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COVID in Kids: Identifying High-Risk Patients and Recognizing MIS-C
Pediatric infectious disease specialist Manjiree Karandikar, MD, MBS, provides an update on COVID-19 to inform pediatric care, including a look at the variants and the level of concern they warrant. She lays out the signs that should raise suspicion of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
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UCSF MD Link: Web-Based Communication Portal for Physicians
Our web portal allows referring physicians to securely access their patients’ entire electronic health record, make online referral requests and communicate with our physicians directly and securely.
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Tummy Ache or Appendicitis? – Troubleshooting Common Pediatric Abdominal Conditions
Pediatric surgeon Willieford Moses, MD, offers help with identifying frequently seen conditions – from hernias to bowel obstructions to ovarian cysts – by their typical presentation in babies and children, along with guidance on which kids need imaging or a trip to the OR.
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Pediatric Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Specialized assessment and treatment are essential in managing pediatric stroke and cerebrovascular disorders. For these services, physicians nationwide can turn to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ Pediatric Brain Center.
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Pediatric Thyroid Nodules: Detecting a Rare But Risky Condition
This guide to thyroid nodules for pediatricians covers risk factors in the young, an important benchmark for potential malignancy in kids, tips on performing a hands-on neck exam, and best practices for workup as well as follow-up. Includes a useful flowchart for patient management, starting from the point of nodule detection.
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Hard Facts to Inform Hard Decisions: Treating the Fetal Heart
Anita J. Moon-Grady, MD, FAAP, director of the UCSF Fetal Cardiovascular Program, examines the reality of whether long-term outcomes are better for babies who had in utero interventions for certain heart defects, as well as the short-term complications for mothers.
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Gone for Good: Proven Approaches to Pilonidal Disease
Cysts in the gluteal cleft cause pain and embarrassment – and often recur. Here’s the evidence on which treatments and techniques have the best outcomes for kids with this common condition.
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Pediatric Urology Services
Our pediatric urologists and nurse practitioners are experts in the treatment of genital and urologic conditions in children and adolescents.
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Wetting and Fretting: How to Help Families Resolve Incontinence and Other Common Urological Issues
UCSF pediatric providers offer guidance based on their experience with urinary incontinence, testicle abnormalities and phimosis. Their game plan for getting kids from wet to dry breaks down incontinence types, explains the constipation connection, and dispels misconceptions about bed-wetting alarms.
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Understanding Chest Wall Conditions in Children: Types and Treatments
UCSF pediatric surgeon Sunghoon Kim, MD, presents an overview of pectus malformations, including images that illuminate how to distinguish types, ways to assess severity, and guidance on surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. Bonus: a new technique for controlling postop chest pain.
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Understand Childhood Ischemic Stroke – and Take Action
Pediatric neurologist and stroke specialist Christine Fox, MD, MAS, presents keys to identifying and treating children with ischemic stroke. In this short video, she covers risk factors, imaging modalities, evolving treatment strategies and secondary stroke prevention.
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Demystifying Celiac Disease in Kids: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies
Affecting many body systems, celiac disease presents in a multitude of ways – sometimes with no digestive symptoms.
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A Surge in Sports Stress: How to Support Child Wellness During COVID
Sports specialization and misguided parenting practices have led to undue stress on athletic youngsters, with physical and psychological consequences now exacerbated by the quarantine.
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Little Feet: Common Pediatric Foot Abnormalities
Brush up on the complex anatomy of the foot and learn which exam findings warrant referral to a specialist.
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Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Full-service, family-centered care for children with musculoskeletal conditions
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East Bay Primary Care Pediatric Practices
Contact information and locations for our East Bay primary care pediatric practices
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Pediatric Cardiology Clinic – Stockton
Our Pediatric Heart Center team works closely with referring providers and community health care institutions to deliver seamless, comprehensive cardiac care to children as close to their home communities as possible.
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Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Our clinic offers fellowship-trained pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists who work closely with board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists and other pediatric-trained specialists.
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Pediatric Cardiology – New Services in Brentwood
Our Pediatric Heart Center team works closely with referring providers and community health care institutions to deliver seamless, comprehensive cardiac care to children as close to their home communities as possible.
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Fremont Hematology/Oncology Clinic
We are now offering hematology and oncology services at our Fremont Pediatric Specialty Clinic.
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AVM Bleeding in a Young Brain: Angiography as Part of the Solution
This five-minute video reviews the warning signs for arteriovenous malformations, discusses treatment goals for AVMs in the very young, and offers images that illuminate both the condition itself and keys to successful surgical resection.
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Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Services
When an infant or child is critically ill or injured, evidence shows that timely access to expert emergency and trauma care can mean the difference between life and death.
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Pediatric Liver Center
Dedicated to the care of infants, children and adolescents with disorders of the liver and bile ducts, the Pediatric Liver Center at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals provides expertise across the spectrum of medical and surgical disciplines.
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Pediatric Cardiology Services in Monterey
Our Pediatric Heart Center team works closely with referring providers and community health care institutions to deliver seamless, comprehensive cardiac care to children as close to their home communities as possible.
