Doctor and hospital visits, tests, surgery, insurance paperwork, and medicines: let us help you take some confusion out of the process.

Checkups

• COVID-19: Kids & Medical Care During the Pandemic
• Health Screening Tests
• Sports Physicals
• Well-Child Visit Schedule
• Well-Child Visit: 1 Month
• Well-Child Visit: 1 Year (12 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 1.5 Years (18 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 10 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 11 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 12 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 13 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 14 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 15 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 15 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 16 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 17 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 18 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 19 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 2 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 2 Years (24 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 2.5 Years (30 Months)
• Well-Child Visit: 20 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 21 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 3 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 3 to 5 Days
• Well-Child Visit: 4 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 4 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 5 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 6 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 6 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 7 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 8 Years
• Well-Child Visit: 9 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 9 Years
• Well-Child Visit: Newborn
• What Is the Apgar Score?
• When Your Child Outgrows Pediatric Care

Doctor & Hospital Visits

• Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
• Biobanks
• Birthing Centers and Hospital Maternity Services
• COVID-19: Kids & Medical Care During the Pandemic
• Chemotherapy
• Choosing a Pediatrician for Your New Baby
• Electronic Health Records
• Getting Health Visits in Your Preferred Language
• Getting the Most From a Doctor's Visit
• Going to the Emergency Room
• Health Care Providers: Adolescent Medicine Specialists
• Health Care Providers: Allergists/Immunologists
• Health Care Providers: Anesthesiologists
• Health Care Providers: Audiologists
• Health Care Providers: Behavioral Health Specialists
• Health Care Providers: Cardiologists
• Health Care Providers: Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Health Care Providers: Child Life Specialists
• Health Care Providers: Dentists
• Health Care Providers: Dermatologists
• Health Care Providers: Endocrinologists
• Health Care Providers: Family Doctors
• Health Care Providers: Gastroenterologists
• Health Care Providers: Geneticists
• Health Care Providers: Hematologists
• Health Care Providers: Hematologists-Oncologists
• Health Care Providers: Interventional Radiologists
• Health Care Providers: Midwives
• Health Care Providers: Neonatologists
• Health Care Providers: Nephrologists
• Health Care Providers: Neurologists
• Health Care Providers: Neurosurgeons
• Health Care Providers: Nurses
• Health Care Providers: Obstetricians & Gynecologists
• Health Care Providers: Occupational Therapists
• Health Care Providers: Oncologists
• Health Care Providers: Ophthalmologists
• Health Care Providers: Optometrists
• Health Care Providers: Orthopedists
• Health Care Providers: Otolaryngologists
• Health Care Providers: Pathologists
• Health Care Providers: Pediatricians
• Health Care Providers: Physical Therapists
• Health Care Providers: Physician Assistants (PAs)
• Health Care Providers: Plastic Surgeons
• Health Care Providers: Pulmonologists
• Health Care Providers: Radiologists
• Health Care Providers: Registered Dietitians (RDs)
• Health Care Providers: Rheumatologists
• Health Care Providers: Social Workers
• Health Care Providers: Specialist Overviews
• Health Care Providers: Speech Therapists
• Health Care Providers: Urologists
• How to Find Affordable Health Care
• How to Shop for Health Insurance
• Intravenous Line (IV)
• Medical Care and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
• Preparing Teens With Diabetes for Adult Care
• Preparing Your Child for Visits to the Doctor
• Radiation Therapy
• School-Based Health Centers
• Talking to the Pharmacist
• Telehealth and Your Child
• Viewing Clinical Notes in Your Child’s Electronic Medical Record
• What Is Interventional Radiology (IR)?
• What to Expect at a Telehealth Visit
• What's a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine?
• What's a Primary Care Physician (PCP)?
• When Your Child Outgrows Pediatric Care
• When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• When and Where to Get Medical Care
• Your Child's Diabetes Health Care Team

Caring for a Seriously or Chronically Ill Child

• Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
• Birth Defects
• Camps for Kids With Special Needs
• Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) Syndrome
• Caring for Siblings of Kids With Disabilities
• Caring for Your Child With Cerebral Palsy (CP): Ages 6–12
• Caring for Your Child With Cerebral Palsy (CP): Birth to Age 5
• Caring for Your Teen With Cerebral Palsy (CP): Age 13 and Up
• Chemotherapy
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Kidney Disease: Caring for Your Child
• Clinical Trials
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Costello Syndrome
• Diabetes: When to Call the Doctor
• Does My Child Need an Antibiotic? (Video)
• Electronic Health Records
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Financial Planning for Kids With Disabilities
• Finding Respite Care
• Getting Support When Your Child Has Special Health Care Needs
• Getting Teens Involved in Their Health Care
• If Your Baby Has a Birth Defect
• Is My Child Too Sick to Go to School?
• Legius Syndrome
• Managing Home Health Care
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes
• Neurofibromatosis Type 1
• Occupational Therapy
• Palliative Care
• Physical Therapy
• Preventing Caregiver Burnout
• RASopathies
• Radiation Therapy
• Relaxation Techniques for Kids With Serious Illness
• Sanfilippo Syndrome
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Spina Bifida
• When Your Baby's in the NICU
• When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Words to Know: Transplants

