The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
As part of that commitment, the AAP publishes expert advice for parents, caregivers, and patients on Pediatric Patient Education. Information can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and many titles also are available in Spanish.
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Ear Tube SurgeryCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Ear tubes are tiny plastic tubes that are placed across the eardrum. They are placed by an ear (ENT) surgeon. Also called ventilation tubes, tympanostomy tubes or PE tubes
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Earache - From Air TravelCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Ear pain that starts during air travel. Medical name is barotitis media or barotrauma.
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Earache - SymptomCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Pain in or around the ear (an earache). The older child complains about ear pain. Younger child acts like he did with last ear infection or cries a lot.
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Early Intervention Services—Autism ToolkitCategory: autism_spectrum_disorder
Children learn by watching, imitating, and playing with others. Young children with signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often do not have some of these skills, and they need to learn them. The goal of early intervention (EI) is to help young children gain skills and to teach families some specific
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Earwax BuildupCategory: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Concerns about earwax (cerumen) buildup or blockage. Questions about earwax removal
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Eating Disorders: Anorexia and BulimiaCategory: adolescents
The 2 most well-known eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.Anorexia is self-starvation. Bulimia is a disorder in which a person eats large amounts of food (binges) and then tries to undo the effects of the binge in some way, usually by ridding the body of the food that was eaten.
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Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)Category: Schmitt Pediatric Care Advice
Eczema is a chronic dry skin disease with recurrent flare-ups of severe itching.The rash is red and itchy.
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Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) and Your ChildCategory: newborns_infants_and_toddlers
Eczema is a chronic skin problem that causes dry, red, itchy skin. It is also called atopic dermatitis or AD. Anyone can get eczema, but it is most common in babies to young adults.
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