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| Blood In Bowel | 11/19/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I have a 5 yr old that has a very small amount of blood in her bowel movements over the last 2 ...
A: Angel, Concerned enough for you to bring her (and hopefully a fresh stool sample) to the doctor ...
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| baby wont eat. | 11/19/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have a one year old who is not gaining weight. His pediatrician gave us some high calorie formula ...
A: We are seeing more and more of this in young children. I would suggest you ask his pediatrician for ...
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| rash of unknown origin | 11/19/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Our 15 month old has a rash on her trunk that almost identically resembles erythema toxicum. She had ...
A: Sarah, Rashes are near impossible to diagnose in a setting like this. If it is on and off, this ...
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| Vomiting | 11/18/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 5 year old started vomiting last year after she ate lunch at school! It was close to the end of ...
A: Latoshia, A five year who is vomiting persistently needs to be seen by her doctor. There are many ...
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| Vomiting | 11/18/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: My 5 year old daughter started vomiting last year at school after she ate lunch but it was towards ...
A: Latoshia: Your daughter just may be exhibiting signs of stress over school pressure by vomiting. ...
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| Pooping problems | 11/18/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: , I have a 4yr old that has been peeing on the potty for over a year. She is dry at night. During ...
A: Cindy, A four year old knows how to poop...you don't have to teach her. This is maybe partly some ...
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| 5 yr old has neck pain and a knot | 11/17/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My son started to complain about his neck hurting last night so I put some ice on it and thought he ...
A: Jennifer, If there is no fever and he feels well except for this, then the ice and/or heat will be ...
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| diarrhia | 11/17/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: me daughter has had diarrhea for 11weeks now and i have had it tested for lactose an infections but ...
A: if the motions are following ecah feed, that si normal for babies of this age. what si mroe ...
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| 22 month old only saying part of words | 11/16/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: My son is 22 months old and I notice that he says the first syllable of many words, but will not say ...
A: It's natural for toddlers to simplify words, as they are still developing both the oralmotor ...
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| Infant with PAPVR and Sinous Venosus ASD | 11/16/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My infant girl has been diagonised with PAPVR and Sinous Venosus ASD at her 2 month check-up. We've ...
A: its difficult for the child to survive longer without surgery beyond 5 years.. but all depends on ...
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| H1N1n vaccine-ASO3-4 | 11/16/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: a lot is heard and read about the possible side effects of the ASo3, ASO4 adjuvants contained in ...
A: maraia, Adjuvants work by being linked with the protein in question to enhance immunity. This ...
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| reoccuring fevers | 11/16/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My daughter is 5 years old and just started school in August. She has never been in day care and ...
A: Darlene, It is common for kids to have large tonsils and get a viral illness that causes pus to be ...
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| reoccuring fevers | 11/16/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My daughter is 5 years old and just started school in August. She has never been in day care and ...
A: tonsils need not be hereditory. its more often related to head size/shape and oral hygeine. brushing ...
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| recurrent fevers | 11/15/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: I am from Chennai, India. My son who turned 5 in June 2009 has been having high fevers of 3-5 days ...
A: fever once every month, not causing any weight loss or requiring admissions, may just need to be ...
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| 16 month old threw up and then drooled a lot | 11/15/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Olson, Today, my daughter woke up congested with a little fever. At lunch, gave her some baby ...
A: teresa, I would wonder if she got some of the pasta caught in her esophagus, like a large wad that ...
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| Strep Throat | 11/15/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 2 year old has had strep for the past 3 months, None of the antibiotics have worked, Everyone in ...
A: I will assume that these are all documented screen/culture infections. If they aren't, then this ...
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| Eczema and Low weight | 11/14/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: Please do help me. We are from India but currenly in US for the past 8 months. My son was born in ...
A: pls detail me with routine diet/ feeds teh child is receiving at present. eczema is a common ...
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| My 11 months old having diarrhea | 11/14/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: Please help me. My son is 11 months old and he is having eczema since when he was 2 months old. I ...
A: Pavithra: A breast fed baby does better with soy formula than milk based formula so I would ...
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| child behavior | 11/13/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: I have a 5 year old daughter and for the past 3 months now she has gotten worse in her attitude, it ...
A: I'm sorry that I can't answer your question specifically, as I am a speech/language pathologist and ...
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| cyst? | 11/13/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 6 month old has a knot on the back of her head. When we went to the doctor for a check up he ...
A: Jayda, Most of these lumps in this area are either lymph nodes or sebaceous cysts, both benign and ...
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| primary complex | 11/12/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: David Olson, i have a 3 yrs and 4 mos, old daughter and she was diagnosed with primary complex,her ...
