Whats up, doc?
By John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
/ October 1, 2025
October 2025 Pursuant to my last article a very rational approach has appeared in the July ’25 issue of...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
Whats up, doc?
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
July 1, 2024
The Sports Physical and the “Dreaded Hernia Exam”
As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am often amused by the various reactions of adolescent boys when it is time for the “hernia exam”. This reaction is greatly amplified should there be a twin or another brother Discipline, Education, Fitness, Musculoskeletal, Sports
June 9, 2024
Whats up, doc?
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
Whats up, doc?
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