Articles for parents and carers: fevers, growth, vaccines, sleep and the common illnesses of childhood. Each one lists the signs that mean a child should be seen by a doctor without delay.
Movement disorders in children are diagnosed mainly through a detailed history and a hands-on neurological examination, often supported by home video of the movements.…
Whooping cough moves through three stages: a catarrhal stage of cold-like symptoms lasting about one to two weeks, a paroxysmal stage of violent coughing…
Early-onset neonatal sepsis appears within the first 72 hours of life (some definitions extend to 7 days) and comes from bacteria passed from the…
Flying with whooping cough is generally discouraged for as long as a person is contagious. Public health guidance treats someone as infectious from the…
Roseola is a common viral infection of infants and toddlers that causes three to five days of high fever followed, as the fever breaks,…
An early intervention therapy session for an infant usually happens at home, on the floor, and lasts about as long as the baby can…
Goals in pediatric physical therapy for cerebral palsy and developmental delay are set together by the therapist, the family and, when possible, the child,…
Congenital heart surgery recovery usually moves through three stages: a stay in intensive care that MedlinePlus puts at roughly 2 to 4 days for…
Parents can extend sensory integration therapy between sessions by turning the occupational therapist's individual plan into short bursts of everyday play: heavy-work movement, safe…
A home exercise program for pediatric movement is a short set of therapist-chosen activities a child practices between physical or occupational therapy visits, woven…
Febrile seizures happen when a fever, usually from a common childhood infection, temporarily lowers the seizure threshold of a young child's developing brain; inherited…
Pediatric chronic kidney disease is tracked with four kinds of measurement used together: blood tests (creatinine, cystatin C and an estimated glomerular filtration rate,…
For a child, the choice between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis rests on age and body size, whether the abdomen can safely hold dialysis fluid,…
For a toddler over 12 months, the safest things to give for a night cough are a small spoonful of honey before bed, plenty…
Pediatric dental sedation is described on a four-level continuum: minimal sedation (such as nitrous oxide), moderate sedation (often an oral medicine), deep sedation, and…
Newborns get jaundice because they are born with a surplus of red blood cells that break down quickly, releasing a yellow pigment called bilirubin,…
Most babies take their first independent steps around 12 months, and about half are walking by their first birthday. The normal range is wide:…
To prepare a child for surgery, match honest, simple explanations to their age, follow the fasting instructions the anesthesia team gives you exactly, and…
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