Eyes Crossed and Pseudo Strabismus

Amy, a little 3-month-old was on my schedule with the chief complaint was that her eyes crossed   Entering the...
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June 2025   PARENTS it is time to wake up! Being good parents is more than just being informed. It...
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Fifths Disease…It Must Be Spring

It was late morning, just before lunch. Grabbing the chart of my next patient I noticed that he was not...
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April 2025   RISKS OF WATER BEAD INGESTION in Pediatrics, vol 155, issue 2, Feb 2025 pg.58. Here is a...
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Juvenile Spring Eruption…Just when you think you’ve seen it all

I grabbed the chart of my next patient and was intrigued by what the nurse had written as the chief...
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February 2025   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

John is a 10 year-old patient of mine who was brought to the office for “possible strep throat”.   His...
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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

The Things That Newborns Do.....   I really enjoy the newborn visit. Usually, two days after discharge the proud parents...
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October 2024   Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature.   Carrie K....
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May 10, 2021

Undescended Testicles

A new family for the first time came in with their 4-day-old son.   The mother had delivered at a hospital where her obstetrician was in another city. It was an uncomplicated vaginal delivery with mom and baby doing just fine. She was breast feeding successfully and the baby had
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April 2, 2021

The American Dream

As I was studying the February 2021 issue of PEDIATRICS, vol.147, nu. 2 pg. 5, I came across an article by Arvin Garg, M.D., MPH, et al entitled “Protecting the American Dream: a Pediatric Imperative.”   It was pointed out that the term “The American Dream” was first coined by
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March 8, 2021

What Are Learning Disabilities?

In this difficult time of Covid where tele-medicine is becoming more accepted I was scheduled to do a consult about possible learning disabilities in an 8-year-old second grader named Justin.   He was one of my regular patients. It was a bit strange seeing mom and Justin sitting at the
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February 1, 2021

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Here is a publication packed full of information directed at parents.   The American Academy of Pediatrics’, AAP, publication of Grand Rounds for June 2020, Vol. 43 NO 6 had several excellent articles to inform parents.   EFFECT OF COOL RUNNING WATER FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER THERMAL BURN Page 63
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January 11, 2021

Moles…When To Be Concerned

When should I be concerned about my moles? How dangerous are they?   Recently I had a number of teenagers come to the office for their yearly physicals. They had been put on hold because of the Covid pandemic, and now that there was optimism about high school sports opening
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