Parents' Health Guide
The Parents' Health Guide is a comprehensive and concise quick-reference guide to health conditions and medical procedures affecting children and teenagers. The authors and physician reviewers have provided up-to-date information that is consistent with consensus interpretations for accuracy and practical considerations.
This information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional before starting any new treatment or with any questions you have regarding a medical condition.
A
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal hernia
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Abdominal wall defect
- Abdominal x-ray
- Abscessed tooth
- Acne
- Acute abdomen
- Acute cerebellar ataxia
- Acute idiopathic polyneuritis
- Acute interstitial nephritis
- ADD/ADHD
- Addison's disease
- Adenovirus infection
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Agoraphobia
- AIDS
- Alcoholism and alcohol abuse
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- Allergic rhinitis
- Amenorrhea
- AN
- Anal fissure
- Anaphylaxis
- Androblastoma
- Anemia
- Animal bites
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anthrax
- Anxiety
- Aphasia
- Appendectomy
- Appendicitis
- Arnold-Chiari malformation
- Arterial blood gases
- Aseptic meningitis
- Asperger syndrome
- Asthma
- Asthma in children
- Asthma--child
- Astrocytoma
- Atelectasis
- Athlete's foot
- Atopic dermatitis
- Atrial septal defect
- Atrioventricular canal defect
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Auditory dyssynchrony
- Auditory neuropathy
- Auditory processing disorder
- Auditory synaptopothy
- Autism
- Avascular necrosis
B
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Bacterial meningitis
- Barlow's syndrome
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Bed-wetting
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- Benign positional vertigo, BPV
- Biopsy, bone marrow
- Binge eating disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Bladder infection
- Blepharitis
- Blisters
- Blood poisoning
- Blood transfusion
- BMT
- Boils
- Bone cancer
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Botulism
- Boutonniere deformity
- BPPV
- Brachytherapy
- Brain cancer (brain tumor)
- Brain tumor – astrocytoma
- Bronchitis
- Bronchoscopy
- Bruxism
- Bulimia nervosa
- Burn debridement
C
- Callus
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- Adrenal cancer
- Adrenal cortical carcinoma
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Astrocytoma
- Bladder cancer
- Bone cancer
- Brain cancer
- Brain tumor
- Cancer of the adrenal cortex
- Cervical cancer
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia
- Ewing's sarcoma
- Gallbladder cancer
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- Melanoma
- Mesothelioma pleura
- Nasopharyngeal cancer
- Osteosarcoma
- Skin cancer
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Candidiasis
- Canker sores
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Carbuncles
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants
- Cavity
- Celiac disease
- Celiac sprue
- Cellulitis
- Cerebral palsy
- Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
- Cerebrospinal fluid tap
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Chemotherapy
- Chicken pox
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Chlamydia
- Cholecystitis
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic granulomatous disease
- Circumcision
- Cleft lip
- Cleft palate
- Click-murmur syndrome
- Closed skull fracture
- Clubfoot
- Cluster headache
- Cochlear implants
- Cold
- Cold sores
- Colic
- Colitis, ulcerative
- Collapsed lung
- Colle's fracture
- Concussion
- Conduct disorder
- Condyloma acuminata
- Congenital dislocation of the hip
- Congenital dysplasia of the hip
- Congenital dysplasia/dislocation of the hip [CDH]
- Congenital hip dislocation
- Congenital hip dysplasia
- Congenital hip subluxability
- Congenital kyphosis
- Congenital rubella syndrome
- Congenital subluxability of the hip
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Contact dermatitis
- Corneal abrasion
- Coxa Plana
- Crab lice
- Crib death
- Crohn's disease
- Crossed eyes
- Croup
- CSF analysis
- CSF tap
- CT scan, abdomen
- CT scan
- CT scan, head
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystitis
- Cystoscopy
D
- Dacryocystitis
- Dandruff
- Dandy Walker
- DDH
- Dehydration
- Dejerine-Sottas disease
- Depression
- Dermatophyte infection
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Deviated nasal septum
- Diabetes, Type 1
- Diaphragmatic hernia
- Diarrhea
- DiGeorge syndrome
- Diphtheria vaccine
- Disfluent speech
- D incompatibility
- Distal radius fracture
- DMD
- Down syndrome
- Drug addiction
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Duodenal ulcer
- Dysphagia
- Dysplasia of the hip, developmental
