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Identification, Treatment, and Prevention of Birth Defects
Detailed information on the identification, treatment, and prevention of birth defects
Learn MoreIf Your Child Has Trouble Adjusting After a Burn Injury
Agitated behavior, such as crying, sleep disturbances and nightmares, and repeated episodes of sadness, are signs that your child may be having trouble coping with stress.
Learn MoreIgA Vasculitis in Children
IgA Vasculitis is a condition that involves swelling (inflammation) of small blood vessels. The swollen blood vessels leak into the skin, joints, intestines, and kidneys.
Learn MoreIliac Apophysitis
Iliac apophysitis (uh-paa-fuh-sai-tuhs) is pain and swelling (inflammation) of the growth plate along the side of the hip (iliac crest). The growth plate is an area of weakness, and injury to it occurs because of repeated stress or forceful exercise.
Learn MoreIliotibial Band Syndrome
The Iliotibial Band (IT Band) is an extension of muscle on the outside of the thigh. IT band syndrome is a painful condition caused by overuse. Symptoms of IT band syndrome include pain on the outside of the knee or hip that becomes worse with activity.
Learn MoreImmune Deficiencies
Detailed information on immune deficiency disorders in children, including Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, DiGeorge Syndrome, and X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
Learn MoreImmune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) happens when the body destroys its own platelets. Platelets are a kind of blood cell that help the blood to clot after a person gets cut or bruised. A child with ITP may have a platelet count of less than 1,000.
Learn MoreImmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children
ITP is a blood disorder that causes a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. Platelets help stop bleeding. So a decrease in platelets can result in easy bruising, bleeding gums, and bleeding inside the body.
Learn MoreImpaired Spleen Function
The spleen is an organ that helps prevent and control some infections. Asplenia is when you don’t have a spleen.
Learn MoreImperforate Anus in Children
Imperforate anus happens when your child is born with a blocked or missing anus. Learn more about this condition, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Helping Hands Patient Education Materials
Written and illustrated by medical, nursing and allied health professionals at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Helping Hand instructions are intended as a supplement to verbal instructions provided by a medical professional. The information is periodically reviewed and revised to reflect our current practice. However, Nationwide Children's Hospital is not responsible for any consequences resulting from the use or misuse of the information in the Helping Hands.