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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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Temperature: Digital and Glass Thermometers
Learn how to use all three kinds of thermometers for your child.
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Mask Safety 101: Why You Shouldn’t Mask a Baby
As the coronavirus pandemic evolves, so do the recommendations. One of the most recent recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to wear “cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.”
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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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Acute Pancreatitis
This Helping Hand™ explains the signs, causes, and treatments for acute pancreatitis—a sudden inflammation of the pancreas—with expert guidance from the care team at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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Monitoring Blood Glucose
Be informed about diabetes. Read this chapter to learn how to properly monitor your blood glucose.
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Tracheostomy Care: How to Protect a Child With a Trach Tube
This Helping Hand™ is about how to keep your child safe when they have a tracheostomy (trach) tube.
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Patch Testing for Skin Allergies
Be prepared for your child's patch testing for skin allergies with this Helping Hand.
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Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Thyroid Biopsy
The doctor has seen or felt a nodule or bump on your child’s thyroid. The ultrasound confirmed the presence of a nodule. Now it is time to take some fluid from inside the nodule and get it tested.
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It's World Mental Health Day: Help Stop the Stigma
A man stands in front of a group of people and asks, “Who here has mental health?” Only a handful raise their hands. “We all have mental health,” he says. More than 1 in 5 adults have experienced a mental disorder within the past year.