All newborns develop jaundice in the first couple weeks of life. This is known as benign physiologic jaundice of the newborn. There are MANY other causes of jaundice that can occur in the newborn period but they are well beyond the scope of this article. We will only discuss the normal jaundice of the […]
Read More →I was on-call on Tuesday night and the message came in around 8 PM. The text from my answering service read, “3 year old bonked his head, had a large goose egg on his forehead, do they need to go to the ER—Urgent.” I immediately called the number and spoke with dad. After dinner, […]
Read More →Maria, a 14-year-old girl, came to the office late one Friday morning with a chief complaint of right lower abdominal pain. Mom was concerned that she might have an appendicitis. Maria said the pain woke her up at 6 AM and was sharp and constant. It did not radiate to her back or elsewhere […]
Read More →As summer is rapidly coming to an end, countless sports physicals have been performed to get the student-athletes eligible for their sport. I recently did one of these exams on a 15 year-old football player who was going to be a sophomore. He was brought in by his dad. As I was finishing my […]
Read More →Amy, a little 3-month-old was on my schedule with the chief complaint was that her eyes crossed Entering the room, Mom, Amy, 19-month-old brother Jax, and a set of grandparents were waiting with an aura of angst and tension. Reviewing Amy’s chart, I had last seen her at her two-month well check, and she […]
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