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Posts about Pediatrics

Chapter Summary: AAP Says What!?! : Treatment of Obesity Part 1

Obesity is one of the most common chronic conditions we care for in pediatric patients. Until recently, there have not been standardized guidelines for the use of medication or surgery in the treatment of obesity in children. Sit down with Parul and Alaina Vidmar, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics, Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and the Medical Director of the Healthy Weight Clinic in the Division of...

Hippo Education
By Hippo Education on
June 07, 2023
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PFAPA Syndrome: How Many Fevers Are Too Many?

When my daughter was diagnosed with PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis) syndrome, I wasn’t surprised.  I myself had suffered from a mysterious recurrent fever in my childhood, and at some point in medical school, I pinpointed PFAPA as the most likely cause.  But I was surprised to discover just how common it actually is.  Did you know that PFAPA is the most common type of recurrent fever syndrome in children?

Karen Hovav, MD
By Karen Hovav, MD on
May 05, 2023
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Chapter Summary: Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome

Karen Hovav, MD and Solomon Behar, MD

Hippo Education
By Hippo Education on
May 05, 2023
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