Medicine

• ADHD Medicines
• Acupuncture
• Allergy Shots
• Anesthesia
• Anesthesia: What to Expect
• Chemotherapy
• Common Questions About Vaccines
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Does My Child Need an Antibiotic? (Video)
• Epidurals
• Giving Opioid Prescription Pain Medicine: What Parents Need to Know
• Glucagon and Diabetes
• Helping Kids Take Medicine
• How Can I Help My Child Use a Nebulizer?
• How to Safely Give Acetaminophen
• How to Safely Give Ibuprofen
• How to Safely Store and Dispose of Medicines
• Hydroxyurea for People With Sickle Cell Disease
• Insulin Injections
• MIBG Treatment for Neuroblastoma
• Medicines for Diabetes
• Medicines: Using Them Safely
• Penicillin Allergy
• Pharmacogenetics: How Genetic Testing Can Guide Medicine Decisions
• PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
• Precision Medicine
• Reye Syndrome
• Taking Insulin for Diabetes
• Talking to the Pharmacist
• Teaching Your Child How to Swallow Pills
• The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse
• Treating Appendicitis: Comparing Surgery With Antibiotic Treatment
• Weight Loss Medicines
• What Are Nebulizers and Inhalers?
• What Is an Insulin Pump?
• What Should I Do if I Can’t Find Cold & Flu Medicines for My Child?

