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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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Whats up, doc?
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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Newborn Hiccups and Sneezing
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ November 1, 2024
The Things That Newborns Do..... I really enjoy the newborn visit. Usually, two days after discharge the proud parents...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ October 1, 2024
October 2024 Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature. Carrie K....
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Pityriasis Alba
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ September 1, 2024
Eleven-year-old Marco came in for his yearly physical and sports exam before starting the 6th grade. I asked him...
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By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ August 19, 2024
August 2024 Concussion has become a diagnosis that provokes fear in parents and unnecessary restrictions on the patient. ...
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The Sports Physical and the “Dreaded Hernia Exam”
By Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ July 1, 2024
As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am...
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June 9, 2024
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June 2024 Here are three articles that I think conscientious parents will find interesting and useful. 1) Treatments for ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Bradley S. Peterson, MD, et al that appeared in PEDIATRICS, vol 153, nu 4, April 2024, pg 58. The Bacterial, Disorders and Disabilities, Ear, Nose & Throat, Education, Prescription
May 1, 2024
Lichen Striatus
Mrs. X brought her 5-year-old son to the office with a rash. The nurse ushered them into a room and took his vitals. Before entering I grabbed the chart to review it. I was intrigued upon seeing the chief complaint to be possible shingles. Mom explained, “I know I Central Nervous System, Immunizations, Skin, Viral
April 1, 2024
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April 2024 My last search in the medical literature found four articles that should be of interest for informed parents. 1) Long-Term Antibody Response to SARA-COV-2 in Children by Dunay G.A. et al. Journal of Clinical Immunology, 2023; 43 (1): 46-56. Their study found that children sustained a Allergies, Education, Family Life, Immunizations
March 1, 2024
Scarlet Fever
Mom brought five-year-old Braden to the office for a sick visit. He had a fever that started two days ago and now had a headache, nausea and abdominal pain. What prompted today’s visit was a rash on his trunk. Mom said she had just assumed he had the flu. Adolescent, Bacterial, Ear, Nose & Throat, Fever, Skin
February 1, 2024
Whats up, doc?
February 2024 Although I have retired from my clinical practice I will continue to author informative articles for THE INFORMED PARENT. An article that appeared in JAMA, Association Between Earlier Introduction of Peanut and Prevalence of Peanut Allergy in Infants in Australia by V. Soriano, et al, 2022; Allergies, Education, Family Life, Infant Issues, Viral