Whats up, doc?

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

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?

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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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
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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
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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.
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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;
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January 1, 2024

“I Can’t Breathe”…..HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME

Recently I saw a teenage girl for a follow-up from the emergency room. She had been lifting a heavy back pack at school when she heard and felt a pop in her shoulder. Although in a lot of pain she thought it would get better after taking Advil.   That
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