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Urology Biofeedback Therapy

Biofeedback helps your child understand how their body works. It teaches them how to control parts of their body they do not think about being able to control.

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Food Allergy and Parenting

Parenting a child with food allergies can be tough. You have watched your child’s food and surroundings from an early age. You have also worked hard to speak to others, such as family, friends, and your child’s school, about keeping them safe from their allergen(s).

Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head)

Positional plagiocephaly is a flat area on the back or on one side of your baby’s head that does not go away on its own.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a lung infection that is usually caused by a virus or bacteria. This makes the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid (phlegm or mucus). Walking pneumonia is a non-medical word that describes a mild case of bacterial pneumonia. Pneumonia caused by bacteria is treated with an antibiotic.

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Mepilex Ag Dressing

Mepilex® Ag is a soft spongey grey foam pad that has silver within it. The foam dressing (bandage) shields the wound and the silver helps to kill bacteria. This protects the wound from getting an infection.

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Glucose Tolerance Test Collection Guidelines

Use this Helping Hand to prepare for your child's outpatient glucose tolerance test.

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Anorectal Manometry

Anal manometry is a test to see how well the internal and external sphincters of the anus and the pelvic floor are working.

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Birth Control (Contraceptive) Options

Birth control is safe, easy to use, and has few side effects. Finding the right method for you can help you prevent pregnancy until you want to become pregnant.

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Upper Endoscopy With General Anesthesia

This Helping Hand™ is about how a doctor or health care provider uses an upper endoscopy to  look for signs of redness, swelling, bleeding, ulcers, or infections.