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| Essential Topics for Each Age | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Reader's Responsibility | |
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| Emergencies | |
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| Emergency Telephone Calls | |
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| Emergency Transportation | |
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| Life-Threatening 911 Symptoms | |
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| Emergency Symptoms | |
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| Resuscitation (Mouth-to-Mouth Breathing) | |
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| Choking | |
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| Allergic Reaction, Severe (Anaphylactic Reaction) | |
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| Bites: Animal or Human | |
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| Bites: Insect, Bee, or Tick | |
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| Bites, Marine Animal | |
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| Bites, Snake | |
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| Bites, Spider or Scorpion | |
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| Bleeding, Severe | |
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| Bleeding, Minor-See Skin Trauma | |
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| Breathing Difficulty, Severe | |
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| Burns, Chemical | |
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| Burns, Thermal | |
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| Coma | |
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| Convulsions with Fever (Febrile Seizures) | |
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| Convulsions Without Fever | |
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| Delirium | |
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| Drowning | |
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| Electric Shock or Lightning Injury | |
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| Eye, Chemical in | |
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| Eye, Foreign Body in | |
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| Fracture-See Bone, Joint, and Muscle Trauma | |
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| Frostbite | |
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| Heat Reactions | |
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| Poisoning | |
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| Suffocation | |
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| Trauma (Injuries) | |
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| Bone, Joint, and Muscle Trauma | |
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| Ear Trauma | |
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| Eye Trauma | |
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| Finger and Toe Trauma | |
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| Genital Trauma | |
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| Head Trauma | |
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| Mouth Trauma | |
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| Nose Trauma | |
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| Skin Trauma | |
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| Tailbone Trauma | |
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| Teeth Trauma | |
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| Tetanus Booster Following Skin Trauma | |
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| Sutured Wound Care | |
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| Wound Infections | |
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| New Baby Care | |
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| Normal Newborns | |
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| First Days in the Hospital: Getting Acquainted | |
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| First Weeks at Home: Getting Help | |
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| Normal Newborn's Reflexes and Behavior | |
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| Normal Newborn's Appearance | |
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| Newborn Rashes and Birthmarks | |
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| Newborn Skin Care and Bathing | |
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| Circumcision Decision: Pros and Cons | |
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| Circumcision Care and Problems | |
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| Foreskin Care and Problems | |
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| Newborn Equipment and Supplies | |
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| Sleep Position for Young Infants: Preventing SIDS | |
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| Sibling Rivalry Toward a Newborn | |
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| Newborn Problems | |
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| Sick Newborn: Subtle Symptoms | |
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| Sick Infant: Judging the Severity of Illness | |
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| Cradle Cap | |
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| Diaper Rash | |
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| Jaundice of the Newborn | |
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| Spitting Up (Reflux) | |
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| Tear Duct, Blocked | |
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| Thrush | |
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| Umbilical Cord, Bleeding | |
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| Umbilical Cord, Delayed Separation | |
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| Umbilical Cord, Oozing | |
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| Umbilical Hernia | |
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| Health Promotion: Keeping Your Child Healthy | |
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| Feeding, Eating, and Growth | |
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| Normal Growth | |
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| Breast-Feeding | |
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| Formula-Feeding | |
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| Nighttime Feedings | |
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| Spitting Up (Regurgitation)-See Under Newborn Problems | |
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| Weaning, Normal | |
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| Weaning Problems | |
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| Solid (Strained) Foods | |
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| Appetite Slump in Toddlers | |
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| Picky Eaters | |
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| A Healthy Diet | |
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| Cholesterol Screening or Testing | |
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| Treating High Cholesterol Levels | |
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| Sugar and Sweets | |
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| Baby Bottle Tooth Decay: Prevention | |
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| Tooth Decay Prevention | |
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| Food Allergies | |
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| Overeating: Prevention of | |
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| Overweight: A Weight-Reduction Program | |
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| Eating Problems: Other Strategies | |
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| Development and Safety | |
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| Developmental Stimulation | |
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| Injury Prevention | |
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| Car Safety Seats | |
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| Shoes | |
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| Preventing Infections | |
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| The Prevention of Infections | |
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| Immunizations for Prevention | |
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| Immunization Reactions | |
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| Passive (Involuntary) Smoking | |
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| Contagious Diseases and Incubation Periods | |
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| Frequent Colds and Other Infections | |
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| Medicines | |
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| Nonprescription Drug Dosage Tables | |
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| Medicines: Overuse | |
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| Antibiotics: Preventing Unnecessary Use | |
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| Medicines: Safe Use | |
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| Medicines: Helping Children Swallow Them | |
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| First Aid Kit | |
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| Home Medicine Chest (Nonprescription Medicines) | |
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| Antibiotics, Failure to Improve on | |
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| Behavior: Preventing and Solving Problems | |
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| Sleep Problems | |
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| Crying Baby (Colic) | |
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| Prevention of Sleep Problems: Birth to 6 Months | |
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| Prevention of Sleep Problems: 6 Months to 2 Years | |
