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IVP (Intravenous Pyelogram)

Prepare for your child's IVP with this Helping Hand. 

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Eye Socket Care

How to keep the eye socket clean after a conformer has been placed in your child's eye socket.

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Anticoagulation Management Clinic

Located on our hospital's main campus, the anticoagulation clinic is designed specifically for quick, one-stop treatment and management of anticoagulation including blood tests, medication adjustments, prescriptions and consultations.

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Allergy to Mold

This Helping Hand™ covers mold, which is a fungus that can be found almost anywhere, both indoors and outside. Only a few types of mold cause an allergic reaction. Mold seeds (or spores) get into the air and are then breathed in.

Mouth Sores (Viral) Herpes Gingivostomatitis

Mouth sores (or Gingivostomatitis) can be caused by viruses and other illnesses. Some mouth sores are caused by the herpes virus. It is not caused by sexual activity nor related to it. Mouth sores can last from 7 to 10 days. They should heal without leaving a scar.

Molluscum

Molluscum are smooth, pearly, skin-colored, benign bumps on the skin. They begin as small bumps and they may grow as large as a pencil eraser.

Tracheomalacia

In this Helping Hand™document, we discuss tracheomalacia, which is when the walls of a child’s windpipe (trachea) collapse. If the collapsed part of the windpipe goes past the area where it branches off into the two lungs, it is called bronchomalacia. This causes noisy or difficult breathing.

Sickle Cell Trait

A person with sickle cell trait inherits one gene to make normal hemoglobin and another gene to make some sickle cell hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen to different parts of the body. Sickle cell trait is not a disease and will never turn into a disease.

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Same-Day Procedures

If your child's care plan requires a same-day procedure or outpatient surgery, you can plan ahead to make the experience less scary.