- Dysthymia
E
- Ear infection, middle
- Ear tubes surgery
- Eastern equine encephalitis
- Echocardiogram
- Eczema
- EEG
- Electrical burns
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- EMG
- Encephalitis
- Encopresis
- Endocarditis
- Endocarditis, bacterial
- Enteral feeding
- Enuresis
- Epigastic Hernia
- Epilepsy
- Epistaxis
- Ewing's sarcoma
- Excision biopsy, skin
F
- Failure-to-thrive
- Fainting
- Farsightedness
- Femoral hernia
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Finger extensor tendon injury
- Finger flexor tendon injury
- Fish scale disease
- Fissure, anal
- Flat plate of the abdomen
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Floppy valve syndrome
- Flu
- Food allergy
- Food poisoning
- Forearm muscle strain
- Fracture, distal radius
- Fracture, sacral stress
- Fracture, skull and facial
- Fragile X syndrome
- Frostbite
- Furuncles
G
- Ganglion cyst
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease-adolescent
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease-child
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease-infant
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease-special needs child
- Gastrostomy
- German measles vaccine
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Genital herpes
- Genital warts
- German measles
- Giardiasis
- Glenoid labrum tear
- Gluten-sensitive enteropathy
- Gonorrhea
H
- Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
- Hay fever
- Head CT scan
- Head injury
- Head lice
- Hearing loss
- Heart-lung transplant
- Heart murmur
- Heart transplant
- Heart valve replacement
- Heat exhaustion
- Heat stroke
- Hemophilia
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Hepatitis C
- Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies
- Hernia repair
- Hernia, abdominal
- Herniorrhaphy
- Herpes simplex 1
- Herpes simplex 2
- Hiatal hernia
- HiB vaccine
- Hiccups
- Hip pointers
- Histoplasmosis
- HIV
- Hives
- HMSNs
- Hodgkin's disease
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Homocystinuria
- HPV
- HPV vaccine
- Human papillomavirus
- Human papillomavirus vaccine
- Hunchback
- Hyaline membrane disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyperopia
- Hypochondria
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
I
- IBS
- Ichthyosis
- Impacted tooth
- Impetigo
- Incisional hernia
- Infection debridement
- Influenza
- Influenza vaccine
- Ingrown toenail
- Ingrown toenail removal
- Inguinal hernia
- Insect allergy
- Insect bites and stings
- Insomnia
- Insulin dependent diabetes
- Intussusception
- Ionizing radiation
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ischemic necrosis
J
K
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
- Kidney dialysis
- Kidney failure
- Kidney infection
- Kidneys, ureter, bladder
- Kidney transplant
- Kidney ultrasound
- Kleptomania
- KUB
- Kyphosis
L
- Labral tear, shoulder
- Lactose intolerance
- Laminectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Laryngitis
- Laryngoscopy
- LCPD
- Le Fort fracture
- Lead poisoning
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Leigh's syndrome
- Leukemia
- Leukodystrophy
- Little League elbow
- Liver transplant
- Lockjaw vaccine
- Low back pain
- Low blood sugar
- Lumbar puncture
- Lung transplant
- Lupus, systemic
- Lyme disease
- Lymphoma, Hodgkin's
M
- Macrosomia
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Malignant hepatoma
- Mallet finger
- Mandible fracture
- Manic-depressive illness
- Marfan syndrome
- Marie-Strumpell disease
- Martin-Bell syndrome
- Maxillary fracture
- Measles
- Measles vaccine
- Medial apophysitis
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Middle ear infection
- Middle ear repair
- Migraine headache
- Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome
- Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and strokelike episodes
- Mitochondrial myopathy
- Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Moles
- Mononucleosis
- Motion sickness
- MRI scan
- Multiple sclerosis
- Mumps
- Mumps vaccine
- Muscle contraction headache
- Muscle strain, forearm
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged red fibers
- Myopia
- Myringotomy
N
- Narcolepsy
- Navicular fracture
- Nearsightedness
- Neonatal seizure
- Nephrectomy
- Neural tube defect—spina bifida
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa
- Neuropathy, auditory
- Nontropical sprue
- Norovirus
- Nosebleed
O
- Obesity
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- OCD
- Open skull fracture
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Oral-facial clefts
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Osteitis
- Osteochondritis
- Osteochondrosis
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteonecrosis of the hip
- Osteosarcoma
- Otitis media
P
- Panic disorder
- Paronychia