Medical Tests & Exams

• Arthrocentesis (Joint Aspiration)
• Arthrogram
• Aspiration and Biopsy: Bone Marrow
• Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test
• Basic Blood Chemistry Tests
• Biobanks
• Biopsies
• Blood Culture
• Blood Test: 17-Hydroxyprogesterone
• Blood Test: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT, or SGPT)
• Blood Test: Allergen-Specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
• Blood Test: Amylase
• Blood Test: Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, or SGOT)
• Blood Test: Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
• Blood Test: Bilirubin
• Blood Test: C-Peptide
• Blood Test: C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
• Blood Test: Complete Blood Count
• Blood Test: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
• Blood Test: Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate (DHEA-S)
• Blood Test: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
• Blood Test: Estradiol
• Blood Test: Factor IX Activity
• Blood Test: Factor VIII Activity
• Blood Test: Ferritin (Iron)
• Blood Test: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
• Blood Test: Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT)
• Blood Test: Glucose
• Blood Test: Hemoglobin
• Blood Test: Hemoglobin A1c
• Blood Test: Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
• Blood Test: Hepatic (Liver) Function Panel
• Blood Test: IGF Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3)
• Blood Test: Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
• Blood Test: Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
• Blood Test: Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM)
• Blood Test: Insulin
• Blood Test: Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
• Blood Test: Lead
• Blood Test: Lipase
• Blood Test: Lipid Panel
• Blood Test: Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
• Blood Test: Magnesium
• Blood Test: Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
• Blood Test: Phosphorus
• Blood Test: Prolactin
• Blood Test: Prothrombin Time (PT)
• Blood Test: Reticulocyte Count
• Blood Test: Somatomedin C (IGF-1)
• Blood Test: T3 Resin Uptake (T3RU)
• Blood Test: T3 Total (Triiodothyronine)
• Blood Test: T4 (Thyroxine)
• Blood Test: Testosterone
• Blood Test: Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)
• Blood Test: Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
• Blood Test: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
• Blood Test: Tissue Transglutaminase IgA (tTg-IgA)
• Blood Test: Uric Acid
• Blood Test: Valproic Acid
• Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Activity - Ristocetin Cofactor
• Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Antigen
• COVID-19 Tests: Which One Is Best?
• COVID-19: Antibody Testing
• COVID-19: Getting Tested
• COVID-19: Viral Testing
• CT (CAT) Scan: Abdomen
• CT (CAT) Scan: Chest
• CT (CAT) Scan: Head
• CT (CAT) Scan: Neck
• CT (CAT) Scans
• Collecting a Stool Sample for Testing
• Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Chloride Sweat Test
• Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Respiratory Screen: Sputum
• ECG (Electrocardiogram)
• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• EMG (Electromyogram)
• Echocardiogram
• Fetal Echocardiogram
• Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Fetal MRI)
• Genetic Counseling
• Genetic Testing
• Getting a Blood Test
• Getting a CT (CAT) Scan
• Getting a Urine Test
• Getting an ECG (EKG or Electroencephalogram) (Video)
• Getting an MRI
• Getting an Ultrasound
• Health Screening Tests
• Hearing Tests
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Brain
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Cervical Spine
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Lumbar Spine
• Nasopharyngoscopy
• Newborn Screening Tests
• PET/MRI Scan
• Prenatal Test: Amniocentesis
• Prenatal Test: Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
• Prenatal Test: Contraction Stress Test
• Prenatal Test: First Trimester Screening
• Prenatal Test: Glucose Screening
• Prenatal Test: Multiple Marker Test
• Prenatal Test: Nonstress Test
• Prenatal Test: Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)
• Prenatal Test: Ultrasound
• Prenatal Tests: FAQs
• Prenatal Tests: First Trimester
• Prenatal Tests: Second Trimester
• Prenatal Tests: Third Trimester
• Pulse Oximetry (Pulse Ox)
• Sleep Study (Polysomnogram)
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture)
• Spirometry
• Stool Test: Bacteria Culture
• Stool Test: C. Difficile Toxin
• Stool Test: Fecal Blood
• Stool Test: Giardia
• Stool Test: H. Pylori Antigen
• Stool Test: Ova and Parasites (O&P)
• Stool Tests
• Strep Test: Rapid
• Strep Test: Throat Culture
• Surgeries and Procedures: Laryngoscopy
• Tests for Food Allergies
• The Schroth Method of Physical Therapy
• Types of Blood Tests
• Ultrasound: Abdomen
• Ultrasound: Bladder
• Ultrasound: Head
• Ultrasound: Infant Hip
• Ultrasound: Pelvis
• Ultrasound: Renal (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder)
• Ultrasound: Scrotum
• Ultrasound: Transcranial Doppler
• Ultrasounds
• Urine Test: 24-Hour Analysis for Kidney Stones
• Urine Test: Automated Dipstick Urinalysis
• Urine Test: Calcium
• Urine Test: Creatinine
• Urine Test: Dipstick
• Urine Test: Microalbumin-to-Creatinine Ratio
• Urine Test: Microscopic Urinalysis
• Urine Test: Protein
• Urine Test: Routine Culture
• Urine Tests
• Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)
• What Is Gene Therapy?
• What Is Indocyanine Green (ICG)?
• What Is Informed Consent?
• What Is the Apgar Score?
• What's a Nasopharyngoscopy? (Video)
• Wound Drainage Culture
• X-Ray Exam: Abdomen
• X-Ray Exam: Ankle
• X-Ray Exam: Bone Age Study
• X-Ray Exam: Cervical Spine
• X-Ray Exam: Chest
• X-Ray Exam: Elbow
• X-Ray Exam: Finger
• X-Ray Exam: Foot
• X-Ray Exam: Forearm
• X-Ray Exam: Hand
• X-Ray Exam: Hip
• X-Ray Exam: Knee
• X-Ray Exam: Leg Length
• X-Ray Exam: Lower Leg (Tibia and Fibula)
• X-Ray Exam: Neck
• X-Ray Exam: Pelvis
• X-Ray Exam: Scoliosis
• X-Ray Exam: Upper Arm (Humerus)
• X-Ray Exam: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (Upper GI)
• X-Ray Exam: Upper Leg (Femur)
• X-Ray Exam: Wrist
• X-Ray Exams
• Your Daughter's First Gynecology Visit

