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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P. / February 1, 2025
February 2024 An article by Juan E.De la Cruz-Mena, MD, MSc, et al entitled SHORT-TERM DUAL THERAPY OR MONOTHERAPY...
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Tonsil Stones
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P. / January 1, 2025
John is a 10 year-old patient of mine who was brought to the office for “possible strep throat”. His...
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Whats up, doc?
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P. / December 1, 2024
December 2024 There was a very disturbing article in PEDIATRICS, by Bridget Duffy, BS, et al. “Characteristics of Fatalities...
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Newborn Hiccups and Sneezing
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P. / November 1, 2024
The Things That Newborns Do..... I really enjoy the newborn visit. Usually, two days after discharge the proud parents...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P. / October 1, 2024
October 2024 Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature. Carrie K....
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Pityriasis Alba
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P. / September 1, 2024
Eleven-year-old Marco came in for his yearly physical and sports exam before starting the 6th grade. I asked him...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P. / August 19, 2024
August 2024 Concussion has become a diagnosis that provokes fear in parents and unnecessary restrictions on the patient. ...
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The Sports Physical and the “Dreaded Hernia Exam”
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P. / July 1, 2024
As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P. / June 9, 2024
June 2024 Here are three articles that I think conscientious parents will find interesting and useful. 1) Treatments...
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Lichen Striatus
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P. / May 1, 2024
Mrs. X brought her 5-year-old son to the office with a rash. The nurse ushered them into a room and...
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December 1, 2020
Limitations of TELEMED Visits
Telemed visits have surfaced due to the corona virus epidemic. Now I can keep my appointment with my doctor after all. The Covid virus has given us many things, most of which we don’t want. But on the positive side the use of telemed visits has been accepted and Chest & Lungs, Ear, Nose & Throat, Education, Family Life
November 1, 2020
Abdominal Pain…Think of H Pylori
A teenage patient recently came to the office because of abdominal pain. It all started a couple of weeks before. She had never had stomach issues prior to that. It started as a dull, aching pain in the middle of her abdomen,not sharp nor did it radiate to other parts Abdominal / Gastronintestinal, Adolescent, Bacterial, Elementary, Genitourinary
October 2, 2020
Childhood Migraines
Ten-year-old Brett was brought to the office with a chief complaint of “headache”. Naturally this perked my interest.This could mean so many different things. When I entered the room he was sitting with mom and looked to be very healthy. I asked him how his summer had been, how Adolescent, Central Nervous System, Education, Elementary, Family Life
September 1, 2020
Whats up, doc?
The recent issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, August 2020 is chucked full of articles related to the topic of ADHD. Here are the articles that are of significance: ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER MEDICATION AND UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS by Laura Ghirardi, Adolescent, Developmental, Disorders and Disabilities, Education, Elementary, Family Life
July 17, 2020
Nursemaids Elbow/Subluxation of the Radial Head
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 Adolescent, Education, Elementary, Family Life, Infant, Infant Issues, Preschool