| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| stretching of the back passage | 7/12/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q:
A: Rachel, I assume the "back passage" is the rectum. You English have quite the way with words! ...
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| my baby | 7/12/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: i was just wondering if you could help me. i have just read about a mothers worries about her baby ...
A: megan, Of course I can help you! I think the cleft palate is probably contributing greatly to the ...
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| Intermittent Fever | 7/12/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old get intermittent fevers (about 101) that last about 24 hrs at a time. I am able ...
A: Mackenzie, If the other triplets aren't getting the fevers, then it would make me even be more ...
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| 9 month old baby does not crawl yet | 7/12/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: i have a 9 month old baby (he will be 10 month old towards the end of this month). i am beginning to ...
A: gay, Lots of healthy totally normal kids don't crawl at all. They simply stand up and walk. ...
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| baby won't nap | 7/11/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: i don't feel our baby is getting enough sleep. she goes to sleep good at night without fussing to ...
A: you may add calcum supplements and reduce the milk based feeds over next few months. encourage free ...
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| Tanning | 7/11/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My otherwise 18 months old is fair except for his lower back and his legs. I use johnsons soap and ...
A: what you feel as tan , is likely to be soem kind of normal nrown fat that is called as mongoloid ...
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| My 5 year old great-nephew | 7/11/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I am a nurse and noticed hugh hard knots on the side and back of my 5 year old nephews neck, he does ...
A: Shannon, Any large hard knots on the neck should be looked at by the doctor. That being said, the ...
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| Blisters on my child's tongue | 7/10/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I just read and answer you gave to a parent whose child had blisters on their tongue, but no other ...
A: Mama B, This is almost certainly a viral illness, with the oral blisters on the tongue and the low ...
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| Baby not drinking his formula | 7/10/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: For the past 9 days he has not been drinking his formula. I'm lucky if he even gets 12 oz a day but ...
A: anh, Thanks for the additional info. Age is so important in answering pediatric questions. He is ...
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| kidney problems | 7/10/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: I am sooo sad. My 6yr old son, weighs 60lbs, but has been in severe pain on and off on his left ...
A: well, its surely a stone. and there can eb another stone in kidney. the lesion may be a stone or ...
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| Intermittent Fever | 7/10/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old get intermittent fevers (about 101) that last about 24 hrs at a time. I am able ...
A: Mackenzie, Many kids get intermittent viral illnesses that have fever and little else in the way ...
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| loose motion in 4 month | 7/10/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: my daughter born on 16 march 2009 is suffering from loose motion since more than a week , her stool ...
A: Tikam Singh, It is unlikely that mothers food selections are causing the loose stools. Lots of ...
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| skin welts | 7/10/2009 | Dr. Taher Kagalwala |
Q: i have a 3 year old son, and i found 3 welts in a row on his knee and one above his ankle. they are ...
A: You are so right about the limits of an online consultation. Could you send me a photo of the rash ...
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| Feeding issues with 10.5 months old baby | 7/10/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: I have an almost 11 months old baby who was always a small eater and has recently started refusing ...
A: you may read my past similar answers at www.infantfeeding.blogspot.com you need to reintroduce ...
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| adenoid surgery | 7/10/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: what are the demerits of adenoid surgery?will it cause any hindrance in the normal development of ...
A: if the adenoid is causing problems including poor weight gain, whatever may be demerits.. its ...
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| baby won't nap | 7/9/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: i don't feel our baby is getting enough sleep. she goes to sleep good at night without fussing to ...
A: you havent mentioned her weight but i guess its between 5-9 months, as this is the common compliants ...
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| My 3yr old | 7/9/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: My 3yr old is just learning his age and talking better he walks around all day smiling very rarely ...
A: I agree with you that it's sometimes hard to know whether concerns we may have about our children ...
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| intermittent fever | 7/9/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have a one year old daughter who has a 4 day history of intermittent fever, between 103.5 and ...
A: Dee: The doctor obviously did not find a source of infection so I am sure they are thinking this is ...
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| oops, i fibbed | 7/9/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: i am acutely aware that i promised you that i would not be knocking on your doorstep any more. ...
A: There are several processes that impact speech and language development - oral sensorimotor ...
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| hand swelling | 7/9/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: my son is 30 months and as many pounds. he got what appeared to be a spider bite today at day care ...
A: james, Certain spider bites, like the black widow, can cause considerable tissue swelling and even ...
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| 5 year old with bluish rash around lips? | 7/9/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: For the past few days, my 5 year old son has had a blue, rash-like circle around his lips, and his ...
A: Rjthkids, It is normal for many kids to have a blue color around the lips in certain situations, ...
