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Nasopharyngoscopic Evaluation of Velopharyngeal Closure During Speech

Nasopharyngoscopy is a test that involves viewing the back of the nose and throat. This test uses a small tube-light camera, called an endoscope, to view this area while the child speaks.

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Impaired Spleen Function

The spleen is an organ that helps prevent and control some infections. Asplenia is when you don’t have a spleen.

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Zika Virus

This Helping Hand™ covers Zika, a disease caused by the Zika Virus. A person becomes infected by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito or by having unprotected sex with an infected person. Symptoms can include fever, rash and joint pain.

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Anxiety and Worry

Anxiety is a normal emotion. It can cause feelings of fear, tension and worry. It can also cause physical changes in the body.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (ACL Tear)

In this Helping Hand™ document, we discuss injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL is one of four main ligaments in the knee. Surgery to rebuild the ACL is called arthroscopic ACL reconstruction. It usually takes 6 to 9 months of recovery before returning to normal activities.

Immune 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.

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Applying for WIC for Teen Moms

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a food program. Federal grant money for WIC helps low-income women and their babies.

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Constipation: Infant

This Helping Hand™ covers constipation in infants less than one year of age. It is common, but it can be a concern for parents. Signs of constipation include infrequent stools that are difficult to pass and straining more than normal to have a bowel movement. Even if a baby is not constipated, bowel movements may be irregular.

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Antroduodenal Manometry

An antroduodenal manometry records the pressure waves that are produced in the stomach and small intestine.