Conditions We Treat

Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Insertion for Children

A child with an arrhythmia may need a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). These devices require a simple surgery to implant. They can increase a slow heartbeat or correct a possibly life-threatening fast or chaotic beat.

Pain Control After Your Child's Surgery

If your child has moderate to severe pain, they may receive narcotics during and after surgery. If your child is in the ICU after surgery, they may receive sedatives along with pain medicines.

Pain Management for Children with Cancer

When a child has cancer or another pain-causing disease, one of their greatest fears is pain. Every effort should be made to ease the pain during the treatment process.

Painful Menstruation

Palliative Care

Supportive, or palliative, care is care aimed at comfort of the child versus cure and treatment.

Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is an inflammation, or swelling, of the pancreas.

Pap Test for Adolescents

A Pap test, along with a pelvic exam, is an important part of a female's routine healthcare because it may find abnormalities that can lead to invasive cancer.

Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction (PVCD)

With Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction (PVCD), the vocal cords close together, or constrict, when a person inhales, leaving only a small opening for air to flow into the windpipe.

Parasitic Skin Infections

Detailed information on parasitic skin infections, including scabies and lice

Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

In most cases, you can be with your baby in the NICU at any time. Read on to learn what you can expect.

Patellar Subluxation

A patellar subluxation means that the kneecap has briefly slid out of its normal place in the groove at the center of the bottom end of the thigh bone.

Patellar Tendonitis

Patellar Tendinitis is inflammation of the patellar tendon located directly below the knee cap.