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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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| Puffy Eyes, high fever question | 11/8/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I have 4 and half year old who developed a puffy all around eyes like red circles. The inside of the ...
A: Mark, this is probably a viral process, with the fever and the eye findings. I am always ...
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| 6 month old bowel movements | 11/7/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have a 6 month old girl, who has had issues w/ bowel movements since her 2nd week of life. We ...
A: Some babies establish a norm of only having bowel movements once or twice a week and this is okay ...
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| Develpment delay | 11/7/2009 | 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: one needs to see if the delay is causing some disability, if theer is any disability or handicap, ...
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| 3 month old baby | 11/7/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have a 3 month old baby boy this morning when I changed his pamper I noticed yellowy stickey ...
A: I would be concerned about a yellow sticky discharge esp if it is coming from the tiny opening in ...
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| White cell count | 11/7/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: please advise me. My 5 years old daughter has got a elevated white cell count of 14.3 with the ...
A: Turab, Lots of healthy kids, with an illness, can have an elevated white count. This, in and of ...
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| Regarding Lymphnode in left armpit | 11/7/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 19 month child has developed a lymphnode in the left armpit after given the BCG injection. ...
A: Mandeep, I am not used to BCG in the USA, but I suspect it could cause an enlarged axillary node ...
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| Help | 11/7/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 5 1/2 yrs daughter has been experiencing blocked nose during the night time, which often wakes ...
A: Gunjan, If these are allergy symptoms, then using an antihistamine like Zyrtec or Aerius (I'm not ...
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| My 12-month old | 11/6/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: I cannot get my baby girl to drink anymore. She was breast-fed until she was 8 months, then I weaned ...
A: I am not a specialist in infant feeding, however I do know that many babies have difficulty ...
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| 9 month old naps | 11/6/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 9 month old has always slept well at night (about 10.5-11.5 hours) but we are having difficulty ...
A: Joshua, A lot of kids, including one of my daughters, stop napping at about this age. Nothing is ...
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| Sleep | 11/6/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have a 13 month old daughter who has previously slept very well but over the last month she's ...
A: Sleep patterns change in young children Michelle and the worst thing you can do is to bring her into ...
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| Ears and Allergies | 11/5/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: my daughter is 10 months old and has allergies and has had three ear infections so far. She always ...
A: well as she seems tyo grow out fo GERd, you may sure decdie about tapering the meds. also the skin ...
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| Question about my 5 month old son | 11/5/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I am sorry to bother you but I don't know what else to do... My son is 5 months old and has been ...
A: If the baby still has cold symptoms and is acting the way you describe he needs to have his ears ...
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| holding bowel movements | 11/5/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I read your answer to a question about a 2year old holding bowel movements - lots of good ...
A: Renee, She has encopresis, a leaking of stools associated with constipation. She needs to be ...
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| asthma in 2 year old | 11/5/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: my son will be two in december. He has been diagnosed with asthma and is constantly sick. He has had ...
A: Fevers are usually a symptom of infection in the body and fever helps to fight those infections. ...
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| 4 month old congestion | 11/5/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 4 month old is very congested. His nose is a little runny but mostly clear...once in a while a ...
A: Christie, Your older kids have asthma and that is why they use occasionally a nebulizer. Your baby ...
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| My baby is eating well | 11/5/2009 | Sharon Rosen Lopez |
Q: I have an 12 months old baby who is not eating well, he only eats purity but can eat up to 125ml at ...
A: I'm afraid that I'm not a dietitian or a physician, so I'm not really in a position to advise you ...
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| mucus in toddler stool | 11/5/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old occasionally has mucus in his stool. Sometime it is on the outside of the stool ...
A: Sam, Mucous, without blood, in the stool of a healthy toddler, usually is OK and generally the ...
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| Unknown allergic reaction | 11/5/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Olson. I am a teenager and recently I've been breaking out in hives. I thought a first that I was ...
A: Caitlin, It is sometimes very tough and sometimes impossible to find out what is the culprit for ...
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| Blocked nose | 11/5/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: Venketraman, My 5 1/2 yrs daughter has been experiencing blocked nose during the night time, which ...
A: lest acll it as stuffy nsoe with night symptoms.. though no sneezing and cough. primarily lets rule ...
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| flumist | 11/4/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: what is the worst case scenerio for a child with asthma who received the Flumist
A: michela, There is a lot of data that giving the flumist to one with well controlled asthma is ...
