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Doctor Specialties could include:
- Pediatrician
- Internist
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Otolaryngologist
- Family Practice Phy...
- Nurse Practitioner
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Pediatric nurse practitioner
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Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
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Excessive drooling in a young child; Fever, especially 101°F or greater; Pus in the back of the throat; Red rash that feels rough, and increased redness in the skin folds; Severe difficulty swallowing or breathing; Tender or swollen lymph glands i...
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Sore throat may not always need medical intervention, but persistent sore throats and accompanying symptoms should not be ignored. A general physician helps in determining whether the sore throat is a result of a viral or bacterial infection. A th...
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If the child has had a sore throat and fever for more than 24 hours, a doctor should be contacted so a strep test can be performed. Identifying and treating strep throat within about a week is vital to preventing rheumatic fever . If the child has...
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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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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 ...
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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.
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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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A nurse practitioner (NP) is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing.
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