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Feeding Nutrition & Growth

This section covers breastfeeding, pumping, oral stimulation and growth charts.

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Growth Plate Injuries

The physis, or growth plate, is an area of growing bone near the ends of long bones. Bones grow longer from the tissue produced by the physis and then harden.

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Prednisone and Prednisolone

This Helping Hand™ explains how the medicines prednisone and prednisolone reduce swelling (inflammation) and help your immune system calm down. They're often used to treat things like asthma, allergies, arthritis, and other conditions.

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Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy)

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the belly (abdomen). Gallbladder problems can be caused by gallstones. The surgery to remove the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

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Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

This Helping Hand™ is about eczema in children, which is a skin problem that causes dry, itchy, rough skin rashes.

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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.

Pediatric Trigger Thumb

Pediatric trigger thumb (PTT) is also called a flexion contracture of the IP joint. It is a condition that affects the movement of the thumb in children. In PTT, a tendon cannot slide back and forth through the ligament and the thumb gets stuck in a bent (flexed) position.

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Birth Control: Contraceptive Patch

Learn about the birth control option for women, the contraceptive patch.

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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.