Medical Treatment

When Children Become Patients.

Looking for more information and tips about how to prepare your child for a surgical procedure? Wondering whether or not your child’s smashed finger needs a doctor’s attention ASAP?

The Medical Treatment Topic Center is the place to come for information about all kinds of injuries, medical procedures, medical tests and discussions of children’s special medical needs. You’ll even find a section devoted to CPR, the essential lifesaving technique that everyone should learn.

Children's Special Medical Needs
- Dark Chocolate and Coughs
  You've heard of DM cough syrups. How about DC cough remedies? DM is an abbreviation for an over-the-counter cough ...»
- Spina Bifida
  Spina bifida refers to the failure of the spinal bones to close properly in the area of the sac. This also ...»
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Helping Children Handle Pain
- Toxic Synovitis
  Toxic synovitis of the hip is the most common form of arthritis in children. It appears suddenly, disappears ...»
- Teething
  Teething is the process of primary teeth cutting through the gums and appearing in a baby’s mouth. »
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Children and Blood Draws
- Making Blood Draws Easier for Kids
  The amount of information that can be gleaned from a small amount of blood is truly amazing. This information can ...»
- How Much Blood is too Much Guideline
  Often blood from children is drawn in the same big tubes used for adults. I applaud parents, nurses, or ...»
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Prenatal, Infant, and Early Childhood Testing
- Vesicoureteral Reflux
  When parents hear that long-term, daily antibiotics might be recommended for their children with reflux just to ...»
- Undescended Testicle
  Undescended testicles can occur in any boy, but they are far more common among those who are born early. ...»
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Medical Tests
- Febrile seizures
  Febrile seizures are brought on by the sudden stimulation of many brain cells at once. Experts argue over whether ...»
- E. Coli
  Escherichia coli bacteria are the major component of normal healthy stool. Some species of E. coli co-exist with ...»
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CPR
- Fast Facts about Febrile Seizures
  A febrile seizure begins with the sudden sustained contraction of muscles on both sides of a child's body. Often ...»
- A Family Matter
  The international CPR guidelines published by the American Heart Association have simplifyied the CPR performed ...»
Surgical Procedures
- Hernia (Inguinal hernia)
  Hernias are one of the most common reasons for children to need surgery. Thankfully, the risks today are very low ...»
- Hypospadius
  Hypospadius is the name of the condition in which the opening of the penis (the meatus) is located some place ...»
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Injuries
- Tetanus
  Tetanus, also called lockjaw, is caused by a toxin created by a bacterium found in the soil. When this germ gets ...»
- Sprains
  Strains are injuries to muscles, or to the tendons that connect muscles to bones. Strains may happen near joints, ...»
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Head and Brain Injuries
- Reye Syndrome
  Reye syndrome is a serious illness of the liver and brain. The mitochondria within the cells stop functioning ...»
- Headache
  Headaches are quite common in children. An older child will say, “My head hurts…”A toddler, though, may just act ...»
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Sunburn and Heat Injuries
- New: skin damage starts with your child’s first summer
  It’s taken a long time for science to quantify what mothers have always known: the skin of babies and toddlers is ...»
- Sunburn
  Sunburn is visible radiation damage to the skin. Most of the damage is caused by UVB radiation, although UVA ...»
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