With the onset of cold and flu season comes fevers, coughs, sore throats, upset stomachs and the list goes on. Most concerning is when ailments occur at night or on the weekend and fall outside of normal physician office hours. How can you know what warrants a trip to a pediatric urgent care, an Emergency Room or what can possibly wait until Monday when your physician's office resumes regular office hours? There are many gray areas that require the discretion or gut feeling of the parent, but some situations warrant a trip to an Urgent Care that specializes in Pediatrics or even a trip to the Emergency Room.…
The first appointment consisted of the dental hygienist reviewing the patient's medical history with the patient and taking the patient's vital signs. The patient’s medical history revealed alcohol use, tobacco use, and no medications. However, the patient does take Mucinex-Sinus Max due to seasonal allergies. The dental implications associated with Mucinex-Sinus Max is xerostomia. Xerostomia affects the oral cavity in a negative way due to the lack of nutrients provided from saliva.…
In 1850 New England Gallaudet Association of the Deaf was founded, and in 1880, they had their first national convention; Robert P. McGregor was elected the first president. In 1889, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was adopted as the formal name of the organization. NAD went through many difficult times, but one of the first was in 1920, when deaf people were being refused the right to obtain a driving license. It wasn't until the fifteenth national convention in 1926 that concerns about the right to drive automobiles were expressed. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged to Quapah rate to increase civil service opportunities for deaf workers.…
He has been taking acetaminophen to keep down the fever. He attends daycare. The patient has no recurrent episodes of ear infections in the past, with his only otitis media episode 11 months ago, treated with antibiotics. No overnight hospitalizations or surgeries and His immunizations are up to date.…
Two Ears are Better Than One: Microtia Aural Atresia June 26, 2006, the day of my son's birth, I received some shocking news. A nurse informed me that he was born without his right ear, a birth defect called microtia aural atresia. My lack of knowledge on this birth defect made it difficult to understand that babies could be born without their ears. The nurse tried to reassure me that he could still hear because he passed a hearing test. The doctor performs the hearing test by clapping their hands loudly to see if the baby startles.…
Also wash your hands when you are taking care of them can help. There are two different. The first one is Acute Otitis Media (AOM). With…
Epiglottitis is an emergency. CAUSES This condition is usually caused by bacteria. The bacteria infect the nose and throat. The result is an upper respiratory tract infection.…
and treated, saw cases of croup and learned how the disease differed from epiglottitis, and saw children with severe asthmatic attacks being carried into the emergency room, and following the appropriate treatment, allowed to walk out of the emergency room as if nothing had ever happened. Call taught me many things about people as well. I learned a claim by a North Philadelphia mother that her child had "weasels in his chest" really meant the child was asthmatic and wheezing. I also learned, when a North Philadelphia mother told you her baby had diarrhea twenty times during the day, it was usually wise to believe her because she probably brought each of the twenty dirty diapers to the emergency room as proof. Call also showed me what stress…
Perichondritis, Pediatric Perichondritis is an infection of the outer ear (auricle). The auricle is made of firm, flexible tissue (cartilage) that is covered by a layer of tissue (perichondrium). Infection of the perichondrium (perichondritis) causes a swollen and painful ear. Perichondritis is treated with antibiotic medicine. If the infection is severe, your child may need surgery.…
Persons with this syndrome are prone to ear and sinus infections due to the misshapen facial features and connecting tissue inside the face caused by bacteria, requiring antibiotic therapy. Lastly another common procedure would be the surgical placement of ear tubes or myringotomy, for persons with repeated ear infections due to Apert syndrome and misshapen tubes inside the…
Auditory processing disorder (APD) also known as central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) is a Phonology language condition where the child is having difficulties differentiating different sounds. The child has difficulties processing what they hear because their brains and their ears don’t synchronize properly. The child usually has normal hearing but struggles with sounds, particular if there are other noises in the background. The main issue is that the child has problems understanding the sound of what he is hearing, not the meaning of what is being said. Children with APD have difficulties processing sounds causing the child to hear less or different words.…
The reason for Meniere's disease remains undiscovered. Several medical doctors hypothesize it can easily be caused by a particular food allergic reaction or even a trauma towards the inner ear. Among the typical signs of Meniere's disease can be a sense of ear bloated just before another symptom appear. The discomforts may last for sixty minutes or even many hours based upon the degree of the condition. Sometimes the person which has this problem may experience feeling sick and nausea with all the start of…
“Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) means that hearing is normal in one ear but there is hearing loss in the other ear. The hearing loss can range from mild to very severe (ASHA).” Many children with unilateral hearing loss are identified at birth through newborn hearing screening programs. Early identification and intervention of hearing loss can slow down the progression or stop the hearing loss process. Early intervention is highly important for children who have unilateral hearing loss.…
Acute pharyngitis is one of the most frequent illnesses for pediatric office and emergency room visits. It is defined as inflammation of the pharynx and or tonsils and is usually caused by viruses or bacteria (Burns, Dunn, Brady, Barber Starr, Blosser, and Garzon, 2017). Among children and adolescents, the majority of cases are caused by viral infections. The bacterial infections especially Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections (GABHS) account for about 15-30% of infection in children with acute sore throat and fever, which need to be treated by antibiotics to prevent severe complications (Burns, Dunn, Brady, Barber Starr, Blosser, and Garzon, 2017).…
X-Ray Joints As we already know that knowledge of normal bone, joint and soft tissue appearances enables accurate description of abnormalities seen on X-ray. Systematically check the alignment of bone structures, joint spacing, integrity of bone cortex, medullary bone texture, and for abnormalities of any visible surrounding soft tissue structures.…