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Eye Pink - Symptom
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Red or pink color of the white of the eye.
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Fainting - Prevention
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Fainting is a sudden loss of consciousness and falling down. A return to being awake and alert happens within a minute or so. Also called passing out or blacking out. The medical name for fainting is syncope. This handout can help you prevent the most common types of fainting.
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Fever (Age 0-5)
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Your child has a fever if: Rectal, Ear or Forehead temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher. Oral or Mouth temperature: 100° F (37.8° C) or higher.
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Fever (Age 6-21)
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Your child has a fever if: Ear or Forehead temperature: 100.4° F (38.0° C) or higher. Oral or Mouth temperature: 100° F (37.8° C) or higher.
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Fever - Facts Versus Myths
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Fever is a body temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher. Fever is a symptom, not a disease.
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Fever - How to Take the Temperature
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Questions about how to take the temperature and when is it a fever.
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Fifth Disease
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Fifth disease is a viral rash that starts with red cheeks. Then it spreads to the shoulders and upper thighs.
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Finger Injury
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Injuries to fingers
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Fingernail Infection - Bacterial
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Mild bacterial infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail
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Fingernail Infection - Yeast
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Mild chronic infection of the skin fold next to the fingernail. The medical name is chronic paronychia
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Fire Ant Sting
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Stung by a fire ant. Fire ant stings are more common in the Southern U.S.
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Food Allergy
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Allergic reaction to a food.
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Food Poisoning
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Rapid onset of vomiting and diarrhea after eating a bad food.
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Foreskin Care Questions
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Questions about caring for the normal uncircumcised penis in a baby boy. Includes questions about foreskin retraction. Smegma questions are covered.
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Foreskin Infection
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
A bacterial infection of the space between the foreskin and head of the penis. The medical name is posthitis
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Frequency-Urgency Syndrome
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
New onset of passing urine often while awake. This is called urinary frequency
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Frostbite
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Frostbite is a cold injury to the skin. The ears, nose, fingers, and toes are most often affected
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Granuloma Annulare
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Granuloma Annulare (GA) is a bumpy skin condition in the shape of a circle
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Growing Pains
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Growing pains are harmless pains that occur in the leg muscles. They are common and occur in 10 to 20% of children. They often start between ages 4 and 6.
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Hair Loss - From Hair Twisting Habit
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A nervous habit of twisting or pulling out the hair. The medical name for this is trichotillomania.
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Hair Loss - From Severe Stress
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Major thinning of the hair starting 3 months after a stressful event. The medical name for this type of hair loss is telogen effluvium.
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Hair Loss - From Tight Hair Style
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Broken hairs from tight braids or pony tails
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Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a viral infection. Small red spots and tiny water blisters. Seen on the palms, fingers, soles and toes. The diagnosis cannot be made without these.
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Head Injury
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Injuries to the head. Includes the scalp, skull and brain
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Headache - Migraine
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Your child is having a migraine headache. It is like previous migraines
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Headache - Muscle Tension
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Pain or discomfort in the muscles of the scalp. This includes the forehead to the back of the head
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Headache - Stress Related
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Headaches often are caused by stress. Headaches occur when your child is worried about something or under pressure. These are often called “stress headaches.”
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Headache - Symptom
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Pain or discomfort of the head. This includes the forehead to the back of the head
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Heart Rate Fast - Normal Causes
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Your child’s heart rate (HR) sometimes speeds up. It seems too fast. The medical name for this is tachycardia. Most of the time, your child’s HR seems normal.
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Heartburn
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Pain or burning caused by irritation of the lower esophagus from stomach acid. The esophagus is the tube from mouth to stomach. Pain is located in the lower chest or upper belly. Also, called acid indigestion
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Heat Rash
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
A fine pink rash caused by overheating. Mainly on the face, neck, chest, and upper back
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Heat Reactions
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Symptoms after being in high temperatures (such as heat waves). Symptoms after hard work or sports during hot weather.
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Hernia - Inguinal
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
A hernia is a bulge in the groin or upper scrotum. The bulge contains a loop of intestine. It slides through a defect in the muscles of the lower abdomen.
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Herpangina
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
A viral infection that causes little ulcers in the back of the mouth
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Herpes Gingivostomatitis
Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
A viral infection of the mouth and lips in young children
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