A foreign body (FB) is stuck in the skin. Some examples are a splinter of wood or sliver of glass
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Splinters (Slivers)
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Spoiled Children - Prevention
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A spoiled child insists on having his own way. If demanding doesn’t work, he escalates. He uses tantrums and whining to get his way.
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Stools - Unusual Color
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The stool color is strange or different. Normal stool colors are any shade of brown, tan, yellow or green. Colors that may be caused by a disease are red, black and white. Dark green may look like black, but dark green is a normal color.
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Straining and Grunting Baby - Normal
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Grunting, straining and pushing to pass a stool. This is normal during the first 3 months. Babies are learning how to get the poop out. Doctors call this the grunting baby syndrome
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Strep Exposure
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Guidance on possible strep exposure.
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Stubborn Toddler
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Your child says No to many normal requests. Your child disagrees with many of your normal suggestions. Your child constantly tests your rules
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Sty
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A sty is a red lump or pimple on the edge of an eyelid.
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Sunburn
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Red or blistered skin from too much sun. The redness, pain and swelling starts at 4 hours
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Suture Questions
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Common questions about sutures or stitches. Stapled wounds are treated the same as sutured wounds
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Swallowed Harmless Substance
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Your child swallowed an unusual but harmless substance. Your doctor told you it was harmless. It was not a solid object that could get caught in the throat or esophagus. It was not a poison, chemical or drug.
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Swallowed Small Object
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Small harmless solid object swallowed. Child has no symptoms.
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Swimmer's Itch
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An itchy harmless rash caused by tiny parasites in fresh water lakes. A less common rash can also occur in salt water (called clam digger’s itch).
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Tailbone Injury
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The most common injury is a bruised tailbone. The tailbone is the small bone at the lower end of the spine. Location: upper part of the groove between the buttocks.
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Tear Duct - Blocked
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The tear duct is blocked in 10% of newborns. The tear duct is the tube that carries tears from the eye to the nose
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Teething
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Teething is the normal process of new teeth working their way through the gums. Teeth come in between 6 and 24 months of age
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Temper Tantrums
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Tantrums are normal in toddlers. Tantrums may include whining, crying, screaming or yelling. It may also include pounding the floor, slamming a door, or breath-holding. Also called meltdowns or emotional outbursts.
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Thin Body Type (Normal Slenderness)
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Your child looks thin or slender. Their weight is more than 20% below the ideal weight for their height. However, your child is well-nourished, with a normal fat tissue layer (8–12 mm). This is measured by a skinfold calipers.
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Throat Infection - Viral
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A viral infection of the throat
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Throat Infection - Strep
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A bacterial infection of the throat caused by Strep
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Thrush
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Thrush is a yeast infection of the mouth in young babies. White patches in the front of the mouth are the hallmark
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Tick Bite
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A tick (small brown bug) is attached to the skin. A tick was removed from the skin.
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Time-Out Technique
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Time-out means putting a child in a boring place for a few minutes to correct a misbehavior. It’s the most effective consequence (discipline technique) for misbehavior in 2- to 5-year-old children. Every parent needs to know how to give a time-out.
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Tinea Versicolor
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Skin infection of teens and adults caused by a fungus. Tinea versicolor means "ringworm of many colors"
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Toe Injury
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Injuries to toes.
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Toenail - Ingrown
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The corner of the toenail grows into the skin around it. Almost always involves the big toe (great toe)
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Toilet Readiness Training
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Readiness training means preparing your child for later potty training. It increases his or her chances of success.
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Toilet Training - How to Start
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Your goal is to toilet train your child. Your child will be toilet trained when without reminders he can: Walk to the potty. Pull down his pants.
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Toilet Training Resistance - Constipation from Stool Holding
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A child who refuses to be toilet trained and passes stools into his underwear. The medical term is encopresis.
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Toilet Training Resistance - Encopresis without Constipation
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A child who refuses to be toilet trained. He passes stools into his underwear or pull-up. The medical term for this is encopresis.
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Tongue - Geographic
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Map-like red patches on the tongue. Cause not known
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Tonsil Infection - Strep
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A bacterial infection of the tonsils caused by Strep. Also called Strep tonsillitis
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Tonsil Infection - Viral
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A viral infection of the tonsils. Also called viral tonsillitis
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Tooth Injury
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Injury to a tooth
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Toothache
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Pain or discomfort in a tooth
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Umbilical Cord - Bleeding
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Bleeding occurs from cord’s point of separation. The navel is also called the belly button or umbilicus
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