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| Chronic/ recurring cold & cough - 3.50 yr old | 11/4/2009 | 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: 2 main questions are these symptoms too often and with fever? are night symptoms often seen ...
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| Somatypes | 11/4/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Dr., Do you think there is merit in somatyping the human body? Ectomorphs, mesomorphs, endomorphs. ...
A: Van, The classic mesomorph, as far as I understand this concept, is active. Somatotyping is an ...
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| GERD and Colic | 11/4/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have a 6 week old born via c-section at 38 weeks. Since leaving the hospital my daughter has had ...
A: I thank you for defining your infants constipation. Stools coming out like hard pellets is ...
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| Flying with Newborn | 11/3/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: My daughter is currently 5 weeks old, my dad has ALS and his disease is progressing very fast. He ...
A: I will prefer as much possible avoid the travel unless it is very urgent, espcially in context with ...
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| elevated glucose and digestion problems and mood swings | 11/3/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Dr. Olsen, My 8 year old daughter has been diagnosed by her pediatrician and a pediatric ...
A: Linda, Has she had any thyroid studies? I will assume she hasn't. The FBS is a bit high and I ...
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| Knee pain 4 yr old | 11/3/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 4 almost 5 yr old son will wake up crying with right knee pain. That happens periodically. Now ...
A: Jamie, Most night time pains in joints can be evaluated extensively and nothing is found. If it ...
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| vaccine | 11/3/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Do you believe the swine flu vaccine is safe for children? There is a doctor (Dr. Mercola) who is ...
A: Kellie, I have no concern about the swine flu vaccine and feel it is safe and very effective. ...
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| 13 month old doesnt cry when falls | 11/3/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Our 13 month old daughter is a very energetic baby. She loves to move and go and climb. She seems ...
A: Hanna, Thresh-holds of pain vary in every one. Although there are rare instances of congenital ...
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| need lotion recommendation | 11/2/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: My 5 year old daughter has had a rash around her mouth for two months. Her pediatrician does not ...
A: Hard to say what the rash is without seeing it but from experience it could be one of two types, ...
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| Lingering headache in 5 year old | 11/2/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My 5 year old daughter is complaining of a constant pain in the forehead for 15 days now. It changes ...
A: Ojasvi, A previously healthy child this age, with no family history of migraines (I don't know ...
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| child lack of sleep related to growth | 11/2/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I have a question about sleep and growth regarding my son, who just turned 7. His bedtime is about ...
A: Julie, For lack of sleep to affect growth, this has to be considerable and unrelenting. This is ...
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| irregular heart beat in 5 month old | 11/2/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: I was listening to my infants heart beat while she was asleep and noticed that she has an irregular ...
A: katie, Kids have pretty amazing sinus arrhymia, the normal fluctuation with heart rate that is ...
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| sporadic breathing pattern | 11/2/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: Ever since my 5 month old got over a cold 3 weeks ago, when she has episodes in which she softly ...
A: well, i find it quiet often due to a abd dream ro just following a nose/throst infcetion, an attempt ...
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| When to take our baby out in Public | 11/1/2009 | Dr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India |
Q: We have daughter who is 72 days old (2 months+) & is a full term baby. We have been taking her out ...
A: well, i recommend not atleast till first 6 months as immunity is low. even the hand and objects of ...
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| GERD and Colic | 11/1/2009 | Mary Pat, R.N. |
Q: I have a 6 week old born via c-section at 38 weeks. Since leaving the hospital my daughter has had ...
A: When you mentioned your baby was being breast fed and supplemented with Enfamil Lipil tell me what ...
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| my son is 2 mos. and coughing | 11/1/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Dr.Olson, My son is 10 weeks ago and he has a cough, no fever, no vomiting, he does have reflux but ...
A: Angie, If the cough is for a few days, then this is probably a low grade viral illness. If it is ...
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| 16 yr old health decline | 11/1/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: Olson. I wrote back on 10/18 about my son's health decline. Well, we have an answer. He tested ...
A: angela, Thanks for the feedback. We live in a part of the country where Lyme is rare. I am not ...
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| nagging cough, runny nose, possible ear infection | 11/1/2009 | David Olson, MD |
Q: My son is 22 months old. Last week he had a simple cold without a fever. We treated with lots of ...
A: Tia, He may have an ear infection, but remember, in most kids who are healthy and have an ear ...
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