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 →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 […]
Read More →Recently I had a follow-up visit with a 19-year-old male who had just seen an Ophthalmologist for his annual exam. He had been having pain when moving his eyes from side-to-side. After a thorough eye exam he was told it was probably related to sinus or allergy issues and should take Claritin regularly. Then […]
Read More →A review of pediatric allergy, asthma and immunology. A supplement was included in the December 2018 edition of Pediatrics, vol. 142, supplement 4 listing the best articles relevant to pediatric allergy, asthma and immunology. After reviewing these I felt a synopsis of some of the articles would be educational. Thus it would inform our parent […]
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