If you can work from home with a sick child, remember: You’re not going to be as productive. (Raise your hand if you’ve been nap-trapped with a sick kid.) But there are a few things you can do to make this time easier for yourself. How to survive and make sure you take ca...
Due to the lateness of the hour, we had to decide whether or not to rush him to the emergency vet. He had no sign of broken bones and was able to get by on three legs. If he wasn’t better by morning, we were going to the emergency vet. Morning came and Dexter was still limpi...
Another part of learning to treat yellow jacket stings is learning to recognize when a person may be having an allergic reaction to the sting. A person who complains of difficulty breathing, has slurred speech, has huge swelling around the sting site, seems confused, or who is running a feve...
If my son had died, we would have been told it was due to SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). However, the real cause would have been a lack of attention to patient testimony – in this case by proxy of parent. Can we call that LAPT? 2 things: deep respect for drs who care & ...
But I don’t want to spoil it, so catch us up and tell people what went down.Well, yeah, 40 years ago, as a kid I was kind of skinny and I gained a little weight in my late teens, and then I lost it.And then I went into rock star mode, and through the 80s I was like ...
Standard: The sick soldier was ordered to complete a regimen of amoxicillin. reign and rein. A reign refers to the rule of a monarch. Reins are the straps used to control the movements of an animal (typically a horse). Thus, to “take the reins” means to assume control, and to have...
We had to treat my son for lice that he picked up at the day care. This is easier said than done because it seems like every kid in the day care ended up getting it. We could follow all the recommendations to get rid of the lice and treat the bites, but if other parents weren'...
Scares me though. When my brother was a kid he was stung several times on his face when we were on vacation and he had to be rushed to the Dr. for a shot of adrenaline, I think. He couldn't breathe and everyone was scared to death. ...
She explained that they see this more and more; the symptoms of strep may be changing. The test is noninvasive and cheap, so if you are the doctor with a kid with a fever, it's worthwhile to ask for it if the doctor doesn't do one automatically. ...