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The labs are back and it looks like Jake is allergic to eggs- if the vomiting and wheezing weren’t enough of a clue- the blood test confirms it. But surprisingly he also shows a possible allergy to wheat and milk. Hmmmm…what do you do with children who are allergic to eggs, wheat and milk? As [...]

Hi Dr. Cason, My 18-month old burned his fingertip on some hot glue the childcare workers were using for an arts and crafts project. (I have already written a very heated letter to the proper administrators informing them of my horror at hot glue being used with toddlers.) Anyway, his fingertip is white and swollen. [...]

Hi everybody! This is my lovely daughter signing the alphabet in ASL! Kids love learning to sign. If you are worried that teaching your child American Sign Language will delay their language development, don’t! Check out my other article Does Teaching your Baby American Sign Language cause Speech Delay? If you can’t see the following [...]

Whew! The morning is over and I’m at lunch, preparing for a busy afternoon. With the ever increasing time crunch, pediatricians are forced to see more patients in less time. Often we are only given 10-15 minutes to get the history, do an exam, make a diagnosis, formulate a plan and then explain the directions [...]

When you’re a pediatrician you just have to expect that you’re going to be talking about the same thing over and over and over. I don’t mind. It’s the patients and their families that make it fresh. I’ll keep giving the same info because I know it’s the first time time my families have heard [...]

The drama is over. For now. A follow up yesterday at the docotr’s office has prompted an increase in meds and some further testing. Is it an egg allergy? This haunts me and it’s the most frustrating thing to try to convince other that this could be the cause of the severe and sudden asthma [...]

Pediatric Tip: All that wheezes isn’t asthma. It may be food allergies. If your child has coughing and wheezing and a sudden or even delayed asthma attack following some specific foods, it may be food allergies. Talk to your pediatrician about getting them tested. Check out The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network for helpful information [...]

Good Afternoon, I had a good morning. Ran behind a little and had one patient- a walk- in suggest an express line. Not a bad idea. I could just run in and diagnosis and run out. Would everyone like that as well? What if you were the one waiting? This walk-in waited two hours after [...]