My Family Medicine Practice

  Breastfeeding your baby is always encouraged but at times new mothers find it difficult and face a lot of problems which in the end result...

Definition: Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a condition in which a child displays an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, hostile...

A baby may be born with congenital heart disease and may not not present with symptoms in the early few hours of life.  In order to...

There are a number of medical problems which are more common in children with disability. These include: 1. Gastro-esophageal r...

Definition  Croup or viral laryngotracheobronchitis is an acute inflammation of the entire airway, mainly in the glottis and subglotti...

Before chronic transfusions are initiated, the diagnosis of Beta-thalassemia should be confirmed and the parents counseled about this ...

A medical mystery of early infancy, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)—commonly called crib death—kills apparently healthy infants, u...

An excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the ventricular spaces of the brain, hydrocephalus occurs most commonl...

The most common cause of crippling in children, cerebral palsy is an umbrella term for a group of neuromuscular disorders resulting fr...

An acute childhood illness, Reye’s syndrome causes fatty infiltration of the liver with concurrent hyperammonemia, encephalopathy, and...

Initial Steps Prevent hypothermia —place infant on preheated radiant warmer, dry infant, then rewrap in warm, dry blankets. Polyethyle...

Laboratory studies are unnecessary for most extremity pain. However, if the history and physical examination do not lead to a definitive...

A severe, pervasive developmental disorder, autistic disorder is marked by unresponsiveness to social contact, gross deficits in intel...

Introduction: Extremity pain is a common complaint in primary care pediatric practice. Up to 16% of school-aged children report at leas...

Affecting children younger than age 16, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), also known as juvenile chronic arthritis, is an immune-me...

Introduction Dysuria is any discomfort with urination but particularly refers to pain or burning during urination. Generally stemming f...

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a clinical condition characterized by an initial mucosal intestinal injury that may progress...

Both cell-mediated (T-cell) and humoral (B-cell) immunity are deficient or absent in severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID). ...

The patient with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has difficulty focusing his attention or engaging in quiet, passive act...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and is characterized by a defective transpo...