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Doctors & Hospitals
Doctor and hospital visits, tests, surgery, insurance paperwork, and medicines: let us help you take some confusion out of the process.
- 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
- Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
- Biobanks
- 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
- Where Should I Have My Baby?
- Your Child's Diabetes Health Care Team
- 7 Ways Caregivers Can Ease Stress
- 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
- 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
- ADHD Medicines
- Acupuncture
- Allergy Shots
- Anesthesia
- Anesthesia: What to Expect
- Antibiotics
- 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
- Vaccines & Antibiotics: A Safe Combo?
- Weight Loss Medicines
- What Are Nebulizers and Inhalers?
- What Is an Insulin Pump?
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Do Kids Need Vaccines Before Traveling?
- How Can I Comfort My Baby During Shots?
- How Vaccines Help (Video)
- Vaccine Schedule
- 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, Tdap)
- 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 (Flu) Vaccine
- 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)
- 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
- 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome)
- Adenoids and Adenoidectomy
- Anotia
- Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE)
- Astrocytomas
- 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
- Ependymomas
- Epigastric Hernias
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Kids and Teens
- 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
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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