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Pediatric House Calls is a collection of medical and parenting advice articles from a pediatrician's "inside" perspective, written in a down to earth, conversational style and punctuated with many examples and stories from years of medical practice and caring for infants, children and adolescents. This section includes articles about "Makin' 'em better" – that is, the common illnesses of infants, children and teens, and includes:

    Illnesses in the "Makin' em Better" section:
  1. Adolescent Acne — diagnosis and treatment
  2. Childhood Alcohol Intoxication — The differences in children; and the dangers.
  3. Allergies (atopy) — Diagnosis and treatment in infants, children and teens.
  4. Newborn Lazy Eye and Dislocated Hips — Amblyopia and congenitally dislocated hips are found during the newborn series of physical exams.
  5. Colds — Treating infant's, children's and teen's colds.
  6. Colic in Infants — Diagnosing, treating and coping with infantile colic.
  7. Constipation and Soiling — Chronic constipation in children often leads to involuntary soiling of their pants. The diagnosis and treatment methods are explained.
  8. Cough — The diagnosis and treatment of infant's, children's and teen's cough.
  9. Bedwetting (enuresis) - part 1 — An explanation of the causes of childhood bed-wetting (enuresis)
  10. Bedwetting (enuresis) - part 2 — An explanation of the treatment for enuresis (bed wetting) in children and teens.
  11. Fever — The mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of fever in infants, children and teens.
  12. Leg Cramps (Night Cramps) — The cause and treatment for night cramps in children and teens.
  13. "Hitchhikers' Guide" to Sore Throats - part 1 — The complete guide to the treatment of sore throats in infants, children and teens. Finding a doctor you can trust.
  14. "Hitchhikers' Guide" to Sore Throats - part 2 — The description of sore throats, "real" (infectious) and "less-real" (non-infectious).
  15. Tonsillectomy - part 1 — Cutting out the tonsils of a child - when is it necessary?
  16. Tonsillectomy - part 2 — What are the clinical indications for a tonsillectomy
  17. Head Injuries — This article describes how to handle a head injury in a child and asses the need for emergency room, hospital or other medical care.
  18. Hospitalized Newborns — Doing 'virtual' newborn nursery rounds with a pediatrician. Discusses several topics including: prematurity, paregoric, early discharge, cold sores etc
  19. Hospitalized Children — This article describes the hospital rounds of a pediatrician and introduces several hospitalized children with various illnesses.
  20. Power Mower, High Velocity Injuries — This article describes the dangers of power lawn mowers to children and teens and the high velocity injury's they produce.
  21. Migraine Headache — This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of headaches, especially migraine, in children and teens.
  22. Power Lawn Mower Injury —
  23. Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac — This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of contact dermatitis from poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac in infants, children and teens.
  24. Scabies (seven year itch) — This article describes the cause and treatment of the "seven year itch (scabies)" in infant, children and teens.
  25. Spinal Taps for Suspected Meningitis — This article describes the very sick infant, child or teen who is very ill with symptoms of meningitis and all about spinal taps.
  26. Stings and Bites of Insects — medical advice for the prevention and treatment of bites and stings
  27. Sunburn, the dangers and treatment of — This article describes the dangers to infants, children and teens of prolonged solar (sun) exposure, and treatment of sunburn.
  28. Urinary Tract Infections — This article describes Urinary Tract Infections in children and teens and explains the diagnostic steps and treatment taken.
  29. Woodstoves, Cough and Asthma — This article describes the respiratory hazards of wood burning stoves on infants, children and teens, including asthma.