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| Trained Night Feeder (Night Awakenings from Feeding Until Asleep) | |
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| Trained Night Crier (Night Awakenings from Holding Until Asleep) | |
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| Bedtime Resistance | |
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| Sleeping with the Parents (Bed-Sharing) | |
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| Nightmares | |
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| Night Terrors | |
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| Sleepwalking | |
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| Early-Morning Riser | |
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| Sleep Problems: Other Strategies | |
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| Toilet-Training Problems and Bedwetting | |
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| Toilet-Training Your Child: The Basics | |
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| Toilet-Training Resistance (Encopresis and Daytime Wetting) | |
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| Incentives for Motivating Children | |
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| Encopresis from Stool-Holding | |
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| Encopresis and Constipation: How to Get Better (Note to the School-Age Child) | |
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| Daytime Frequency of Urination | |
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| Bedwetting (Enuresis) | |
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| Bedwetting Alarms | |
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| Discipline Problems | |
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| Discipline Basics | |
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| Physical Punishment and Spanking | |
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| Time-out Technique for Discipline | |
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| Time-out: When It Doesn't Seem to Be Working | |
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| Spoiled Children, Prevention of | |
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| The Terrible Twos and Stubborn Toddlers | |
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| Temper Tantrums | |
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| Biting | |
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| Hurting Another Child | |
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| Sibling Arguing and Quarreling | |
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| Discipline Problems: Other Strategies | |
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| Sibling Rivalry-See Under Normal Newborns | |
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| Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers | |
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| Thumbsucking | |
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| Pacifiers | |
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| Breath-Holding Spells | |
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| Appetite Slump in Toddlers-See Under Feeding, Eating, and Growth | |
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| Sex Education for Preschoolers | |
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| Masturbation in Preschoolers | |
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| Speech Problems: Normal Versus Stuttering | |
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| School-Age Children | |
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| School Phobia or Avoidance | |
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| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | |
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| Schoolwork Responsibility: How to Instill It | |
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| Homework Problems (School Underachiever) | |
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| Television: Reducing the Negative Impact | |
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| Video Games | |
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| R-Rated Movies: Protecting Your Child | |
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| Tics (Twitches) | |
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| Nail-Biting Habit | |
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| Family Issues | |
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| The Working Mother: Juggling Children, Home, and Career | |
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| Divorce's Impact on Children | |
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| Adolescents: Dealing with Normal Rebellion | |
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| Common Symptoms and Illnesses | |
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| General Symptoms of Illnesses | |
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| Fever | |
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| Fever: Myths and Facts | |
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| Temperature: How to Measure It | |
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| Decreased Appetite with Illness | |
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| Increased Sleep with Illness | |
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| Decreased Activity with Illness | |
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| Skin: Widespread Pink or Red Rashes | |
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| Rashes, Unknown Cause (Widespread) | |
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| Itching, Unknown Cause (Widespread) | |
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| Rashes While on Drugs | |
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| Amoxicillin Rash | |
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| Chicken Pox (Varicella) | |
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| Dry Skin | |
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| Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) | |
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| Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) | |
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| Heat Rash (Miliaria) | |
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| Hives (Urticaria) | |
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| Measles (Rubeola) | |
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| Measles Vaccine Rash | |
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| Purple Spots or Dots | |
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| Roseola (Roseola Infantum) | |
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| Rubella (German Measles) | |
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| Scarlet Fever | |
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| Skin: Localized Pink or Red Rashes | |
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| Rashes, Unknown Cause (Localized) | |
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| Itching, Unknown Cause (Localized) | |
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| Acne | |
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| Athlete's Foot | |
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| Boils (Abscesses) | |
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| Cradle Cap-See Under Newborn Problems | |
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| Diaper Rash-See Under Newborn Problems | |
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| Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease | |
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| Impetigo (Infected Sores) | |
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| Jock Itch | |
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| Lice (Pediculosis) | |
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| Newborn Rashes and Birthmarks-See Under Normal Newborns | |
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| Poison Ivy | |
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| Ringworm | |
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| Shingles (Zoster) | |
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| Sores | |
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| Tinea Versicolor | |
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| Skin: Conditions Without a Rash | |
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| Blisters, Foot or Hand | |
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| Bluish Lips (Cyanosis) | |
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| Burns, Chemical-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Burns, Thermal-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Calluses, Corns, and Bunions | |
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| Cracked Skin | |
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| Dandruff | |
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| Fingernail Infection (Paronychia) | |
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| Slivers or Splinters (Foreign Body in Skin) | |
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| Freckles | |
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| Hair Loss | |
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| Injury (Bruises, Cuts, Puncture Wounds, and Scrapes)-See Skin Trauma | |
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| Jaundice | |
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| Lymph Nodes (or Glands), Swollen | |
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| Moles (Nevi) | |
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| Pale Skin | |
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| Pimples | |
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| Sunburn | |
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| Sweating, Excessive | |
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| Toenail, Ingrown | |
