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Cardiac Catheterization - Care at Home (Pediatric)
Your child has had a cardiac catheterization. Learn how to care for the cath site and when to call your cardiologist.
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Hymenectomy
A hymenectomy is a procedure that is done to remove extra tissue from the hymen that partly or totally covers a female’s vaginal opening.
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Child Passenger Safety: Infant Car Seat Challenge
Your baby’s doctor has ordered a Car Seat Challenge. This is a test that gives the doctor valuable information about how well your baby might be able to handle sitting in his or her car seat for travel.
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Dermabond® Incision Care
Your child has an incision that was closed with an adhesive film called Dermabond. The Dermabond will hold your child’s incision together at skin level. It will loosen from the skin and fall off in 5 to 10 days.
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Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH)
Although a diagnosis of IVH is serious, it is possible for damaged areas of the brain to regain function later in life.
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Burn Prevention: Infant and Toddler
Burns can be serious injuries at any age, but infants and toddlers are at risk for burn injuries because of their innocent curiosity. The most common causes of burns, as well as the steps you can take to prevent them from happening to your infant or toddler, are listed below.
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Colonic Manometry
This Helping Hand™ covers colonic manometry, a test that records the pressure waves that are produced when the large intestines contract.
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Temperature: Digital and Glass Thermometers
Learn how to use all three kinds of thermometers for your child.
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Fast Facts
Now we have an extra way to protect ourselves from the virus - vaccines! If more people get the vaccine, COVID-19 will not be able to spread as easily, and fewer people will be sick.
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Sleep Study
Sleep studies are often ordered to find out if a child has problems breathing while asleep. Learn how the tests are done.