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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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Medicine Allergy Challenge
A medicine allergy challenge is a test used to find out if a child is allergic to certain drugs or medicines, often an antibiotic.
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Children With Hearing Loss: Guidelines for Schools
Some children are born with a hearing loss. Others may develop one due to injury, infection or even loud noises. Children with hearing loss can do well in school, but they often need extra help to learn at their full capacity.
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Nasogastric Tubes (Insertion and Feeding)
Feeding tubes are often used for babies and young children who are not able to take in enough calories by mouth. If the tube is placed through the nose into the stomach, it is called a nasogastric tube (NG tube).
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Patient Hair Care
If your child is in the hospital for an extended period of time, it is important to help them care for their hair. Washing, conditioning and using moisturizer will help their hair stay healthy so it does not get too dry and break off.
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Birth Control Non Hormonal IUD
The non-hormonal copper intrauterine device (IUD) is a small, T-shaped plastic device wrapped in copper with two strings attached. The copper IUD slowly releases copper into the uterus preventing sperm from fertilizing an egg. The copper IUD does not have any hormones.
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Getting Ready for Surgery Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction (CCPR)
Learn more about what to expect when getting ready for surgery at the Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction.
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Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasound
Children with sickle cell disease are at risk for stroke. Transcranial (trans-CRANE-ee-ul) Doppler (TCD) ultrasounds help predict that risk. A TCD measures how fast blood is flowing to the brain (Picture 1). When blood flows faster than it should, there is a higher risk for a stroke.
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Choosing a Bottle Flow Rate
Your baby’s bottle flow rate is the rate at which human milk or infant formula moves from the bottle nipple into an infant’s mouth. The bottle flow rate is important because if it is too slow your baby may work too hard to get milk. If the flow rate is too fast, they may have a hard time with the faster flow.
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Somatic Disease Germline Comparator Sequencing
You or your child will be having a genetic test called somatic disease/germline comparator sequencing. This test looks for changes in DNA that could cause or contribute to a medical condition.