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| 14 month old Sleep | 7/9/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: My son is 14 months old. He takes one nap through the day between 11 and 12pm. This usually lasts ...
A: Danielle: All young children awaken during the night, some more than once. Most return themselves ...
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| baby health | 7/8/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: "dear dr i asked this question from DrKondekar but did not get any responce .i will be very ...
A: qudsia, Gaviscon is not helpful for "severe vomiting" that is "reflux". Meds like the antiacids ...
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| crocin suspension - side effects | 7/8/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: We have a 9 month old(9.360 kgs) baby girl who has been suffering form fever for past 60 hrs. we ...
A: well, if you need to give grocin for 3 days round teh clock, i feel she needs a visit to an ...
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| Hovite RD drops | 7/8/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My son is 15 days old. He was 3.3kg when born. He is active but sleeps only 7-9hrs a day is it OK??? ...
A: Sumesh, These are vitamin drops and are safe. If you are breastfeeding or if he is small (he ...
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| Hovite RD drops | 7/8/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My son is 15 days old. He was 3.3kg when born. He is active but sleeps only 7-9hrs a day, is it ...
A: my answer to all your quereis is yes.. ok! soem docs dont recommened hovite drops considering the ...
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| Baby making vomit sound but nothing come out | 7/8/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I'm a new mother and recently a sequence of changes in my 4 mth old baby boy has been worrying me ...
A: Christine, Giving an antibiotic to a 4 month old with a red throat doesn't make any sense to me. ...
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| 12 month old not waving, clapping, pointing | 7/7/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: My I'm old baby boy doesn't wave, clap or point. He is nearly walking, kisses & hugs, laughs out ...
A: Absolutely you should enjoy your son and his adorable smiles and happiness! I am glad to read that ...
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| baby fighting sleep | 7/7/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: my husband and I have a huge problem on our hands. Our month old will not sleep! We have tried ...
A: Amanda, This is a complicated issue that I can't really do justice to unless I see a baby and ...
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| antibiotics in nursing babies | 7/7/2009 | Dr Graham Smith |
Q: My 5 month old is on Sulfatrim as a profolactive measure to prevent kidney infection. He has an ...
A: I would not use Sulfatrim as a prophylactic antibiotic, because of the side effects associated with ...
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| baby weight | 7/7/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My baby's wght was 3.2kg at the time of birth.He was 6.4kgs when he was 4 mnths old, i was ...
A: My baby is not at all drinking water, === if the total intake is less than 100ml per kg body weight ...
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| oops, i fibbed | 7/7/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: i am acutely aware that i promised you that i would not be knocking on your doorstep any more. ...
A: You might try having your son say the first syllable, and hold the word final 's' at the end...so ...
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| my son has two lumps on his penis | 7/7/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: my son has two lumps on his penis. they don't hurt when he goes to the bathroom but it hurts when ...
A: junior, Without seeing him and examining him, I really have no idea what these lesions are. If ...
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| travel with 1 1/2 year old!!!! | 7/7/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: I'm getting ready to go on a 7 hour drive to my grandmothers in Memphis who is ill. We just came ...
A: i feel you start the trip when she has slept for long. so once she gets the car vibratiosn sooner ...
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| articulation | 7/6/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: how fortuitous for me that you are available to answer my query...i have a very bright and ...
A: and for including some examples of your son's speech errors. As mentioned in the last note, I use ...
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| 7 month old wheezing | 7/6/2009 | Dr. Taher Kagalwala |
Q: My 7 month old son has been wheezing for a long time..His pediatrian has dianosed him with a ...
A: A pediatrician is the right person to take him to, but if you are not getting the correct answers or ...
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| infrequent bowel movements | 7/6/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: My son is just shy of six weeks and lately has not been having regular bowel movements. On the 3rd, ...
A: When you give a breast fed baby formula even infrequently it slows their bowel elimination process ...
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| Flu vaccination | 7/6/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: Smith, My question is about flu vaccination. My son is currently 6 years old. I live in Thailand. ...
A: most important in such situations, is to udnerstand and follow national guidelines laid down for ...
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| Head concussion | 7/5/2009 | Dr. Taher Kagalwala |
Q: My son who is going to be one year old in a week fell from his highchair. He fell backwards and ...
A: Your second conjecture is right. You should worry only if the child vomits, sleeps more, is unable ...
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| 8 month old | 7/5/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: 1-my 8 month old for the 2nd time has stopped taking the bottle (expressed milk). he had started in ...
A: Sabz: It is normal for a breast fed baby to want to nurse every 2 to 3 hours but to want to feed ...
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