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Call 911 if you develop severe symptoms of anaphylaxis. If you are with another person, he or she may take you to the nearest emergency room.
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All medical personnel should be trained to recognize the symptoms of anaphylaxis and to use the proper emergency procedures. Nurses and physicians assistants need to ask patients about their history of allergy when preparing them for a doctor's vi...
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The child should be given immediate emergency care, if possible, and then taken to the emergency room or the local emergency number (e.g., 911) should be called if symptoms of anaphylaxis develop.
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The American Board of Allergy and Immunology offers board certification to doctors who specialize in diagnosis and management of disorders involving the immune system. No subspecialty certifications are offered in this field..
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The American Board of Emergency Medicine awards board certification to doctors who pursue three or more years of additional training in Emergency Medicine. Doctors who specialize in Emergency Medicine must make life and death decisions and take actions to prevent disability in the pre-hospital setting and in the hospital.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine. After passing an examination and completing the requirements, the doctor is eligible to become Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
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Harvard Medical School doctor addresses the question of whether a woman should see a gynecologist or an internist beyond her childbearing years.
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21.
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Detailed information on pediatricians and what formal education is required
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Detailed information on choosing a pediatrician
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American pediatrician 1870-1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of " The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies, " Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in the southern United States.
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Detailed information on questions to ask your child's physician about cancer
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