Medical Procedures

• Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE)
• Appendectomy
• Blood Transfusions
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cardiac Stents
• Casts
• Central Lines (Central Venous Catheters)
• Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)
• Dialysis
• Embolization
• Epilepsy Surgery
• External Fixator: Pin Care
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube)
• Getting a Blood Test
• Getting an X-Ray
• Hemodialysis
• Implanted Ports
• Inducing Labor
• Intravenous Line (IV)
• Laryngoscopy
• Limb Lengthening Surgery: External Fixator
• Limb Lengthening Surgery: Internal Lengthening Device
• Liver Transplant
• Meatoplasty
• Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube)
• Ostomies
• Pectus Excavatum: The Nuss Procedure
• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC Line)
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Radioembolization (TARE-Y90) for Liver Tumors
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Rigo Cheneau Brace
• Sclerotherapy
• Skull Base Surgery
• Spinal Fusion Surgery
• Surgeries and Procedures: Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube)
• Surgeries and Procedures: Retinopathy of Prematurity
• Tear-Duct Blockage
• The Lymphatic System and Lymphatic Conditions (Topic Center)
• The Ravitch Procedure
• Tracheostomy
• Tunneled Central Lines
• Tympanoplasty
• Ureteral Stent
• VP Shunts
• Vagus Nerve Stimulator Therapy for Epilepsy
• What Is Indocyanine Green (ICG)?
• What Is Interventional Radiology (IR)?
• What Is a Cardiac Catheterization? (Video)
• What's a Double Barrel Ostomy? (Video)
• What's a Laryngoscopy? (Video)
• What's a Loop Ostomy? (Video)
• What's an End Ostomy? (Video)
• Words to Know: Transplants

Vaccines & Immunizations

• Booster Shots
• COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years
• COVID-19: Questions & Answers About Vaccines
• COVID-19: Understanding COVID-19 Vaccines
• Can Kids Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Along With the Flu Vaccine?
• Do Kids Need Vaccines Before Traveling?
• How Can I Comfort My Baby During Shots?
• How Vaccines Help (Video)
• The COVID-19 Vaccine (Topic Center)
• Vaccines & Antibiotics: A Safe Combo?
• Vaccines and Cochlear Implants
• Your Child's Vaccines
• Your Child's Vaccines: Chickenpox Vaccine
• Your Child's Vaccines: Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP)
• Your Child's Vaccines: Hepatitis A Vaccine (HepA)
• Your Child's Vaccines: Hepatitis B Vaccine (HepB)
• Your Child's Vaccines: Hib Vaccine
• Your Child's Vaccines: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
• Your Child's Vaccines: Influenza Vaccine (Flu Shot)
• Your Child's Vaccines: Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR)
• Your Child's Vaccines: Meningococcal Vaccines
• Your Child's Vaccines: Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV, PPSV)
• Your Child's Vaccines: Polio Vaccine (IPV)
• Your Child's Vaccines: Rotavirus Vaccine (RV)

When Your Child Has Surgery

• Anesthesia
• Anesthesia: What to Expect
• Can Anesthesia Hurt Brain Development?
• Elective Surgery
• Epilepsy Surgery
• Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube)
• Giving Opioid Prescription Pain Medicine: What Parents Need to Know
• Heart Transplant
• Helping Kids Get Ready for Surgery
• Laryngoscopy
• Liver Transplant
• Meatoplasty
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Preventing Infections When Your Child Has Surgery (Video)
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Sedation
• Spinal Fusion Surgery
• Splenectomies
• Treating Appendicitis: Comparing Surgery With Antibiotic Treatment
• Treating Gastroschisis - Gastroschisis Silo (Video)
• Treating Indirect Inguinal Hernia (Video)
• What Is Indocyanine Green (ICG)?
• What Is Informed Consent?
• What's Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)? (Video)
• What's Tear Duct Massage (Treating Tear-Duct Blockage)? (Video)
• What's a Cochlear Implant? (Video)
• What's a Laparoscopic Appendectomy? (Video)
• What's a Laryngoscopy? (Video)
• When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Wound Healing and Care

Surgical Conditions

• 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome)
• Adenoids and Adenoidectomy
• Anotia
• Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE)
• Atrioventricular Canal Defect
• Aural Atresia
• Basilar Invagination
• Circumcision
• Cleft Lip
• Cleft Palate
• Cleft Palate With Cleft Lip
• Cochlear Implants
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Ear Tube Surgery
• Epigastric Hernias
• Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
• Halo-Gravity Traction
• Heart Transplant
• Hernias
• Inguinal Hernias
• Intussusception
• Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Microtia
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Myocarditis
• Omphalocele
• Orofacial Clefts
• Short Bowel Syndrome
• Sinonasal Tumors
• Splenic Sequestration
• Stem Cell Transplants
• Submucous Cleft Palate
• Surgery for Tear Duct Blockage
• The Lymphatic System & Lymphatic Conditions
• Tonsillectomy
• Treating Indirect Inguinal Hernia (Video)
• Umbilical Hernias
• Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)
• Ventricular Assist Device

Health Care Resources and Information

• Electronic Health Records
• Financial Planning for Kids With Disabilities
• How to Find Affordable Health Care
• How to Shop for Health Insurance
• Preventing Caregiver Burnout
• School-Based Health Centers
• What Is a Medical Record?
• When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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