Getting your son in to see a pediatric gastroenterologist is the best thing you can do for him . I don't feel he should be on Reglan (nasty medication) with bad side affects and should ONLY be prescribed to ADULTS. This and Prilosec are both used to treat GERD (acid reflux) which he doesn't appear to have, and why he would be on both I don't know! Probiotics help with digestion, and in moving the food along the intestine and colon, which doesn't appear to be happening.
I'm very worried about my 5 yr. old who had the "stomach flu" over a month ago, as the whole family did. Since then she as had continuous puralent diarrhea and vomitting 2-3 times a week, usually 1-2 AM in her sleep. She became dehydrated and had IV's. Her pediatrician thinks it will get better. Finally they took stool, blood and urine samples. Her blood was normal, urine showed dehydration and ketosis, no salmonella in stool, but waiting for parasite results.
should I insist to vaccinate pediatric patients ( >6 month of age) with chronic granulomatous disease against influenza?
s mainly for nausea for cancer patients, not pregnant women. It was advised back in 2013 or earlier this year that pregnant women shouldn't take it. I figured better safe than sorry so I chose not to take after the two times. not much research has been done on it and I didn't want to risk it with my baby.
There are numerous treatment strategies to help nystagmus patients. Like JCH mentioned these are usually best done by pediatric ophthalmologist or strabismus specialist (preferably with interest in nystagmus treatment). I know of one centre in Mumbai where nystagmus treatment is done........Utsav Eye Clinic in Kharghar Navi Mumbai or you could look for a centre nearby. Hope that helps.
Ridha Ahrem, author of The Thyroid Solution, does not recommend RAI for Graves in children, but surgery. There is a slight risk of stomach cancer in a ten year study (8 percent) for RAI patients. No studies have been done beyond ten years.
I suggest you get a doctor who does at least two of these surgeries weekly. The below website lists endos recommended by their patients. I believe some surgeons are on there as well: http://www.thyroid-info.
My daughter failed a vision screening and then saw an optometrist that our pediatrician referred us. I doubted the optometrist's medical opinion for several reasons, one being that although she does see a lot of pediatric patients, she doesn't see many preschool aged patients. My vision insurance does not cover ophthamologists. My medical insurance does but only for strabismus, amblyopia, or eye injury.
I am looking for a Cardiologist or Neurologist with experience and interest in following patients with POTS patients who were dx in adolescence and are now young adults and no longer eligible to be seen by their Pediatric docs. I also have two children and a neice with POTS, so I know how hard it is to access good care. Any suggestions? Thank you.
I would imagine it would be because pediatric patients are still developing and their structures have a tendency to change significantly. At approx 14 or maybe a little younger puberty sets in and the body's growth is near complete. Plus pediatric neurology/NS are a specialty all their own.
Hope this helps a little.
By 7pm she was vomiting bloody foam so I took her to the urgent care where they advised I take her to the pediatric ER at the hospital. I took her in and they said it was most likely the flu but they were going to do a CT just to be sure. Well her appendix was huge so they rushed her into emergency surgery at which time they found that her appendix was on the verge of rupturing and her abdomen was filled with infection. They kept her 1 day then sent us home with really no instruction.
He commented that I should not alarmed even though it is not common in children this age. He recommended that I return in 8 weeks for an additional sonogram in order to see if there is any change. I asked what the implications are to this calcification at his age, but did not get an answer. This tactic of not answering questions seems to be a common strategy. Anyway if you have any information it would be greatly appreciated.
Also important is the severity of the Bronchomalacia, that can vary from mild to very severe. What the pulmonologist may have observed may be mild Bronchomalacia in the final stages of resolution. These are questions you should ask of the pulmonologist. I assume that she is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and should be able to answer your questions.
The following statements are taken from The Kliegman-Nelson Textbook of Pediatric Medicine and, I believe, support reason for optimism.
did not have much advice for us because he had never seen this in a child so young. She is very much underweight. She has only gained 2 lbs in the past 10 months, but she has gotten a little bit taller. Her heart beat is fast and she is very, very, hyper I guess you could say!! She has got so much energy that she can just go, go, go, all day. She is also very irritable at any moments notice, but very happy at others. Her attention span is about 3 seconds.
Dear Curious Mom,
A pediatric cardiologist specializes in taking care of children and adolescents with congenital and acquired cardiac disease. Your daughter's condition specifically is something that can be seen in adult and pediatric patients, although therapy can often vary between the two groups.
I am looking for a Cardiologist or Neurologist with experience and interest in following patients with POTS patients who were dx in adolescence and are now young adults and no longer eligible to be seen by their Pediatric docs. Any suggestions? Thank you.
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It makes much more sense that he would have been in heart failure at the age of 14 and that would be the cause of them discovering the hole in the first place. I would certainly be asking his doctor about that and the possibility of it being caused by a virus. You are probably going through a living h***l right now. Just to let you know there is a Pediatric Cardiology Forum for parent support here on MedHelp as well; feel free to our group over there as well.
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