Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

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

Pityriasis Alba

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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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

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”

The Sports Physical and the “Dreaded Hernia Exam”

As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am...
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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

June 2024   Here are three articles that I think conscientious parents will find interesting and useful.   1) Treatments...
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Lichen Striatus

Lichen Striatus

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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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

April 2024   My last search in the medical literature found four articles that should be of interest for informed...
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Scarlet Fever

Scarlet Fever

Mom brought five-year-old Braden to the office for a sick visit. He had a fever that started two days ago...
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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

February 2024   Although I have retired from my clinical practice I will continue to author informative articles for THE...
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“I Can’t Breathe”…..HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME

“I Can’t Breathe”…..HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME

Recently I saw a teenage girl for a follow-up from the emergency room. She had been lifting a heavy back...
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October 1, 2024

Whats up, doc?

October 2024   Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature.   Carrie K. Barker, MD, et al wrote THE EVOLUTION of a PEDIATRIC PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS: E-CIGARETTE or VAPING-ASSOCIATED LUNG INJURY in PEDICTRICS, vol 153, nu. 5, May 2024, pg. 33. She related
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September 1, 2024

Pityriasis Alba

Eleven-year-old Marco came in for his yearly physical and sports exam before starting the 6th grade.   I asked him how his summer had been and what he had done. He had gone to soccer camps and Junior Lifeguards. The lifeguards in many beachside communities run a summer program for
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August 19, 2024

Whats up, doc?

August 2024   Concussion has become a diagnosis that provokes fear in parents and unnecessary restrictions on the patient.   1) A review article, WHAT’S NEW WITH PEDIATRIC SPORT CONCUSSIONS? y Mark E. Halstead, MD, FAAP appeared in PEDIATRICS vol 153, nu.1. January 2024, pg. 61. I feel it gives
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July 1, 2024

The Sports Physical and the “Dreaded Hernia Exam”

As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am often amused by the various reactions of adolescent boys when it is time for the “hernia exam”. This reaction is greatly amplified should there be a twin or another brother
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June 9, 2024

Whats up, doc?

June 2024   Here are three articles that I think conscientious parents will find interesting and useful.   1) Treatments for ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Bradley S. Peterson, MD, et al that appeared in PEDIATRICS, vol 153, nu 4, April 2024, pg 58.   The
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