A: menchie, I am not an expert in TB and its treatment, for I have had only one child in 30 years that ...
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| Groin Pain in my 6 year old | 11/12/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 6 year old son has been having what seems to be groin pain for nearing a year now. I have told ...
A: Khristie, Growing pains, or whatever they really are, seldom would be seen in the groin. If the ...
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| Bilateral Perihilar Consolidation | 11/12/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My son who is 2.5 has been coughing for the last 6 mths. Although it is not throughout the day, when ...
A: longstanding cough may be related to asthma, but if u wnat me to believe teh xray report, no doctor ...
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| two languages | 11/11/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: My son is 18 months old but he can't say any clear word. Not even mama , only dad. My husband is ...
A: I'm sure there are many parents who are raising their children in a bilingual home who will have the ...
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| My 2.5 year old son | 11/11/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 2.5 year old son was born at 35 weeks at 6lbs 9oz (no complications at birth and no negative ...
A: Anna, I doubt he was really dehydrated. It is easy to do a heel stick or finger stick and find ...
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| soreness in breast | 11/11/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My 9 year old daughter has been complaining that her left breast was hurtin her when she touched or ...
A: at this age, such concerns may be common..its just teh rgowing best bud.. one may start ahead fo ...
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| our 9 yr has decides he doesnt want to sleep in his room | 11/11/2009 | Dr. Thomas Amberson, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist |
Q: I have a very sweet 9 yr old boy who has decided he wants to move back ino our room to sleep which ...
A: It is my guess that he hates his room because he wants to sleep with you. It sounds like you have ...
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| gas/formula | 11/10/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: He was started on Good Start supreme and at about 3weeks he started getting very bad gas had a loose ...
A: fussiness and spitting up is closely related to constipation. you may read my article on ...
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| Baby Weight and Height | 11/10/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My baby daughter is 13 months old, she currently weighs 8kg she was 2.74kg at birth, my wife went ...
A: Neil, She is a bit on the small side. Please have her checked at the doctors office. He/she needs ...
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| Potty Training- almost 4 yr old son | 11/10/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: he is an amazing little boy, very smart, has a great imagination and is the sweetest and smartest ...
A: Pia, He is actively resisting toilet training and is winning this power struggle. He is ruling ...
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| Frequent Stools passing baby | 11/10/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My son is 5 1/2 months old.I started solid foods for him a month before itself and mother feed too. ...
A: well, if its regular , its normal. but fi you notice it recently, u surely have an aetiology. ...
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| recurrent scarlet fever | 11/9/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I have a 2 & 1/2 year old daughter who has had scarlet fever 4 times so far. The 1st time was when ...
A: Maribel, The diagnosis of a strep carrier is easily made by culturing her throat when she is ...
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| night terrors in 2 and half year old | 11/9/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I read your article on night terrors in toddlers. My daughter is 2 and a half. She has been having ...
A: tiffany, I have treated some kids with persistent night terrors with a low dose of valium every ...
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| toddler feeding | 11/9/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have an 18months old boy, he has 6 teeth, two on top and four on the bottom, he loves food, any ...
A: If you are always blending your son's food he can't possibly learn to chew. Start offering him ...
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| Chronic/ recurring cold & cough - 3.50 yr old | 11/9/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: For the past one year our three %26 half year old son has been getting a recurring cold %26 wet ...
A: well, it looks like theer is some partially tretaed throat infection. get a throat swab doen fro ...
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| Hand Foot Mouth disease & skin peeling & high Fever & swelling on cheek | 11/9/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My son is 5 years old.About a week ago he had high fever 104. he had blisters on hand, foot & mouth. ...
A: taking paracetamol for such along duration daily is not a good sign and can eb toxi. this child ...
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| chest pain in 14 yr old | 11/9/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My son is 14 and had a sinus infection now for about 2 months. Last monday (6 days ago) he was ...
A: Tracy, Asthma is one of the most common causes of chest pain in this age group. Flattening of ...
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| Develpment delay | 11/8/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My son is diagonised with global mental delay. All is chromosome & MRI test comes normal. What are ...
A: tests: will be decided by teh devlopmental and genetic specialist depending on the clinical ...
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| eating problem | 11/8/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: my 7 month old daughter doesn't like open her mouth for food.....when she sees spoon , she closes ...
A: Try and allow your baby to feed herself. Place a mound of soft food like mashed potato on her ...
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| Worried about 4 year old grandson showing signs of not learning | 11/8/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I am a mother to 3 grown children of my own and a grandmother to 5 grandchildren.My question is ...
A: Pat, The range of behaviors and presentation of autism spectrum disorder is vast, ranging from ...
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