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Active Tuberculosis Disease

In this Helping Hand™, we discuss Tuberculosis (TB). Active TB disease is contagious. It is most often spread through the air. The standard of care for treatment of active TB is daily administration of medicines from health department nurses.

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Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations

The treatment of a hemangioma is usually observation. Some hemangiomas can cause problems if they bleed or press on important nearby structures, such as the eye or the upper airway. Venous malformations, lymphatic malformations and arteriovenous malformations require a multidisciplinary approach.

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Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Thyroid Biopsy

The doctor has seen or felt a nodule or bump on your child’s thyroid. The ultrasound confirmed the presence of a nodule. Now it is time to take some fluid from inside the nodule and get it tested.

Hidradenitis Supperativa (HS)

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a long-term (chronic) skin condition. Plugged pores and red, tender bumps or boils begin deep in the skin around hair follicles that contain specific sweat glands called apocrine glands. The tender bumps often enlarge, break open and drain pus.

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Caffeine Poisoning: What Parents Need to Know

As caffeine consumption becomes more popular in the form of energy drinks, energy shots, and even caffeine powders, it’s important for parents to be aware of the risks associated with these products, especially for young children.

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Dental: Oral Sedation

Sedation can help your child feel less anxious, nervous or afraid, be more comfortable and stay still during the procedure.

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Asthma

This Helping Hand™ covers asthma, which is a lung disease that can cause breathing problems. If your child has asthma, the airways in their lungs overreact to certain things, called triggers. 

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Vaginal Agenesis: What Is It?

Agenesis is a medical word that means a body part never formed before birth. The term vaginal agenesis means that the female does not have a vagina because it never formed. Vaginal agenesis affects about one in every 5,000 females.

Rotavirus

Rotavirus (ROE-tuh-vie-russ) is a contagious illness caused by a virus.