Parent Care for Pediatric Symptoms
WELCOME SCREEN AND DISCLAIMER
Welcome to Parent Care for Pediatric Symptoms.
This resource is designed to help you obtain information regarding
various childhood illnesses and injuries, and to help you make
appropriate decisions for your children’s care when they are ill or
injured. It provides information about health conditions, how to
recognize them, and what causes them. Most importantly, the information
can help you to decide what to do about your child’s medical problem
and whether or not and when to call the doctor. Parent Care for
Pediatric Symptoms also gives you practical information about
how to make your child more comfortable at home when that is an
appropriate course of action, and how to recognize when things may be
getting worse and your child needs to see a medical professional.
If your child appears very ill or badly injured, do
not use Parent Care. Seek medical attention immediately.
We hope that you find Parent Care to
be a useful resource. Although it has been reviewed by many pediatric
specialists, it has not necessarily been reviewed by your own doctor,
and the guidelines available may not apply to every situation. Here are
some important considerations: If your physician provides you with
advice that differs from the advice presented here, follow your
physician; he or she is more familiar with your child and your child's
medical needs. If you are unable to find a guideline that applies to
your child's condition, or are unsure about which guideline applies,
call your physician. And finally, please remember that Parent Care
provides suggested parent responses only. If you feel most
comfortable calling your physician even when the guidelines indicate it
is probably not necessary, please feel free to call.
Please read the statement below and if you
agree with it, click the “I Accept” link to begin using Parent
Care for Pediatric Symptoms.
I understand that Parent Care for Pediatric
Symptoms is provided as an information resource to help
educate me about certain pediatric illnesses and conditions and to help
me make decisions about caring for my child. It is not a substitute for
medical advice from my child’s physician. The author, Kelson Pediatric Partners,
Inc. (the company that provides the MyKidsDoctor.com service), and my
child's physician disclaim any responsibility for any harm or damage
associated with the use of this information.
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