- Pearson's syndrome
- Pediculosis
- PEG
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Peptic ulcer
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Peritonitis
- Pertussis
- Pertussis vaccine
- Pervasive development disorder
- PFTs
- Pink eye
- Pinworm
- Plantar warts
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Pneumonia
- Poison ivy, oak and sumac
- Polio vaccine
- Positional vertigo of barany
- Posterior cruciate ligament injury
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Postural kyphosis
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Precocious puberty
- Prematurity
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Primary nocturnal enuresis
- Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
- Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystophy
- Psoriasis
- Pubic lice
- Pulled muscle, forearm
- Pulmonary function tests
- Punch biopsy, skin
R
- Rabies
- Radiation therapy
- Radiotherapy
- Regional anesthesia
- Renal failure
- Renal insufficiency
- Renal ultrasound
- Respiratory distress syndrome in newborns
- Respiratory syncytial virus
- Reye's syndrome
- Rheumatic fever
- Rh incompatibility and isoimmunization
- Rickets
- Ringworm
- Rocky mountain spotted fever
- Root canal
- Rosacea
- Rotavirus
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Roundback of the Spine
- Roundworm
- Rubella
- Rubella vaccine
- Rubeola vaccine
S
- Sacral stress fracture
- Scabies
- Scarlatina
- Scarlet fever
- Scheuermann's kyphosis
- Schizophrenia
- Scoliosis
- Scurvy
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Seizure disorder
- Self-injury
- Self-mutilation
- Sepsis
- Septicemia
- Sesamoid fracture
- Shave biopsy, skin
- Short bowel syndrome
- Shoulder labral tear
- Sickle cell anemia
- Sickle cell disease
- SIDS
- Sinus headache
- Sinus infection
- Sinusitis
- Skin biopsy
- Skin graft
- Skin lesion biopsy
- Skin lesion removal
- Skull and facial fracture
- Snoring
- Social anxiety disorder
- Social phobia
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Sonogram
- Spastic colon
- Spigelian hernia
- Spina bifida
- Spinal tap
- Splenectomy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylolysis of the sacrum
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Stammering
- Strabismus
- Strep throat
- Stuttering
- Sudden infant death syndrome
- Sunburn
- Surgical removal, spleen
- Surgical removal, tonsil
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
T
- Tapeworm
- Tay-Sachs disease
- TB
- Teeth grinding
- Teething
- Temporomandibular disorder
- TMD
- Tendinopathy
- Tendinitis
- Tendinosis
- Tension headache
- Tension-type headache
- Tetanus
- Tetanus vaccine
- Thalassemia
- Three-day measles
- Thrush
- Tinea cruris
- Tinea infection
- Tinea pedis
- Tonsillectomy
- Tooth abscess
- Tooth decay
- Tooth extraction
- Torticollis
- Tourette syndrome
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Tracheotomy
- Transplant, bone marrow
- Transplant, heart
- Transplant, heart-lung
- Transplant, kidney
- Transplant, liver
- Transplant, lung
- Trauma
- Trisomy 21
- Tropia
- TSS
- Tuberculosis
- Tympanic membrane perforation
- Tympanoplasty
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanotomy
- Type 1 diabetes
- Typhoid fever
U
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Ultrasound, abdominal
- Ultrasound, kidneys
- Ultrasound, renal
- Umbilical hernia
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- Urinary tract infection
- Urinary tract infections in childhood
- Urticaria
- UTI
V
- Overview: What Are Vaccines?
- Anthrax vaccine
- BCG vaccine
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Diphtheria vaccine
- German measles vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
- Hepatitis A vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Herpes zoster vaccine
- HiB vaccine
- HPV vaccine
- Human papillomavirus vaccine
- Influenza vaccine
- Japanese encephalitis vaccine
- Lockjaw vaccine
- Measles vaccine
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Mumps vaccine
- Pertussis vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Polio vaccine
- Rabies vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Rubella vaccine
- Rubeola vaccine
- Shingles vaccine
- Smallpox vaccine
- Tetanus vaccine
- Tuberculosis vaccine
- Typhoid vaccine
- Varicella vaccine
- Whooping cough vaccine
- Yellow fever vaccine
- Ventral hernia
- Vaginal yeast infection
- Varicella
- Varicella vaccine
- Venereal warts
- Ventricular septal defect
- Viral meningitis
- Viral pharyngitis
- Viral sore throat
W
- West Nile virus
- Western equine encephalitis
- Whiplash
- Whooping cough
- Whooping cough vaccine
- Wound debridement
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Last reviewed December 2007
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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