A nervous mom brought in her 13-month-old baby daughter who had a rash on her face and trunk. This rash consisted of small red spots that were flat and somewhat splotchy. The child had no fever and looked well after a normal exam. She smiled and was engaging and playful. Then mom confessed […]
Read More →April 2025 RISKS OF WATER BEAD INGESTION in Pediatrics, vol 155, issue 2, Feb 2025 pg.58. Here is a new hazard for informed parent readers as Haugen et al describes the risks of water bead ingestion. “Water beads consist of water-absorbent polymers made of polyacrylamide that can expand from -0.2 to 56 mm […]
Read More →I grabbed the chart of my next patient and was intrigued by what the nurse had written as the chief complaint. It said, “Red rash on the ears”. When I entered the room, I was warmly welcomed by five-year-old Max who was playing with hot wheel cars on the examining table. He was the […]
Read More →John is a 10 year-old patient of mine who was brought to the office for “possible strep throat”. His mom said that she noticed that he had bad breath recently and when she asked him if he had a sore throat or felt warm, he said that he felt just fine, but did have […]
Read More →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 how vaping products and e-cigarettes […]
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