Inguinal Hernia…Why the Cough
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ September 1, 2025
As summer is rapidly coming to an end, countless sports physicals have been performed to get the student-athletes eligible for...
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Whats up, doc?
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ August 1, 2025
August 2025 There are several articles that will keep you an informed parent in the AAP NEWS. from July...
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Eyes Crossed and Pseudo Strabismus
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ July 3, 2025
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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Whats up, doc?
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ June 3, 2025
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
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ May 1, 2025
It was late morning, just before lunch. Grabbing the chart of my next patient I noticed that he was not...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ April 1, 2025
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
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ March 1, 2025
I grabbed the chart of my next patient and was intrigued by what the nurse had written as the chief...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ February 1, 2025
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
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ January 1, 2025
John is a 10 year-old patient of mine who was brought to the office for “possible strep throat”. His...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ December 1, 2024
December 2024 There was a very disturbing article in PEDIATRICS, by Bridget Duffy, BS, et al. “Characteristics of Fatalities...
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February 1, 2021
Whats up, doc?
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 Adolescent, Education, Family Life, Infant, Infant Issues
December 1, 2020
Limitations of TELEMED Visits
Telemed visits have surfaced due to the corona virus epidemic. Now I can keep my appointment with my doctor after all. The Covid virus has given us many things, most of which we don’t want. But on the positive side the use of telemed visits has been accepted and Chest & Lungs, Ear, Nose & Throat, Education, Family Life
November 1, 2020
Abdominal Pain…Think of H Pylori
A teenage patient recently came to the office because of abdominal pain. It all started a couple of weeks before. She had never had stomach issues prior to that. It started as a dull, aching pain in the middle of her abdomen,not sharp nor did it radiate to other parts Abdominal / Gastronintestinal, Adolescent, Bacterial, Elementary, Genitourinary
October 2, 2020
Childhood Migraines
Ten-year-old Brett was brought to the office with a chief complaint of “headache”. Naturally this perked my interest.This could mean so many different things. When I entered the room he was sitting with mom and looked to be very healthy. I asked him how his summer had been, how Adolescent, Central Nervous System, Education, Elementary, Family Life