What could cause this pain in her arm? She didn’t fall or bump it. But she won’t move it.   The office was just about to close when the phone rang and a frantic mom was calling about her 2 ½-year-old daughter who had injured her arm. She wanted to know if she should dare […]

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Just after Thanksgiving I saw an 11 year old patient who was brought in for fever, cough, and nasal congestion.   His mom said that it started with a sore throat about 4 days ago, then he developed a hacky cough and a clear runny nose. The sore throat only lasted 1-2 days, but he […]

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It was around 10:00p.m. when I got the call from the exchange. “My daughter is 16 months old and she has a fever of 101 degrees.   Should I take her to an urgent care or the emergency room?” the distressed mom asked. In 35 years of practice I cannot count how many of these […]

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Measles vaccinations are on everybody’s minds. We need to know the schedule in order to fully protect our children.   My next patient, was a baby girl coming in for her 9 month well-check.Looking at the chart I noticed that she was only 8 months old. When I questioned the parents why she was coming […]

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