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| Warts | |
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| Brain | |
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| Altitude Sickness | |
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| Breath-Holding Spells-See Under Behavior Problems | |
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| Coma-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Convulsions-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Delirium-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Dizziness | |
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| Fainting | |
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| Headache | |
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| Injury, Head-See Head Trauma | |
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| Motion Sickness | |
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| Soft Spot, Bulging | |
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| Soft-Spot Closure | |
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| Eyes | |
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| Allergies of the Eyes | |
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| Chemical in Eye-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Dark Circles Under the Eyes | |
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| Foreign Body in Eye-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Injury-See Eye Trauma | |
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| Itchy Eye | |
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| Red or Pinkeye Without Pus | |
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| Red or Pinkeye with Pus | |
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| Swelling of Eyelid | |
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| Stye | |
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| Tear Duct, Blocked-See Under Newborn Problems | |
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| Yellow Discharge-See Red or Pinkeye with Pus | |
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| Ears | |
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| Earache | |
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| Ear Congestion | |
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| Ear Discharge | |
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| Earwax, Packed | |
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| Foreign Body in Ear | |
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| Injury-See Ear Trauma | |
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| Itchy Ear | |
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| Mumps | |
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| Pierced Ear Infections | |
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| Pulling at Ear | |
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| Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa) | |
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| Ventilation Tubes Surgery | |
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| Nose | |
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| Colds | |
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| Foreign Body in the Nose | |
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| Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis) | |
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| Injury-See Nose Trauma | |
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| Nosebleed | |
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| Runny Nose-See Colds | |
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| Sinus Congestion | |
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| Mouth and Throat | |
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| Bad Breath (Halitosis) | |
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| Canker Sores (Mouth Ulcers) | |
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| Cold Sores (Fever Blisters) | |
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| Geographic Tongue | |
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| Injury, Mouth-See Mouth Trauma | |
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| Injury, Teeth-See Teeth Trauma | |
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| Lip, Swollen | |
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| Neck, Swollen-See Lymph Nodes (or Glands), Swollen | |
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| Sore Throat (Pharyngitis) | |
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| Swallowing Difficulty | |
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| Teething | |
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| Thrush-See Under Newborn Problems | |
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| Tongue-Tie | |
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| Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery | |
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| Toothache | |
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| Tooth Decay Prevention-See Under Feeding, Eating, and Growth | |
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| Lungs (Respiratory) | |
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| Allergic Reaction, Severe-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Breathing Difficulty, Severe-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Breathing, Noisy | |
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| Chest Pain | |
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| Choking-See Under Emergencies | |
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| Congestion, Respiratory | |
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| Cough | |
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| Croup (Croupy Cough and Stridor) | |
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| Hoarseness | |
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| Influenza (Flu) | |
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| Wheezing | |
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| Abdomen (Gastrointestinal) | |
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| Abdominal Pain | |
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| Amoxicillin Diarrhea | |
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| Constipation | |
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| Diarrhea | |
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| Foreign Body, Swallowed | |
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| Gas, Excessive | |
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| Hiccups | |
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| Nausea | |
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| Pinworms | |
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| Spitting Up (Reflux)-See Under Newborn Problems | |
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| Stools, Blood in | |
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| Anal Fissure | |
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| Stools, Unusual Color of | |
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| Umbilical Hernia-See Under Newborn Problems | |
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| Vomiting | |
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| Vomiting of Blood | |
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| Bladder (Urinary) | |
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| Bedwetting (Enuresis)-See Under Toilet Training Problems and Bedwetting | |
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| Toilet Training-See Toilet-Training Your Child: The Basics | |
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| Urination, Pain with | |
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| Urine, Blood in | |
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| Urine, Strong Odor | |
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| Genitals | |
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| Circumcision Decision: Pros and Cons-See Under Normal Newborns | |
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| Circumcision Care and Problems-See Under Normal Newborns | |
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| Foreskin Care and Problems-See Under Normal Newborns | |
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| Foreign Body in Vagina | |
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| Injury-See Genital Trauma | |
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| Menstrual Cramps (Dysmenorrhea) | |
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| Swelling, Groin or Scrotum | |
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| Vaginal Irritation or Itching | |
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| Bones, Joints, and Muscles | |
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| Backache, Acute | |
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| Injury, Bone, Joint, and Muscle-See Bone, Joint, and Muscle Trauma | |
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| Injury, Finger and Toe-See Finger and Toe Trauma | |
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| Injury, Tailbone-See Tailbone Trauma | |
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| Limb Pain | |
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| Limp | |
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| Neck Pain, Acute | |
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| Shoes-See Under Development and Safety | |
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| Glossary | |
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| A Glossary of Children's Diseases Requiring Physician Consultation | |
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| Chronic Diseases or Conditions | |
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| Acute Illnesses Usually Requiring Admission to the Hospital | |
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| Acute Illnesses Usually Treatable at Home but Requiring a Physician for Diagnosis | |
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| Index | |