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Call your health care provider if new unexplained symptoms develop or if the patient is having an episode of cyanosis (blue skin).
Source:ADAM
Date:December 10, 2007
Following open heart surgery, parents should call the doctor if any of the following occurs: fever of 101.5°F (38.6°C) or higher swelling or puffiness around the child's eyes, arms, or legs redness or swelling, cloudy yellow drainage, or an openin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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....
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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 ...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
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.
Source:Healthline
Date:February 20, 2008
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.
Source:Healthline
Date:February 20, 2008
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