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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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Hippotherapy
Hippotherapy gets its name from the Greek word ‘‘hippos,’’ meaning horse. Horses are used as a tool in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. How It Works The horse is a base that supports your child.
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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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Pinworm Test Collection Guidelines
Pinworms are small white worms about ¼ - ½ inch long and look like a small grain of rice. These worms can live in a person’s large intestine. The adult female crawls out of the rectal opening at night and lays her eggs on the skin around it.
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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.