Peritonsillar Abscess
- Inferior Turbinate Reduction
- Inguinal hernia/hydrocele
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Intussusception
(Spanish)
- Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
- Lingual Frenotomy for Tongue Tie
- Meatoplasty/Meatotomy
- Microtia
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
(Spanish)
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Myocarditis
(Spanish)
- Nasal Cautery for Nosebleeds
- Nasal Fracture
- Neck Mass Removal
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Omphalocele
(Spanish)
- Orchiopexy
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Orofacial Clefts
(Spanish)
- Otoplasty
- Penile Adhesions
- Pilonidal cyst
- Pouch change: One piece
- Pouch change: Two piece (using Newborn® pouch and wafer)
- Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment
- Pyloric stenosis
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Quick Summary: Treating Indirect Inguinal Hernia
(Spanish)
- Rhinoplasty
- Sedation: Extended observation
- Septoplasty
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Short Bowel Syndrome
(Spanish)
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Sinonasal Tumors
(Spanish)
- Sinus Surgery
- Skin abscess
- Soft Helmet Use and Care Guide
- Speech Surgery
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Stem Cell Transplants
(Spanish)
- Surgical Site Infections
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The Lymphatic System & Lymphatic Conditions
(Spanish)
- Tonsillectomy
- Tracheocutaneous Fistula
- Tracheoesophageal fistula
- Tympanoplasty
- Umbilical hernia
- Urostomy: Care at home
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Ventricular Assist Device
(Spanish)
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Vesicostomy
(Spanish)
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When Your Child Needs a Heart Transplant
(Spanish)
- Wound care
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When Your Child Has Surgery
Articles- Anesthesia: Questions and answers
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Blood Transfusions
(Spanish)
- Brain Surgery for Epilepsy
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Can Anesthesia Hurt Brain Development?
(Spanish)
- CHG bath 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate cloths
- Circumcision (Surgical)
- Deflux implant procedure
- Double diapering
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Elective Surgery
(Spanish)
- Epilepsy Surgery
- G-Tube: Parents Talk (Video)
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Helping Kids Get Ready for Surgery
(Spanish)
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Laryngoscopy
(Spanish)
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
(Spanish)
- Post anesthesia care unit (recovery room)
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Preparing Your Child for Surgery
(Spanish)
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Preventing Infections When Your Child Has Surgery
(Spanish)
- Quick Summary: Appendectomy (Laparoscopic)
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Quick Summary: Cochlear Implant
(Spanish)
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Quick Summary: Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)
(Spanish)
- Quick Summary: Laryngoscopy
- Quick Summary: Treating Gastroschisis (Gastroschisis Silo)
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Quick Summary: Treating Indirect Inguinal Hernia
(Spanish)
- Quick Summary: Treating Tear-Duct Blockage (Tear Duct Massage)
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Sedation
(Spanish)
- Spinal Fusion Surgery
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Splenectomies
(Spanish)
- Tracheostomy: Parents Talk (Video)
- Tracheostomy: Pre-operative information
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Types of Anesthesia
(Spanish)
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When Your Child Needs a Heart Transplant
(Spanish)
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When Your Child Needs a Liver Transplant
(Spanish)
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When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(Spanish)
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Wound Healing and Care
(Spanish)
Health Problems (kids)
In This section: Allergies & Immune System for Kids | Asthma Content for Kids | Birth Defects & Genetic Problems | Bladder, Kidneys & Urinary Tract | Blood | Bones, Muscles & Joints for Kids | Brain & Nervous System for Kids | Diabetes | Heart & Lungs | Infections Kids Can Get | Learning & Emotional Problems | Sight, Speech & Hearing for Kids | Skin | Stomach, Intestines & Liver | Teeth & Mouth
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Allergies & Immune System for Kids
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Asthma Content for Kids
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Birth Defects & Genetic Problems
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Bladder, Kidneys & Urinary Tract
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Blood
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Bones, Muscles & Joints for Kids
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Brain & Nervous System for Kids
Articles-
Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Spanish)
- Autonomic dysreflexia
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Cerebral Palsy
(Spanish)
- Concussion (Mild traumatic brain injury)
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Concussions
(Spanish)
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) - ambulatory
- Electroencephalogram (video)
- Electroencephalogram instructions (ambulatory)
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Epilepsy
(Spanish)
- Intraventricular hemorrhage in premature babies
- Spina Bifida
- What Is a Coma?
- Word! Bell's Palsy
- Word! Cerebral Palsy
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Diabetes
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Heart & Lungs
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Infections Kids Can Get
Articles- Airborne and contact precautions
- Airborne precautions
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Athlete's Foot
(Spanish)
- Botulism
- Cellulitis
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Chickenpox
(Spanish)
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Cold Sores
(Spanish)
- E. Coli
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Ebola
(Spanish)
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Fungal Infections
(Spanish)
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Impetigo
(Spanish)
- Pinkeye
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Pneumonia
(Spanish)
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Rabies
(Spanish)
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Scabies
(Spanish)
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Strep Throat
(Spanish)
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What Is an Ear Infection?
(Spanish)
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What Makes Chickenpox Itch?
(Spanish)
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What's Mono?
(Spanish)
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What's West Nile Virus?
(Spanish)
- Whooping Cough
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Why Are People Wearing Face Masks?
(Spanish)
- Word! Bell's Palsy
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Learning & Emotional Problems
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Sight, Speech & Hearing for Kids
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Skin
Articles- A Boy and A Birthmark: Evan's Story
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Abscess
(Spanish)
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Acne
(Spanish)
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Acne Myths
(Spanish)
- Albinism
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Athlete's Foot
(Spanish)
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Blisters
(Spanish)
- Cellulitis
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Eczema
(Spanish)
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Fungal Infections
(Spanish)
- Hair Loss
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Help With Hives
(Spanish)
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Impetigo
(Spanish)
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Poison Ivy
(Spanish)
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Rashes
(Spanish)
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Scabies
(Spanish)
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Scars
(Spanish)
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Skin Problem: Psoriasis
(Spanish)
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Stomach, Intestines & Liver
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Teeth & Mouth
Articles
Health Problems of Grown-Ups (kids)
In This section: Diseases & Conditions
Illnesses & Injuries (kids)
In This section: Aches, Pains & Injuries (for Kids) | I Feel Sick!
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Aches, Pains & Injuries (for Kids)
Articles-
Blisters
(Spanish)
- Cellulitis
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Cold Sores
(Spanish)
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Concussions
(Spanish)
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Eczema
(Spanish)
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Going to a Physical Therapist
(Spanish)
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Nosebleeds
(Spanish)
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Poison Ivy
(Spanish)
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Rashes
(Spanish)
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Scars
(Spanish)
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Styes
(Spanish)
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Swimmer's Ear
(Spanish)
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Warts
(Spanish)
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What a Pain! Kids and Growing Pains
(Spanish)
- What to Do When You're Bugged by Bugs
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What's West Nile Virus?
(Spanish)
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Blisters
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I Feel Sick!
Articles-
"Stomach Flu"
(Spanish)
- Botulism
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Chickenpox
(Spanish)
- Chilling Out With Colds
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Colds
(Spanish)
- Constipation
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Food Allergies
(Spanish)
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Food Poisoning
(Spanish)
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Laryngitis
(Spanish)
- Pinkeye
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Pneumonia
(Spanish)
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Strep Throat
(Spanish)
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The Flu: Stop the Spread
(Spanish)
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Tonsillitis
(Spanish)
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
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What Is an Ear Infection?
(Spanish)
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What's a Fever?
(Spanish)
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What's Mono?
(Spanish)
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"Stomach Flu"