Diseases and Conditions Archives

QUIZ: Test your knowledge of pediatric pain medicine!

January 13, 2021/1 Comment/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Common Injuries, Diseases and Conditions, Injury and First Aid, Neurological, Pain, Right Feature/by Rise and Shine

How much do you know about pain and pediatric pain medicine? Take our quiz and find out!

Preventing, diagnosing and managing food allergies

December 3, 2020/0 Comments/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Allergies, Diseases and Conditions, Eating and Nutrition, Food Allergies, Right Highlight, Special Dietary Needs/by Rise and Shine

History is key in the diagnosis of food allergy — What did they eat? What symptoms occurred? How soon?

Adult and child hands holding encephalography brain paper cutout

Epilepsy 101

November 12, 2020/2 Comments/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Diseases and Conditions, Neurological, Right Highlight/by Rise and Shine

To help you learn more about this condition, it’s symptoms and it’s causes, we’ve answered some of your questions about epilepsy.

Dysphagia: swallowing difficulties aren’t just for the elderly

November 4, 2020/0 Comments/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Diseases and Conditions, Gastrointestinal, Right Highlight/by Rise and Shine

Because dysphagia can be a difficult symptom for children to verbally describe, there are different ways that children exhibit dysphagia.

pasta Bolognese with mincemeat and zucchini noodles

What is a low FODMAP diet?

October 30, 2020/0 Comments/in 0-1 year, 1-2 years, 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-12 years, Diseases and Conditions, Eating and Nutrition, Food Allergies, Gastrointestinal, Right Highlight, Special Dietary Needs/by Rise and Shine

A low FODMAP diet removes foods that have specific characteristics which can cause gas, bloating and/or diarrhea in people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).